Ontario's Grain Farmers produce barley, corn, oat, wheat and soybean. They create 75-thousand jobs annually. Grain farmers say they urgently need funding or our grain supply will be affected. Karlene speaks to Markus Haerle on this matter.

A year ago there was pressure on the plastics industry to cut back production. But with Covid 19, the demand for plastics is at an all time high. Karlene Nation speaks to Joe Hruskaa from CPIA. Later on teh show, Karlene speaks to Chris van den Heuvel about Canadian farmers are calling on the fed. govt for more financial support. Farmers are facing higher costs and higher taxes. Many farmers could go under without govt support.

Bombshell admission! Dr. Theresa Tam, says Canada waited too long to close the borders.. this after Canadians called for border closures to stop the spread of Corona Virus. Karlene Nation speaks to Bryan Passifume from the Toronto Sun.

Later on the show , Karlene Nation speaks to John Ivison from National Post asks a great question "Why are travellers from abroad still landing at Canada's airports during COVID-19 lockdown?"

Are we becoming a police state under Covid 19 lockdown? People getting tickets for not social distancing. People arrested for "illegal gatherings."Govts setting up "Snitch lines." Sounds like the Soviet Union, Karlene speaks to John Carpay. Later on the show, Karlene talks to Dr. Kulvinder Kaur Gill, Frontline doctor, calls Canada’s COVID-19 vaccine deal with China "dangerous!".

The Ontario govt is launching independent inquiry into long-term care & the deaths of more than 1,300 seniors during the COVID-19. Karlene speaks to Marissa Lennox with @CarpAdvocacy.  
Canada's debt could reach 1 Trillion this fiscal year. Young people will bear the burden of paying off this massive debt. What impacts will this debt have on our economy? Ian Lee with @SprottSchool @Carleton_U joins Karlene

A Brampton Councillor calls in for Toronto Pearson and the border to be shut down to non-Canadian travelers. Guest is Councillor Michael Palleschi. What impact is the corona-virus outbreak having on people with disabilities? How is Ontario govt. doing with commitment to make Ont. accessible for 2.6 million people with disabilities. Karlene speaks to David Lepofsky, disabilities rights activist.

Karlene discusses conversion therapy. If a child tells his or her parent they want to change their gender, the parent is not allowed to discourage the child in any way from moving forward with medication and therapy to change their gender. A parent can be arrested under new laws passed by the Trudeau govt. John Carpay with the Justice Center for Constitutional Freedoms discusses problems with the new law.

Canada's oil and gas sector is under siege. Blockades, plummeting oil prices, resource projects getting cancelled... are hammering the sector. How can we turn this around? Tune into Media Nation with Karlene Nation at 2:00 p.m. Guest is Gary Mar with the Petroleum Services Association of Canada.

Ontario Liberals are on the comeback trail, voting in Steven Del Duca as their new leader at their convention. The party suffered devastating losses in the 2018 election. What are their chances of being a contender in 2022? We discuss this with Professor Nelson Wiseman with U of T. Later on the show, Yas Mohammed, Human Rights Activist and author of "Unveiled." joins Karlene Nation to speak up for Muslim women living under oppression who are repressed by brutal regimes.

The Doug Ford govt. has agreed to key demands from the teachers' unions. So why are the teachers protesting? Karlene Nation discusses this with NDP Ed critic MPP Marit Stiles & MPP Kaleed Rasheed. Later on the show, Karlene talks to Const. Joy Brown and Det. Jim Zucchero about more than half of all human sex trafficking investigations are in Peel Region. Why is that? What is Peel Police doing to stop human trafficking?