Metro Morning

Seven years after Tess Richey's mother found her daughter's body in a stairwell -- the two police officers who were on the case are facing a tribunal. Guest host Molly Thomas speaks with the Richey family's lawyer about the legacy of that case. Also, are excuses and supports getting out of hand for university students? We hear from an instructor on the culture of accomodating students. And as monkey pox infections increase, should Canada be doing more?

Guest host Molly Thomas tackles the big topics of the week; Kamala Harris accepts the Democratic nomination, a rail strike threatens big industries, and Toronto's Fan Expo features one of Canada's most prolific voice actors.

Two of Canada's biggest rail lines are disrupted by labour talks. Guest host Molly Thomas speaks to the head of the Freight Management Association and a labour expert. Plus, a public health researcher talks about the governments move to shutter supervised injection sites and a bioethicist talks about a constitutional challenge to Canada's delaying its assisted dying laws.

Guest host Molly Thomas speaks to John Scully, a man who is challenging the government to speed up its assisted dying laws. Plus, Ontario Minister of Health joins Metro Morning to talk about the government's effectively axing 10 supervised injection sites.

The Mystic muffin man returns from a turbulent trip to Lebanon, humour intact. Plus, the people behind Chinese Canadian exhibit are being graceful after their posters were vandalized. And arts writer Sadaf Ahsen makes the case for staying in and watching a little trashy television, even on bright, sunny days.

Are there cases where a person's citizenship should be revoked? Guest host Molly Thomas tackles this question with immigration lawyer Daniel Kingwell over the citizenship case of terror suspect Ahmed Eldidi. Plus, the leaning tower of Kensington has been removed. But the saga is rising questions about why a building deemed unsafe in 2014 was allowed to deteriorate for so long. And union head Karen Littlewood talks about working with (now) four different Education Ministers under the Ford government.

Are there cases where a person's citizenship should be revoked? Guest host Molly Thomas tackles this question with immigration lawyer Daniel Kingwell over the citizenship case of terror suspect Ahmed Eldidi. Plus, the leaning tower of Kensington has been removed. But the saga is rising questions about why a building deemed unsafe in 2014 was allowed to deteriorate for so long. And union head Karen Littlewood talks about working with (now) four different Education Ministers under the Ford government.

Why is there a major discrepancy in the surgical wait times, for the same surgery? Guest host Molly Thomas speaks with Dr. David Urbach, head of surgery at Women’s College Hospital in Toronto, and lead author of a study on this. Plus, a conversation with the man whose job is it to turn the former Downsview airport into a playground. And, a conversation with Canadian Olympic runners and gold medalists Aaron Brown and Brendon Rodney.

Guest host Molly Thomas speaks to a Toronto man running an underground network of schools for young girls in Afghanistan. Also, RAW Taiko, formerly Raging Asian Women, talk about making space in the male-dominated artform. And did you know there is a board game renaissance in Toronto? Molly speaks with two people who create events for players —and designers.

Fresh off her beach volleyball win, Melissa Humana-Parades talks to guest host Molly Thomas as she strolls through Paris, still in shock. Molly talks to some zoo workers about how to handle the grief of losing a beloved animal.. whether it is a moose with grumpy ears, or a pet. Also, math is in the air and in the streets of Toronto as a math conference marks the 100th anniversary with one big difference -- women are invited.