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Tamara Cherry fills in for Evan Solomon. She speaks with Dr. Doris Grinspun, CEO of the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario, about the hospital crisis in the province. 

On today’s show: 

• Retired Major-General David Fraser on Canadian troops heading to the United Kingdom to train Ukrainian soldiers.
• Melanie Paradis, Conservative strategist and former senior staffer to Erin O’Toole, on the third Conservative leadership debate.
• Dr. Doris Grinspun, CEO of the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario, on staffing issues and hospital shutdowns in the province.
• Riskin It All with Dan Riskin.

Tamara Cherry fills in for Evan Solomon. She speaks with Thomas Hartle, the first Canadian to legally consume psilocybin for medical purposes, about why he is suing the federal government.

On today's show: 

• Christopher Alexander, president of RE/MAX Canada, on whether big investors buying single-family homes could become a trend in this country. Then, we take your calls.

• An Ontario woman made a life-changing discovery after taking an ancestry DNA test. Carlie McMaster and her sister, Rylee Hall, join the show.

• The War Room political panel with Tim Powers, Lindsay Maskell and David Moscrop.

• Thomas Hartle, one of eight plaintiffs suing the federal government over psilocybin access, and Spencer Hawkswell, CEO of TheraPsil, who is supporting Hartle in the challenge.

Tamara Cherry fills-in for Evan Solomon. She speaks with retired Major-General David Fraser about the significance of al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri’s death.

On today’s show: 

• David Fraser, retired Major-General in Canada, on the killing of al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri. 
• Joanna Chiu, a senior reporter for the Toronto Star and author of China Unbound: A New World Disorder, on U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arriving in Taiwan despite threats from Beijing of serious consequences.
• Francis Drouin, parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, on Canada's fertilizer tariff.
• Farrah Khan, founder of Possibility Seeds and a member of the Government of Canada's Federal Strategy Against Gender-based Violence Advisory Council, on the Hockey Canada scandal.
• Dan Scarfe, founder and CEO of XRAI Glass, on new glasses for the deaf and hard of hearing that display subtitles while people speak.

Free For All Friday - Hour 1.

Amanda Galbraith breaks down the biggest stories of the day with Canada's top newsmakers.

On today's show:

• Camille Labchuk, executive director of Animal Justice, on Canada banning dog imports from 100 countries. 
• Andriy Shevchenko, former Ukrainian Ambassador to Canada, on Canada's response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
• Cindy Woodhouse, Assembly of First Nations Manitoba Regional Chief, on the Pope's visit to Canada.

Free For All Friday - Hour 2.

Hosts from all over the country join the roundtable to discuss the five biggest stories of the week. This week's show features panelists Reshmi Nair, co-host of The Rush on Newstalk1010 in Toronto, and Karl Dockstader, co-host of One Dish, One Mic which airs in St. Catharine’s, London and Windsor Saturdays from 10am-12pm ET.

Topics:

1. Was the Pope's apology meaningful? Does it go far enough?
2. Is Stephen Harper's endorsement of Pierre Poilievre significant? 
3. The federal government is proposing $1,337 in compensation for turning in an AR-15 rifle under a mandatory buyback program. Are buyback programs effective? 
4. Some people are faking the need for wheelchairs to avoid long security lines and passport queues. Have you ever leveraged an injury to get something? 
5. A worker took her social media followers on a tour around her office, showing off the perks offered to her at the tech company. However, some people are saying the company’s motives may actually be to keep workers in the office longer. Where do you stand?

Evan Solomon takes your texts and calls on the federal government proposing $1,337 in compensation for turning in an AR-15 rifle under a mandatory buyback program.

On today's show: 

• Miles Taylor, a former Homeland Security official in the Trump administration. He is involved in the creation of a new third political party in the U.S. called ‘Forward’. Could something like this happen in Canada?
• Bill Browder, bestselling author and founder and CEO of Hermitage Capital Management, on a seized Russian superyacht which has gone up for auction.
• Jamie Payton, vice-chair of Ontario Bean Growers and an edible bean producer in south western Ontario, on the federal government wanting to impose a reduction in fertilizer emissions in Canada. 
• Shane Cobalt, a Toronto-based magician who is competing in the World Championship of Magic in Quebec City.

Evan Solomon speaks with Canadian retired astronaut and former commander of the International Space Station Chris Hadfield about Russia pulling out of the ISS after 2024.

On today’s show: 

• A conversation with Chris Hadfield, Canadian retired astronaut and former commander of the International Space Station.
• Sheldon Kennedy, victims rights advocate and former NHL player, who is calling for the resignation of Hockey Canada leaders. 
• The War Room political panel with Zain Velji, Tim Powers and David Moscrop.
• Andre De Grasse, 11x world champion and Olympic gold medallist. He led Canada to gold in the men's 4x100-metre relay at the world track and field championships for the first time since 1997.
• Dr. Isaac Bogoch, infectious disease physician at the Toronto General Hospital, on understanding monkeypox.

Evan Solomon speaks with Greg Gilhooly, a lawyer and survivor of sexual assault, about the current Hockey Canada hearings and his past experience dealing with the governing body.

On today's show: 

• A conversation with Greg Gilhooly, a lawyer, survivor of sexual assault, and author of ‘I Am Nobody: Confronting the Sexually Abusive Coach Who Stole My Life’.
• RoseAnne Archibald, National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations, on the Pope's apology. Was it enough? 
• Maxine Clark, who just became the youngest Canadian to swim the 100m butterfly in under one minute, beating seven-time Olympic medalist Penny Oleksiak’s national age group record.

Evan Solomon hosts a special edition of the show as the Pope visits Alberta and apologizes to Indigenous peoples for the 'deplorable evil' in residential schools.

On today's show: 

• We carry the Pope's apology live. Then, we take your texts and calls. What is your reaction to his apology?
• Michele Brunoro, an anchor, reporter and the Fraser Valley Bureau Chief for CTV News Vancouver, on a shooting in Langley, B.C. 

Free For All Friday - Hour 1.

Tamara Cherry, filling in for Amanda Galbraith, breaks down the biggest stories of the day with Canada's top newsmakers.

On today's show:

• Lawrence Douglas, the author of 'Will He Go? Trump and the Looming Election Meltdown in 2020', discusses the Jan. 6 hearings. 
• Dr. Ryan Norris, an ecologist and University of Guelph biologist, on monarch butterflies now being listed as endangered internationally.
• For today's cross-country road trip segment, we speak with John Tory, Mayor of Toronto, Ontario. What are the hidden gems in his city?

Free For All Friday - Hour 2.

Hosts from all over the country join the roundtable to discuss the five biggest stories of the week. This week's show features panelists are Scott Reid, CTV News political commentator, and former communications director for Prime Minister Paul Martin, and Mark Mendelson, CTV crime analyst and former Toronto Homicide Detective.

Topics:

1. Is the Canadian government doing enough to respond to the global climate emergency?
2. Doug Ford is planning to give the mayors of Toronto and Ottawa 'veto' powers that could only be overruled by a two-thirds vote by their respective city councils. Do you think this is a good idea?
3. The Conservative Party of Canada has announced that it will hold a third leadership debate for the candidates, although Pierre Poilievre is not expected to attend.
4. People are boycotting Canadian Tire after realizing the store sells guns. Is this a big deal?
5. Brad Pitt is turning heads after he wore a skirt on the red carpet for the premiere of his new film. Do you think you could rock a skirt?

Tamara Cherry fills-in for Evan Solomon. She speaks with Leslie Dias, director of airlines at Unifor, about the verbal abuse and physical threats from travellers that airline workers have endured.

On today’s show: 

• A conversation with Leslie Dias, director of airlines at Unifor, which represents 16,000 air transport workers.
• Ariella Ladouceur, a woman from Sudbury, Ontario who says her Jamaican husband has been turned down for Canadian residency and he could miss their child's birth in October.
• Overhyped v. Underplayed with Scott Reid, CTV News political commentator, and former communications director for Prime Minister Paul Martin.
• Farrah Khan, founder of Possibility Seeds and a member of the Government of Canada's Federal Strategy Against Gender-based Violence Advisory Council, about the conversations we've been missing around the Hockey Canada sexual assault claims.
• Toronto teacher Stephanie, who goes by ‘Teachinthe6ix’ online, on gifting her entire class brand new sneakers.