Newstalk Today

Evan Solomon is joined by Patrick Brown for an exclusive conversation after Brown was disqualified from the Conservative leadership for "serious allegations of wrongdoing."

On today's show:

• An exclusive conversation with Patrick Brown. Then, he takes your calls. 
• The War Room with Melanie Paradis, Zain Velji and Tim Powers.
• Jeremie Harris, co-founder of Aletheia and host of the Towards Data Science podcast, on a bipartisan bill in the United States aimed at mitigating the risk of existential catastrophes from artificial intelligence. 
• Dr. David Saint-Jacques, a Canadian astronaut, on the effect space has on the human body.

Evan Solomon breaks down what we know about the Highland Park parade shooting south of the border, where at least six people were killed and dozens more injured. 

On today's show :

• Mackenzie Gray, journalist with CTV National News, on 'Freedom Convoy' organizer Tamara Lich's bail hearing. 
• Dr. Isaac Bogoch, infectious disease physician at the Toronto General Hospital, on three Montreal sleepaway camps that have been shut down due to COVID-19 outbreaks.
• Balpreet Singh Boparai, legal counsel and spokesperson for the World Sikh Organization, and Birkawal Singh Anand, who recently received an email from his employer telling him to shave his beard or he’d be out of a job. They discuss Toronto's 'clean-shave' N95 mask policy.

• Andriy Shevchenko, former Ukraine Ambassador to Canada, on NATO nations signing accession protocols for Sweden and Finland.

• Jena Butts, a Canadian whose dog was left with lost baggage at Toronto Pearson Airport for about 21 hours.

Evan Solomon speaks with Alvaro Cerezo, the founder of a company that drops tourists on deserted islands to live completely alone. He has been chronicling the story of Japan’s “naked island hermit”—a man who lived alone on a deserted island for 29 years.

On today's show:

• Brian DeCaluwe, the father of a teen arrested at gunpoint after years of bullying at an Ontario sports academy. 
• A teacher in London, Ontario is promoting authentic learning through a concept called ‘ungrading,' where students choose their own grades. We take your texts and calls. 
• David Macdonald, senior economist at Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, on CEOs at Canada’s largest companies seeing a 23 per cent pay increase in 2021.
• Alvaro Cerezo, a Spanish explorer and founder of Docastaway. 

Evan Solomon speaks with Ottawa’s Interim Police Chief Steve Bell about the freedom protest set to take place in the capital and how the city has been preparing. 

On today’s show:

• Ottawa Interim Police Chief Steve Bell on the freedom protest set to take place in the capital on Canada Day. 
• Overhyped v. Underplayed with Scott Reid, CTV News political commentator, and former communications director for Prime Minister Paul Martin.
• David Frum, senior editor at The Atlantic and a former speechwriter for President George W. Bush, on the Jan 6 hearings and the U.S Supreme Court limiting the power of EPA in curbing power plant emissions.
• A special two-block edition of Riskin It All with Dan Riskin. 

Evan Solomon speaks with Prabjot Singh Wirring, a prospective lawyer in Edmonton who is suing Alberta for requiring him to swear an oath to the Queen to practise law.

On today’s show: 

• Prabjot Singh Wirring, a prospective lawyer in Edmonton who is suing the province. Then, we take your texts and calls.
• Becca Amendola, a London, Ontario resident who has made repeated calls for a ban on fireworks. She presents her case then we hear from you.
• The War Room with former NDP leader Tom Mulcair and political strategists Zain Velji and Tim Powers.
• Former White House Official Larry Haas on the Jan. 6 riot hearings in the United States.

Evan Solomon speaks with CTV’s Glen McGregor about the details of Tamara Lich’s arrest, who was taken into custody after breaching her bail conditions. Then, we take your calls. 

On today’s show: 

• Lesia Vasylenko, Ukrainian member of parliament, on the Russian airstrike that hit a busy shopping mall in Ukraine. 
• Kevin Nixon with Nixon Honey Farm in Alberta, about how the global honeybee crisis is affecting Canada's blueberry harvest.
• Glen McGregor, Senior Political Correspondent for CTV News, on Tamara Lich’s arrest.
• Niko Atsaidis, a Tik Tok influencer from Montreal, who tried 50 Quebec poutines in seven days, gained eight pounds, and then ranked the top five.

Evan Solomon speaks with Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Wayne Eyre, who says Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is going to change the course of history.

On today's show: 

• We play Evan's full conversation with Government House Leader Mark Holland on pressing government issues.
• Interim Conservative leader Candice Bergen joins the show to discuss Conservative politics. 
• A conversation with Chief of the Defence Staff General Wayne Eyre on Canada's global threats.
• Retired General Rick Hillier, former Chief of the Defence Staff, on chairing a new strategic council advising Ukraine’s territorial defence forces.
• Trevor Rainbolt, a 23-year-old who has gained popularity online for his impressive ability to identify any country in under a second using only Google street view.

Free For All Friday - Hour 1

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

On today's show:

• Daphne Gilbert, a professor at the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law specializing in criminal and constitutional law, on Roe v. Wade being overturned in the United States. 

• Lindsay Maskell, political consultant and former advisor to Premier Dalton McGuinty, on Ontario's new cabinet. 

• Dan McTeague, president of Canadians for Affordable Energy, on whether Canada should join other countries and take a gas tax holiday. 

• For today's cross-country road trip segment, we speak with Mike Savage, Mayor of Halifax, Nova Scotia. 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 Matt Gurney, co-founder and editor of The Line and columnist for TVO, and Vass Bednar, digital policy expert and executive director of McMaster University’s ‘Master of Public Policy in Digital Society’ program.

Topics:

1. Some Conservative MPs met with top convoy figures on Parliament Hill this week. Is this a black mark for Conservatives? Or is this how parliamentary democracy should work?

2. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is denying his government put pressure on the RCMP's investigation into the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting. Let's discuss.

3. Canadians are camping outside for days in a final effort to get passports. How can this issue be solved?

4. Jagmeet Singh took his baby to work and held her in his arms as he spoke in Parliament this week. Is it appropriate to bring your child to work? 

5. Amazon's Alexa will soon be able to read your loved one's bedtime stories, even if they are dead. Do you find this creepy or comforting?

Evan Solomon speaks with Kevin King, the head of the union which represents employees at passport offices, who says delays will get worse before they get better as many employees may start refusing unsafe work. 

On today's show: 

• Jeremy Roenick, former NHL hockey player, describes his recent experience with Air Canada.
• Justin Ling, freelance investigative journalist, on Conservative MPs meeting with top convoy figures in Ottawa. 
• Kevin King, National President of the Union of National Employees PSAC, which represents employees at passport offices.
• If you give birth at an Airbnb, should you tell the owners? We take your calls. 
• Riskin It All with Dan Riskin, CTV Science and Technology Specialist.

Evan Solomon speaks with Marie Tremblay, who is camping outside a passport office in Montreal, waiting to get her 6-month-old his passport before they leave for a wedding on Tuesday.

On today's show: 

• Andrew Koch, who was removed from his Air Canada flight on Friday along with 10 other people. He was told he didn’t have a seat for the flight. 
• Conservative House Leader John Brassard on a possible RCMP/government interference in the N.S mass shooting investigation.
• Marie Tremblay, who has been camping outside a passport office in Montreal waiting to get her 6-month-old son's passport. 
• The War Room with political strategists Tim Powers and Scott Reid, and former NDP leader Tom Mulcair. 
• Jean-François Perrault, Senior Vice-President and Chief Economist of Scotiabank, on Canada's inflation rate now at 7.7%.
• Canadian couple Sohrab Haghighat and Saharnaz Safari, the founders of SpaceRyde, who are planning to send rockets into space