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Free For All Friday, hosted by Amanda Galbraith, features top talent from across the iHeart radio talk network. Hosts from all over the country join the roundtable to discuss the five biggest stories of the week.

This week's panelists are Ken Eastwood, morning show host on Newstalk 1290 in London, and Ryan Price, news director and afternoon drive host on CFAX 1070 in Victoria, B.C. 

Topics: 

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says we are on track for a “one-dose summer”. What does it mean? Is that political branding effective?

Quebec's French language protection bill - Is this the first step in a political chess match towards another referendum? Is Quebec fanning the flames of the language war when it comes to businesses?

Are we sad to see the Greyhound go?  

BC moves to prevent people from renewing their drivers license if they haven't paid their COVID fines.

Do tiki bars fall under the banner of cultural appropriation?

Dr. Ann Cavoukian, Former Three-term Ontario Privacy Commissioner and executive director of the Global Privacy & Security by Design Centre, worries Quebec's new vaccine passport app will violate your privacy.

On today's show: 

We dip into the Ontario Premier Doug Ford's press conference where we hear that the stay-at-home order has been extended.

Dr. Marla Shapiro, CTV Medical Specialist, discusses the possibility of mixing and matching COVID-19 vaccines. 

Scott Reid, CTV News political commentator and former communications director for Prime Minister Paul Martin, plays OVERhyped vs. underPLAYED.

Dr. Ann Cavoukian, Former Three-term Ontario Privacy Commissioner and executive director of the Global Privacy & Security by Design Centre, worries Quebec's new vaccine passport app will violate your privacy.

On today's show: 

We dip into the Ontario Premier Doug Ford's press conference where we hear that the stay-at-home order has been extended.

Dr. Marla Shapiro, CTV Medical Specialist, discusses the possibility of mixing and matching COVID-19 vaccines. 

Scott Reid, CTV News political commentator and former communications director for Prime Minister Paul Martin, plays OVERhyped vs. underPLAYED.

Dr. Abdu Sharkawy, CTV Infectious Diseases Specialist, says comments made by Dr. Caroline Quach-Thanh (Chair of the National Advisory Committee on Immunization) regarding preferred vaccine guidance weren't wrong... but believes the timing of it was off.

We take your calls on whether or not you WOULD take the AstraZenecca shot.

On the show today:

We play Evan's full interview with Minister of Natural Resources Seamus O'Regan on the Line 5 Pipeline.  

An Alberta study finds struggling readers are falling further behind. We ask you if that's the case with your kids. 

Damiano Raveenthiran, Montreal resident, talks about the human rights complaint he's launched after losing an apartment because of his emotional support Doberman. 

Teresa Marini, an Ontario ICU nurse, believes Ontario ICU nurses are being disrespected by the provincial government. 

Dan Riskin, Bell Media science correspondent, chats about the whitest paint in the world and its benefits.

Dr. Abdu Sharkawy, CTV Infectious Diseases Specialist, says comments made by Dr. Caroline Quach-Thanh (Chair of the National Advisory Committee on Immunization) regarding preferred vaccine guidance weren't wrong... but believes the timing of it was off.

We take your calls on whether or not you WOULD take the AstraZenecca shot.

On the show today:

We play Evan's full interview with Minister of Natural Resources Seamus O'Regan on the Line 5 Pipeline.  

An Alberta study finds struggling readers are falling further behind. We ask you if that's the case with your kids. 

Damiano Raveenthiran, Montreal resident, talks about the human rights complaint he's launched after losing an apartment because of his emotional support Doberman. 

Teresa Marini, an Ontario ICU nurse, believes Ontario ICU nurses are being disrespected by the provincial government. 

Dan Riskin, Bell Media science correspondent, chats about the whitest paint in the world and its benefits.

Dr. Isaac Bogoch, infectious diseases physician at Toronto General Hospital and a member of Ontario's COVID-19 vaccine task force, shares his thoughts on whether or not Canada will become a mNRA country and whether or not we should be mixing-and-matching Covid-19 vaccines.

On the show today:

The Federal Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole drops by to talk about Canada's economic recovery, vaccines and Bill C-10.

Bev Standing, a Canadian professional voice actor who became the voice of TikTok, discusses why she is suing the app.

Cathy Slavic, PhD Candidate in Health Geography at McMaster University, unpacks how governments have performed with messaging during the pandemic.

Dr. Wassim Saad, chief of staff of Windsor Regional Hospital, speaks about how they've applied to a special program to get vaccines from the U-S.

Jason Leaver, Canadian web series creator known for creating the internationally critically acclaimed web series 'Out with Dad', talks about his new video game.

Plus, are the federal government, media and opposition parties rooting for a disaster like one provincial justice minister is claiming? That's ludicrous!

Also, we take your thoughts on whether or not the Tokyo Olympics SHOULD go on.

Dr. Isaac Bogoch, infectious diseases physician at Toronto General Hospital and a member of Ontario's COVID-19 vaccine task force, shares his thoughts on whether or not Canada will become a mNRA country and whether or not we should be mixing-and-matching Covid-19 vaccines.

On the show today:

The Federal Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole drops by to talk about Canada's economic recovery, vaccines and Bill C-10.

Bev Standing, a Canadian professional voice actor who became the voice of TikTok, discusses why she is suing the app.

Cathy Slavic, PhD Candidate in Health Geography at McMaster University, unpacks how governments have performed with messaging during the pandemic.

Dr. Wassim Saad, chief of staff of Windsor Regional Hospital, speaks about how they've applied to a special program to get vaccines from the U-S.

Jason Leaver, Canadian web series creator known for creating the internationally critically acclaimed web series 'Out with Dad', talks about his new video game.

Plus, are the federal government, media and opposition parties rooting for a disaster like one provincial justice minister is claiming? That's ludicrous!

Also, we take your thoughts on whether or not the Tokyo Olympics SHOULD go on.

On Sunday's CTV Question Period, Canada's Minister of Canadian Heritage, Steven Guilbeault, said they would regulate social media users with large followings. 24 hours later... reversal! Michael Geist, law professor at the University of Ottawa and Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law, comments on the the minister's 180 on Bill C-10.

Also on today's show: 

Karen Howlett, a reporter with the Globe and Mail, updates us on how dozen Ontario nursing home patients died of dehydration rather than COVID-19. 

David Enrich, a business investigations editor for the New York Times, discusses how Melinda Gates was meeting with divorce lawyers since 2019 to end marriage with Bill Gates. 

Nicolas Beaudry, a history and archeology professor at the Université du Québec à Rimouski, gives us his thoughts a message in a bottle that may have been dropped from the Titanic.

On Sunday's CTV Question Period, Canada's Minister of Canadian Heritage, Steven Guilbeault, said they would regulate social media users with large followings. 24 hours later... reversal! Michael Geist, law professor at the University of Ottawa and Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law, comments on the the minister's 180 on Bill C-10.

Also on today's show: 

Karen Howlett, a reporter with the Globe and Mail, updates us on how dozen Ontario nursing home patients died of dehydration rather than COVID-19. 

David Enrich, a business investigations editor for the New York Times, discusses how Melinda Gates was meeting with divorce lawyers since 2019 to end marriage with Bill Gates. 

Nicolas Beaudry, a history and archeology professor at the Université du Québec à Rimouski, gives us his thoughts a message in a bottle that may have been dropped from the Titanic.

Free For All Friday, hosted by Amanda Galbraith, features top talent from across the iHeart radio talk network. Hosts from all over the country join the roundtable to discuss the five biggest stories of the week.

This week's panelists are John Moore, host of Moore in the Morning on Newstalk1010 in Toronto, and Philip Johnson, host at AM1150 in Kelowna, B.C. 

Topics: 

Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunization tries to clarify comments on AstraZeneca’s vaccine after saying mRNA vaccines are "preferred." But has the damage been done?

How concerned should Canadians be about Bill C-10? 

Should the Canada/U.S. border reopen to people who are fully vaccinated?  

Sophie Grégoire Trudeau offers a free yoga class to stressed Liberal staffers. 

Caitlyn Jenner is running for the Governor of California.