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Mark Towhey fills-in for Evan Solomon. 

On today's show: 

Should we mix politics and sport? We ask listeners' about the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing.

Boris Bytensky, NewsTalk1010 Chief Legal Analyst, CrimLawCanada.com, discusses the legal issues surrounding the government's hotel quarantine plan. 

Dr. Ann Collins, President of the Canadian Medical Association, talks about how many people are delaying health appointments because of COVID-19 and why this is a problem for our healthcare system. 

Mike McNaney, President and CEO of the National Airlines Council of Canada, explains why he thinks the airlines need financial support from the government. 

We take listeners' texts and calls on changing the name of Julie Payette Public School. 

David Saint-Jacques, Canadian Space Agency astronaut, discusses why he has decided to help out at the McGill University Health Centre during the pandemic. 

We ask listeners' to share their stories about the weirdest things that have been stolen from them, after a pet hawk was allegedly stolen in Ontario.

Evan Solomon discusses the calls to boycott the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing, and the Canadian Olympic Committee's response. 

On today's show: 

Mike Holmes, TV icon and professional contractor, discusses his new series, HOLMES FAMILY EFFECT. 

David Shoemaker, CEO and Secretary General of the Canadian Olympic Committee, explains why the committee has made the decision to attend the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing despite the calls for a boycott. 

We play Evan's full interview with International Development Minister Karina Gould on why Canada is drawing from the COVAX vaccine supply. 

Scott Reid, CTV News political commentator and former communications director Prime Minister Paul Martin, plays Overhyped vs. Underplayed. 

Evan discusses the future of electric vehicles and GM's Super Bowl ad featuring Will Ferrell.

Evan Solomon discusses the good news, the bad news, and the political spin on COVID-19 vaccines. 

On today's show: 

We play Evan's full interview with the Minister of Innovations, Science and Industry, François-Philippe Champagne, on vaccine supply issues.  

Sylvain Charlebois, a professor in food distribution and policy and the director of the Agri Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University discusses the shipping container crisis and how it can impact you. 

We hear listeners' thoughts on giving homeless people priority access to COVID-19 vaccines.  

Dr. Ann Cavoukian, a former three-term Ontario Privacy Commissioner and executive director of the Global Privacy and Security by Design Centre, discusses the report on Clearview AI's facial recognition tool breaking Canada's privacy laws. 

Mubin Shaikh, former undercover operative for CSIS and RCMP and a professor of public safety, discusses the federal government officially declaring the Proud Boys a terrorist organization. 

Rob Biggs tells the story of how he's trying to find the hero who saved his life 14 years ago.

Evan Solomon discusses vaccine supply issues and the news that COVID-19 vaccines will eventually be domestically produced in Canada. 

On today's show: 

Dr. Matthew Oughton, an infectious diseases specialist based at the Jewish General Hospital in Montreal, shares his thoughts on the possibility of COVID-19 restrictions loosening in Quebec.

Paul Lucas, former President and CEO of GlaxoSmithKline Canada Inc., discusses the news that Canada will domestically produce Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine.  

Evan talks about the 'Wu-han' t-shirt drama and China's angry response. 

Pastor Henry Hildebrandt, who leads the Church of God in Aylmer, ON, explains why he continues to defy lockdown rules and hold in-person services despite numerous fines. 

Former MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes discusses her new book, Can You Hear Me Now?: How I Found My Voice and Learned to Live with Passion and Purpose. 

Professor Michael Strano, Carbon P. Dubbs Professor of Chemical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, explains how he taught spinach to send emails.

Evan Solomon dives into vaccine equity issues and COVID-19 vaccine patents. 

On today's show: 

We play Evan's full interview with Sir John Bell, Regius Chair of Medicine at the University of Oxford, about Oxford-AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine. 

We discuss whether or not Canada's national anthem lyrics need to be changed. 

We play Evan's full interview with Transport Minister Omar Alghabra about the new travel restrictions. 

Stephen Lewis, the former UN Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa and the co-director of the AIDS-Free World organization, explains why he thinks Big Pharma should temporarily lift patent protections on vaccines. 

Janice Stein, the founding director of the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, discusses a new pilot program she helped create which will deploy more rapid tests in workplaces.

Jamil Jivani fills-in for Evan Solomon. 

On today's show: 

We carry Prime Minister Trudeau's press conference live.

Tom Mulcair, CTV News political analyst and former NDP leader, weighs in on the new travel restrictions. 

Yusuf Faqiri, Quebec director of public affairs for the National Council of Canadian Muslims, discusses the fourth anniversary of the Quebec City mosque shooting. 

Chris Arnade, an American photographer who worked as a bond trader on Wall Street for twenty years, explains what's going on with GameStop and the battle between Reddit investors and Wall Street.  

Dr. Lisa Barrett, an infectious disease expert and assistant professor at Dalhousie University, discusses vaccine supply delays and the Pfizer syringe issues.

Evan Solomon discusses the vaccine rollout and vaccine supply issues. We also have open conversations about mental health on Bell Let's Talk Day. 

On today's show: 

David Hogg, Parkland shooting survivor and a founder and board member of A March for Our Lives, discusses his calls for Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to resign after video confrontation goes viral.

Amanda Lang, BNN Bloomberg, explains what's going on with GameStop's stock. 

Lisa Raitt, former MP and deputy leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, opens up about her mental health struggles. 

Retired Canadian lieutenant-general and senator Roméo Dallaire talks openly about his mental health. 

Marieke Walsh, political reporter with The Globe and Mail, breaks down the latest news on Pfizer's vaccine delivery. 

Kent Stein, corporate responsibility officer for PETA, discusses the allegations from PETA that Thailand is using forced monkey labour. 

Stacy-Ann Buchanan, mental health advocate, TEDx speaker, filmmaker and actress, talks about mental health issues in BIPOC communities and her film about this, The Blind Stigma.

Evan Solomon discusses the B.C. couple who chartered a plane to Yukon to secure doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. The early doses were for the White River First Nation.  

On today's show: 

Janet Vander Meer, White River First Nation’s COVID-19 community lead, discusses the community's reaction to the B.C. couple who flew to Yukon to get the vaccine.

Riley McCann talks about how Air Canada lost his cat on a connecting flight in Toronto. 

Éric Troncy, a professor of pharmacology at the University of Montreal's faculty of veterinary medicine, discusses COVID-19 sniffing dogs and how they can help detect the virus in Canada. 

Mubin Shaikh, a former undercover operative for CSIS and the RCMP, and a professor of public safety, discusses the leader of the Proud Boys' past work as a police informant. 

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

Evan shares a story of hope and resilience on Holocaust Memorial Day.

Evan Solomon examines vaccine supply issues in Canada and the recent news out of the EU on possible COVID-19 vaccine export controls. 

On today's show: 

Dan Kelly, President and CEO of Canadian Federation of Independent Business, responds to the government's new program for businesses, the Highly Affected Sectors Credit Availability Program.

David Macdonald, senior economist at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, talks about his new report on provincial spending during the pandemic. 

Zain Velji, a political campaign strategist who formerly worked with Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi and Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley, talks about a new report the Alberta government commissioned which cites conspiracy theories. 

Bonnie Bowering has lived on Trump Avenue in Ottawa since 2008. She discusses why residents now want the name changed. 

Brad Sorenson, CEO of Providence Therapeutics, talks about the hopeful news on the company's made-in-Canada vaccine.  

Alexa Goodman, Ghost Gear project coordinator for Coastal Action, discusses the project to clean ghost gear out of the oceans.

Evan Solomon digs into COVID-19 vaccine supply issues and how they will impact the vaccine rollout in Canada. 

On today's show: 

We play Evan's full interview with Retired Gen. Rick Hillier, who is leading Ontario's COVID-19 vaccine rollout.

Dr. Isaac Bogoch, an infectious diseases physician at the Toronto General Hospital and a member of Ontario’s COVID-19 vaccine task force, discusses COVID-19 mutations and vaccines. 

Your texts and calls on the best and worst times of the pandemic on the one year anniversary of the first COVID-19 case in Canada. 

Listeners share their thoughts on regulations on free speech online.   

We play Evan's full interview with Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc on the Governor General's resignation. 

Laura Tamblyn-Watts, CEO of CanAge, discusses the lack of enforcement at long-term care homes breaking the rules. 

Evan shares the story of how he and his family caught a wild turkey.