Newstalk Today

We discuss the conditions migrant workers are facing on Canadian farms during the COVID-19 pandemic, and what needs to change. We speak with Tracey Ramsey, the former NDP MP for Essex, about the pressure migrant workers are allegedly facing to sign away their movement rights. We also chat with Kareem Chehayeb, a journalist and researcher at the Beirut-based media organization, about the situation on-the-ground after the explosion. Then, we discuss the proposed bylaw in Niagara-on-the-Lake which could ban late-night ‘hooting, hollering, whistling and singing’ after 9 o’clock.

We head to Beirut, where the explosion injured thousands and left 300,000 people displaced. We are joined by Nasser Yassin, professor at the American University of Beirut, to give us a look at what's happening on-the-ground. Then, we speak with Marie-Joëlle Zahar, political science professor the University of Montreal, who discusses the explosion and the possible implications for the country. We play Overhyped vs. Underplayed with Scott Reid, CTV News political commentator. Later...could we see flying cars on the roads soon? We speak with New Hampshire Rep. Steven Smith, who just helped pass the "Jetson Bill" which makes it legal to drive flying cars on public roads in the state.

We discuss the latest Leger poll which shows the WE Charity scandal is hurting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the polls. We ask you: Should there be a federal election in the fall? Do you think there will be? Then...we speak with Anne Applebaum, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and historian, about her new book, The Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism. We also talk to Minister of Public Services and Procurement, Anita Anand, about the federal government's COVID-19 vaccine contracts.

We discuss the COVID-19 pandemic with Dr. Peter Singer, special advisor to the director general of the WHO, Dr.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. We ask him about a vaccine, schools, Canada's and the U.S.' pandemic response and the criticism of the WHO. We take your texts and calls: Would you get the COVID-19 vaccine? Should it be mandatory? Then...we head to Lebanon where a huge explosion took place in Beirut. We speak with Aya Majzoub, Lebanon Researcher at Human Rights Watch, who is on the ground at the explosion site.

We go over the WE Charity scandal and dig into how it could impact the entire charity sector in Canada. We speak with Kate Bahen, managing director of Charity Intelligence about the damage this scandal could cause the sector. Then, Evan discusses a Zoom funeral and seeing his parents for the first time in months. We ask you: What do you miss most during the pandemic?

We hear from Joe Cressy, Toronto City Councillor and Chair of Toronto Board of Health, about newly released race-based COVID-19 data. Then… we chat with Denise Warriner, the sister of a woman with COVID-19 who died in hospital but wasn’t notified of her condition for 11 days.

First…. Lisa Raitt, former PC MP and Deputy Leader of the Opposition, joins us to talk about Trudeau’s testimony on the WE Charity scandal. Then….we chat with Brad Hunter, National Crime columnist for the Toronto Sun, about the recent documents revealed in the case against Ghislaine Maxwell. After…we talk with Robert Burko, CEO of Elite Digital, about how someone paid nearly 200 people to have positive WE stories promoted on Google.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford joins Education Minister Stephen Lecce on the latest plans to reopen schools.

We start by recapping the Big Tech antitrust hearing. Then…we chat with Tom Mulcair  former NDP leader, on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau testifying on the WE Charity scandal today. After… we talk with Chris Herd, University of Alberta planetary geologist and the only Canadian on the Mars rover sample return team, about NASA launching its newest Mars rover. Later… we chat with Edward Foley, chair in Constitutional Law at The Ohio State University and director of election law program, on Donald Trump’s suggestions to delay the 2020 U.S presidential election.

We listen-in to Ontario Premier Doug Ford's press conference and hear all the details on which regions are moving into Phase 3. We ask you: Are you ready to take part in Phase 3? Then...we talk to Dr. Isaac Bogoch, infectious disease physician at the Toronto General Hosptial, about the rises of COVID-19 cases across Canada and how to open up the country safely.