Newstalk Today

We discuss the optics of Justin Trudeau's government giving WE Charity the contract to run the student volunteer program. Then...we listen to Evan's interview with Vina Nadjibulla, Michael Kovrig's wife, on Power Play. We speak with Bob Fife, Globe and Mail, about the government giving WE Charity the contract. Then, Conservative Employment Critic Dan Albas, drops by to discuss why Conservatives want the Auditor General to investigate the outsourcing of the $900 million student aid program.

We head to Kingston where an outbreak of COVID-19 has been declared, all linking back to a salon. We speak with Kingston Mayor Bryan Paterson about the outbreak. Then, we head back to Toronto where the verdict is being announced and speak with Sonya Shikman, partner at CrimLawCanada.com. We also chat with Conservative Finance Critic Pierre Poilievre about the changes he wants to see made to the CERB. Later, the verdict is announced and the judge finds Michael Theriault guilty of assault, but not aggravated assault. Reacting to the verdict with Bill Carroll is Ravyn Wmgz from BLM Toronto and Newstalk 1010 crime specialist Mark Mendelson.

We discuss the highly-awaited verdict that will be announced today in the case of Dafonte Miller, and what happens to the Toronto police officer and Miller’s brother, who beat Miller and left him without an eye. We talk to Newstalk 1010 reporters Russ Courtney and Hayley Cooper about the verdict. Later, Bill Carroll speaks to Jean-Jacques Beauchamp, the CEO of the Quebec Bar Owner Association, about bars being allowed to open in the province. We ask YOU: Do you feel safe going to bars during the pandemic?

Dr. Isaac Bogoch, infectious disease physician at the Toronto General Hospital, drops by to talk about why Quebec is ending their daily COVID-19 updates, and the spikes of COVID-19 in the U.S. Then...we listen to Evan's interview with First Nations Chief Allan Adam on Power Play, about the charges against him being dropped. Later...Laura Jones, executive VP of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, talks about the struggles small businesses are facing, and answers texts and calls from business owners.

We talk about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's response to the calls to release Meng Wanzhou. Then...we talk to

Theresa Anselmo, executive director of the Colorado Association of Local Public Health Officials, about the death threats public health officials have been getting the U.S. We host a debate with Tom Mulcair, CTV News political analyst and former NDP leader, about whether or not Canada should release Meng Wanzhou. We also take your texts and calls: Should Meng be released?

We speak with Mike McNaney, the President and CEO of the National Airlines Council of Canada, about why airlines want the border restrictions lifted. We also talk to former MP Jay Hill, who is now the interim leader of the Wexit Canada Party. We take your texts and calls on your thoughts about the Wexit party. Later, we play Overhyped vs. Underplayed with Scott Reid, CTV Political Commentator and former Communications Director to Paul Martin.

We discuss reopening the border between Canada and the United States, and why that probably isn't going to happen anytime soon. We speak with BNN Bloomberg's Amanda Lang about the state of our economy and how the recovery is looking. We talk to Mona Wang, a nursing student at the University of British Columbia, about how the RCMP dragged her down the hall during a wellness check. We also talk to Pam Palmater, a Mi'kmaq lawyer and professor at Ryerson University, about RCMP commissioner Brenda Lucki's failure to define systemic racism in the force.

We head to Seattle into the CHOP zone and speak with Omari Salisbury, a journalist with Converge Media, who's been reporting from inside the CHOP zone. We also take your texts and calls on whether or not people should be jailed/arrested for taking down statues as Donald Trump has ordered. We speak with Drew Dilkens, Windsor Mayor, about the city being left out of all reopening plans. Later...we chat with Bruce Heyman, former U.S. Ambassador to Canada, about Donald Trump suspending the foreign work visas, including the H-1B program, and the proposed aluminum tariffs.

We talk about how the Conservatives have the worst attendance record at the House of Commons COVID-19 Committees. Then...we speak with Guy Saint-Jacques, former Canadian ambassador to China, about Michael Kovrig's wife, Vina, speaking out about his and Michael Spavor's arrests. We also talk to Hassan Choudry, the nephew of Ejaz Choudry, the 62-year-old man who was fatally shot by police in Mississauga.

We listen to Ontario Premier Doug Ford's press conference about the COVID-19 situation in the province. Today, he announces that more areas of Ontario will be moving into Phase 2. We ask YOU: are we reopening too slowly or too quickly? Then...we speak with Shachi Kurl, executive director of the Angus Reid Institute, about their latest study which shows racism against Chinese-Canadians has increased during the pandemic.