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Evan Solomon speaks with former counterterrorism operative Mubin Shaikh about allegations that a CSIS informant helped traffic three British schoolgirls to Islamic State extremists.

On today's show: 

• A conversation with Mubin Shaikh, a former counterterrorism operative and professor of public safety at Seneca College.
• Nolan Stoyko, who bought his '69 Pontiac GTO in Winnipeg when he was 17 years old. Forty years after parting with "muscle car of his dreams," he has now reunited with it. Evan speaks with Nolan and the car's current owner, Mel Bohn.

• Dr. Christopher Labos, a cardiologist and epidemiologist, on Ontario dropping the 5-day COVID-19 isolation guidelines.

• Riskin It All with Dan Riskin, CTV science and technology specialist.

Evan Solomon reflects on the legacy of the former Soviet leader who brought the Cold War to a peaceful end.

On today's show: 

• Jeremy Kinsman, former Canadian Ambassador in Moscow, and Bob Rae, Canada’s ambassador to the United Nations, on the passing of Mikhail Gorbachev.
• Bill Kuhn, biographer and historian specializing in the Royal Family, on the 25th anniversary of Princess Diana’s death.

• The War Room political panel with Susan Smith, Tom Mulcair and Tim Powers.

• Lisa Cormier, a school teacher in P.E.I, who discovered what could be a 300-million-year-old fossil. She is joined by geologist and paleontologist Dr. John Calder, who was at the dig. 

Pakistan has been hit by its worst floods in recent memory. Graham Richardson, filling in for Evan Solomon, speaks with a Washington Post reporter who is in one of the most affected areas in Pakistan where water has risen more than 10 feet.

On today’s show: 

• Rishi Sondhi, a TD economist, on a new report which sees up to a 25 per cent drop in Canadian home prices by early 2023.
• Hamid Mir, a Washington Post Global Opinions contributor, on the severe flooding in Pakistan. 
• A new 20-minute non-invasive treatment could reverse memory loss, a study says. Dr. Robert Reinhart, the lead researcher, joins the show.

Graham Richardson fills in for Evan Solomon. He speaks with Lisa Raitt, former MP and Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, on the public instances of threats and intimidation of women in politics.

On today’s show: 

• Lisa Raitt, former MP and Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, on the harassment of Chrystia Freeland. 
• Tom Mulcair, CTV political analyst and former NDP leader, on the start of Quebec's election campaign.
• Canadian astronaut Dr. David Saint-Jacques on NASA's Artemis 1 mission to the moon. 
• Tim Cook, author of 13 books on Canadian military history, on the controversial D-day tribute plans in Normandy some critics have likened to a “theme park.”
• Duane Hansen, a Nebraska man who paddled 61km down the Missouri River in a giant pumpkin.

Several students at Western University are left confused after completing a recent tuition payment. That’s because they were greeted with a university-mandated third shot of the COVID vaccine. That story is coming up in Hour 1 of today’s Free For All Friday, hosted by Amanda Galbraith. Once the second half of the show gets underway, we are joined by digital policy expert Vass Bednar and CFAX 1070 host Al Ferraby. Today’s debate menu features the practice of ‘quiet quitting’, America’s student loan forgiveness proposal, and the double-standard for politicians who party.

Evan Solomon discusses RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki telling a public inquiry that no reforms have been made since the mass shooting in Nova Scotia in April 2020. 

On today's show: 

• Are there 'useless degrees?' David MacDonald, senior economist at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, looks at the data behind university graduates' earnings.

• Lawyer Mike Scott, who is representing many Nova Scotia mass shooting victims' families. 

• 'Riskin it All' with Dan Riskin, CTV science and technology expert.
• Kev Crane, a U.K. plumber who landed a record contract and Hollywood movie deal. 

Evan Solomon discusses the decision by Western University to make COVID-19 booster doses and masks mandatory for students returning to campus in the fall. 

On today's show: 

• Christopher Marinello, founder and CEO of Art Recovery International, and one of the world’s foremost experts in recovering stolen art, on the theft of the iconic Churchill photo from the Chateau Laurier hotel.
• Texts and calls on forgiving student loan debt as U.S. President Joe Biden announces student loan relief. 
• 'The War Room' panel discussion with strategists Tom Mulcair, Tim Powers and Zain Velji. 
• Yusuf Faqiri discusses the OPP declining to lay criminal charges in his brother Soleiman Faqiri's death in an Ontario jail. 

Are the Prime Minister’s flight details a national security threat? Mark Twohey, filling in for Evan Solomon, tries to get some answers in Hour 1. Over in Burlington, their biggest problem is coyote attacks, so the Ontario town is hiring a ‘coyote tracker’ to help solve the problem. Plus, we look into new images from the James Webb Telescope and ponder what a black hole sounds like.

With a potential eviction looming over their heads, a group with ties to the Freedom Convoy has refused to leave an Ottawa church. 580 CFRA’s Andrew Pinsent joins Evan Solomon with the latest. Meantime, a growing number of Canadians feel they are getting ripped off at the local grocery store. Shachi Kurl from the Angus Reid Institute pays us a visit in Hour 2. Plus, as post-secondary students hit the road, we want to know if you remember your first-ever apartment…and your first-ever roommates.

Free For All Friday - Hour 1.

Amanda Galbraith breaks down the biggest stories of the day with Canada's top newsmakers.

On today's show:

• Krystal Walter, dating expert and matchmaker in Calgary, on the 10-year anniversary of Tinder. How has dating changed?
• Nicole Haverda, a 16-year-old teen from Comox Valley, B.C, who is training to become a Formula One racer.
• For today's cross-country road trip segment, we speak with Philip Brown, Mayor of Charlottetown.

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 Jerry Agar, host of The Jerry Agar Show on Newstalk 1010 in Toronto, and Karen Restoule, CEO of Shared Value Solutions, BOLD Realities and Whose Land.

Topics:

1. One year after the Taliban seized control of Kabul, Canada's resettlement goals lag behind target.
2. Peterborough mayor Diane Therrien had some harsh words for protesters who attempted to place local police officers under arrest over the weekend. Do you think her reaction was appropriate?
3. RBC is asking its employees come to the office more frequently. As we head into September, should remote work be optional or mandatory?
4. Zellers hopes to make a comeback next year, a decade after the Canadian chain shuttered most of its locations. Are you feeling nostalgic?
5. Tinder will turn 10 years old in September. How have relationships changed because of online dating?