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Today on the Daily Brief: Preventable injuries cost the Canadian economy $29.4 billion in a single year - $20.4 billion in direct health-care costs (70% of the total). Pam Fuselli, President and CEO at Parachute joins us to talk about the 333,971 potential years of life llost in one year, mostly among young Canadians. 

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Today on the Daily Brief, Russia's invasion of Ukraine happened quickly and most expected it the operation to end quickly. But that isn't how it's played out. These five long early and deadly days make me think we will measure the duration of this war by years rather than weeks or months.

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It's Friday! That means we drop this week's version of On The Ledge into the Daily Brief feed! It's all about Ontario politics. The calendar says we're ten months from Christmas but the gift giving season is already upon us in Ontario. The Ford government is already trotting out pre-budget trinkets aimed at helping folks cope with the increased cost of living. That includes giving up an estimated $1 billion dollars in annual revenue by cancelling annual licence plate fees. That amounts to less than 33 cents a day. Not even enough for you to buy a coffee at Timmie's.

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Today on the Daily Brief, Digital and Cyber Security Strategist Ritesh Kotak says the war in Ukraine may be confined on the ground but it is an international battle in cyber space. Russia use cyber attacks on Ukraine government agencies and journalism outlets as the leading wave of the assault on a sovereign state. NATO may not be responding with conventional miltary weapons but how long will it be that this becomes a full blown cyber conflagration? A war with no borders and where the rules have yet to be written or tested.

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Today on the Daily Brief, the crisis in Ukraine continues to escalate. Vladimir Putin declares Ukraine to be a Russian invention to justify military support for Ukrainian separatists. David Schults, professor of political science at Hamline University joins us to talk about the latest developments in this international crisis.  

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I've set this episode of the DAILY BRIEF to drop at 2:22 on 22/2/22, which is why is TWOs Day! BTW, it last happened in 1622 and won't happen for another TWO hundred years. We celebrate this historic day by welcoming veteran sports broadacster Rod Black to talk about everything from Olympic fails to Thelonius Monk!

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The Ontario legislature is set to get back to business next week following a 2 month recess. And there's no shortage of STUFF to get at today.

Keith Leslie, John Wright and Sabrina Nanji from the Queen's Park Observer join me to review the latest in the Ottawa Occupation and the use of the Emergencies Act. How will that shape the ballot question for Doug Ford as we we head towards the June election here in Ontario.

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New numbers from Maru Public Opinion provide a stark and staggering insight into how Canadians view the ongoing occupation of Ottawa.

Two thirds say they agree with the use of the Emergencies Act. So the prime minister can be pleased with that. The problem is 82% say the protest has gone on too long. Not so good for the federal Liberals. But, it's been a suck-and-blow affair on both sides of the House and the CPC has been engaged in and trapped by its own "ya but" rhetoric. And it was never more pronounced than when Thornhill MP Melissa Lantsman tangled with Trudeau in the Commons during Wednesday's Question Period.

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What does invoking the Emergency Act really mean?

That question has not been fully answered yet that hasn't stopped all kinds of breathless reporting on whether there should be breathless reporting on the latest developments in the Ottawa Occupation.  Sure, the Trudeau Liberals are taking a pounding in public opinion over their inabilty to quell the crisis. And it's caught the attention of international media - particularly among the prime time big thinkers at FOX. Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity and Laura Ingram have been treating the prime minister like a political pinata. And that may be the one bright spot for Trudeau. I've got to believe that the LPC backroom gang is clipping every bit of that "commentary" for use in the next election campaign. The same loud mouths that support a seige on Parliament Hill are the same clowns who diminished and dismissed the armed insurrection in Washington DC on January 6, 2021. It will be easy to paint the Poilievre (?) Tories with that brush and almost impossible, no matter who may lead the CPC, for the party to separate itself from the Trump thumpers south of the border.  

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There are all kinds of reasons why I've ignored the Beijing Games.  First, they're in China. We shouldn't be there in the first place. Second, the 14 hour time difference is a games killer. As much as I love watching international hockey, I'm just not starting my viewing day at 11p ET. Third, even when I scrolled through the 7 Canadian television channels offering Olympic coverage, there were only 2 events being covered at the same time. Two? It's easy to boycott these Winter Games.

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