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After 5 women were killed by intimate partners and family members in less than a month, experts in the GTA are worried a dangerous trend is resurfacing. Guest host Arlene Bynon brings on Dr. Tope Adefarakan, an instructor of Sociology at University of Toronto, the Co-Chair on the Women’s Centre for Social Justice & also sits on the Ontario Domestic Violence Death Review Committee  to talk about how femicide and violence against women has only continued to skyrocket and what women could do if they feel threatened or in danger.

Guest host David Peck is joined by Jeff Knoll, Founder and CEO of Films.ca and Candidate for Local & regional Councilor for Oakville Ward 5. Jeff tells David about a recent string of vandalism and threats laid against his theatre for showing a Tamil film, why he will not let these people bully him, and why this needs to be getting much more attention.

After Russia held a referendum and annexed parts of Ukraine, guest host David Peck brings back Shuvaloy Majumdar, Foreign Policy Director & Munk Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute & Former Director of Policy to Canada’s Foreign Minister. Shuvaloy breaks down how this "sham referendum" has only increased tension in a tense situation, and what this could mean for NATO

Guest host David Peck speaks with Zoologist Documentary and Wildlife filmmaker Ted Oakes about his upcoming series on TVO called "Great Lakes Untamed", why this subject should be important to many Canadians and more about the largest freshwater ecosystem in the world.

After a 4th explosion was registered on the Russian Nord Stream pipeline, tension between Eastern and Western nations only continues to rise. Guest host Rubina Ahmed-Haq speaks with Anders Aslund, an economist and author of "Russia's Crony Capitalism: The Path From Market Economy To Kleptocracy" to talk about how important the pipeline is, why Canada is warning all its citizens in Russia to leave immediately and why Russia is planning to Annex part of Ukraine.

A heavy set of storms that ripped through parts of Ontario and Quebec in the spring have a price tag of over $1 billion in damages, and more assessments are still needed. Guest host Rubina Ahmed-Haq brings on Kyle Douglas, the co-owner at the recovery contracting firm CRCS DKI to talk about how much damage was done, why the province needs to think of investing heavier in its infrastructure & how the situation in the Maritimes is playing out after Hurricane Fiona made landfall.

Ontario's controversial Bill 7 (More Beds, Better Care Act) has many critics and experts trying to get the Ford government to re-examine and possibly alter it. Guest host Rubina Ahmed-Haq is joined by Dr. Amit Arya, the lecturer at the University of Toronto & the palliative care lead at Kensington Gardens Long-Term Care Home in Toronto to talk about the recent op-ed he co-wrote on why the Ford government should be investing more into home palliative care instead of shipping them to LTC's far from family or friends.

A new report by the Financial Accountability Office (FAO) shows that the Ford government is estimated to save $9.7 billion with the controversial Bill 124 that caps the wages of public sector-workers. Guest host Rubina Ahmed-Haq brings on Patty Coates the President of the Ontario Federation of Labour to discuss why this money in the short-term will only do very long-term damage to our public sector.

Guest host Rubina Ahmed-Haq is joined by Claire Fan, an economist with the Royal Bank of Canada to talk about why economists are becoming less hopeful for a "soft landing" in the midst of this global economic situation, and what that could mean for the Canadians.

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is pushing hard with a new initiative "Alberta is Calling" to bring people from other provinces in. So guest host Rubina Ahmed-Haq decides to speak with Kelly Harris, the principal of Harris Public Affairs who also lives between Calgary and Toronto. Kelly breaks down why Alberta is pushing for immigration, if its a good move for Ontarians and where he personally prefers.