RECOVERING POLITICIANS PANEL: ONTARIO HOUSING MINISTER RESIGNS & A FORD GOVERNMENT CABINET SHUFFLE

12:00-12:30 

Libby Znaimer is joined by Peggy Nash, the former NDP Member of Parliament for Parkdale—High Park, John Milloy, former Ontario Liberal MPP who served as a cabinet minister under the Dalton McGuinty and Kathleen Wynne governments and John Mykytyshyn, a Conservative political consultant and President of Bradgate Research Group.

Two major developments have emerged from Queen's Park this week. The first being that Ontario Housing Minister Steve Clark has resigned amid the Ford government's controversial Greenbelt plans. Then we learned that Premier Doug Ford has shuffled his cabinet and appointed Paul Calandra (previously minister of long term care) as the new housing minister. Our panel weighs in on the latest.

SEGMENT 2-MORE REACTION TO THE FALLOUT FROM THE GREENBELT SCANDAL

12:30-12:50

Libby Znaimer is now joined by Mike Schreiner, Leader of the Green Party of Ontario followed by Bob Richardson, Senior Council, National Public Relations.

Mike and then Bob react to the latest news of Ontario Housing Minister Steve Clark's resignation amid the Greenbelt scandal as well as Doug Ford's cabinet shuffle that sees Paul Calandra taking over as the new housing minister.

SEGMENT 3: NON-PERMANENT RESIDENTS IN CANADA UNDERCOUNTED BY ONE MILLION

12:50-1:00

Libby Znaimer is now joined by Guidy Mamann, a Toronto immigration lawyer and Partner at Mamman, Sandaluk & Kingwell LLP Immigration Lawyers.

Ottawa has undercounted approximately 1 million non permanent residents according to a leading economist at CIBC. Why is this a problem? I  means that the government is underestimating the amount of housing that needs to get built as the country continues to grapple with this issue.