International Affairs analyst Janice Stein joins us again for the latest installment of "What Are We Missing".  We look at countries that should be in the news but for the most part, aren't because the focus has been on Ukraine.  Today: Haiti, Mexico, Peru, Philippines, Nigeria, Cameroon, Turkey, and Syria. Plus, an end bit on the latest trend on the work week.

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Is it as bad as it looks or not as bad as it looks?  That's the question being asked of the Doug Ford wedding party thrown for his daughter and attended by figures who paid for entry, figures that may have eventually benefitted from the Ford government.  Chantal and Bruce have their thoughts on that plus on Justin Trudeau and his handling of the leaked CSIS story.

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A lot of your comments about whether the RCMP needs to be reorganized following our Tuesday interview with Paul Palango on his book 22 Murders. And then the final part of the Random Ranter's trilogy on the country's national political leaders -- this week it's Jagmeet Singh's turn.

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The Globe and Mail has been all over this story for a week now and leaves many things to be discussed. Bruce takes up the challenge on SMT today. Also thoughts on Joe Biden's visit to Kiev and the impact its likely to have on Russia.

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Last week the Commissioner of the RCMP said she would not seek a reappointment to the Mountie's top job, so the question becomes should a new Commissioner begin rebuilding the force?  One person who thinks so is the sometimes controversial author Paul Palango who wrote the highly successful book, 22 Murders, claiming how the Mounties botched the investigation into the brutal killings of 22 people in Nova Scotia in 2020. Paul is our guest today.

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Today an encore presentation of an episode that originally aired on February 6th. It's Black History Month in Canada but what do we really know about black history in our country?  And more importantly, what should we know? This is an important and fascinating conversation with McGill University professor Debra Thompson, recognized around North America as an expert analyst on race politics.

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Some polls say the Conservatives are up by seven points, but some say the CPC and the Liberals are all tied up.  What to believe?  Chantal and Bruce have their say on that, plus ethics, Branda Lucki and balloons all up for discussion on a busy Good Talk. 

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Last week the Ranter took of Pierre Poilievre, this week he focuses on Justin Trudeau.  And on Your Turn, lots of your thoughts on the CBC, Ukraine, Turkey and lots more.

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Toronto and Ontario are rocked by two scandals while at the same time, much of the country gets focused on unidentified flying objects.  Bruce Anderson puts on his alien detector to take a run at all these stories.  And a few moments too on Nicola Sturgeon calling it quits in Scotland.

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As we approach one year since Russia invaded Ukraine, Brian Stewart looks at nine commonly asked questions about the war and gives his thoughts on the answers.  Also, a bit of history on a time when balloons were used as a weapon of war. 

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