Marissa Lennox is filling in for Libby Znaimer today. She is joined by Charles Sousa, The former minister of finance for Ontario and MPP for Mississauga South, Lisa Raitt, former deputy leader of the Conservative Party of Canada and Howard Hampton, former leader of the Ontario NDP.

Today: we begin discussion with the latest on the Conservative leadership race. Jean Charest, one of the leadership hopefuls, says that Pierre Poilievre's claim of 311,958 membership signups is “Pierreinflation.” Patrick Brown is the only other candidate in the race to release his own membership signups which he says has reached 150,000 so far. The executive Director of the Conservative Party of Canada told the leadership candidates to expect over 600,000 membership votes this time around. To put it in perspective, when Justin Trudeau ran for the leadership of the Liberals in 2013, there were a total of 294,002 membership signups and tat also included non-paying members. So, regardless of whether the numbers have been inflated or not, what would a record number of member votes be a sign of? Could it be direct reaction to the way the current Trudeau Liberals are governing? Meanwhile, Ottawa is set to announce that the vaccine mandates for air and train passengers travelling domestically as well on incoming international flights will be ended. And, we also learned late last week that the feds will get rid of randomized testing at airports. Is this a direct response to the long delays, and bottlenecks at Pearson International and other major Canadian airports?

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S&P 500 ENTERS BEAR MARKET AND CONCERNS OVER HIGH INTEREST RATES: WHAT IT MEANS FOR YOU

Marissa Lennox is filling in for Libby Znaimer today. She is joined by Allan Small, Senior Investment Advisor, Allan Small Financial Group Holliswealth

Today: we learned this week that the S&P 500 has entered a bear market. But, what does that actually mean? Meanwhile, investors are grappling with the current Russia-Ukrainian war as well as record high inflation that has made the Bank of Canada raise interest rates very quickly. What are the implications of all of that?

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CHARLIE DOBBIN JOINS US FOR GARDENING TIPS 

Marissa Lennox is filling in for Libby Znaimer today. She is joined by Charlie Dobbin, Host of The Garden Show on Zoomer Radio which airs every Saturday at 9am ET.

Today: We talk gardening. Are you growing your own food in the yard this year to combat food inflation? Are you a just exploring the world of gardening for the first time and want to learn tips for how to best grow your plants? Or maybe you're already a seasoned gardener and want to share what you've learned along the journey? Whatever it is, we want to hear from you.

Listen live, weekdays from noon to 1, on Zoomer Radio!