The Jerry Agar Show

CTV News’ science and technology specialist, Dan Riskin, joins for the weekly segment, Meta Science Monday, to talk about some of the biggest science stories of the week. Dan and Jerry talk about new AI noise-canceling headphone tech, wanting a more meaningful life, and a phone app that can tell you how drunk you are. 

Employment lawyer, Sunira Chaudhry, joins Jerry Agar to talk about the beverage company, Dictador, that appointed a robot as their AI CEO.

Apparently the RCMP has been short of roughly 100 officers for the past decade. Jerry Agar is joined by Former OPP Commissioner and CTV Chief Security Analyst Chris Lewis on why there is a current hesitance to join the Mounties.    

Many schools in the GTA have no stopping or no parking zones leading to parents being dinged with hundreds of dollars of tickets.  Is that really appropriate for an area where kids are being dropped off?  Should your little snowflakes be walking to school?

Jerry Agar is joined by Tom Korski, Managing Editor of Blacklocks.ca to review the Annual Report of Procurement Ombudsman Alexander Jeglic who said that he’s received his office has been contacted 30 times federal officials acting outside of the ethics code of the public sector.

As the jury is now deliberating the verdict for Nathanial Veltman, who is charged with 4 counts of 1st degree murder, Jerry Agar is joined by CTV Windsor Reporter Michelle Maluske on information the jury never heard during the trial for the alleged targeting and running down of 4 out of 5 family members.

Deb Hutton, in for Jerry Agar, is joined by the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs on their reaction to Prime Minister Trudeau’s urged Israel to protect civilian life in and exercise “maximum restraint" in their war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

Have you heard of Zonnic?! Health Canada approved a nicotine product that has no age restriction attached to it’s sale and is actively being marketed to kids & teens. Deb Hutton, in for Jerry Agar, speaks with the Canadian cancer society on how this happened and if it can be fixed.

1 in 3 Canadians are are considering forgoing winter tires this year due to the current high cost of living.  Are you crazy?!

Insiders are claiming the sweetheart deal between the privately owned beer store and the provinces LCBO will end but how would that affect the industry?  Jerry Agar speaks to an industry analyst for their view.