Peter Tsoulamanis, Owner/Operator of "Tops Pizza South"

Courtney Walcott, Ward 8 Councillor 

Aaron Kall, Director of Debate for the University of Michigan Debate Program & co-author of "I Do Solemnly Swear: Presidential Inaugural Addresses of the Last Five Decades”

WELCOME TO THE MWSA PODCAST FOR MONDAY, JAN 20TH 

Amid what could be the deepest Canada-U.S. trade crisis in a century, Provincial Premiers have stepped into the leadership “void” created by the resignation of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau -- Which leads to the question: Who truly speaks for Canada at this time? We tackle the topic with Mark Cameron, Senior Advisor of the Corporate & Industry Council and former Director of Policy and Research in the Office of the Prime Minister from 2006 to 2009.

Next – newly elected President Donald Trump has announced plans to address Rising Autism rates in the U.S. once he takes office. What’s behind the increase – and have we seen Autism cases on the rise here in Canada as well? We get the thoughts of Dr. Ted Jablonski – our ‘on-call’ family physician.

And finally - the third Monday in January is known as Blue Monday, considered the "most depressing day of the year" due to post-holiday blues, winter weather and mounting bills. We discuss whether or not ‘Blue Monday’ is really a ‘thing’ – and get some tips on how to beat the seasonal ‘blahs’ from Dr. Trina Clayeux, CEO of the mental health advocacy group “Give an Hour”.

Colleen Huston, co-ordinator of the Disability Action Hall

 Vass Bednar, contributing columnist for The Globe and Mail, host of the podcast “Lately” and co-author of “The Big Fix”

James Coleman, Law professor who specializes in North American energy infrastructure at the University of Minnesota. He is a former University of Calgary professor

Jackson Proskow, Global News Washington Bureau Chief

Dr. Emma Allen-Vercoe, Professor and Canada Research Chair in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology at the University of Guelph

WELCOME TO THE MWSA PODCAST FOR FRIDAY, JAN 17TH 

We begin with our weekly conversation with Mayor Jyoti Gondek. This time out, we look at Council’s decision to vote down a bid to freeze wages for both the Mayor and Councilors earlier this week – and discuss the large increases Calgarians have seen in their 2025 Property Assessments.

A common additive in food and drink products has been banned by the FDA in the United States – So why haven’t we followed suit here in Canada? We hear all about the health concerns surrounding “Red Dye No. 3” – and discuss whether or not the additive could soon be banned here as well with Dr. Emma Allen-Vercoe, Canada Research Chair – and Professor at the University of Guelph.

And finally - remember the days of getting coupons in the mail for your groceries and watching the sticker prices of items “tick down” at the cash register?…Well, you better hold on to that memory because its soon to be gone with electronic price labels popping up in Canada – which can ‘adjust’ prices on Grocery Store shelves in real time. We learn about the ‘price changing’ technology from Vass Bednar, contributing columnist for The Globe and Mail.