Exclusive Global News poll: Majority of Canadians want referendum on monarchy ties after queen's death.

Guest: Darrell Bricker, president/CEO IPSOS Public Affairs 

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Pierre Poilievre a week into his leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada certainly continues to lay down the gauntlet to Justin Trudeau. We speak with one of Poilievre's earliest supporters within the Conservative Party about what Senator Denise Batters believes a Pierre Poilievre leadership will bring to the CPC and what Canadians might expect from the official opposition and its leader. (Most will recall Senator Batters very public challenge of Erin O'Toole when he was CPC leader which led to the expulsion from the CPC MP caucus by O'Toole, although the party's Senate caucus refused to expel Batters.)

Guest: Senator Denise Batters (Saskatchewan)

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National Post op ed by Chad Bowie: It's all about words. And Pierre Poilievre continues to choose the right ones: The new Conservative leader excels at using plain language to make complicated issues understandable to all Canadians.

Guest: Chad Bowie. Conservative strategist who founded the Bowie Group, a communications and marketing firm that helps clients employ plain language to persuade audiences.

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Controversy in Canada over the declaration of a federal holiday for the Queen's funeral. The Canadian Federation of Independent Business took a strong stand urging provincial governments to not declare Monday, September 19, a statutory paid holiday. Also, the health of Canada's small business community as we head into the fall season and possible surge in Covid infections.

Guest: Dan Kelly. President/CEO: CFIB

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When police officers are killed in the line of duty it is their immediate families which suffer most. We speak with Jason Harnett whose brother Andrew, a Calgary Police Service Sergeant was killed on New Year's Eve, 2020, after being dragged by a fleeing vehicle and falling into the path of an oncoming car following a routine traffic stop. The driver of the fleeing car was 17 at the time and faces a murder trial. A second occupant of the car who Sgt. Harnett was in the process of arresting on outstanding warrants pled guilty to manslaughter and will be out of prison before Sgt Harnett's then unborn son will reach his 4th birthday. Sunday, September 25, the first post-Covid delayed Canadian Police and Peace Officers Memorial service will take place in Ottawa. Sgt Harnett will be recognized.        

Guest: Jason Harnett. Brother of Calgary Police Service Sergeant Andrew Harnett. 

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When a police officer is murdered in cold blood the entire police community in Canada suffers and rallies. On Monday (Sept 12) Toronto Police Service Constable Andrew Hong was shot and killed execution-style by Sean Petrie who according to police had been waiting at a Mississauga, Ontario, Tim Hortons for more than 2 hours for a police officer to appear. Petrie had earlier hijacked a vehicle which also involved him shooting one person who suffered life-altering injuries. Petrie then drove to his former employer's place of business and shot and killed the 38 year old father of 2 young girls and shooting two other persons at the auto body shop with one victim not expected to survive. - Petrie was then shot and killed by police near Hamilton. 

Guest: David Perry. Former Toronto Police homicide unit detective and 20-plus year member of the Toronto police. Now CEO of Investigative Solutions Network. 

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In its 155 year post-Confedration history Canada was "ruled" for nearly half that period by by Queen Elizabeth "the constitutional sovereign who never interfered in our politics and stayed apart from 'some of the worst of our self-inflicted bickering and internal feuding. As a plus, she spoke both our official languages better than most of our political leaders'" wrote John Fraser, founding president of the Institute for the Study of the Crown in Canada. We talk about the Monarchy/Crown and the role of Queen Elizabeth as Canada's sovereign/head of state.

Guest: D. Michael Jackson. President. Institute for the Study of the Crown in Canada. Former Chief of Protocol for Saskatchewan (1980-2005). Recipient of the Sovereign's Medal for Volunteers (2021) for his role at the Institute. Author of The Crown and Canadian Federalism, Canada and the Crown, editor: The Canadian Kingdom and Royal Progress.

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Quebec wll be the only Canadian province to not commemorate Queen Elizabeth officially in any way next week. Premier Legault had the flags at the National Assembly lowered following the Queen's death. Immediately the leader of the Parti Quebecois accused Legault of giving 'credibility to an illegitimate British colonial regime in Quebec.' Does the fact there is a provincial election underway in QC play into the decision to not commemorate Queen Elizabeth?

Guest: Nino Colavecchio. Fomer PQ candidate, Quebec sovereignist, political consultant and Montreal radio talk show host.

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Post Elizabeth: a Washington Post newsletter series on the British Monarchy's transition.

Guest: From London: Autumn Brewington. Washington Post opinions editor and author of 'Post Elizabeth.'

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An op ed written by our guest and published by the U.K. Spectator on September 12: How the Queen helped to fix Germany: She understood the importance of reconciliation. the op ed begins: "The Brandenburg Gate has often reflected the state of the German nation. Throughout the centures, Berlins iconic landmark has been a symbol of victory, defeat, unity, division and restoration. It has even reflected Germany's energy crisis, no longer lit to save electricity. But on Friday night it shone brightly once more: in red, white and blue as Germany mourns the death of Queen Elizabeth II. 

This is much more than a gesture of condolence. 'Expressing our sympathy and our mourning by lighting the cymbol of our city and our country in the colours of the Union Jack to honour Queen Elizabeth II fully represents the sentiments of people in Berlin,' " said mayor Franziska Giffey. "It was the power of her great personality that has always fascinated us Berliners." 

Guest: Katja Hoyer, German/British historian and journalist. Visiting Research Fellow at King's College, London. (Book, Blood and Iron: The Rise and Fall of the German Empire.)

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