Today's Podcast:
From Efrat, suburb of Jerusalem, on the day following the murderous assault on Israel by Hamas.
Guest: Caroline Glick. Senior contributing editor of Jewish News Syndicate and host of the Caroline Glick Show on JNS. Also the diplomatic commentator for Israel's Channel 14, as well as columnist for Newsweek.
Teachers across Canada experiencing violence and harassment from students. Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario reports 77% of ETFO members have personally experienced or witnessed violence against staff members. We talk to Britain's 'strictest headmistress' about how students must behave in school or face consequences. Also, how at her inner city London school the emphasis is on the 3R's. The approach is yielding great success. although not without its critics.
Guest: Katharine Birbalsingh. Headmistress, Michaela Community School, Wembley, London, UK. (spent some years of her youth in the Toronto area attending school here)
Heading into the Thanksgiving weekend, Federal Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says his drive to lower grocery prices has resulted in discounts, price freezes and price-matching offers, but didn't have any answers on how quickly grocery prices may in fact fall.
Meanwhile in Britain food prices have marginally for the first time in 2 years as grocery chains compete.
And:
how a $20 minimum wage is reshaping the fast food industry in California where in May of 2024 the minimum wage for fast-food industry workers will be raised to $20 an hour. Not all good news says our guest.
Guest: (on both issues) Professor Sylvain Charlebois. Head of the Dalhousie University Agri-Foods laboratory and Dalhousie Univ professor.
Canada's 'catch and release' federal and provincial criminal justice reality. From Vancouver a chronic offender released for the 14th time and subsequently arrested again.
And:
NCR, 'Not Criminally Responsible' again makes headlines. A Toronto judge ruled Thursday that a Toronto woman who shoved a stranger onto subway tracks is guilty of attempted murder and aggravated assault. However, because of mental health issues is Not Criminally Responsible (NCR).
Guest: Scott Newark. Former Alberta Crown prosecutor, executive director of the Canadian Police Association, senior policy advisor to federal and Ontario Public Safety Minister, Vice-chair of the Ontario Office for Victims of Crime.
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Host/Content Producer – Roy Green
Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom Craig
Podcast Co-Producer – Matt Taylor
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