Jimmy Buffett has passed away. The Margaritaville singer/songwriter rarely satisfied music critics but for his millions of fans worldwide known as "Parrotheads" Jimmy Buffett could do no wrong.

Guest: Eric Alper. @thatericalper. Music publicist, winner of 15 JUNO awards. 

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A U.S. report states nearly 5000 pilots are suspected of hiding serious medical issues. Our guest's view is the U.S. FAA has known about this issue for a long time but has withheld from the public, flight safety implications notwithstanding.  

Also: Air Canada cutting flights out of Calgary because of a pilot shortage industry-wide. Details from guest.

Guest: Captain Raymond Hall. Air Canada Captain (ret'd). Flew 767's and 777's. Former Chair of the Air Canada Pilots Association.

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National Post Op Ed: The carbon tax is coming back to bite the Liberals hard.

Guest: Tasha Kheiriddin.

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On the issue of Steven Guilbeault and his participation as vice-chair of the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development where he was warned by China's propaganda outlets to not assume a "condescing tone" toward his Chinese counterparts.. Or definitely not publicly broach the issue of Uyghur slave labour in Xinjiang province where the Muslim population has been forced to produce solar panels.

Guest: Margaret McCuaig-Johnston. Snr Fellow, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Ottawa. Board Member, China Strategic Risk Institute, Member Canada/U.S. Commission on China.

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As Canadians turn the Labour Day Weekend corner on the way to fall and increasingly colder weather what is likely to happen to cost of gasoline and diesel fuel? Also cost to heat homes and businesses? Canada's Environment Minister, Steven Guilbeault who warns Alberta and Saskatchewan about fossil fuel use to produce electricity beyond 2035, attended and co-chaired an environment conference in China but says what about the massive increase in coal-fired power plants in the PRC. 

Guest: Dan McTeague. President: Canadians For Affordable Energy.

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British Columbia extends its wildfire state of emergency.

Guest: Ted Farr. News director, AM 1150, Kelowna and resident of West Kelowna (was ordered to evacuate because of the Douglas Creek fire).

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Canadian economy stalls in 2nd quarter, according to Statscan. Means what to average Canadian and economic outlook?

CIBC reports a 1 million undercount of Canadian residents. Means what to housing crisis? - Impact of housing crisis on provincial and national economies? - B.C. premier Eby calls on BOC to end raising interest rate. - What is most likely scenario for Canadian economy over next 12 months and how might Canadians prepare?

Guest: Professor Eric Kam. Macroeconomics. Toronto Metropolitan University

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The Northwest Territories extended the state of emergency this week, but has announced Yellowknife residents will begin to be permitted to return home next week. Wildfires continue to burn in proximity to Yellowknife. How have evacuees from Yellowknife and elsewhere in the NWT been faring away from their homes and their work/careers? Many have lost salaries and worry about jobs being available on return.

Guest: Donna-Lynn Baskin who with her daughter drove from Yellowknife to Calgary two weeks ago and through the night-time flames encroaching on the one highway linking the NWT southward.

Kelsey from Hay River, a call-in guest awaiting word on when she can return to her community.

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Issues with prospective judges perhaps having paid to meet Justin Trudeau before their appointment.

In 2019, there was also the issue of Dominic Leblanc, Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs and the ties of 6 New Brunswick judicial appointments to Leblanc, the Liberal Party and the Liberal Riding Association in Leblanc's New Brunswick constituency.

and:

After 6 months without a parliamentary ethics commissioner, the PMO announced an interim ethics commissioner. Parliamentary law requires the government to consult with opposition parties.

Guest: Duff Conacher. Co-founder Democracy Watch. DW has filed court interventions and ethics complaints.

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Jess Larochelle passed away this week. The CAF Private who was recommended for Canada's highest military honour, the Canadian Victoria Cross, for his valour in a battle against Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan in 2006. Lt. General Omer Lavoie, the Command Officer on the battlefield that day was a guest with us and described Pvt. Larochelle's valour in detail. General Rick Hillier, former Chief of the Defence Staff also appeared on our program to support the CDN VC for Jess Larochelle, but still there was military and political refusal. Pvt. Larochelle was critically wounded yet kept fighting to cover his fellow CAF soldiers. Pvt. Larochelle as recently as several months ago underwent surgeries related to wounds suffered in the battle.

Guest: Bruce Moncur. Former CAF member, founder of Afghanistan Veterans Association of Canada and who lead the support for Pvt. Larochelle to receive the CDN VC. Bruce Moncur was also critically wounded in a friendly fire incident in Afghanistan.

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