The Shift with Shane Hewitt

Ed The Sock is back on The Shift talking SNC-Lavalin, Ontario politics and the War On Stupid Tour...Liana K is joining him for this leg, along with an appearance from Spenny (Kenny vs. Spenny).

Plus, the CRTC says an inquiry five months in the making has confirmed allegations the Canadian telecommunications industry uses unacceptable sales practices that mislead consumers and harm vulnerable Canadians.  A lot of our listeners have stories of being screwed over by their providers.

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Payless ShoeSource Canada Inc. says it will soon file for creditor protection in Canada and close all 2,500 of it's North American stores this spring...248 of them in Canada.  The Kansas-based company's chief restructuring officer Stephen Marotta says the closures are happening because the company is "ill-equipped" for today's retail environment with too much remaining debt and too large of a store footprint.

Is retail dead? Our phones went nuts.

ARE YOU OK WITH...a woman being being called "Fatty McFatFat by the CEO of a Canadian company?  It happened in Toronto...wait till you hear what was said to her...

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Gerald Butts, Justin Trudeau's principal secretary and senior political adviser, has resigned amid allegations that the Prime Minister's office tried to prevent the criminal prosecution of SNC-Lavalin.  In a statement posted on Twitter, Butts denied accusations that he or anyone else in the PMO improperly pressured former Attorney General Jody Wilson-Raybould to help Lavalin  avoid prosecution on corruption and bribery charges related to contracts in Libya.

ARE YOU OK WITH...Sephora cancelling online orders because a code was used?

And, what's going on with Russia and their internet?  They want to change how their internet works there, basically all online traffic would go through them, allowing them to spy on anything they want.

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So many imbeciles this week.  From our Prime Minister to the Ontario Premier, stupid things were said...and we have tape!

ARE YOU OK WITH...The city of Winnipeg telling transit operators that they cannot display the badge number of a murdered colleague

And, we chat to Robbie Picard, he's part of the United We Roll convoy on its way to Ottawa to get the government to listen. 

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February 13th is World Radio Day...this year's theme dialogue, tolerance & peace.  We once again simulcasted our show to the USA on KMOX in St. Louis and hooked up with Ryan Wrecker from Overnight America.

Plus, Jody Wilson-Raybould has now resigned...and it speaks volumes.  The PM threw her under a bus today, placing the blame back on her, saying she should have spoken to him...but our own PM said they have spoken.  So who's lying?

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BC coroners are now investigating after a human foot in a shoe washed up on a BC beach...it's the 15th since 2007.  We chat with Mika McKinnon, a doom-obsessed scientist (and geophysicist) who gives us the facts of why this is happening.

Plus, the federal ethics commissioner is now launching an investigation into allegations of political interference by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's office in the SNC-Lavalin case, something Trudeau told reporters he welcomes.

ARE YOU OK WITH..."light sabering" becoming an Olympic sport? French players wanna make it happen...but will it? 

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After an outbreak of measles, Washington State is looking at a bill that would eliminate personal or philosophical exceptions to immunizing your children against measles, mumps, and rubella.  Should Anti-Vaxxer parents be forced to vaccinate their kids?

Plus, Greg Fish from worldofweirdthings.com joins us to chat about China's social credit score system.  There's an app now that will allow you to report people who owe money if you see them living beyond their means.

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According to a report by The Globe and Mail, the PM's office asked former Justice Minister and attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould to intervene and ask federal prosecutors to cut a deal to help a Montreal engineering firm to avoid an expensive trial...Trudeau denies it.

ARE YOU OK WITH...a guy with the last name Assman getting vanity plates for his car?  SGI in Saskatchewan have denied the application saying some might find it offensive.

Plus, sometimes there's humor in death...we read some very cheeky obituaries.

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Quebec's new minister responsible for the status of women says the Muslim hijab is a symbol of oppression.  Speaking to reporters after being named to the portfolio Tuesday, Isabelle Charest said the Muslim headscarf does not correspond to her values and is not a way for women to flourish in society.  We chat to our friend Noor Fadel and ask her...does she feel oppressed?

ARE YOU OK WITH...a Canadian commercial seal hunt? There are some folks on the west coast that want to make it happen.

Plus, the night sky is gonna be busy with rocket launches in 2019...Andrew Ferreira is back with another edition of Weird Science!

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There were reports of a 30-person hockey brawl in Ontario over the weekend...at a peewee game.  But, the two associations say it was an exaggeration.  We chat about over the top hockey parents.

Plus, we chat to Ryan Wrecker, host of Overnight America at KMOX in St. Louis.  We chatted about the Trump State of the Union Address, the Virginia governor who seems to enjoy blackface, and Flat Earthers!

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