RECOVERING POLITICIANS PANEL: PM TRUDEAU SAYS CANADIANS COULD BE AMONG HAMAS HOSTAGES

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Jane Brown is filling in for Libby Znaimer today. She is joined by Andrew Cash, Former NDP MP, Toronto-Davenport district, John Milloy, Former Ontario Liberal MPP who served as a cabinet minister under the Dalton McGuinty and Kathleen Wynne governments, and Lisa Raitt, Former Deputy Leader of Conservative Party of Canada.

According to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, there may be three Canadians taken hostage by Hamas terrorists. Meanwhile, Ottawa is calling for a humanitarian corridor to be set up in Gaza to help aid innocent civilians trapped in the enclave. Closer to home, Ontario Premier Doug Ford is calling for NDP Sarah Jama to not be permitted into the legislature following her apology for making offensive remarks about Israel. The motion by the Ford government said that Jama made "antisemitic and discriminatory statements" and defended "Hamas terrorists in her statements on social media platform X (formerly Twitter). And, amid an investigation into the Greenbelt landswap scandal by the RCMP, the Ford government has tabled a bill to return land back that was removed from protection in the Greenbelt and to enshrine the boundaries into law.

GEORGE SMITHERMAN ON FIVE YEARS SINCE THE LEGALIZATION OF CANNABIS IN CANADA

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Jane Brown is joined by George Smitherman, President of the Cannabis Council of Canada and a Former Ontario Liberal MPP for Toronto Centre who also served as a health minister and deputy Premier.

Today marks five years since Cannabis was legalized in Canada. George reflects on how the industry has evolved since this happened, the problem around the continued presence of illegal sources of Marijuana and why being the President of the Cannabis Council of Canada was a very personal one for him.

THE AVERAGE COST OF A CAR HAS SPIKED DRAMATICALLY IN A SINGLE YEAR

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Jane Brown is now joined by Consumer Advocate, Ellen Roseman.

Get this: the average cost of a new car in Canada has gone up by almost 20 per cent over the last year (averaging  $67,817 in September)! So, what factors have contributed to this? Ellen weighs in and gives consumer tips for navigating the car market.