Jane Brown is filling in for Libby Znaimer today. She is joined by Jason Lietaer, Conservative Strategist and President of Enterprise, John Milloy, Former Ontario Liberal MPP who served as a cabinet minister under the Dalton McGuinty and Kathleen Wynne governments, and Glenn De Baeremaeker, a former city councillor in Toronto who represented Ward 38 Scarborough Centre.

This week: Deputy Mayor Jennifer McKelvie has sent a letter out to the provincial and federal levels of government asking for help to fill the 1-billion dollar budget gap for the City. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has called for investigations into China’s alleged interference of our 2021 federal election, but stopped short of an official public inquiry. Finally, we do a recap of the Ontario Liberals’ annual general meeting.

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GROCERY CHAIN CEOS TO APPEAR BEFORE HOUSE OF COMMONS COMMITTEE TOMORROW: A PREVIEW

Jane Brown is now joined by Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, Senior Director, Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University,  and David Macdonald,  Senior Economist, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.

This week: The CEO's of the country's largest grocery retailers will be appearing before the House of Commons agricultural committee tomorrow in Ottawa. Some critics are describing this event as "political theatre". It comes at a time when inflation is severely impacting food costs for things like meat products, dairy and vegetables, and grocery chains are being accused of "greedlation". Our experts weigh in on the latest.

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