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Guest: Robert Benzie, Queen's Park bureau chief

The Ontario government unveiled its massive new housing plan this week, with sweeping changes and housing targets for municipalities across the provinc…

Guest: Patricia Jaggernauth, former CP24 broadcaster

Former CP24 broadcaster and Toronto television personality Patricia Jaggernauth has spoken out about an allegedly systemic pattern of racism, sexi…

Guest: Jim Stanford, director at the Centre for Future Work

The Competition Bureau is investigating if the Canadian grocery industry is contributing to skyrocketing food prices. Coming on the heels o…

Guest: David Rider, City Hall Bureau Chief

After a long election campaign, it comes as no surprise to many that John Tory won a third term as mayor of Toronto. What is surprising is the new makeup of…

Guest: Alex Boutilier, Global News national reporter

The inquiry into the federal government’s unprecedented use of the Emergencies Act during the so-called “Freedom Convoy” protests has almost reach…

Guest: Alyshah Hasham, crime and court reporter

Jacob Hoggard, the former lead singer of the band Hedley, has been sentenced to five years in prison for sexual assault. The Canadian rock star was sen…

Guest: DT Cochrane, economist with Canadians for Tax Fairness

Canada’s largest corporations avoided paying $30 billion in taxes last year, according to a new report from the non-profit organization C…

Guest: Jonathan Franks, crisis management consultant and president of Lucid Strategies

Hostage diplomacy is on the rise and some experts believe that more civilians are in the crosshairs of governmen…

Guest: Edward Keenan, city columnist

As municipal elections across Ontario enter their final week, the Toronto election has been bereft of interest. Sure, housing and affordability are big issues, bu…

Guest: Nora Jenkins Townson, founder of Bright and Early

After two and a half years of lockdowns and working from home for millions of Canadians, many employers are expecting workers to return to the…

Guest: Philip Cross, senior fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute

Many of the country’s top economists are predicting that a recession is coming, and it will hit harder and last longer than previ…

Guest: Judy Dempsey, senior fellow at Carnegie Europe and editor-in-chief of Strategic Europe

As Russia rains rockets down on a devastated Ukraine in retaliation for land victories in the Kherson reg…

Guest: Jon Festinger, adjunct professor at the Allard School of Law

The federal government is changing how the internet is regulated in Canada. Bill C-11, also known as the Online Streaming Act, is n…

Guest: Will Oremus, Washington Post journalist

Elon Musk offered to buy Twitter in April for $54.20 U.S. a share and, after signing to buy it, proceeded to act like a man who clearly wanted out of th…

Guest: Bruce Arthur, columnist

Developments with Hockey Canada have sparked a national conversation after revelations the organization spent millions in settlements following sexual misconduct claims…

Guest: Enoch Wu, founder of Forward Alliance, a Taiwanese NGO focusing on national security.

Last month Toronto Star journalist Joanna Chiu, a reporter covering national and international news, visit…

Guest: Alyshah Hasham, crime and court reporter

A coalition made up of sex workers and advocates is taking the government to court to challenge a federal law from the Harper era that experts say is p…

Guest: Morgan Bocknek, investigative reporter

After celebrity megachurch pastor Bruxy Cavey was arrested and charged with sexual assault in June, the Meeting House — once one of the most prominent me…

Guests: Anonymous member of 1500Tasvir and Pardis Mahdavi, author of “Passionate Uprisings: Iran’s Sexual Revolution”

A protest that erupted in the wake of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini’s death allegedly a…