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On Media Nation's last show, Karlene discusses Canadas short two million homes. Bob Schickedanz, President of the Ontario Home Builders' Association has launched the Cut the **** campaign to raise awareness about need to increase the housing stock in Ontario. Franco Terrazano with the Canadian taxpayers Federation, on the litany of waste by the federal govt.

The Emergencies Act passed by parliament in 1988, should only be used by the government to deal with extraordinary emergencies such as if the country is under attack. So why did the Trudeau government invoke the Emergencies Act to violently shut down peaceful protestors and shut down bank accounts of people who supported the truckers? Why is Trudeau refusing to release the results of the inquiry into his use of the Act? Toronto Sun columnist Lorrie Goldstein says Trudeau's arguments for invoking the act are weak.The Trudeau government printed more than 400 billion dollars' worth of new money. Is this one of the contributors to the skyrocketing inflation we are seeing in Canada? Ian Lee, with Sprott School of Business at Carleton University, explains what is driving inflation in Canada and yes, interest rates are going up. The Doug Ford government is looking to amalgamate six local courts into one building in downtown Toronto. Tony Loparco, president of the Crown Attorneys of Ontario says this is not a good idea. He explains why!

Ryerson University is being sued by 15 students who were deregistered over their vaccine status. Litigation lawyer Ryan O Connor says this has a damaging impact on the students who cannot complete their academic year because of Ryerson's vaccine mandates. Sarabjit Sara purchased a property with two houses on it. He and his family live in one house and he rented out the smaller house. The tenants paid one month's rent but stopped paying rent after the first month. It's now more than two years and the tenants owe 25 thousand in back rent. Sarabjit Sara says the Landlord and Tenant Board is doing nothing to help him to get these tenants out of his property or to force them to pay the back rent. Are you planning a trip to Cuba? You should look elsewhere to spend your vacation dollars says Cuban Human Rights Activist Michael Lima Cuadra with Democratic Spaces. "The money you spend in Cuba goes to fund repression of Cuban people says," Lima Cuadra.

Kris Sims with BC Canadian Taxpayer Federation says it is shocking that after the carbon tax increase, Trudeau is planning to slap a four thousand tax on trucks. Are you planning to buy a franchise business? Tune in to our conversation with David Druker with the Canadian Franchise Association. John Carpay with the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms, discusses the thorough list of rights abuses against our charter rights by govts, over the past 2 years.

Michael Bourque with the Canadian Real Estate Association in Canada (CREA) asks why are municipalities getting four billion dollars to reduce red tape and regulations that prevents housing constructions? They should not be given billions to reduce costly regulations that's throwing roadblocks to building homes. Ian Lee, Sprott School of Business, Carleton University. says there is a shortage of more than two million homes in Canada. Municipalities share a lot of the blame for the housing shortage because they have thrown road blocks in the way of building houses across Canada. Franco Terrazano with Canadian Taxpayers Federation says the 452 billion in new spending is not addressing the need to balance the budget or pay down the debt.

MPP Randy Hillier was charged, arrested and let out on bail for supporting the Trucker Convoy. Hillier says the chrges laid by Ottawa police are politically motivated. Lawyer David Anber discusses the case. More than 100-thousand Canadians have been diagnosed with Parkinsons Disease. It was thought this was a disease that affected older people. but Larry Linton with Parkinsons Canada says more and more young people are being diagnosed with the disease. Parkinsons Awareness Month.Isaac Kinsella with the Canadian Federation of Indeoendent vusinesses, discusses what all levels of govt need to do right now to support small businesses.

In 2020, Iranian regime shot down a plane killing 176 people including many Iranian Canadians. Trudeau said he would get justice for Iranian Canadian families. But now he has come down firmly on the side of Iran's dictators. Ardeshir Zarezadeh says this is shocking. Journalist Andy Lee was kicked off Twitter after posting reports on Trudeau's Foundation. Her bank accounts/credit cards were shut down. Lee says Elon Musk becoming Twitter's largest investor is good for Freeson of speech. Millions of Canadians chose not to get the vaccine & paid a terrible price for doing so. They've become second class citizens in Canada, made worse with Trudeau attacking them as racists, misogynists. Family lawyer Don Wilson discusses the issue.

Talk about adding insult to injury. Trudeau gets a massive pay increase that pushes his salary up close to 400-thousand dollars. And it's not just Trudeau, all the MP's are getting a raise -- their third increase over the two years of the pandemic, says Franco Terrazzano with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.David Lepofsky with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance -- is waging a full-scale battle against companies who want to rent Electric Scooters or E-Scooters in cities across Ontario. Lepofsky says these E-Scooters are a danger to people with disabilities and to the public. Trudeau is ramming carbon tax increases on Canadians yet again. Pushing up the price of about everything we buy. "This govt is completely tone deaf to the burden it is unloading on Canadians with ever increasing carbon tax,'' says Dan McTeague with Canadians for Affordable Energy.

Ken Forth with FARMS discusses benefits of the seasonal workers program where thousands of workers from the Caribbean and Mexico come to Canada to help grow more than one hundred fruits and vegetables in Ontario. Jay Goldberg, Ontario director with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation discusses how the Trudeau/Singh coalition will have a damaging impact on Canadians.Are you planning a trip to Cuba? You should look elsewhere to spend your vacation dollars says Cuban Human Rights Activist Michael Lima Cuadra with Democratic Spaces. "The money you spend in Cuba goes to fund repression of Cuban people says," Lima Cuadra.

Trudeau is ramming carbon tax increases on Canadians yet again..pushing up the price of just about everything we buy. "This govt is completely tone deaf to the burden it is unloading on Canadians with ever increasing carbon tax,'' says Dan McTeague with Canadians for Affordable Energy.Nuclear Energy is critical to Canada's economy, and a critical part of our future, says Dr. Chris Keefer with Canadians for Nuclear Energy. He questions why the Trudeau govt is barring nuclear energy from Canada's Green Bond Framework. John Carpay, Founder of Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms discusses Trucker Convoy Protest organizer Tamara Lich's outrageous bail conditions.

Independent MPP Roman Baber is running for the leadership of the federal conservatives. He calls the union between Trudeau and Singh.. "horrifying." Baber says it's the most radical coalition govt ever in Canada's history."Jim Karahalios and his wife Belinda Karahalios are the founders of the New Blue Party in Ontario. The party is fielding candidates in nearly all ridings. Karahalios says New Blue stand a good chance of winning seats this election. Ian Lee with Sprott School of Management, Carleton University, breaks down the hundreds of billions it will cost Canadians for Trudeau/Singh's pharmacare and dental programs.

Tamara Lich, Truckers For Freedom organizer, was arrested, charged with mischief, held for 18 days, released under what John Caroay with the Justice Centre calls "outrageous bail conditions." He says Tamara Lich is a political prisoner.The Beijing2022 Olympic Games are over. Human rights activists mounted a global campaign to make Beijing Olympics the least watched games. And they succeeded. Mehmet Tohti with Uyghur Rights Advocacy discusses issue with Karlene Nation.After two years of lockdowns, theme parks are re-opening. A conversation with Steve Mayer about the reopening of Wet And Wild WaterPark.

Small business owners were encouraged during the pandemic to set up online stores. But many businesses can barely afford to pay the sky-high debit and credit card fees. Isaac Kinsella with CFIB National discusses issues.Dr Christipher Morgan joins Karlene Nation on Media Nation to discuss the incredible legacy of Lillie Johnson, Founder of Sickle Cell Association of Ontario...who is celebrating her 100th Birthday

Karlene Nation speaks to Franco Terrazzano with Canadian Taxpayers Federation discussing CMHC giving its executives forty-eight million in bonuses.The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms suing the Trudeau govt and banks over gross abuses of Emergencies Act.Lorrie Goldstein, Toronto Sun, on Trudeau's big trip to Europe - what did it accomplish? James Rilett with Restaurants Canada, on the struggling restaurant sector.

It's hard to believe that the federal government can order banks and financial institutions to shut down your bank account because you supported a protest from the government. It happened to Journalist Andrea (Andy) Lee. "It's frightening to think the government can target and punish you for supporting a protest." David Anber with David Anber Law Office explains the bail process in terms of Truckers Convoy Organizer Tamara Lich. Jay Goldberg, Ontario Director with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, on a few things Premier Doug Ford can point to as his accomplishments as he gears up for re-election.

Ontario ends vaccine passports. It's one of the worst programs ever introduced by the government, says Independent MPP Roman Baber. He says Premier Doug Ford should never have brought in such a horrendously discriminatory program that did nothing to stop the spread of Covid. The Trucker Convoy protest was violently shut down by police in Ottawa. A police horse trampled one elderly woman. She needed treatment in hospital for her injuries. David Anber Law Office retain Matthew Wolfson to represent the elderly victim.Telehealth virtual doctor's appointment program is popular with patients, says Dr. Richard Tytus, whose company Banty, developed a program where patients and doctors meet virtually.

The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms retains Litigation lawyer Blair Ector to file a lawsuit against the Trudeau government for abuse of the Emergencies Measures Act. Ector slams the Trudeau government shutting down bank accounts of Canadians as an egregious over-reach by the Trudeau govt, a gross abuse of power and abuse of Canadians human rights.Professor Ian Lee, with Sprott School of Business, Carleton University, discussing the SWIFT Banking System and Russia being removed from the Banking system for attacking Ukraine.We are not in this together. Not by a long shot. Franco Terrazzo with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation discusses how politicians and government decision makers are financially divorced from the pain they are causing Canadians.

Stockwell Day is a former leader of the opposition with the Canadian Alliance Party, a former cabinet minister with the federal Conservative Party and also MPP with the Alberta provincial govt. Day has seen just about everything in politics but says he has never seen a politician quite like Trudeau, who acts more like an authoritarian dictator than the leader of a democracy. Investigative journalist Andy Lee and former President Donald Trump have one thing in common.. they were both permanently banned from Twitter. Andy (Andrea ) Lee says she was likely banned because of her reporting Trudeau's active involvement with the Trudeau Foundation. Trevor Manson is with the ODSP Action Coalition. He discusses the dire poverty people with disabilities are experiencing in Ontario.. They only receive a paltry 1300 a month. If they earn any income .. it gets clawed back from the $1300 a month. So why is the Doug Ford government not increasing payments?

Roman Baber, MPP for York Centre, wrote in a now-viral tweet Jan 2021, that lockdown measures, aggressively pushed by the Ontario Medical Officer of Health and Doug Ford's govt. were wreaking havoc on Ontarians. Baber called for an end to the lockdowns. Hewas ousted from the Progressive Conservative caucus by Doug Ford. Now the premier and medical officer of health admitting that lockdowns did not work in terms of stopping covid spread.Dan McTeague, president of Canadians for Affordable Energy, served as MP with the federal Liberal government for almost 20 years. He is now a vocal critic of the Liberal party under Justin Trudeau. McTeague says Trudeau is damaging Canada's economy, destroying our unity, stripping us of our charter rights and freedoms. He says Canadians out west are taking notice. It might be time to separate from Canada.

On Media Nation, Canadians are deeply concerned that PM Trudeau has invoked the Emergency Measures Act to shut down a peaceful protest. Criminal Lawyer Ari Goldkind is concerned the Trudeau government is using the banks to seize contributions from law-abiding Canadians.Herbert Hildebrandt with the Church of God in Aylmer, comments on the mood of the Truckers Convoy protestors on the ground in Ottawa. "They are concerned about Trudeau invoking the Emergency Measures Act... but they will Stand their Ground and Hold the line. in the face of draconian measures."With all that's going on with the Truckers Convoy Protests and Trudeau invoking draconian Emergency Measures Act, many are forgetting It is Black History Month. We discussed the story of The Black Porters who worked on the trains in the 1920's. Actress Olunike Adeliyi says "the porters started what became the first Black union that fought for the rights and equality of Black people.

Lorrie Goldstein, with Toronto Sun, on the Trucker Convoy protests. Trudeau was missing in action for days, showing up in parliament, spinning the same yarn about Truckers of being racists and antisemites. Liberal MP Joel Lightbound powerful take down of Trudeau's divisive approach to convoy protest.Salman Sima was arrested in Iran for speaking about freedom. He was tortured and nearly died in Iran's dreaded Evin prison. He escaped and came to Canada. Salman spoke at Truckers convoy protest. He says the Truckers are fighting for the most important thing in Canada..Freedom.

The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms now represents the Trucker for Freedom Convoy in Ottawa. JCCF retained lawyer Nicholas Wansbutter to assist the truckers. He is challenging Ottawa Police Chief Peter Sloly who is threatening to arrest anyone giving food, water and supplies to the truckers.Litigation lawyer Ryan O'Connor says vaccine mandates are being dropped in countries all over the western world. He questions why Canadian politicians are going to extraordinary lengths to keep them in place.Jay Goldberg, Ontario Director with the Canadian Taxpayer Federation, discusses the much hated and heavily criticized censorship bill that the Trudeau government is trying to get passed in parliament.

A new report by the Fraser Institute's Senior Fellow Ben Eisen, shows that Canadians and in particular Ontarians are earning 19-thousand dollars less than Americans. Franco Terrazano with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation tells us that politicians are giving themselves yet another big fat salary increase on April 1st. And here's something PM Justin Trudeau is not talking about .. How to get us out of this pandemic. Irvin Studin with Global Brief Magazine has published a new book Canada Must Think for Itself .. which offers key recommendations to govts on how to exit the pandemic.

Trucker protest in Ottawa .. one of the largest in Canada and the political elites are not happy. Keean Bexte, thecountersignal.com says the elites are doing everything they can to try to shut down the protest and calls to end vaccine mandates.Rupa Subramanya, columnist with the National Post, says all political leaders should meet with the protestors to listen to their concerns. There's a major shift taking place in Canada. Politicians who ignore the protest do so at their own political peril.Ezra Levant with Rebel News Online, says the Truckers are the most diverse group of protestors he has seen, Many of the Truckers are of Sikh background. The leader of the protest is Jewish. Why is Jagmeet Singh demonizing the protest as racist when it is not?

Litigation Lawyer Ryan O'Connor with Zayouna Law Firm discussing workers terminated because they cannot or choose not to take the vaccine are now filing lawsuits against their former employers. Allison Pejovic with the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms, discusses former Newfoundland Premier Brian Pickford, the last living signer of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, suing the Trudeau govt over the travel ban against unvaccinated Canadians.

The Trucker Convoy 2022 -- is moving full steam ahead, destination Ottawa. An estimated crowd of half a million people and 50-thousand truckers will converge for what is being billed as the largest protest in Canada's history. Journalists Andrea Lee (Andy Lee) with VNA Media and Keean Bexte, with Counter Signal, discuss this protest against the Trudeau government. In two or three years, the skilled trades sector will be short more than 100 thousand qualified workers, as many tradespeople retire. Ian Howcroft with Skills Ontario discusses a new app to help young people to get into careers in the skilled trades.

The trucker convoy is gaining momentum, as they head full steam ahead to Ottawa, to protest Trudeau's vaccine mandates. Joe Warmington with Toronto Sun says this is shaping up to be one of the largest protests in Canadian history. As if things were not bad enough with inflation and skyrocketing food and gas prices, now Trudeau's carbon tax increase kicks in on April 1st. Dan McTeague with Canadians for Affordable Energy says we are going to pay through the nose with ever increasing carbon taxes. It's great to be a govt worker .. with big fat salary increases. Jay Goldberg with Canadian Taxpayers Federation says govt bureaucrats getting paid more while the private sector starves.

The Trudeau government is ramming through an ill-advised vaccine mandate on the trucking industry. This will wreak havoc on Canada's fragile supply chain, especially for the manufacturing sector, says Jocelyn Bamford with Coalition of Concerned Manufacturers and Businesses of Canada. Irvin Studin with the think tank organization Global Brief Magazine launched the Canada Science and Policy Committee to exit the pandemic. This committee will produce strategies for all levels of government to take the country out of the pandemic.

Justice Centre files legal action against Seneca College vaccine mandate. Litigation lawyer Allison Pejovic discusses the case. High tech thieves are driving around, placing tracking devices on high tech vehicles, following you home and stealing your car out from under you. Tony Anscombe with ESET explains how they do it and what to do to protect against this theft of your vehicle. Franco Terrazano with Canadian Taxpayer Federation, on the Trudeau govt salivating over possibly taxing the equity in your home.

The Trudeau government calling for Truck drivers at the Canada/US border to all be vaccinated will cause chaos in the economy. Shelley Walker with The Women's Trucking Federation says Truckers are not causing Covid spread. Walker says many Canadian truckers will quit the industry and stay home if they are forced to be vaccinated. "With vaccine mandates for truckers, Trudeau seems intent on deliberately destroying our economy," says Spencer Fernando withspenerFernando.com. Litigation lawyer Ryan O'Connor is representing students across Ontario who are challenging their universities' draconian vaccine mandates.

Quebec Premier Francois Legault announces a health tax on the unvaccinated. This is unconstitutional says Litigation Lawyer with the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms. Quebec faces a legal challenge over this matter. The CMHC is conducting research into how the Trudeau govt can tax the equity in your home, even though Trudeau said he would do so. Franco Terrazano with Canadian Taxpayer Federation says you can calculate how much the government will take from you by using the CTF calculator on their website. And a spirited debate with Tasha Kheiriddin with Navigator over her latest column in the National Post. Tasha Kheiriddin: The unvaccinated must be deterred from harming others.

PM Trudeau is pushing ahead with a vaccine mandate for international truckers despite increasing pressure from critics who say it will exacerbate driver shortages and drive up the price of goods imported from the United States. Marco Beghetto is with the Ontario Trucking Association. Trudeau has gone from demonizing the unvaccinated to now floating a trial balloon about mandatory vaccines in Canada. Lorrie Goldstein with Toronto Sun and Post Media, weighs in on the issue. Melissa Mbarki, a Cree/French writer and researcher, says the Trudeau govt will have a tough time forcing mandatory vaccines on Indigenous Peoples across Canada. There is a high rate of vaccine hesitancy in Indigenous communities.

Justin Trudeau swore on a bible that his government will not tax the equity in your home. Well, that was then. The issue of a tax grab on the sale of your home is becoming a reality and we must fight it, says Franco Terrazano with Canadian Taxpayer Federation. Ontarians are in a blind rage over recent school closure ordered by Doug Ford govt. Irvin Studin with Global Brief calls it a policy crime and an abomination to shut students out of in class learning. He says this generation are being grossly under-educated. PM Trudeau attacking Canadians who are vaccine hesitant calling them racists, misogynists who are taking up space. Disgraceful and dangerous rhetoric says Andre Memauri with the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms.

It's inexcusable to shut down schools once again, says Dr. ICU specialist Dr. Kwadwo Kyeremanteng. This has a terrible impact on children's mental and physical health. It's as if the Ontario government has not learned anything from covid over the past two years. They just resort to shutdowns which are damaging to businesses, workers and families.Litigation Lawyer Ryan O'Connor says unelected, unaccountable medical officers of health, are pushing for lockdowns that are damaging to small businesses. MOH don't have to face the consequences of their disastrous, damaging policies.Pastor Henry Hildebrandt with the Church of God in Aylmer, comments on Blackface wearing PM Trudeau demonizing vaccine hesitant Canadians as racists, misogynists and taking up space.

Thousands of protestors took the streets in Cuba demanding human rights. The dictators arrested 800 political prisoners who are being tortured in prison. Human Rights Activist Michael Lima Cuadra says Canadians should not vacation in Cuba.Ezra Levant, Founder of Rebel News Online, describes what happened when senior Rebel News Journalist David Menzies, was viciously attacked by three of Trudeau's bodyguards.

Blacklocks Reporter broke the story that the husband of MP Anita Anand, received multi-million dollar govt contracts while his wife, was Minister of Public Services and procurement. for Canada. This is a massive conflict of interest, says Tom Korski with Blacklocks Reporter.Medical Officers of Health are preventing Ontario children and youth from participating in sports, a move which is contributing to children suffering from mental health issues. Litigation lawyer Ryan O'Connor discusses the issue.Robots delivering packages on our streets? The city of Toronto is looking to ban this from happening. Disability rights activist David Lepofsky calls on the province of Ontario to ban robots from our streets and sidewalks.

Environment/Climate Change Minister announced he is seeking a mandate from Trudeau govt that would force auto dealers to sell a certain number of electric vehicles to be in place by the end of next year. Dan McTeague with Canadians for Affordable Energy says consumers do not want EV and Trudeau govt cannot force people to buy a vehicle they don't want. Also the batteries in EV's cannot be recycled. Also, Trudeau announced Canada will impose a diplomatic Boycott of the Beijing Games. Critics says this is a weak response to Olympics in China that is being referred to as the Genocide Games. Margaret McCuaig-Johnston with University of Ottawa discusses boycotting Beijing Games and banning Huawei.

Karlene Nation shares a shocking story on Media Nation. Grocery stores in New Brunswick are now allowed to discriminate against unvaccinated shoppers .. preventing them from buying food. This is not just a disgrace, it's unconstitutional and dangerous says Jay Cameron, Litigator with the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms. Later on, Paige Macpherson with the Fraser Institute reports that according to new poll, a majority of Canadian parents, especially parents in Ontario believe their children have fallen behind because of Covid-19 restrictions and will not be able to catch up on their learning.

U.S. President Joe Biden announced that his government will impose a "diplomatic boycott" of the Beijing Games. Mehmet Tohti with the Uyghur Rights Advocacy Project, is not impressed in the least with this announcement from Biden. Later on the show, Clifton Corbin discusses his new book which teaches financial literacy to children. Last but not he least, Franco Terrazano with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation is asking why political parties took close to 4 million in wage subsidies that should have gone to help struggling businesses.

Medical Officers of Health are acting like dictators. Their responsibilities should be curbed, says Litigation Lawyer Ryan O'Connor. These unelected, unaccountable medical officers of health are making decisions that are putting Canadians out of work without pay before Christmas and making our lives less safe.Are you planning a vacation soon - "Don't Go to Cuba," says Human Rights activist and university lecturer Michael Lima Cuadra. Close to one thousand people have been arrested in Cuba because they were protesting for human rights. Canadians must stop spending vacation money in Cuba because it supports a repressive regime.Ian Howcroft is the CEO with Skills Ontario. There are more than one hundred thousand jobs available in the skilled trades. Jobs that pay in the high six figures. Howcroft explains how to get access to some of these jobs.

Environmentalist David Suzuki faces a firestorm of criticism for saying pipelines will be blown up in Canada. Dan McTeague with Canadians for Affordable Energy weighs in on this issue. Flora MacDonald is Canada's first female Foreign Affairs Minister. She had an impressive careerand handled many challenging diplomatic issues. We discussed the new book .. FLORA -- A woman in a man's world with author Geoffrey Stevens. Later on, Karalyn White discussing a new holiday food drive by Paramount Fine Foods.

Great commentary from online journalist Spencer Fernando with spencerfernando.com. As Long As Dishonest Governments Continue Moving The Goalposts, Public Anger Will Continue.A great book for children written by Clifton D. Corbin "Your Kids ..Their Money." Corbin discusses what you should do to educate your children about financial matters. Help them to avoid financial pitfalls later in life.

After enduring the brunt of repeated lockdowns, restaurants are facing more challenges. They can no longer get access to govt subsidy programs. James Rilett with Restaurants Canada.One topic that did not get mentioned at the UN Conference for Climate change -- is the topic of Nuclear Energy. Dr. Chris Keefer with Canadians for Nuclear Energy says nuclear energy is the best way to fight climate change. Lawyers across the country are signing on to the Free North Declaration. Litigation lawyer Lisa Bildy explains what this declaration means.

Andre Memauri with the Justice Center for Constitutional Freedoms discusses possible legal case against two universities in Saskatchewan over vaccine mandates. Kevin Lacey, with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation discusses the Throne Speech. Climate change, climate change climate change. Nothing about the deficit or the one Trillion dollar debt. Janice Bartley with Foodpreneur Lab discusses how her organization will support Black food entrepreneurs.

Environmental activist David Suzuki says pipelines WILL be blown up? Is Suzuki calling for acts of terrorism around our pipelines? Dan McTeague with Canadians for Affordable Energy says the RCMP should speak to Suzuki.the holiday season is coming up .. and according to a new poll by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, many of us say we will be shopping either at big box stores or online with companies like Amazon. Ryan Mallough, Ontario Director with the CFIB says This is not helpful at all for small businesses. Kim Richardson with the Truck Training Schools Association of Ontario says the majority of truck drivers on the road are highly qualified but a small minority are getting training at fly-by-night pop-up trucking schools, who are not giving drivers the proper training.

The Trudeau Liberals are cutting deals with the provinces for a 10-dollar-a-day daycare program. It sounds appealing to parents. But Ian Lee, Associate professor with Sprott School of Business, says the devil is in the details of the program. Jay Goldberg, Ontario Director with the Canadian Taxpayer Federation discusses inflation at the highest levels ever in Canada. It is driving up the cost of everything. Goldberg says government overspending is driving inflation.

Federal MP's getting big salary increases when they are working less in parliament says Franco Terrazano with Canadian Taxpayers Federation. Tanya Lee with a Room of Your Own Book Club discusses TDSB pulling out of the book event because of featured authors including defence lawyer Marie Henein. University of Ottawa Law Professor Carissima Mathen weighs in on this issue with the TDSB withdrawing students from book club event, because they take issue with featured author defence lawyer Marie Henein.

Why has PM Trudeau kept Canada's flag lowered for five months? Melissa Mbarki, researcher, writer, analyst of Cree and French background, comments on her article in the National Post. "The lowered flag is a mockery to all Canadians, including Indigenous peoples. Abhijeet Manay, Deputy Leader of the Green Party of Ontario and myself debate issues around climate change and the farce of COP26.Eight hundred aviation professionals with Air Canada have been suspended due to vaccine mandates. Matt with Free to Fly is a pilot who has been suspended.

It's good news for workers that the minimum wage has been increased to 15 dollars per hour in Ontario. But this is another hit to the bottom line for businesses who are struggling to survive. Milena Stanoeva with CFIB discusses the issue.Tony Anscombe, Cyber security expert with ESET, discusses how to protect children of all ages on the internet.How do you safely recycle your old computers, cell phones, tablets, Ipad and gaming devices, Brandon Freeman with Just Junk offers tips.

Hypocrisy at UN 2021 Climate Change Conference in Glasgow... Billionaire attendees lecturing the world about cutting emissions when thry trvelled to the conference in 400 orivate jets. Dianne Saxe with Green Party of Ontario Trudeau is pledging caps on emissions in oil and gas sector. Dan MacTeague with Candians for affordable Energy.Why is Toronto Medical Officer of health not allowing students to play in door hockey. Litigation lawyer Ryan O Connor with Zayouna law firm.

Steven Guilbeault is appointed to the position of Climate Change minister in Trudeau govt.Dan McTeague with Canadians for affordable Energy, says this radical former Greenpeace activistwill be a disaster on the environmental file.A discussion on gun violence in the city. Lorrie Goldstein discusses his article in Toronto Sun" Today's politicians side with the criminals on gun violence against us." Melissa Mbarki, a Cree writer, researcher and an analyst in the oil and gas sector weighs in on Patty Hajdu being appointed Indigenous minister and Steven Guilbeault as Climate Change Minister.