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Guest: Daniel Beland, Director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada and a James McGill Professor in the Department of Political Science, McGill University.

In this eighteenth episode of Tour de Table, Frérédic Mérand and Jennifer Welsh are joined by Daniel Béland, James McGill Professor and Director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada, to discuss what Donald Trump's presidency means for Canada. Dans ce dix-huitième épisode de Tour de Table, Frédéric Mérand et Jennifer Welsh sont rejoints par Daniel Béland, professeur James McGill et directeur de l'Institut d'études canadiennes de McGill, pour discuter des conséquences de la présidence Trump pour le Canada.   Producer: Kareem Faraj   Theme music: Mat Large/ High Drama/ Courtesy of www.epidemic sound.com   Tour de Table is recorded in Montreal/Tiohtià:ke, on land which has long served as a site of meeting and exchange amongst Indigenous peoples, including the Haudenosaunee and Anishinabeg nations. We acknowledge and thank the diverse Indigenous peoples whose presence marks the territory from which we broadcast.   Tour de Table est enregistré à Montréal/Tiohtià:ke, sur des terres qui ont longtemps servi de lieu de rencontre et d'échange entre les peuples autochtones, y compris les nations Haudenosaunee et Anishinabeg. Nous remercions les diverses nations autochtones et les reconnaissons comme intendantes des terres et des eaux sur lesquelles nous radiodiffusions.

Recent polls suggests tariff threats from the U.S. have been reigniting Canadian pride. An increasing number of consumers are supporting local businesses, boycotting U.S. products at the grocery store and some are thinking of vacationing in Canada. Historically, when was the last time that Canadian patriotism was this strong? Dr. Jodey Nurse is a faculty lecturer at the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada at McGill University. She spoke to Andrew Carter.

Brian Crombie interviews Daniel Beland political science professor at McGill about the federal budget. We discuss the political reaction, housing, capital gains, provincial premiers and is this going to help the Liberals survive. Daniel Béland is Director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada and James McGill Professor at the Department of Political Science at McGill. A student of politics and public policy, he is currently working on research projects focusing on issues ranging from universal social policy and health care reform to the role of ideas in policy development and the relationship between fiscal policy and welfare state development.Brian Crombie then discuss the power of big ideas to create urban renewal from NHL hockey rinks to waterfront retail entertainment to parks to transit. I have been involved in downtown revitalization projects in several stories and at Disney amusement parks and bring my experience to Mississauga with some potential big ideas. 

This afternoon, city council discussed the privatization of LRT operations at its General Issues Committee with the final analysis being presented by the LRT subcommittee. What came of it and will it have in impact on the final decision? Guest: John-Paul Danko, Councillor, Ward 8, City of Hamilton - Could Canadians find themselves voting in a third referendum on the separation of Quebec? If things keep going the way they do in the province, that might just happen. Guest: Daniel Béland, Director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada - What's with the rise in true crime documentaries? Guest: Bill Brioux, television critic and author

Amy Stewart from the University of Ottawa speaks with Dr. Marta Cerruti, a professor in the Department of Mining and Materials Engineering at McGill University, a prominent figure in the research field of bio-synthetic materials, and the team leader of the Bio-Interface lab. As of today, Dr. Cerruti is the co-director of the McGill Institute for Advanced Materials and an associate member of the Faculty of Dentistry and the Department of Bioengineering. In the Bio Interface lab, her work centers around the incorporation of implants, tissues and drugs into the human body, as well as how minerals such as calcium and magnesium are formed in living organisms that help her address the questions of curing mineral-based diseases. Today, we'll be discussing her work centering around mineral deposits that lead to aortic valve stenosis.Learn more: https://www.mcgill.ca/materials/marta-cerruti0:15 l Introduction to BEaTS and Dr. Cerruti1:25 l What is aortic valve calcification and what are the causes?2:54 l Are there other minerals that develop in the heart?3:45 l What are the methods used to view clacium deposits?7:06 l Differences in calcification between men and women12:01 l Future research14:10 l Conclusion14:45 l CreditsPodcast by Amy Stewart (Show Host), Shikshita Singh (Producer), Minh Tran (Writer Editor), Jade Gamelin Kao (Audio Master).Soundtrack by Lexin_music featuring the song "sicence documentary". All rights reserved. Listen more: https://pixabay.com/music/build-up-scenes-science-documentary-169621/

Brian interviews Daniel Béland. Daniel is Director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada and Professor at the Department of Political Science at James McGill. We discuss the outcomes of the recent conference where the Premiers met, including healthcare, climate change, and the Canadian Pension plan. We also touch on the controversy surrounding the removal of the carbon tax on heating oil in Atlantic Canada, the issue of Alberta wanting to exit the Canada Pension Plan, the future of healthcare and pharmacare in Canada, and national solidarity in relation to the Quebec government's decision to fund English language universities. What is the state of our Fiscal Federalism, in the aftermath of the Premiers commencing last well?

A tuition hike for out-of-province students causes a stir in Quebec (1:39) Guest: Daniel Beland, Director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada and a James McGill Professor in the Department of Political Science, McGill University Journo Corner: PM weighs in on Alberta Pension Plan (15:58) Guest: Dave Breakenridge, Editor, Edmonton Journal and Edmonton Sun, host of the 10/3 podcast A Little More Collecting: The past, present and future of coin and stamp (32:35) Guest: Brian Grant Duff, owns and operates Vancouver's All Nations Stamp and Coin Biden arrives in Israel offering support and demands (46:38) Guest: Randa Slim, Director of the Conflict Resolution and Track II Dialogues Program at the Middle East Institute and a non-resident fellow at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced and International Studies (SAIS) Foreign Policy Institute. Former UN war crimes investigator explains why he believes Israel not at fault for Gaza Hospital blast (56:23) Guest: Marc Garlasco, former Pentagon intelligence analyst, senior civilian protection officer for the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and senior military advisor for the Human Rights Council A new report finds ultra-processed foods can be addictive and recommends new labelling (1:04:37) Guest: Ashley Gearhardt, Associate Professor of Psychology in the Clinical Science area, University of Michigan. Giant tortoise 'Frank the Tank' found wandering in Richmond, BC ( 1:18:52) Guest: Shelley Smith, found the turtle near her house

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's chief of staff has agreed to testify before one of the committees investigating the extent of the Chinese government's interference in Canada's elections — and what the Liberal government knew about it. GUEST: Daniel Béland, Director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has released foreign interference special rapporteur David Johnston's mandate, which instructs the former governor general to determine by May 23 whether a public inquiry is necessary. However, Johnston will have months more to dig into the broader issue of shoring up Canada's democracy. GUEST: Michael Kempa, Associate Professor of Criminology at the University of Ottawa - Ontario's plans to build housing near a massive national park could be shut down if a new study shows a negative impact on biodiversity and at-risk species, the federal environment minister warned on Tuesday. Steven Guilbeault said the study will be conducted as soon as possible in Rouge National Urban Park in the Greater Toronto Area GUEST: Phil Pothen, Ontario Environment Program Manager for Environmental Defence

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast w/ Shiona Thompson: With his government under fire over claims that China meddled in the 2019 and 2021 votes, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced multiple investigations into foreign election interference and the appointment of a special rapporteur. GUEST: Daniel Béland, Director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada - There is an old cliché that inflation results from ‘too much money chasing too few goods.' If the supply of goods and services doesn't match the purchasing power of people who want to buy them, then prices will be bid up, causing inflation. People with a bit of economics training often smugly assert that this adage somehow explains the inflation currently bedevilling Canadians. Unfortunately, the adage is a truism: it doesn't provide any insight into what actually sparked an inflationary imbalance, nor how to fix it. GUEST: Jim Stanford, Economist and Director of the Centre for Future Work - Have you ever dreamed of giving it all up, leaving it all behind and hitting the road to escape all your responsibilities? It sounds good, doesn't it? But it also sounds expensive. Or at least, it did sound expensive until now – because now a cruise company is launching a three-year, 130,000-mile, escape-your-daily-life cruise for a relatively affordable $30,000 per person per year. GUEST: Frederic Dimanche, Director of the Ted Rogers School of Hospitality and Tourism Management at Toronto Metropolitan University 

Brian interviews Daniel Beland. Daniel is Director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada and James McGill Professor at the Department of Political Science at McGill. A student of politics and public policy, he is currently working on research projects focusing on issues ranging from universal social policy and health care reform to the role of ideas in policy development and the relationship between fiscal policy and welfare state development. We talk about the recent Health Care Accord.

Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Malcolm Moore, a medical oncologist  at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Dr. Fahad Razak, an internist and epidemiologist at Unity Health Toronto, Dr. Alisa Naiman, a family physician and founder and medical director of The Medical Station in Toronto. This week: We start things off by discussing the increased spread of Norovirus since the pandemic and also a report by Toronto Public Health that shows that during the pandemic, mental illness, opioid overdoses and food and shelter insecurity have all worsened. ---- FRANCOIS LEGAULT'S TAKE ON TRUDEAU'S HANDLING OF THE BORDER  Libby Znaimer is joined by Daniel Béland, James McGill Professor; Director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada (MISC), and Dr. Jennifer Elrick, Associate Professor of Sociology at McGill University who specializes in immigration policymaking and implementation. This week: Quebec Premier François Legault wrote an article in the English national newspaper The Globe and Mail in which he called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to enforce Canada's border and deal with Asylum seekers in a better way and make that a priority Listen live, weekdays from noon to 1, on Zoomer Radio!

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast: She retires just before the Public Order Emergency Commission report comes out, why did she choose to step down now? & What will we remember Brenda Lucki by? GUEST: Daniel Béland, Director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada - The federal government will no longer fund research with Chinese military and state security institutions and is urging the provinces and universities to adopt similar national-security measures. GUEST: Dr. Robert Huish, Associate Professor with the Department of International Development Studies at Dalhousie University - Topics Include: ·        Ontario's economic and fiscal outlook ·        Healthcare polling ·        Doug Ford's comments on stag & Doe and John Tory ·        And more….. GUEST: Colin D'Mello, Queen's Park Bureau Chief for Global News

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast: Parliament is back after a six-week break and the Liberal government is facing aggressive questions from the opposition bench about a number of ethical missteps and the sorry state of Canada's health-care system — two issues that are poised to dominate this spring sitting. ALSO: Dominic Barton, former McKinsey head, to Face MP questions about contract concerns. GUEST: Daniel Béland, Director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada - Does Canada's medical assistance in dying legislation need fixing? Jeff Palkin joins us to discuss his op-ed in the Hamilton Spectator. GUEST: Jeff Paikin, President of New Horizon Development Group - Loblaw's three-month-long “price freeze” on its No Name products ended Tuesday as one of its main rivals warns cost increases are coming to store shelves. However, while overall inflation appears to be on the decline, the scrapping of the price freeze comes at a time when Canadian food prices are still higher than overall inflation, according to Statistics Canada's December 2022 report. What are the implications? GUEST: Marvin Ryder, Professor with the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University

Guest host Chelsea Bird chats with Jennifer Elrick, an associate professor in the department of sociology at McGill University and Canadian studies director at the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada

Guest: Daniel Beland, Director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada and a James McGill Professor in the Department of Political Science, McGill University

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast: Ontario auditor general Bonnie Lysyk released her annual report Wednesday. We discuss some of the highlights like, highway projects, auto insurance and more! GUEST: Peter Tabuns, Interim Leader of the Ontario NDP and MPP for Toronto-Danforth -  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that while he's "not looking for a fight" with Alberta, the federal government is not taking anything off the table when it comes to how it may respond to Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's new 'sovereignty act.' GUEST: Daniel Béland, Director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada - Few events capture the attention of the globe like the Men's FIFA World Cup — in 2018, the event boasted a viewership of 3.5 billion people. Yet, despite the enormous popularity of the World Cup, host cities and countries invsriably lose money on the event itself, with FIFA capturing most of the profits despite its non-profit status. GUEST: David Roberts, Director of the Urban Studies Program at the University of Toronto and an Associate Professor with the University of Toronto

This week on “It's Political,” we focus on the threads connecting François Legault's big win in Monday's election in Quebec and the United Conservative Party leadership race in Alberta — culminating in Danielle Smith's victory — and ask what if we are having a constitutional crisis and no one is noticing? In this episode: Constitutional lawyer Marion Sandilands from Conway Litigation, former journalist and independent senator André Pratte, University of Calgary political science professor Lisa Young, and Business Council of Canada vice-president of policy Robert Asselin. Hosted by Althia Raj. Some of the clips this week were sourced from the Montreal Gazette, CBC, CPAC, CTV, CityTV, Radio-Canada, Global News, TVA, The Big Story podcast and the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada. “It's Political” is produced by Althia Raj and Michal Stein. Sean Pattendon mixed the program. Our theme music is by Isaac Joel.

Guest: Daniel Beland, Director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada and a James McGill Professor in the Department of Political Science

Canada imposes new sanctions on Iran and Russia, a daring rescue & the Indonesia soccer stadium crush - October 3rd, 2022 Canada imposes new sanctions on Iran and Russia, how effective will they be and how well will Ottawa enforce them?  Guest: John Boscariol, head of McCarthy Tétrault's international trade and investment law group Daring rescue: Florida man swims 800 meters to save his mom during Hurricane Ian Guest: Johnny Lauder, Naples, Florida resident Incumbent premier Francois Legault and Coalition Avenir Quebec steamroll to another majority in Quebec  Guest: Daniel Beland, Director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada and a James McGill Professor in the Department of Political Science More than 125 people are killed in Indonesia soccer stadium crush, what went wrong and how can similar tragedies be prevented?  Guest: Clifford Stott, Professor of Social Psychology, Dean for Research in the Faculty of Natural Sciences, Director of the Keele Policing Academic Collaboration (KPAC), Keele University, UK

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast: The Liberal cabinet began three days of meetings in Vancouver today to hash out the government's fall playbook, with the rising cost of living and the state of the economy topping the agenda as Parliament prepares for the return of MPs. GUEST: Daniel Béland, Director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada - On the Labour Day weekend, a devastating series of attacks resulting in deaths and others injured instantly made the James Smith Cree Nation internationally famous. In the coming days, as journalists delve into the backgrounds of the suspects and the dynamics surrounding the incomprehensible events, any characterization of this atrocity as a meme for Indigenous dysfunction would be, frankly, inaccurate. As we have tragically seen in recent years – in towns from Portapique, N.S. to Uvalde, Tex. – the disease of mass killings has nothing to do with a community's ethnicity. The traumatized Indigenous community in Saskatchewan deserves better than this.  GUEST: Dr. Ken Coates, Canada Research Chair with the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy at the University of Saskatchewan, and a Senior Fellow of Aboriginal and Northern Canadian Issues with the Macdonald Laurier Institute - Top 10 threats to childhood are putting the lives of 8 million kids at risk. New report from child advocates calls for urgent action as kids go back to school.  GUEST: Stephanie Mitton, Government Relations Advisor for Children First Canada

Are voters in Quebec ready to turn their backs on the PQ and the Liberals?  Guest: Daniel Beland, Director, McGill Institute for the Study of Canada

Daniel Beland, James McGill Professor, Department of Political Science and Director, McGill Institute for the Study of Canada

In conversation with Dr Yolanda Munoz "You cannot talk of climate change when inclusion is an afterthought". The Centre for Human Rights is embarking on a campaign, #GreenJusticeAfrica to address the impact of climate change on the protection and fulfilment of human rights in Africa. Climate change is now one of the biggest threats to human rights globally. In this episode, Dr Yolanda Munoz, an academic and advocate for the rights of people with disabilities and a full-time wheelchair user, discusses the impact of climate change on the rights of persons with disabilities. There is no climate justice without disability justice. Climate change is currently the central political and moral issue around the globe. It affects everyone, but not equally. For persons with disabilities, the threat is compounded by discrimination, marginalisation, and other pre-existing inequalities. From the 1990s, disability rights started to receive more attention in the African Commission. Though the African continent has made significant strides to include persons with disabilities in the society, the same cannot be said of climate justice. The even adaptation and mitigation practices, which seek to combat the effects of climate change may do harm to disability communities in Africa. In order to reduce such harms in the present and avoid them in the future, Africa must employ ethical frameworks that bring disability justice to the forefront of climate justice. Disability justice should be an integral part of conversations in climate change. Professionally, Dr Yolanda Munoz has explored the social arrangements behind the unquestioned exclusion of people with disabilities. She has also served as a consultant for the Inter-American Development Bank, as Program Officer with the Disability Rights Fund, as an external consultant for Global Greengrants Fund and has collaborated with the Disability-Inclusive Climate Action Research Program, with the Faculty of Law at McGill University. In the academic field, she completed a Masters and a PhD in Japanese Studies, with speciality in the Ainu women of Northern Japan. Her knowledge on feminist theory and practice has been the motivation to design and teach the course “Gender and Disability,” offered since 2006 at the McGill Institute for Gender, Sexuality and Feminist Studies. This conversation was recorded on 5 July 2022. Music: Inner Peace by Mike Chino https://soundcloud.com/mike-chinoCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/0nI6qJeqFcc   

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast: Canada's Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said he has tasked Canada's major telecommunications networks with establishing a formal agreement to mitigate the damage of future outages. Following a closed-door meeting with the CEO of Rogers and the heads of other telecommunications service providers on Monday, Champagne told reporters he's given the group 60 days to consider emergency roaming, mutual assistance during outages, and building out a communication protocol to better inform the public and authorities of any emergencies. Is it time to open up the market to other companies? GUEST: Daniel Tsai, Lecturer of Communication, Culture, Information & Technology at the University of Toronto - Canadian premiers presenting a united front in Victoria, as they demanded more health-care funding from Ottawa.  How important is this funding to help the staffing crisis? GUEST: Daniel Béland, Director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada - Why is it better for the health of the sport if The Open winner is not from the breakaway LIV Golf Series? GUEST: Garry McKay, Journalist for Pro Shop Magazine and Hamilton Spectator. Past president and secretary/treasurer of Golf Journalists Association of Canada

The Bill Kelly Podcast: Conservative leadership candidates attacked their opponents' ethics during the only official French-language debate, with Jean Charest, Pierre Poilievre and Patrick Brown highlighting past controversies, while also sparring over how to tackle the cost of living and protect the French language. Was there any winners or losers? GUEST:  Daniel Béland, Director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada - Texas Gun Laws: 4 gun reform policies that advocates say could reduce violence Beto O'Rourke confronts Gov. Abbott on shooting Onlookers urged police to charge into Texas school Gunman posted on social media about the attack & more GUEST: Wayne Petrozzi, Professor in the Department of Politics and Public Administration at Toronto Metropolitan University - Ontario's election is now one week away. How are the party leaders doing heading into the home stretch? GUEST: Alan Hale, Reporter for Queen's Park Today See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode we interview David Austin, and discuss his book Moving Against The System: The 1968 Congress of Black Writers and the Making of Global Consciousness. David Austin is the author of Fear of a Black Nation: Race, Sex, and Security in Sixties Montreal and Dread Poetry and Freedom: Linton Kwesi Johnson and the Unfinished Revolution. He has also produced radio documentaries for CBC Ideas on the life and work of both CLR James and Frantz Fanon. A former youth worker and community organizer, he currently teaches in the Humanities, Philosophy and Religion Department at John Abbott College and in the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada.  For Moving Against The System Austin provided an introduction and compiled and edited the speeches from the Congress of Black Writers. In this conversation we talk with David Austin about the context of this historic gathering in Montreal, Canada in 1968, amid the rising tide of the Black Power Movement. We ask Austin about the involvement of key figures from the congress including Kwame Ture, Walter Rodney, CLR James, James Forman, and Richard B. Moore among many others. David Austin also shares some great insights from the intellectual and political practice of CLR James, and the proliferation of study circles with which James engaged directly. We ask about some of the contradictions and debates that come up in the Congress around the presence or role of whites, questions of Black Nationalism and socialism, varying analyses around class and race, lessons to be derived from African history, the omission of women from the group of presenters, and some of the generational divides.  Finally, David shares some great reflections on the vibrancy of Black internationalism in the middle of the 20th Century, further highlighting figures like CLR James and Walter Rodney, and discussing Claudia Jones as an example as well. If you're interested in picking up this book, Pluto Press is in the middle of its Radical May Sale so you can grab this or any of their other books for 50% off until May 12th. And if you like the work that we do and are able to support, we definitely need new patrons to continue to sustain our work. You can support the show over on patreon for as little as $1 a month and it's a great way to keep up with the podcast, and also you get notified when new rounds of our study group open up. Several of Austin's works, including Moving Against The System are available also through Canadian publisher Between The Lines.

Given the state of the world right now, it's probably fair to say that a whole lot of us are currently lost in a downward spiral of doomscrolling, utterly overwhelmed by the news. But Tara's guest on the podcast today says things have been bad like this for some time – that, in fact, our civilization is in a form of decline. Andrew Potter is an associate professor at the Max Bell School of Public Policy at McGill University. He's a former editor-in-chief of the Ottawa Citizen, a former public affairs columnist for Maclean's Magazine, and a former director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada. His latest book is On Decline: Stagnation, Nostalgia, and Why Every Year is the Worst One Ever. He joins Tara today for a surprisingly upbeat conversation about the state of our country, and of our world.

Alan speaks with Dr. Daniel Béland, Professor of Political Science and Director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada.

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast: The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic crisis, along with ongoing climate-related disasters, have exposed structural weaknesses across domestic and international supply chains, threatening Canada's economic and national security, and business competitiveness. The Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC) released its Policy Primer: Supply Chain Disruptions and Delays to provide a snapshot of the issues along with short and long-term recommendations for the provincial and federal governments. GUEST: Rocco Rossi, President and CEO of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made direct pleas to Canada to further assist his country in its fight against the ongoing Russian attacks during his straightforward and emotional address to Parliament on Tuesday. Appearing virtually, donning an army green sweater with a Ukrainian flag off to one side in his frame, Zelensky implored members of the House of Commons and Senate as well as the top officials and special guests present to witness his remarks for further urgent assistance. ALSO: Justin Trudeau among 313 Canadians banned from Russia GUEST: Daniel Béland, Director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada - Recently, Health Minister Christine Elliott announced the expansion of private hospitals in Ontario. Missed this? So did many of us, possibly because of the words she selected: “we can let independent health facilities operate private hospitals.”  That offhand reference to “independent health facilities” sounds a whole lot better than this: “We will award public funds to private, for-profit hospitals and clinics, knowing that these private facilities are associated with worse care, higher costs and more deaths.” But if she'd said that, Elliott might have been asked about the Private Hospitals Act, which banned new private hospitals in Ontario in 1973. Or about the Canada Health Act, which bans extra billing for necessary services which is, nonetheless, regularly violated in private clinics. Read the full article HERE. GUEST: Dr. Nancy Olivieri, Physician and a Professor of Pediatrics, Medicine and Public Health Sciences at the University of Toronto and a Senior Scientist at Toronto General Hospital

Jane Brown is filling in for Libby Znaimer today.She is joined by Peter Muggeridge, Senior Editor of Zoomer Magazine, Bill VanGorder, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Policy Officer of CARP and Darrell Bricker, CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs. Today marks the next phase of the province's reopening plans. It means that mandatory COVID-19 vaccination and test policies are ending for staff of schools, childcare settings, hospitals and long-term care homes. Ontario's mask mandate is set to drop a week from today. Meanwhile, in federal political news, the Conservative Party leadership race continues to widen with Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown announcing his candidacy over the weekend. Brown brings with him the support of one of Canada's largest and most diverse cities. But will that be enough to give him the edge against prominent candidates like Pierre Poilievre? ---- MAJED EL SHAFIE JOINS US FROM UKRAINE Jane Brown is now joined by Reverend Majed El Shafie, a human rights advocate and founder of One Free World International (OFWI) who has been reporting on the ground in Poland and Ukraine on behalf of ZoomerMedia. This week: Majed reflects on what he saw on the ground near the Polish-Ukrainian border and weighs in on the growing refugee crisis--the largest in Europe since WW2. Currently, he is in Ukraine where he has opted to stay in bomb shelters as opposed to hotel rooms so that he could put himself in the shoes of civilians caught in the middle of this war. Tomorrow, he plans to head to a military hospital to visit wounded soldiers. ---- ZELENSKYY'S LEADERSHIP & PUTIN'S ESCALATING AGGRESSION Jane Brown is now joined by Peter Schturyn, President of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress Toronto Branch and Dr. Daniel B

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast: One of the most visible organizers behind the protests against COVID-19 restrictions and the Liberal government near Parliament Hill was denied bail Tuesday. An Ontario court judge said she believed there was a substantial likelihood Tamara Lich would commit offences if released. Another key organizer, Patrick King, was in court for a bail hearing, where a woman who acknowledged she had only met him four weeks ago offered to be a surety, pledging half the value of her Alberta home to guarantee his bail. The Crown argued for King's continued detention, and the court is slated to rule on the matter Friday. ALSO: Andrew joins Bill Kelly to discuss the public misconceptions about ‘freezing accounts' GUEST: Andrew Furgiuele, Lecturer with the Faculty of Law at the University of Toronto - Topics Include: Implications of new sanctions  Who is Jean Charest and why would MPs urge him to run for CPC leadership? And more GUEST: Daniel Béland, Director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada - In early February, while police were unable to bring an end to the illegal occupation of Canada's capital city, some officers were financially contributing to the protest. A Torstar investigation has found at least a dozen Ontario police officers are named on a leaked list of donations to the “Freedom Convoy” that shut down downtown Ottawa for more than three weeks. How did this report came together and what are the implications moving forward? Read the full article HERE. GUEST: Grant LaFleche, Journalist with The St Catharine's Standard and the Toronto Star Investigations Team

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast: Gov. Gen. Mary Simon officially kicked off a new session of Parliament on Tuesday with a throne speech delivered on behalf of the government. What are the key take-aways from the speech? GUEST: Daniel Béland, Director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada - The COVID-19 pandemic has warped global supply chains, leading to product shortages, shipping delays, disruptions to manufacturing and soaring consumer prices that are fuelling concerns about persistently high inflation. Bottlenecks throughout the global manufacturing and transportation system are the result of changes in supply and demand. How have the disruptions affected Canadian industries and consumers? GUEST: Saibal Ray, Professor with the Desautels Faculty of Management and the Academic Director of the Bensadoun School of Retail Management, McGill University - The pandemic hit nearly two years ago, and since then Canadians' fear of travel has been a constant theme. Tuning into daily COVID-19 briefings likely contributed to this heightened sense of fear. In March 2020, the federal government issued a blanket travel warning, which was only lifted on Oct. 22, 2021. As recently as May 2021, Ontario Premier Doug Ford blamed travel and borders for a rise in cases when evidence pointed to there being other causes for case increases like lack of proper PPE, community spread, overcrowded housing and poverty.  The “problem frame” here is how certain messages shared during the pandemic have helped maintain a fear of travel over time.   Read the full article HERE. GUEST: Frederic Dimanche, Director of the Ted Rogers School of Hospitality and Tourism Management at Ryerson See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brian interviews Professor Dr. Daniel Béland about federal equalization. Daniel is the Director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada and a Professor of Political Science at McGill who is known for his research about fiscal and social policy, in Canada and elsewhere in the world. Alberta has had a referendum to eliminate it, many think its time is past but it's been part of Canada since the 1950's. Does is keep us together or split us apart? Today we will talk about how the COVID-19 crisis may have a longer-term impact on the role of government and fiscal policy in Canada.

Quebec's coroner thinks that if Joyce Echaquan were white, she'd be alive today. The Atikamekw woman died in a Quebec hospital last year, after recording hospital staff using racial slurs against her. Coroner Géhane Kamel explained the findings of her inquiry Tuesday, including her recommendation that the province recognize systemic racism within its institutions, something Premier François Legault has refused to do. Matt Galloway talks to Senator Michele Audette, who is Innu, from Quebec and served as a commissioner on the Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls; and Daniel Beland, professor of political science and director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada.

What does this election tell us about the political landscape in Canada, and where the country goes from here? We talk to Tamara Small, professor of political science at the University of Guelph, Ont., Daniel Béland, director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada in Montreal; and Lisa Young, political scientist at the University of Calgary School of Public Policy.

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson Scott spoke with 980 CFPL reporter Sawyer Bogdan, to find out more about the the disturbing reports of sexual assault coming from Western University, and then Professors Daniel Béland and Jeffrey Dvorkin weighed in on the election, the latest polling and how press surrounding Jody Wilson-Raybould's book could affect the campaign. Later, past president of the CMA Dr. Ann Collins and Scott discussed healthcare's role in the election, and the protests taking place outside Hospitals today. Finally, Scott Radley pays a visit to the show, to give his two cents on Trudeau and also Corey Hart. Guests: Sawyer Bogdan, reporter with Global News Radio 980 CFPL in London, Ontario; read more about the news from Western University here Daniel Béland, James McGill Professor of Political Science and Director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada with McGill University Jeffrey Dvorkin, Senior Fellow at Massey College, Former Director of Journalism at the University of Toronto-Scarborough and author of Trusting the News in a Digital Age Dr. Ann Collins, Past President, Canadian Medical Association Diana Weeks, anchor with Global News Radio 900 CHML Ted Michaels, Anchor with Global News Radio 900 CHML, host of the Health & Wellness Show Scott Radley. Host of The Scott Radley Show, Columnist with the Hamilton Spectator   Host - Scott Thompson Content/Technical/Podcast Producer - William P. Erskine News Anchors - Diana Weeks and Ted Michaels Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://omny.fm/shows/scott-thompson-show See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brian interviews Professor Dr. Daniel Beland about the federal election and what we haven't been talking about during the campaign that he feels is critical for our futures. Dr. Beland is the Director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada and a Professor of Political Science at McGill who is known for his research about fiscal and social policy, in Canada and elsewhere in the world. Today we will talk about how the COVID-19 crisis may have a longer-term impact on the role of government and fiscal policy in Canada.

What is the difference between Quebec and the rest of Canada regarding voting behaviour? How do political leaders and their campaigns calculate what issues to underscore and which ones to avoid to make the most of the large pool of seats up for grabs in that region? Daniel Beland, director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada; and Stéphanie Chouinard, political science professor at the Royal Military College and Queen's University lend us their expertise. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Scott Thompson Show Podcast The daily trend of COVID-19 cases in Ontario continues to be uncomfortably familiar, and the U.S. is advising its citizens to reconsider plans to travel to Canada. And here we thought the U.S. was the dangerous place. Guest: Dr. Timothy Sly, Epidemiologist and Professor Emeritus in the School of Population and Public Health with Ryerson University - Word is that the Ontario government will be announcing a vaccine passport system, joining other provinces that have organized their own passport or certificate system. The Canadian Medical Association says that leaving this in the hands of the provinces is just making things more convoluted, and that any vaccine passport should be Federal initiative. Guest: Dr. Katharine Smart, President, Canadian Medical Association - The federal election campaign is still taking shape as the leaders try to get hold of what factors will delineate the voting lines, but it may be that the election itself becomes one of the big wedge issues. Guest: Daniel Béland, James McGill Professor of Political Science and Director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada with McGill University - The U.S. has pulled out of Afghanistan and the Taliban has declared victory. What does this mean now for the world stage? Guest: Aurel Braun, Professor of International Relations and a Senior Member of the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto   Subscribe to the Scott Thompson Show wherever you find your favourite podcasts, keep up with the big stories developing in Hamilton, Ontario and across Canada: https://curiouscast.ca/podcast/189/the-scott-thompson-show/ Host - Scott Thompson Content/Technical/Podcast Producer - William P. Erskine See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast: Ontario N-D-P Leader Andrea Horwath is walking back comments she made opposing mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for education workers. She says in a statement that she made a mistake on Wednesday suggesting a mandatory vaccine policy during a pandemic should take a back seat to charter rights. She fully supports mandatory vaccination in health care and education, based on science and public health priorities. Premier Doug Ford has said he won't mandate vaccinations for workers, saying he thinks it's a constitutional right to refuse the shot. GUEST: Laura Babcock, President of PowerGroup - Quebec will implement a vaccine passport system in September in an effort to tamp down the threat of a fourth wave, becoming only the second province, after Manitoba, to restrict some activities to fully inoculated residents. Premier François Legault said on Thursday that Quebec is requiring proof of immunization in response to a rise in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in the province. Six days ago, modelling from the Public Health Agency of Canada showed that more than 80 per cent of people 12 and older will need to be twice vaccinated to prevent hospitals from being overwhelmed in the fall as the highly transmissible Delta variant spreads. ALSO: PM says he's considering making COVID-19 vaccines mandatory for federal workers GUEST: Daniel Beland, James McGill Professor of Political Science and Director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada with McGill University - A proposed expansion of Hamilton's urban boundary continues to generate a strong backlash. City Councillors received public comment on Wednesday on a staff recommendation to add 1,340 hectares of farmland to the urban growth area. The urban boundary expansion would be designed to help accommodate a projected population increase of more than a quarter-million residents over the next three decades. The city is mandated by provincial policy to determine how and where to plan for forecasted population of 820,000 people by 2051. Most delegates who addressed councillors on Wednesday, including Environment Hamilton's Lynda Lukasik, are calling on elected officials to follow through on their climate crisis declaration by saying no to further sprawl and meeting provincial growth targets through intensification. GUEST: Larry Di Ianni, Former Mayor of Hamilton

The Scott Thompson Show Podcast Justin Bates returned to the show, to talk with Scott about the possibility of federal or provincial vaccine passports. Guest: Justin Bates, CEO of the Ontario Pharmacist Association - Reggie Cecchini joined the show from the U.S. to update us on the state of COVID-19 in the U.S. as well as the political maneuvering happening around the fight against the virus. Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News  - Scott and Professor Thomas Tenkate followed Reggie with a conversation about COVID-19 worldwide. Guest: Thomas Tenkate, Professor at the School of Occupational & Public Health with Ryerson University - For a look at the growing number of reports of sexual misconduct in the CAF, Scott spoke with Amanda Connelly, then with Daniel Beland. Guests: Amanda Connolly, Journalist for Global News Daniel Béland, James McGill Professor of Political Science and Director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada with McGill University - The Tokyo Olympics are going to look rather different, compared to previous games. Professor Peter Donnelly joined Scott, to talk about the way athletes could be affected by empty stands and other restrictions. Guest: Peter Donnelly, Professor with the Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education at the University of Toronto   Subscribe to the Scott Thompson Show wherever you find your favourite podcasts, keep up with the big stories developing in Hamilton, Ontario and across Canada: https://curiouscast.ca/podcast/189/the-scott-thompson-show/ Host - Scott Thompson Content Producer - Jordan Armenise Technical/Podcast Producer - William P. Erskine See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Scott Thompson Show Podcast with guest-host Scott Radley Mary Simon has been selected to be Canada's next Governor General. Daniel Béland joined Scott to talk about what her appointment will mean. Guest: Daniel Béland, James McGill Professor of Political Science and Director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada with McGill University - The CFL and the XFL have halted their discussions, and many Canadian football fans have sighed a sigh of relief. What might this news mean, and could we see a return to the table for both parties in the future? Guest: Neil Lumsden, Grey Cup champion as both a player and manager - Is transportation the key to growing a city's economy? Scott welcomed Professor Siemiatycki to the show to discuss the crucial role transportation plays – as well as, of course, Hamilton's LRT system. Guest: Matti Siemiatycki, Professor of Geography & Planning and Interim Director of the School of Cities at the University of Toronto - Hamilton is one of many cities that is seeing dwindling numbers of young families. What are the causes, and what are the consequences? Guest: Michael Collins-Williams, Chief Executive Officer of the West End Home Builders' Association  - Athlete Tech Group is working toward building a bridge between athletes, young and old, and the tech industry, to expand career opportunities and technological literacy. In partnership with BlackMINT and RBC Future Launch. they have created the Rising Star Mentorship Program to help Black Canadian Youth in the Tech Sector, as well. Guest: Randy Osei, Founder of the Athlete Tech Group Subscribe to the Scott Thompson Show wherever you find your favourite podcasts, keep up with the big stories developing in Hamilton, Ontario and across Canada: https://curiouscast.ca/podcast/189/the-scott-thompson-show/ Keep up with our guest-host Scott Radley, by subscribing to his podcast: https://curiouscast.ca/podcast/197/the-scott-radley-show/ Host - Scott Radley Content Producer - Jordan Armenise Technical/Podcast Producer - William P. Erskine See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Daniel Béland, Director, McGill Institute for the Study of Canada, Department of Political Science, McGill University. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s episode is about a future where we (try to) mine asteroids for resources. Guests: Atossa Abrahamian, a journalist who’s written about space mining and is working on a new book about “places in the world where the rules don’t (fully) apply.” Dr. Andreas Hein, a space systems engineer and executive director of the Initiative for Interstellar Studies. Dr. Ram Jakhu, a professor at the McGill Institute of Air and Space Law and editor of Global Space Governance: An International Study. Dr. Erika Nesvold, an astrophysicist, co-founder of the JustSpace Alliance, and host of the podcast Making New Worlds. Dr. Jim Schwartz, a professor of philosophy at Wichita State University who writes about space ethics. Voice Actors: Receptionist/Robot: Ashley Kellem Gabby: Anjali Kunapaneni Melissa: Chelsey B. Coombs Mark: Henry Alexander Kelly → → → Further reading & resources here! ← ← ←  Flash Forward is hosted by, Rose Eveleth and produced by Julia Llinas Goodman. The intro music is by Asura and the outtro music is by Hussalonia. The episode art is by Matt Lubchansky. Get in touch:  Twitter // Facebook // Reddit // info@flashforwardpod.com Support the show: Patreon // Donorbox Subscribe: iTunes // Soundcloud // Spotify  Episode Sponsors:  BetterHelp: Affordable, private online counseling. Anytime, anywhere. Flash Forward listeners: get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/flashforward Shaker & Spoon: A subscription cocktail service that helps you learn how to make hand-crafted cocktails right at home. Get $20 off your first box at shakerandspoon.com/ffwd. Tab for a Cause: A browser extension that lets you raise money for charity while doing your thing online. Whenever you open a new tab, you’ll see a beautiful photo and a small ad. Part of that ad money goes toward a charity of your choice! Join team Advice For And From The future by signing up at tabforacause.org/flashforward. Tavour: Tavour is THE app for fans of beer, craft brews, and trying new and exciting labels. You sign up in the app and can choose the beers you’re interested in (including two new ones DAILY) adding to your own personalized crate. Use code: flashforward for $10 off after your first order of $25 or more.  Purple Carrot: Purple Carrot is THE plant-based subscription meal kit that makes it easy to cook irresistible meals to fuel your body. Each week, choose from an expansive and delicious menu of dinners, lunches, breakfasts, and snacks! Get $30 off your first box by going to www.purplecarrot.com and entering code FLASH at checkout today! Purple Carrot, the easiest way to eat more plants! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast: The Ontario government has officially expanded access to Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccines for those 18 and older at select pharmacies in hot spot communities. In a Wednesday announcement about mobile vaccine clinics visiting hot spot workplaces, officials also said Moderna vaccine doses would be expanded to pharmacies “this week.” It said up to 60 pharmacies in Durham Region, Hamilton, Ottawa, Windsor-Essex, and York Region hot spots would offer shots to people 18 and older, adding the program would be expanded throughout May. GUEST:  Justin Bates, CEO of the Ontario Pharmacist Association - Justin Trudeau’s chief of staff told MPs Friday that she never informed the Prime Minister in 2018 about an allegation of sexual misconduct against then-chief of the defence staff Jonathan Vance. Testifying before the House of Commons defence committee, Katie Telford said she followed the advice of then-clerk of the privy council Michael Wernick to allow his office to investigate. It’s the story that reaches to the top of the Prime Minister’s Office, that has caused damage to the Liberal government’s feminist brand, led to calls for the defence minister to resign and for the prime minister to fire his chief of staff. At the heart of it is this question: What happened with an allegation against ex-chief of the defence staff Gen. Jonathan Vance in 2018? Or as some critics would say: Why did nothing happen with an allegation against Canada’s former top soldier, who remained in the position for almost another three years, and is now under military police investigation? And where was the follow up? GUEST: Daniel Béland, James McGill Professor of Political Science and Director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada with McGill University The Canadian Paediatric Society is calling on the Ontario provincial government to “immediately” reopen outdoor recreation spaces, saying the closure is having “devastating effects” on children and youth amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In an open letter posted to Twitter on Friday, the society said it “cannot overstate the extent of the mental health crisis facing our children and youth.” “Our clinics and hospitals are overrun with families seeking care for children and youth in distress — eating disorders, anxiety, hopelessness, depression, problematic substance use and more.” The letter is addressed to Premier Doug Ford, Education Minister Stephen Lecce and Sport Minister Lisa McLeod. GUEST: Greg Brady, Host of the Greg Brady Show, Saturdays 6-9am on 640 Toronto See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Scott Thompson Show Podcast A CNN report on Canada's vaccine trouble offered an outsider's perspective on how our government is handling the pandemic. Scott replayed the segment from The Lead with Jack Tapper, then welcomed Daniel Béland to the show to discuss the issues raised. Guest: Daniel Béland, James McGill Professor of Political Science and Director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada with McGill University - Ontario's students are headed back to online-only classes! Scott's son is excited but what does this mean for the school boards? Scott spoke with the chair of the Hamilton-Wentorth District School Board. Guest: Dawn Danko, HWDSB Chair - Dr, Zain Chagla and Scott talked about COVID-19 restrictions, as well as the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Dr. Zain Chagla, an Infectious Disease Specialist with St. Joseph’s Hospital and an Associate Professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases and Department of Medicine with  McMaster University - Fred Eisenberger, Mayor of the City of Hamilton, joined Scott to go over what came of the most recent meeting between the mayors and chairs of the 11 largest municipal government across the greater Toronto and Hamilton area. Guest: Fred Eisenberger, Mayor of Hamilton bscribe to the Scott Thompson Show wherever you find your favourite podcasts, keep up with the big stories developing in Hamilton, Ontario and across Canada: https://curiouscast.ca/podcast/189/the-scott-thompson-show/ Host - Scott Thompson Content Producer - Jordan Armenise Technical/Podcast Producer - William P. Erskine See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast: Even as Ontario enters a third wave of COVID-19 infections and more contagious variants, the province is loosening restrictions on restaurants. The Ontario government wants to get the economy moving again -- so it is allowing outdoor dining in lockdown regions, and is boosting restaurant capacity for other zones. GUEST: Dr. Timothy Sly, Epidemiologist and Professor Emeritus in the School of Population and Public Health with Ryerson University - It’s official, after countless unsourced news reports and rumours: Spectators from abroad will be barred from the postponed Tokyo Olympics when they open in four months. Officials said the risk was too great to admit ticket holders from overseas during a pandemic. The Japanese public has also opposed fans from abroad. Several surveys have shown that up to 80 per cent oppose holding the Olympics, and a similar percentage opposed fans from overseas attending. Japan, which has attributed about 8,800 deaths to COVID-19, has controlled the virus better than most countries. GUEST: Marnie McBean, Team Canada’s Tokyo 2020 Chef de Mission and three-time Olympic gold medallist - Efforts to enshrine the reality of climate change in official Conservative party policy failed this weekend, marking a blow to Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole’s efforts to position his party as serious on environmental issues. A vote on the matter came at the party’s official policy convention, which concluded on Saturday. Though the party’s policy declaration already contains a lengthy section on that subject, 54 per cent of delegates voted against expanding it to include the sentence “we recognize that climate change is real. The Conservative Party is willing to act.” GUEST: Daniel Béland, James McGill Professor of Political Science and Director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada with McGill University See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Scott Thompson Show bonus podcast! Professor Daniel Béland joins Scott to discuss the delay in getting a budget from the federal Liberals. Guest: Daniel Béland, James McGill Professor of Political Science and Director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada with McGill University See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Scott Thompson Show In a public statement following the meeting between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Joe Biden, President Biden made specific mention of Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, the two Canadians held prisoner in China for over three years. China was not the only issue on the table during the meeting, though. Guest: Daniel Béland, James McGill Professor of Political Science and Director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada with McGill University - Dr. Ahmad Firas Khalid returned to the show to discuss Ontario’s plans for further vaccinations, the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, and comparing provincial responses to the pandemic. Guest: Dr. Ahmad Firas Khalid, health policy expert - Canada is following Australia’s lead with its demands that the owners of Facebook and Google pay the creators of news media shared on their services. Ian Les says this is a bad road to go down. Guest: Ian Lee, Professor at Carleton University’s Sprott School of Business See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Scott Thompson Show Podcast Scott started the show with Professor Daniel Beland, discuss what is happening with provincial vaccine deals and the federal government’s plans for Canada’s domestic manufacturing capacity. Guest: Daniel Béland, James McGill Professor of Political Science andthe Director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada with McGill University - A new poll from Leger shows that the majority of Canadians blame the federal government for delays in the delivery of COVID-19 vaccines, not provincial governments. Guest: Heather Owen, Vice President of Leger - How has Britain handled vaccine distribution?  Guest: Crystal Goomansingh, Europe Bureau Chief for Global News - Security experts are concerned by the Canadian government's plan to partner with Huawei for new computer and electrical engineering research at Canadian universities. Guest: Charles Burton Senior Fellow with the Centre for Advancing Canada's Interests Abroad at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's guests: Sandy White, entrepreneur, former political advisor and co-founder of Rapid Test & Trace https://rapidtestandtrace.ca/ Dr Raywat Deonandan, Epidemiologist & Associate Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa Daniel Béland, James McGill Professor, Department of Political Science and Director, McGill Institute for the Study of Canada See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gov. Gen. Julie Payette has resigning amid ‘scathing’ Rideau Hall workplace review. GUEST:  Amanda Connolly, National Reporter for Global News - What is the impact of her resignation on Canada and the government? How will things be handled moving forward? GUEST: Daniel Béland, James McGill Professor, Department of Political Science and Director, McGill Institute for the Study of Canada - SickKids has updated its school guidance document. It says in-person school with infection prevention and a testing strategy is the best option for all children. But "keeping schools open safely will be facilitated by lowering rates of community transmission." Among the updates: Physical distancing is difficult to enforce in KG and younger elementary school children, "and is likely detrimental to their well-being." So SickKids recommends a cohorting strategy and consideration of masking in high-incidence regions. GUEST: Dr. Martha Fulford, Pediatric Infectious Disease Specialist at McMaster Children's Hospital and Hamilton Health Sciences - Fauci talks 'liberating feeling' serving under Biden versus Trump Biden unveils Covid-19 plan based on 'science not politics' as he signs new initiatives Rising COVID cases vaccine shortages & more GUEST: Jennifer Johnson, Washington Correspondent for Global News See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

U.S. Congress seals Biden’s election victory after the chaotic day in Washington yesterday ALSO: Black activists say double standard at play in response to pro-Trump rioters GUEST: Farah Nasser, Journalist and Anchor for Global News - What can Canadians learn from yesterday's events on Capitol Hill? Daniel specializes in the fields of Canadian and comparative politics, as well as the study of public policy, including social policy and he joins Greg to discuss.  GUEST: Daniel Béland is the Director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada and James McGill Professor of Political Science - Top news stories in the U.S ALSO: Are we going back to school on Monday?  GUEST: Alan Carter, Anchor for Global News Toronto and host of the Alan Carter on 640 Toronto See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What can Canadians learn from yesterday's events on Capitol Hill? Daniel specializes in the fields of Canadian and comparative politics, as well as the study of public policy, including social policy and he joins Greg to discuss.  GUEST: Daniel Béland is the Director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada and James McGill Professor of Political Science See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Eyin temi bawo ni o? In today's episode of languages and books, my guest is a Yoruba language fanatic and his name is Iseoluwa Akintunde. Iseoluwa is Mo Ibrahim Fellow in the Energy, Environment and Resources programme where his research examines the international and national institutions responsible for the effectiveness of climate finance in developing countries. He is qualified to practice law in Nigeria and has worked with a leading Nigerian law firm. He was an Erin JC Arsenault Fellow in Space Governance and holds a Master of Laws degree in Air and Space Law from the McGill Institute of Air and Space Law. He is currently a PhD Candidate and he is an avid lover of the Yoruba language, which he has studied and taught informally for many years. In this particular episode, Iseoluwa shares how he fell in love with the Yoruba language and he also talks about the beauty of the language and culture. You can follow him on Twitter or Instagram, his handle is @iseoluwaakintunde. Don't forget to subscribe to this podcast and leave a review too! If you want to learn another language: Start now! Practice daily! Don't stop! This month, we are learning Swahili in the LANGUAGES AND BOOKS private community on Facebook, request to join us or click the link below: https://languagesandbooks.disha.page/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/languagesandbooks/message

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Governor General Julie Payette delivered the Throne Speech and to Canada's collective relief it didn't mention spaceships. It did, however, promise quite the ambitious agenda. Director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada and political science professor Daniél Beland joins The Hot Room to parse through the rhetoric and tell us what to expect in Canadian politics going forward. 

Doctor Gregory Brown, of Carleton University, joined Scott to discuss the different interpretations of ‘defunding’ and the feasibility of ‘defunding’ the police. Meanwhile, Hamilton’s Police Services Board is discussing a motion brought forward by Councillor Chad Collins that suggests a 20% spending cut for the HPS. Guest: Dr. Gregory R. (Greg) Brown, Research Professor (Adjunct) & Instructor, Department of Sociology & Anthropology & Department of Law & Legal Studies, Carleton University - People are toppling the statues of colonial figures and others around the world. Meanwhile a Toronto man has launched a petition that asks city council to rename Dundas Street. Bernie Farber joined Scott to discuss what can be done with landmarks that glorify historical figures with ties to colonial racism and streets with their own problematic associations. Guest: Bernie Farber, Chair of the Canadian Anti-hate network, - The federal parties are being urged to come up with a solution for CERB as the latest emergency aid bill sits in limbo. Prime Minister Trudeau blames the Conservative party. Guest: Daniel Béland, Professor; Director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada (MISC), McGill University

The Scott Thompson Show Podcast The public safety minister says that the BC RCMP have offered to move off theWet'suwet'en territory. Meanwhile, the premiers want the federal government to work on a speedier resolution to the blockades. Read more here: https://globalnews.ca/news/6573434/wetsuweten-territory-rcmp-bill-blair/Guests: Michael Taube, Troy Media syndicated, columnist, and Washington Times contributor Daniel Béland, Professor; Director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada McGill University - A CAMH study shows that the student use of e-cigarettes and cannabis edibles in the province is on the rise. Scott spoke with the co-lead on the study, Dr Tara Elton-Marshall. Guest: Dr. Tara Elton-Marshall, Independent Scientist with the Institute for Mental Health Policy Research at CAMH; Assistant Professor in the Clinical Public Health Division at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto; Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Western University

A new study says that cleaning up the sludge in Chedoke creek isn’t worth it because the waterway was already polluted.   Guest: Chris McLaughlin | Executive Director, Bay Area Restoration Council  - John Baird is officially not running for the Conservative leadership.   Guest: Daniel Béland, Professor; Director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada (MISC), McGill University - It’s been a fair while since we’ve spoken with Cathy Pickering of the John C Munro Hamilton Airport, but there has been a lot going on. To get an update, Cathie joins Bill in studio.   Guest: Cathie Puckering, Acting President and CEO of the John C Munro Hamilton International Airport.

Parliament has finally resumed sitting, but it’s hardly a fresh start for Justin Trudeau. The regional and ideological fault lines of the last election aren’t going anywhere. And now, it’s on the prime minister – and of course, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs Chrystia Freeland – to find points of common interest with all of Canada’s premiers. So how will Trudeau and Freeland approach this balancing act? Today on the podcast, we’ve got some of the keenest observers of Canadian federalism discussing this very question. On Monday, January 27th, the IRPP came together with the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada (MISC) and The Max Bell School of Public Policy to host an event on Justin Trudeau and the politics of federalism. What follows is a conversation between Chantal Hébert of the Toronto Star, Daniel Béland of MISC and Christopher Ragan of Max Bell, moderated by Charles Breton, executive director of the IRPP’s new Centre of Excellence on the Canadian. Download for free. New episodes every second Wednesday. Tweet your questions and comments to @IRPP or @jbugiel.

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The Scott Thompson Show Podcast - Authorities have arrested two more people in the U.K.'s gruesome truck deaths in Essex. China says that because these were Chinese nationals, Britain should bear some responsibility. Scott talks with Gordon Houlden, Director of the China Institute, Professor of Political Science, University of Alberta Guest: Gordon Houlden, Director of the China Institute, Professor of Political Science, University of Alberta - How hard will it be for Trudeau to help heal the divisions that have developed across Canada? Professor Daniel Béland says there is a cyclical aspect to what we are seeing . Guest: Professor Daniel Béland, Director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada - There are security concerns arising over the app TikTok, a China owend company that creates viral videos. Guest: Carmi Levy, tech analyst

Peter Van Dusen recaps today’s main campaign developments and looks at competition for Quebec votes with Daniel Béland (McGill Institute for the Study of Canada). Journalists Bruce Campion-Smith (Toronto Star), Manon Cornellier (Le Devoir), and Bob Fife (The Globe and Mail) provide their thoughts. And, an extended look at the campaign in Regina—Wascana, Saskatchewan.

There is officially less than a week left until voting day in the federal election. Why has the NDP seen a bit of a surge? How is everyone else fairing? Could there be a chance of a coalition government? Guest: Daniel Béland, Professor; Director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada (MISC)

This week will mark one year since cannabis has been legal. What have some of the highs and lows been since it's been legal? What issues need to be worked out still? Guest: Michael Armstrong, PhD, Associate Professor, Goodman School of Business. Brock University.  There is officially less than a week left until voting day in the federal election. Why has the NDP seen a bit of a surge? How is everyone else fairing? Could there be a chance of a coalition government? Guest: Daniel Béland, Professor; Director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada (MISC) The impeachment inquiry drama continues as it has been reported that Rudy Giuliani was paid for work he did for a company co-founded by the two associates arrested last week. ALSO: US troops are scrambling to exit Syria as sanctions have been announced on Turkey. Guest: Elliot Tepper, Emeritus Professor of Political science, Carleton University. 

The Scott Thompson Show Podcast - Tonight 6 of our political leaders will be on stage for the debate. How much of a turning point could this be? What does each leader have to do? Guest: Michael Taube, Troy Media syndicated, columnist, and Washington Times contributor - How could tonight impact the polling numbers in the morning, and what are the leaders' challenges? Read more on the numbers going into tonight's debate here: https://globalnews.ca/news/5999825/tories-liberals-tied-leaders-debate-ipsos-poll/ Guest: Sean Simpson, Vice President of Ipsos - This will be the only debate that will have the Bloc Quebecois and the People's Party. Will they make an impact? How will their presence affect the other candidates' messaging? Guest: Professor Daniel Béland, Director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada - Over the weekend, Glenlivet went viral for their Whiskey packs. Their package is edible and made of a seaweed extract, and drawing comparisons to Tide pods as well as raising the ire of whiskey snobs. No matter what, the design is innovative. But who are these for and will these glassless cocktails catch on?Guest: David Dixon, head Distiller at the teaching distillery, Niagara College

Peter Van Dusen previews tonight’s French-language TVA debate. Joining us: Daniel Béland (McGill Institute for the Study of Canada), journalists Manon Cornellier (Le Devoir) and Catherine Lévesque (La Presse Canadienne), and political commentators Ashton Arsenault, Farouk Karim, and Susan Smith.

The Scott Thompson Show Podcast - Should the federal leaders be putting more effort into gaining Quebec support? Scott speaks gets Daniel Weinstock, to find out more about Quebec's role in this election campaign. Guest: Daniel Weinstock, James McGill Professor at the Faculty of Law and Director of the McGill Institute for Health and Social Policy, McGill University - The SNC-Lavalin scandal has reared its head again as the election campaign begins. News broke yesterday that the RCMP were blocked from talking to some people about what's going on, and the day ended with a report that Jody Wilson-Raybould met with the RCMP. Tim Powers, Vice-Chairman, Summa Strategie - Supercrawl is coming up this weekend! What are some of the new things going on? Scott is joined by Tim Potocic, Director of the James Street Supercrawl, to discuss the event's history and what to expect from the 13th - 15th.  Tim Potocic, Director of the James Street Supercrawl, co-owner of Sonic Unyon

Senate passes C-69 and C-48 – Alberta Senator Paula Simons on why she voted as she did Guest: Paula Simons – Independent Senator, Alberta   Elections Canada NOT paying influencers…anymore Guest: Amanda Connolly – Global News politics reporter   E-cigarettes: balancing the harm reduction benefits with the concern about underage use Guest: David Sweanor – Adjunct professor, faculty of law – University of Ottawa; Advisory Board Chair – Centre for Health Law, Policy & Ethics (U of O)   Is technology ruining sport? – New technology called the video assistant referee, or VAR, has been used at the Women's World Cup…and not everyone is a fan Guest: Andrew Potter – author, journalist, columnist; associate professor – McGill Institute for the Study of Canada

Alan speaks with Shannon Waters, a Reporter with the B.C. Today, about the BC legislature dress code, Graham Fraser, Visiting Professor at the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada about the Quebec ban on religious symbols, Jamie Mauracher, a Global News Reporter about the tragic pedestrian strike at Bloor and Sherbourne, and Kristy Maurina, a Family Law Lawyer at MacDonald & Partners about immunizations.

One of the comments made in regards to the SNC Lavalin case is that there are 9000 jobs at stake. But are there really?  Guest - Marvin Ryder. Business Professor, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University.Opposition members continue to seek additional testimony from Jody Wilson Raybould. Should she testify? Denial Beland of McGill University joins Scott to recap this week in politics.Guest - Daniel Béland, Professor; Director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada  The family of Barry and Honey Sherman are asking for permission to tear down theirhome. Guest - Ross McLean. Crime Specialist. Security expert, Former Toronto PoliceOfficer. rossmcleansecurity.com What's the story behind the Board's snow policy? Guest - Todd White, Board Chair and Ward 5 Trustee with Hamilton Wentworth District SchoolBoard.

Machines that can learn and correct themselves already perform better than doctors at some tasks, but not all medicine is task based - but will AI doctors ever be able to have a therapeutic relationship with their patients? In this debate, Jörg Goldhahn, deputy head of the Institute for Translational Medicine at ETH Zurich thinks that the future belongs to robot doctors - but Vanessa Rampton, Branco Weiss fellow at McGill Institute for Health and Social Policy, says they'll never be able to emulate the empathy required. We're also joined by Michael Mittelman, executive director of the American Living Organ Donor Fund, who has had complex healthcare needs for his whole life - to explain what he feels about the prospect of his care delivered by machine. Read the full debate: https://www.bmj.com/content/363/bmj.k4669

Annual conference of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada – Canada & the United States: Conversations and Relations, March 2011 Speakers: Gary Doer, Canadian Ambassador to the United States, The Embassy of Canada David Jacobson, United States Ambassador to Canada, The Embassy of the United States of America

Annual conference of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada – Canada & the United States: Conversations and Relations, March 2011 Opening address by His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General and Commander in Chief of Canada

Annual conference of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada – Canada & the United States: Conversations and Relations, March 2011 Speakers: The Right Honourable Brian Mulroney, Lawyer & Senior Partner, Ogilvy Renault The Honorable James A. Baker, III, the 61st U.S. Secretary of State and 67th U.S. Secretary of the Treasury

Annual conference of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada – Canada & the United States: Conversations and Relations, March 2011 Speakers: The Honourable Jean Charest, Premier of Québec, Canada The Honorable Peter Shumlin, Governor of Vermont, United States of America

Defending the needs and rights of working families and the working poor: Jody Heymann and the McGill Institute for Health and Social Policy challenge governments around the world.

Defending the needs and rights of working families and the working poor: Jody Heymann and the McGill Institute for Health and Social Policy challenge governments around the world.

Dr. Angela Campbell is an Assistant Professor of Law and Director of the McGill Institute of Comparative Law and member of McGill's Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism.

Dr. Jody Heymann is the Canada Research Chair in Global Health and Social Policy, a Professor in McGill’s Faculties of Arts and Medicine and founding director of the McGill Institute for Health and Social Policy.