Bill Kelly Show

GUEST: Adam Oldfield

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast: New questions about how the federal government handled a reported Chinese government plot to target MPs are being raised after Conservative MP Michael Chong said Thursday that a 2021 intelligence report on the matter was shared with the prime minister's national security and intelligence adviser. GUEST: Richard Brennan, Former Journalist with The Toronto Star covering both Queen’s Park and Parliament Hill - The Online Streaming Act, or Bill C-11, has garnered the most scrutiny to date. The bill, which passed Parliament last week and has become law, allows the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to require platforms such as Spotify and YouTube to produce and promote Canadian content, as it does for radio and television stations. Bill C-11 will meddle with Canadians’ ability to pick their own content and content creators’ business, in the name of “protecting the economic interests of a niche of Canada’s music and video industries,” according to the Can

GUEST: Warren Kinsella, Former Special Assistant to Jean Chretien and War Room Director for Dalton McGuinty 

GUEST: Dr. Amit Arya, Palliative Care Lead with Kensington Gardens Long Term Care Home, Toronto and faculty at McMaster University

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast: Trudeau says he directed Canada's spy agency to share more information with the federal government about threats to members of Parliament in response to reports that the Chinese government was looking to target a Conservative MP's family. But the MP at the centre of the case, Michael Chong, said Trudeau's response raises serious concerns about his grip on intelligence and security matters GUEST: Warren Kinsella, Former Special Assistant to Jean Chretien and War Room Director for Dalton McGuinty - The remote-work protections in the tentative agreement between Canada’s largest public sector union and the federal government could ripple into the private sector, one expert says. GUEST: Barry Eidlin, Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at McGill University - Who made it into the 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame? GUEST: Eric Alper, Publicist and music commentator

GUEST: Aurel Braun, Professor of International Relations and a Senior Member of the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast: Canada and the United States have agreed to share more information about the smuggling of guns and drugs across their shared border. Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino said Ottawa has signed four new or updated agreements with Washington that allow the RCMP and Canada Border Services Agency to exchange more data with partners south of the border. GUEST: Michael Kempa, Associate Professor of Criminology at the University of Ottawa - Rents are skyrocketing across much of Canada, creating an affordability crisis, particularly for young people. And if this Liberal government continues to do nothing – or little – on the housing file, that may become a feature that defines them, and contributes to their political demise – especially because on the other side of the aisle is a Conservative Leader talking about housing as often as he can. Do how can Canada create more affordable rental housing?   GUEST: Mike Moffatt, Senior Director at the Smart Prosperity Institute & Assistant Profes

GUEST: Andrew Perez is a senior consultant at Hill & Knowlton Strategies, and volunteered for the Ontario Liberal Party during the 2022 election

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast: What does the PSAC deal mean for the future of labour in Canada? GUEST: Armine Yalnizyan, Economist and Atkinson Fellow on the Future of Workers - Premier Doug Ford's government is preparing to expand gas-fired power plants in Ontario, a move critics say will make the province's electricity system dirtier and could eventually leave taxpayers on the hook.  The province is currently soliciting bids for additional gas-fired electricity generation, which means either new gas plants get built or existing gas plants get expanded.  GUEST: Marvin Ryder, Professor with the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University - Ontario is adding new curriculum expectations on mental-health literacy for Grade 10 students and giving teachers more resources for students in Grades 7 and 8. Education Minister Stephen Lecce said the government will also spend $26 million over the next two years to provide mental-health resources to students over the summer, so their support isn’t interrupted by the

GUEST: David Lepofsky, Chair of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance

GUEST: Mitchell Osak, CEO Quanta Consulting Inc

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast: Topics Include: ·        Trudeau stumps for democracy in New York ·        Clinton to join Liberal convention ·        PSAC Deal ·        And more…. GUEST: Dr. Lori Turnbull, Director of the School of Public Administration with Dalhousie University - Topics Include: ·        Ford’s Ontario place ·        $112 Million announced to fix bail system ·        Ford’s next unplanned plan for Ontario ·        And more…. GUEST: Sabrina Nanji, Publisher of the Queen’s Park Observer - Topics Include: ·        Biden says Journalism is not a crime ·        Republicans ramp up attacks on transgender people ·        And more…. GUEST: Reggir Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News 

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast: As federal parties battle in court to avoid privacy rules for voter data, an overwhelming majority of Canadians want more oversight according to recent polling for Elections Canada. There are virtually no rules and zero oversight into how Canada’s federal political parties collect, store and exploit Canadian voters’ personal information – an increasingly important tool in modern electioneering. GUEST: Alex Boutilier, National Politics Reporter for Global News - Canada’s largest diversified mining company, Teck Resources, is reportedly baffled that its biggest shareholder, China Investment Corp., was missing in action this week as Teck seeks enough shareholder votes to split the company into two entities, and stave off a hostile US$22.5-billion takeover by Swiss mining and commodities giant Glencore  GUEST: Charles Burton, Senior Fellow with the Centre for Advancing Canada's Interests Abroad at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute - The Travelers Companies, Inc. announced the results of