Bill Kelly Show

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast: The next election, whenever it occurs, is shaping up to be a change moment. The incumbent government is almost eight years old, Justin Trudeau has been the Leader of the Liberals for more than a decade, and the sense of voter fatigue is palpable. People across income brackets are worried about their financial futures. Many feel that the country is not moving in the right direction – or, in other words, they are not convinced that the Liberals have the right economic plan, nor are they sure that the government cares enough about the affordability crisis. And while Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre remains a polarizing figure, his party is still polling well ahead of the other parties. GUEST: Dr. Lori Turnbull, Professor at the Faculty of Management with Dalhousie University - Insiders say Doug Ford threw himself into two losing byelection campaigns. Are those losses a sign of things to come? GUEST: Sabrina Nanji, Publisher of the Queen’s Park Observer - Topics Include: ·        

GUEST: Adam Oldfield

GUEST: Elliot Tepper, Emeritus Professor of Political Science with Carleton University

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast w/ Shiona Thompson: The number of Ontarians concerned about auto theft has increased, according to CAA Insurance. The survey found 47 per cent of respondents are concerned about auto theft. Of that number, 57 per cent of individuals in the Toronto and Greater Toronto Area are concerned. ALSO: Police Investigate after 3 luxury vehicles stolen from dealership GUEST: Sgt. Kerry Schmidt, Manager of Media Relations with Ontario Provincial Police - Premier Doug Ford may be sailing along this summer, but storm clouds are forming for his Progressive Conservatives, a new Abacus Data poll suggests. GUEST: David Coletto, CEO of Abacus Data - Topics Include: ·        Randy Meisner passes ·        Bill Wyman confirmed on Rolling Stones’ next album ·        Mick Jaggers 80th ·        And more… GUEST: Lou Molinaro, Instructor at Durham College and the Harris Institute for Music

The Bill Kelly Podcast: how much is AI's performance and learning influenced by its core developer? GUEST: Carmi Levy, Technology analyst & journalist - With the rampant spread of fake news and conspiracy theories, Canadian students would benefit from extra lessons in BS detection.   GUEST: Timothy Caulfield, Canada Research Chair in Health Law & Policy Professor, Faculty of Law and School of Public Health. Research Director, Health Law Institute, University of Alberta - Large global suppliers are driving costs higher for Loblaw Companies Ltd., the firm said as it released earnings for the second quarter that showed profits up despite lower gross margins. One of the company's largest vendors submitted price increases totalling 50 per cent, or a quarter-billion dollars, said Dufresne. He added that prices for meat, fruit and vegetables rose in the mid-single-digits while centre-of-store prices were up in the double-digits. GUEST: Marvin Ryder, Professor with the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster Universi

GUEST: Moshe Lander, Senior Economics Lecturer with Concordia University

The Bill Kelly Podcast w/ Shiona Thompson: Over the past weekend alone, eight emergency rooms in Ontario were forced to temporarily close or reduce services because they don’t have the staff to run them. The closures have become so commonplace that this government had to issue a protocol for hospitals to follow when they are forced to close. It’s shameful and it’s inexcusable. The government shouldn’t need a protocol to patch the holes in a crumbling healthcare system. What our hospitals – and our healthcare workers – need is a government that sees the value in public healthcare. GUEST: Mike Schreiner, Leader of the Ontario Green Party and MPP for Guelph - NDP MPP Monique Taylor (Hamilton Mountain) met with parents to talk solutions that could help children who are aging (or have already aged) out of the pediatric care system. GUEST: Steffanie Bjorgan is Executive Director and Founder of Red Roof Retreat - In the coming weeks and months, the phrase “Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon”—the rebranding of the old, l

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast w/ Shiona Thompson: “This is no way to live,” said Andrew Robbins, a Hamilton man who cannot make ends meet on disability payments, and would rather die. Hamilton Centre MPP Sarah Jama says she is getting more and more calls from people with disabilities living in poverty who are asking for medical assistance in dying. GUEST: Peter Graefe, Professor of Political Science with McMaster University - Regardless of where the dust settles on Canada’s tumultuous battle with Big Tech, the nation’s news industry won’t find stability until its playing field is levelled. That means ending the CBC’s ability to sell advertising in all of its forms and turning it into a pure play public broadcaster and online news organization. GUEST: Peter Menzies is a National Newspaper Award-winning journalist, Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, past editor-in-chief of the Calgary Herald and former vice-chair of the CRTC - Twitter has officially rebranded to "X" after owner Elon Musk changed it

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast w/ Shiona Thompson: How can workers protect themselves from losing their jobs to AI (Artificial Intelligence)? GUEST: Dr. Nita Chhinzer, Associate Professor of Leadership & Organizational Management with the University of Guelph - Magic Mushrooms have been touted as a benefit for those with mood disorders and some want them sold in shops like Cannabis. However, those with mood disorders are often already on Rx medications for things like anxiety, depression or sleep problems. Where are we on studies about the efficacy of Psilocybin? Are there any studies about interactions with Rx? GUEST: Mitchell Osak, CEO of Quanta Consulting Inc - Health Canada is recommending a 7th booster for Covid this fall. Where are we on the spread of the latest variant? What is the latest variant? Related topic: Australia is in its flu season now and it seems to be hitting children particularly hard..What about our flu season to come. GUEST: Dr. Dawn Bowdish, Tenured Professor of Pathology and Molecular M

GUEST: Adam Oldfield

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast: Topics Include: ·        Paul Bernardo transfer was ‘sound’ ·        Trudeau’s imminent cabinet shuffle ·        And more… GUEST: Richard Brennan, Former Journalist with The Toronto Star covering both Queen’s Park and Parliament Hill - Russia pounded Ukraine’s southern cities with drones and missiles for a third consecutive night Thursday, keeping Odesa in the Kremlin’s crosshairs after a bitter dispute over the end of a wartime deal that allowed Ukraine to send grain through the key Black Sea port. The strikes killed at least two people in Odesa. In Mykolaiv, a city close to the Black Sea, at least 19 people were injured, including a child, Ukrainian officials said. GUEST: Elliot Tepper, Emeritus Professor of Political Science with Carleton University - The sports-betting industry continues to thrive in Ontario but not nearly as well as online casinos in the province. On Wednesday, iGaming Ontario (iGO) released its report for the first full quarter of the 2023-24 fiscal year (Ap

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast: Justin Trudeau’s newly shuffled front bench is expected to hold its summer retreat on Aug. 21-23 in Charlottetown, P.E.I., according to several Liberal sources. GUEST: Muhammad Ali, Vice President with Crestview Strategies - Now that pharmacists can prescribe, what are some of the pros and cons? And can we tell if it’s helping with backlogs? GUEST: Matt Gurney, Columnist for TVO - Canada looked relaxed at training Wednesday ahead of its FIFA Women's World Cup opener against Nigeria, although several players appeared to be working at their own pace. Midfielder Jessie Fleming was mostly a spectator in the portion of the morning practice open to the media at a local soccer club. And forwards Deanne Rose and Nichelle Prince, who are both returning from Achilles injuries, worked out on their own under the direction of a trainer. GUEST: Joe Callaghan, Journalist for The Toronto Star, The Guardian, and The Irish Examiner

GUEST: Mitchell Osak, CEO Quanta Consulting Inc

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: At a time when skeptics are questioning Canada's plan to ramp up immigration, a new report argues the country needs to welcome a lot more newcomers to counter-balance its aging demographic. A Desjardins report released Monday analyzes how much population growth among working-age Canadians is necessary to maintain the old-age dependency ratio, which refers to the ratio between 15 to 64-year-olds and those aged 65 and older. GUEST: Randall Bartlett Senior Director of Canadian Economics for Desjardins - The Canadian government says a ban on arms sales to Turkey was imposed “for important reasons” – and remains intact today – but refuses to divulge whether it’s in talks with Ankara about lifting it. GUEST: Steven Chase, Senior Parliamentary Reporter for the Globe and Mail - Discussions on healthcare in Canada typically revolve around spending and who pays. The people’s actual needs for healthcare and support get less attention and even less action. Yet far too many Canadians lack acce

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast: We get into copyright law and why some much needed copyright reform is long overdue. GUEST: Hugh Stephens is the author of the forthcoming book entitled ‘In Defence of Copyright’, and an executive fellow at the School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary. - Some discussions about the future of the RCMP going on in Ottawa these days given the scrutiny they’ve seen. GUEST: Phil Gurski, President of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting, former CSIS analyst. - We shed some light on MPP Sara Jama’s appearance at an anti-police, anti-Israel rally. GUEST: John Best, Publisher of The Bay Observer. - And Minimum wage workers across Canada can’t keep up with the price of rent. GUEST: David Macdonald, Senior Economist with The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.