Jun 30, 2022
Guest: Alex Ballingall, politics reporter for The Star
As Ottawa prepares for a larger and less COVID dampened Canada Day, protesters are making their way to the city to protest vaccine mandates, health restrictions and other freedoms they feel have been curtailed. Thinking back to some organizers who were involved with...
Jun 28, 2022
Guest: Jacob Lorinc, Business Reporter at The Star.
The message early in the pandemic was simple from many employers: Get vaccinated. Now, as vaccine mandates are being lifted, some employees who were suspended or laid off for choosing not to get vaccinated are fighting back, often through their unions or civil...
Jun 27, 2022
Guest: Rosemary Westwood, reproductive health reporter
The U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade — a nearly 50-year-old constitutional right for a woman to end a pregnancy — will lead to bans on abortion in more than half of U.S states. That means abortion clinics will be forced to close in large...
Jun 24, 2022
Guest: Allan Woods, global and national affairs reporter for the Toronto Star
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine enters its fourth long month, you may wonder, what’s it like in Russia? In a country slipping into further isolation and sanctions, where information is tightly guarded, do Russians support this war or are...