Bill Kelly Show

GUEST: Chris Bonnett, Author of the piece for the CD Howe Institute and Principal Consultant with H3 Consulting

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast: Ahead of the 2015 Canadian elections, the Chinese Community Party (CCP) reportedly considered targeting Justin Trudeau, then the Liberal Party’s national leader, to be the recipient of a million-dollar “donation” via the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation, named after his father and former prime minister. Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) sources told the Globe & Mail, on condition of anonymity, that a commercial attaché at a Chinese consulate in Canada instructed Zhang Bin, a billionaire political adviser to the CCP, to transfer $1 million to the Trudeau Foundation. According to the conversation captured by CSIS, the Chinese government further added that it would reimburse Zhang for the political donation. GUEST: Steven Chase, Senior Parliamentary Reporter for the Globe and Mail - Canada’s largest airport says it will be implementing “hard limits” on the number of flights arriving or departing during March break and peak summer hours in a bid to reduce delays. The Grea

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast: Topics Include: ·        Chinese interference in Canadian elections - How the Canadian Government is receiving information in this, and if they're taking action - And more... GUEST: Phil Gurski, President of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting, Distinguished Fellow with the University of Ottawa's National Security program, and former CSIS analyst. - Topics Include: ·        TikTok banned on all Canadian government devices - How this ban will effect politicians ability to reach young voters - And more... GUEST: Muhammad Ali, Senior Consultant for Crestview Strategies - Topics Include: ·        Ford government accused Ontario NDP sending a photographer to premier's daughter's wedding - And more... GUEST: Colin D'Mello, Queen's Park Bureau Chief for Global News

GUEST: Cathy Pimentel, Mortgage Agent with Bold Mortgage Group

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast: Topics Include: ·        Liberals ignored CSIS warning in 2019 Chinese interference ·        Canada needs an inquiry into foreign political meddling ·        And more…. GUEST: Dr. Lori Turnbull, Director of the School of Public Administration with Dalhousie University - Topics Include: ·        Trudeau promises more Leopard tanks for Ukraine ·        Trudeau shuts down heckler during rally for Ukraine on anniversary of war ·        Russia can’t ignore NATO nuclear capability ·        And more… GUEST: Thomas Hughes, Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Canadian Defence and Security Network - Topics Include: ·        Biden doubts any merit in China’s Russia-Ukraine plan ·        Trump running ·        Pence draws contrast w/ DeSantis on support for Ukraine ·        And more… GUEST: Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News

GUEST: Dr. Chris Keefer, President of Canadians for Nuclear Energy

GUEST: Fatima Syed, Journalist with The Narwhal

Our guest wrote an op-ed titled "Freedom Convoy exposed Canada's barely functioning federalism." What have we learned? And where was Doug Ford? GUEST: Michael Kempa, Associate Professor of Criminology at the University of Ottawa. - Ontario and the four Atlantic provinces reached a healthcare deal with the Trudeau government "in principle." Now what does that mean? And what is still to come? GUEST: Dr. James Tiessen, Director of Health Administration & Community Care and Associate Professor with Toronto Metropolitan University - Mining on the moon could be part of Canada's future economy, creating an entire space-based supply chain, so says our guest. GUEST: Heather Exner-Pirot is a senior policy analyst at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute.

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast: According to OCC’s 2023 Ontario Economic Report, labour shortages continue to dominate as a source of concern directly impacting most employers. Yet, the light at the end of the tunnel is unfortunately far away. Baby boomers are retiring, causing additional strain on an already tight labour market. The number of babies born in Canada fell to a nearly 15-year low in 2020. And, while the federal government is making efforts to increase the number of immigrants to Canada, we are far behind, and not using all the tools at our disposal. Ontario continues to face massive labour shortages across a variety of industries. This will intensify organizations’ needs to look at ways to upskill and re-skill their current talent. The workforce of tomorrow will require nimble training options and fewer barriers to labour mobility across Canada and internationally. GUEST: Rocco Rossi, President and CEO of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce - It may sound like a circular argument, but the only way to s

GUEST: Richard Lyall, President of the Residential Construction Council of Ontario

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: Ontario Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner has rejected an offer from a group of Ontario Liberals to run for that party’s leadership declaring that he is “green for life.” Schreiner, who made history in 2018 as the first Green candidate to earn a seat at Queen’s Park, said he spoke to “thousands of people” over the last three weeks and ultimately decided to stick with his roots. GUEST: Mike Schreiner, Leader of the Ontario Green Party and MPP for Guelph - Canada's inflation rate slowed to 5.9 per cent in January, Statistics Canada said on Tuesday. That number was lower than the 6.2 per cent that economists were expecting. However, the price of groceries continued to accelerate at a faster pace than in December, the statistics agency reported. GUEST: Marvin Ryder, Professor with the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University - what are the five remote work trends for 2023? GUEST: Michael French, National Director for Robert Half Canada

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast: Topics Include: ·       Federal government meets threshold to invoke emergencies act ·       Canada to get new electoral map ·       And more…. GUEST: Dr. Lori Turnbull, Director of the School of Public Administration with Dalhousie University - Ontario politicians are preparing to return to Queen’s Park for the first time in 2023 for a legislative session that will overhaul the delivery of health care. Meanwhile, the fallout from the province’s decision to allow development in portions of the Greenbelt continue in the background. And the Ontario NDP has a new leader. GUEST: Colin D’Mello, Queen’s Park Bureau Chief for Global News - Topics Include: ·        China hits back on U.S. allegations ·        Blinken urges speedy accession of Sweden, Finland to NATO ·        Biden’s surprise visit to Ukraine ·        And more… GUEST: Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News