Bill Kelly Show

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast: The Ontario Liberals think Mike Schreiner, leader of the Green Party of Ontario, should come be their new leader. We have a Green party for a reason, why would they even approach him? And how desperate are they? GUEST: Matt Gurney, Columnist for TVO - Promised new national standards for long-term care homes in Canada have now been published — part of Ottawa's attempt to avoid a repeat of the alarming death tolls in long-term care homes that marked the early phase of the pandemic. The Health Standards Organization (HSO) published 60 pages of comprehensive standards Tuesday, to complement the release of 115 pages of standards from the Canadian Standards Association Group (CSA) in December. The federal government launched the standards project in the spring of 2021. While the new standards are voluntary, health experts say they won't do the job unless LTC homes adopt all of them without exceptions. GUEST: Laura Tamblyn Watts, CEO of CanAge - The Doug Ford government says its vision f

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

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast: The federal government failed to spend tens of billions of dollars in the last fiscal year on promised programs and services, including new military equipment, affordable housing and support for veterans. Federal departments are blaming a variety of factors for letting a record total of $38 billion in funding lapse in 2021-22, including delays and disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. GUEST: Moshe Lander, Senior Economics Lecturer with Concordia University - Ontario Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner isn't ruling out a bid for the leadership of the Ontario Liberals. A group of high-profile Liberals — including former cabinet ministers Deb Matthews and Liz Sandals, and current Liberal caucus member Lucille Collard — released a letter Sunday urging Schreiner to join the party and run to be its leader. GUEST: Mike Schreiner, Leader of the Ontario Green Party and MPP for Guelph - Canadian universities conducting joint research with Chinese military scientists. The joint research

Andy McNamara, National Fantasy Football Host and Journalist for Rogers Sportsnet

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast: Topics Include: ·        Parliament returns ·        Healthcare negotiations ·        Trudeau AND Poilievre attach each other in dueling speeches ·        And more… GUEST: Dr. Lori Turnbull, Director of the School of Public Administration with Dalhousie University - Canada will supply Ukraine with four Leopard 2 A4 main battle tanks and Canadian Armed Forces trainers to teach Ukrainian soldiers how to operate the vehicles, Defence Minister Anita Anand announced Thursday. GUEST: Christian Leuprecht (le-PRECK, NOT LEW-preck), Professor at both the Royal Military College of Canada and Queen's University, and a Fellow at the Macdonald Laurier Institute - Topics Include: ·        Calls for police reforms flood Memphis ·        U.S general predicts country will be at war with China in 2025 ·        GOP national sales tax talk backfires ·        And more…. GUEST: Jennifer Johnson, Washington Correspondent for Global News

GUEST: TECH WITH ADAM OLDFIELD

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast: There’s no question that Ontario’s public health-care system is strained, but is the Ford governments plan to help ease the stress by expanding for-profit medical services the right fix? GUEST: David Moscrop, Political Theorist, Columnist for The Washington Post and author of ‘Too Dumb For Democracy’ - The cost of living will be top of mind for Liberal members of Parliament as they prepare to head back to the House of Commons next week, but for their Indigenous caucus, affordability is a long-standing issue. The Indigenous caucus met on Thursday, kicking off the federal Liberal’s three-day winter retreat during which they are strategizing about their priorities for the upcoming sitting. GUEST: John Best, Publisher of The Bay Observer - CBC Toronto has learned that a handful of organized crime groups are behind these real-estate frauds — in which at least 30 homes in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) have either been sold or mortgaged without the real owners' knowledge. Those revelati

GUEST: Brandon Woodward, Mortgage Agent with Bold Mortgage Group

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast: Topics Include: ·       Trudeau and premiers meet Feb 7th to discuss healthcare funding ·        Will Canada give Ukraine tanks? ·        Angry protestors in Hamilton ·        And more… GUEST: Muhammad Ali, Senior Consultant for Crestview Strategies - Germany and the United States said Wednesday they will send battle tanks to Ukraine, the first stage of a co-ordinated effort by the West to provide dozens of the heavy weapons to help Kyiv break combat stalemates as Russia's invasion enters its 12th month. U.S. President Joe Biden said the U.S. will send 31 M1 Abrams battle tanks to Ukraine, reversing months of persistent arguments by Washington that the tanks were too difficult for Ukrainian troops to operate and maintain. The U.S. decision follows Germany agreeing to send 14 Leopard 2 A6 tanks from its own stocks. Germany had said the Leopards would not be sent unless the U.S. put its Abrams on the table, not wanting to incur Russia's wrath without the U.S. similarly committing it

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast: What solutions have been discussed this week At ROMA in light of Bill 23? GUEST: Colin Best, President of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario, and Regional Councillor for Ward 1 in Milton - Topics include: ·        Economy warnings ·        Will there be a 2023 election? ·        Canada’s passports ·        Ukraine update GUEST: Wayne Petrozzi, Professor in the Department of Politics and Public Administration at Toronto Metropolitan University - Another rate hike from the Bank of Canada this week risks pushing the Canadian economy into a deep recession that could cost hundreds of thousands of people their jobs, a growing number of economists worry. GUEST: Jim Stanford, Economist and Director of the Centre for Future Work - Bo Levi Mitchell has signed a three-year contract extension with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, tying him to Steeltown through 2025. GUEST: Josh Smith, Reporter for 3 Down Nation in Hamilton