Bill Kelly Show

The Bill Kelly Podcast: Conservative leadership candidates attacked their opponents’ ethics during the only official French-language debate, with Jean Charest, Pierre Poilievre and Patrick Brown highlighting past controversies, while also sparring over how to tackle the cost of living and protect the French language. Was there any winners or losers? GUEST:  Daniel Béland, Director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada - Texas Gun Laws: 4 gun reform policies that advocates say could reduce violence Beto O'Rourke confronts Gov. Abbott on shooting Onlookers urged police to charge into Texas school Gunman posted on social media about the attack & more GUEST: Wayne Petrozzi, Professor in the Department of Politics and Public Administration at Toronto Metropolitan University - Ontario's election is now one week away. How are the party leaders doing heading into the home stretch? GUEST: Alan Hale, Reporter for Queen’s Park Today

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

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast: The federal government announced that it has assembled almost $100 million in military aid for Ukraine — Canada's biggest single donation of military equipment to the country since the start of Russia's invasion. The $98 million donation will include 20,000 155mm artillery shells — NATO's standard artillery shell — fuses and charge bags, Defence Minister Anita Anand said Tuesday. Is it enough and what took them so long? GUEST: Aurel Braun, Professor of International Relations and a Senior Member of the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto - Canada has become complacent and neglectful of national security and urgently needs to revamp its thinking to counter Russia’s aggression, China’s growing influence and the rise of right-wing extremism in Canada and the United States, according to a major new report. ALSO: Gunman kills 19 children in Texas elementary school shooting GUEST: Phil Gurski, President of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting, Distinguished

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast: Topics Include: Conservative party memberships soar as deadline looms in leadership race Poilievre shills conspiracy theories to sell memberships Trudeau attends Kamloops ceremony marking 1 year anniversary of unmarked graves And more GUEST: Dr. Lori Turnbull, Director of the School of Public Administration with Dalhousie University - A leading adviser to the World Health Organization described the unprecedented outbreak of monkeypox in developed countries as “a random event” that appears to have been caused by sexual activity at two recent raves in Europe. Dr. David Heymann, who formerly headed WHO’s emergencies department, told the Associated Press that the leading theory to explain the spread of the disease was sexual transmission at raves held in Spain and Belgium. Monkeypox has not previously triggered widespread outbreaks beyond Africa, where it is endemic in animals. Should we be concerned? GUEST: Thomas Tenkate, Professor at the School of Occupational & Public

It's time for Tech Talk with Adam Oldfield! Topics include: Improvements to Google Maps, appliances skyrocketing your energy bill, ZTE and Huawei getting banned in Canada.

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast: Doug Ford and the Ontario Progressive Conservatives have been artfully dodging the press and public by refusing interviews and appearances in what Steve Paikin calls a “peek-a-boo election campaign.” GUEST:  Steve Paikin, Host of ‘The Agenda’ on TVO - After years of pressure from cyber security experts, the Canadian government has banned the use of Huawei and ZTE equipment in 5G infrastructure. GUEST:  Charles Burton, Senior Fellow with the Centre for Advancing Canada's Interests Abroad at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute - How are the mid-term election primaries going in the United States? What are the effects it will have on the elections at the end of the year? GUEST: Brian J. Karem Political Commentator for CNN, Columnist for Salon.Com and The Washington Diplomat, and Host of the podcast "Just Ask the Question",

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast with guest host Shiona Thompson: Polling trends and predictions post Ontario leaders debate. GUEST: Oksana Kishchuk, Director of Strategy and Insights with Abacus Data - Op Ed in The Conversation 4 ways Doug Ford has changed the province’s politics GUEST: Mark Winfield, author of the Op Ed. Political Scientist and Professor of Environmental Studies with York University. - A new study from American computer software security giant McAfee found “almost all parents worldwide recognize their role as their child’s online protector but reveals gap between intent and effort.” Link to the press release by McAfee. GUEST: Sachin Puri, Vice President of Marketing at McAfee

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast: Polling trends and predictions post Ontario leaders debate. GUEST: Oksana Kishchuk, Director of Strategy and Insights with Abacus Data - Prince Charles and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, arrived Tuesday in St. John's, N.L., to begin a three-day Canadian tour that will largely focus on reconciliation with Indigenous people. Does this effort mean anything? GUEST: Dr. Dawn Lavell-Harvard, Director of the First Peoples House of Learning at Trent University - Economists are predicting that Canadian home prices will fall as much as 20 per cent this year as higher interest rates begin to hit the country’s booming real estate market. Mortgage rates are expected to climb again as the Bank of Canada aggressively hikes interest rates to deal with runaway inflation. Economists expect higher borrowing costs will lead to a significant price drop in some of the hottest markets. GUEST: Lou Piriano, President of the Realtor Association of Hamilton/Burlington

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast: The leaders of Ontario’s four main political parties faced off on Monday night, debating a series of topics including healthcare, affordability and the environment. PC Leader Doug Ford and Liberal Leader Steven Del Duca clashed several times during the debate, exchanging jibes over their respective government records. Ford has been premier since 2018, while Del Duca sat in previous Liberal cabinets. GUEST: Alan Hale, Reporter for Queen’s Park Today - A racist ideology seeping from the internet's fringes into the mainstream is being investigated as a motivating factor in the supermarket shooting that killed 10 people in Buffalo, New York. Most of the victims were Black. Ideas from the "great replacement theory" filled a racist screed supposedly posted online by the white 18-year-old accused of targeting Black people in Saturday's rampage. Authorities were still working to confirm its authenticity. So what is the great replacement theory? GUEST: Dr. David Hofmann, Associate

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast: Topics Include: Conservative Leadership candidates Abortion rights Brown says he’ll bring new Canadians to Conservative Party And more… GUEST: Dr. Lori Turnbull, Director of the School of Public Administration with Dalhousie University - Several grassroots New Democrats say they’re gearing up to throw out longtime Leader ANDREA HORWATH if she doesn’t deliver on June 2. Queen’s Park Observer spoke with seven NDP sources — including current and former members, staff and organizers — who say there’s an organized grassroots push in the works to pressure Horwath to step down if she fails to form government, or worse, loses the Official Opposition status they managed to secure with 40 seats in 2018. The sources were granted anonymity in order to speak candidly and because they fear repercussions. Read the full article HERE. GUEST: Sabrina Nanji, Publisher of the Queen’s Park Observer - Topics Include: 10 dead in mass shooting at Buffalo supermarket Finland to apply to

It's time for Tech Talk with Adam Oldfield! Topics include: iPods update,  RBC is helping children understand the value of money, a mini drone called pixie and more!

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast: Latest in Ukraine/Russia war: Putin says West is triggering a global economic crisis Russia threatens to retaliate as Finland seeks NATO membership ‘without delay’ Canada boosting NATO military role And more GUEST: Elliot Tepper, Emeritus Professor of Political Science with Carleton University - A group of Canadian gymnasts has launched a class-action lawsuit against Gymnastics Canada and six affiliated provincial organizations, alleging the sport’s governing bodies turned a blind eye to years of physical, sexual and psychological abuse by coaches and other officials. The proposed class action, filed Wednesday in B.C. Supreme Court, alleges that Gymnastics Canada presided over an abusive culture in which athletes were subjected to inappropriate and sexualized touching from coaches, pushed into dangerous eating disorders and regularly subjected to threats and humiliation. GUEST: Dr. Carla Edwards, Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences wi