Bill Kelly Show

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast: It is understandable that most of the discussion of David Johnston’s report on foreign interference has focused on his recommendation to not hold a public inquiry. Yet his conclusion that there are “serious shortcomings in the way intelligence is communicated and processed from security agencies through to government” deserves much more scrutiny. For Canadians, this finding – along with revelations that ministers sometimes do not have access to classified systems in their offices, that binders of intelligence may be going unread, and that, even when intelligence is addressed, policymakers may simply not understand what is being presented to them – should be alarming. So how can Canada’s policymakers and security agencies work better together?   GUEST: Stephanie Carvin, Associate Professor at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University - Canadian troops in Latvia are grappling with a gear and equipment shortage that’s starting to get embarrassing. GUE

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s national security adviser says India is among the top sources of foreign interference in Canada, a public designation Ottawa has largely limited to authoritarian states. ALSO: Wildfires in Nova Scotia GUEST: Dr. Robert Huish (HEW-ish) Associate Professor with the Department of International Development Studies at Dalhousie University -  Yasir Naqvi has joined the race to become the next leader of Ontario’s Liberal party. The Ottawa Centre MP and former provincial cabinet minister announced his run Saturday, saying he wanted to vie for the job because he feels “the promise of Ontario is slipping away” amid education and health care cuts made by the Progressive Conservatives. He also singled out soaring housing and grocery costs as issues plaguing the province and its residents. GUEST: Yasir Naqvi, Candidate for the Leader of the Ontario Liberal Party - The federal prison service will review its decision to move notorious killer Paul Bernardo to a med

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast: Topics Include: ·        Johnston hired crisis communications firm ·        Trudeau continues to stand by Johnston ·        Is Poilievre wasting his chance to become PM? ·        And more… GUEST: Dr. Lori Turnbull, Director of the School of Public Administration with Dalhousie University - A Chinese warship came within 150 yards of hitting American destroyer USS Chung-Hoon, during a rare joint Canada-U.S. mission sailing through the Taiwan Strait, the latest aggressive military move from Beijing in the South China Sea. ALSO: International priorities GUEST: Thomas Hughes, Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Canadian Defence and Security Network - Two reports dropped within six weeks of each other revealed deep systemic failures in Canadian policing that go back half a century. Are we ready to act on the policing problem here in Canada? GUEST: Michael Kempa, Associate Professor of Criminology at the University of Ottawa

GUEST: Adam Oldfield

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

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast: Topics Include: ·       MPs vote for David Johnston to resign as rapporteur ·       Singh slams Johnston’s refusal to drop role ·       Breakdown in how intelligence is shared ·       Etc… GUEST: Richard Brennan, Former Journalist with The Toronto Star covering both Queen’s Park and Parliament Hill -  Is it time to abolish the Catholic school system in Ontario? GUEST: Michael Coren, Author and Anglican Cleric - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Premier Doug Ford have reached a tentative deal with Stellantis to save its Windsor battery factory that could be worth more than $13 billion in subsidies, the Star has learned. That means the French parent company of Chrysler, Jeep and Fiat might receive even more Canadian tax dollars than Germany’s Volkswagen is getting to build a similar electric-vehicle “gigafactory” in St. Thomas, near London. GUEST: Marvin Ryder, Professor with the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University

GUEST: Nomi Claire Lazar, Full Professor in Public and International Affairs at the University of Ottawa and Author of the book, ”Out of Joint: Power, Crisis, and the Rhetoric of Time"

Op-ed: As a creator of The Greenbelt I can assure you it is no ‘scam’ GUEST: Victor Doyle is a professional planner who led the development of the Greenbelt Plan - Healthcare is on the agenda today, always gonna be the number 1 issue for Canadians these days and especially with the development of the new provincial policy moving towards privatization. Marit Styles, leader of Ontario NDP has concerns GUEST: Marit Styles, Leader of Ontario NDP - There’s a lot of talk between NATO nations about what’s going on in the South China sea. According to our guest however, NATO should tread carefully in this area. GUEST: Shaun Narine, Professor of International Relations and Political Science with St. Thomas University - The threats towards public officials are real. There have been death threats, threats of violence. Lest we forget when Chrystia Freeland was threatened at an Edmonton hotel a few months back. Now the RCMP is responding. And Ottawa plans to boost their funding for a special unit to protect ministers, top

GUEST: Shaun Narine, Professor of International Relations and Political Science with St. Thomas University

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast: Topics Include: ·        O’Toole says CSIS outlined voter suppression and misinformation campaign against him by China ·        Calls for Johnston to step down ·        Singh says he won’t force election until confidence is restored ·        And more…. GUEST: Muhammad Ali, Senior Consultant for Crestview Strategies - Under pressure from farmers, Premier Doug Ford's government is considering backing off from proposals that would allow more housing to be built on Ontario's dwindling farmland, CBC News has learned. Leaders of a range of farming and agricultural groups met with senior government officials last week to raise their concerns about proposed changes to provincial land-use policy that Ford and his ministers have said will spur new home construction.  GUEST: Colin D’Mello, Queen’s Park Bureau Chief for Global News - Group responsible for white nationalist stickering campaign has more than 1,000 followers on its main social-media channel GUEST: Grant LaFleche, Investigative J

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast: What could the next Liberal leader do to succeed? GUEST: Jaime Watt is the Executive Chairman of Navigator - Ontario’s Progressive Conservative (PC) government has the power to value education by investing in their educators. We’ve known for quite some time that educators have the most significant influence on the outcomes of students. However, since 2019 we’ve witnessed a government that threatens public education. By implementing its education playbook, the PCs weaponize data and ignore research to push irresponsible and misleading policies, while abandoning educators, students, and families to fend for themselves. GUEST: Steven Reid is an assistant professor at Queen’s University and teaches graduate students (master and doctoral) at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education w the University of Toronto - As the world races to find effective climate solutions, hydrogen is earning buzz as a potentially low-emitting alternative fuel source.  The promise of hydrogen as a clean

GUEST: Moshe Lander, Senior Economics Lecturer with Concordia University

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: Topics Include: ·       Johnston penned an Op Ed that makes waves ·       Foreign interference in Canada’s election is part of new Cold War ·       And more… GUEST: Dr. Lori Turnbull, Director of the School of Public Administration with Dalhousie University - The unexpected pick up in Canadian inflation last month — even if it turns out to be a blip — is a fresh reminder that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government is facing a more perilous economic policy landscape going forward, with difficult trade-offs on the horizon. With the world entering a period of scarcity, is Canada’s economy on the right track? GUEST: Moshe Lander, Senior Economics Lecturer with Concordia University - Topics Include: ·        6 pillars of debt ceiling deal ·        DeSantis has a “lovability” problem ·        And more… GUEST: Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News