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NEW: "It was absolutely needed to end that protest."
@OttawaPolice
Interim Chief Steve Bells tells
@EvanLSolomon
the use of the Emergencies Act was "necessary" to bring an end to the Ottawa blockades.
#ottnews
#cdnpoli
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Rolling Thunder organizer Neil Sheard tells
@EvanLSolomon
the motorcycle rally headed to Ottawa this weekend is purely about veterans.
If it's purely about veterans, Evan asks, why is known anti-masker and Holocaust denier Chris Sky listed as a speaker on their official website?
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LISTEN: Liberal MP Adam van Koeverden told
@CTV_PowerPlay
that China is committing genocide against the Uighurs.
But he also says the government shouldn't make the decision to boycott the Beijing Olympics.
@EvanLSolomon
responds to his comments.
#cdnpoli
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Why do the 15% of Canadians who are unvaccinated get to claim the word 'freedom'?
@EvanLSolomon
asks.
"The victory belongs to the vaccinated."
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"It's been the honour of my life."
Today,
@EvanLSolomon
hosted his very last
@EvanSolomonShow
.
In the last minute of the program, he shares some parting words.
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The words "freedom," "dictator" and "fascism" have been tossed around in Canadian protests against COVID-19 mandates.
But
@EvanLSolomon
says Russia's invasion of Ukraine is a brutal reality check that puts these words into perspective.
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ICYMI: "What's happening here is a theft of the victory over COVID."
@EvanLSolomon
asks why the 15% of Canadians who are unvaccinated get to claim the word 'freedom'.
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It's official! The Vassy Kapelos Show hosted by
@VassyKapelos
will launch this Monday, December 12th.
Tune-in to your local
@iHeartRadioCA
AM station from 12-2 pm ET, or listen live here:
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NDP Leader
@theJagmeetSingh
wants the government to forgive CERB repayments for people who didn't qualify but received the benefit.
He says the government needs to stop "punishing" people for the "Liberals mistakes."
He joins
@EvanLSolomon
now.
#cdnpoli
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"It was Pierre Poilievre's supporters who were pushing for this."
@patrickbrownont
speaks with
@EvanLSolomon
after being disqualified from the Conservative leadership race.
"The party wouldn't provide any details. It's impossible to respond to a phantom allegation."
#cdnpoli
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For the first time in Canadian history, the federal government is enacting the Emergencies Act to deal with the ongoing trucker protests.
Fmr CSIS head Dick Fadden tells
@EvanLSolomon
he doesn't think this is government overreach.
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Calls are growing louder for Minister Bardish Chagger to resign over the WE Charity scandal.
@EvanLSolomon
weighs in on the issue.
#cdnpoli
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LISTEN:
@IrwinCotler
tells
@EvanLSolomon
China is committing genocide against the Uighurs.
He says Canada and the international community must act, and not only boycott the Olympics in Beijing, but also impose Magnitsky sanctions and economic sanctions.
#cdnpoli
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.
@NCrunnerjacky
, an amputee athlete, is trying to run at least 102 marathons in 102 days. She has one more week to go.
Jacky tells
@EvanLSolomon
she only started running six years ago.
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“He has the opportunity to amend his speech.”
@ChiefRoseAnne
shares her reaction to yesterday’s apology from the Pope, where he begged forgiveness for the “deplorable evil” committed by members of the Catholic Church.
“That is not a full apology,” she tells
@EvanLSolomon
.
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Interim Conservative leader
@CandiceBergenMP
is calling for secured airspace over humanitarian corridors in Ukraine.
Major-General (Ret.) David Fraser tells
@EvanLSolomon
this is both dangerous and impossible.
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LISTEN: "I think it was absolutely needed to end that protest."
@OttawaPolice
Interim Chief Steve Bell tells
@EvanLSolomon
the use of the Emergencies Act was necessary to end the Ottawa blockades.
#cdnpoli
#ottnews
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"This is an excuse and an opportunity to privatize our health-care system."
Ontario has released a three-step plan to invest in for-profit care to reduce the surgical backlog.
@maritstiles
shares her reaction on
@VassKapelosShow
.
#onpoli
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In 2007, Pte. Jess Randall Larochelle was awarded the Star of Military Valour for his heroic actions in Afghanistan which led to the retreat of Taliban fighters.
@GeneralHillier
tells
@EvanLSolomon
his heroism is deserving of the Canadian Victoria Cross.
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"I said to him, 'When you're older you might have an opportunity to do this for someone else.'"
@BlueJays
fan Mike Lanzillotta, who touched the hearts of millions when he caught a home run baseball and handed it to a young Yankees fan, describes that moment to
@EvanLSolomon
.
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"If the walk wasn't terrifying enough . . . all the men were suddenly being taken away from the line, sometimes forcefully."
@UkraineLive2022
, an American journalist, describes his 20-hour walk from
#Ukraine
to Poland.
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"I think in everything we're doing, we have to say, what more can we do?"
Following
@ZelenskyyUa
's address to Canadian Parliament,
@BobRae48
tells
@grahamctv
it’s now up to governments to respond effectively.
#cdnpoli
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TUNE-IN:
@EvanLSolomon
talks to Richard Wilbanks, the Florida retiree in this video who saved his puppy from an alligator's jaws.
He managed to do it all without even dropping his cigar!
Listen:
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Calls are growing for the federal government to impose more international travel restrictions amid rising cases of COVID-19 variants.
@Dr_Conway_VIDC
tells
@EvanLSolomon
the current measures are not working, and that it's time to halt flights from places like Brazil and India.
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"Millions of people are going to face food scarcity."
@gmbutts
tells
@EvanLSolomon
the Russia-Ukraine conflict is driving up global wheat prices. In turn, this could lead to millions going hungry.
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Listen to
@EvanLSolomon
's full interview with Kate Bahen, managing director of charity watchdog Charity Intelligence Canada.
#cdnpoli
#WECharity
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"There are things that transcend sports."
@perditafelicien
is among 42 retired Canadian Olympians who've signed an open letter urging the Canadian Olympic Committee to reverse its support of Russian and Belarusian participation at next year's Games.
She joins
@VassyKapelos
.
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Why didn't PM Trudeau and Finance Minister Morneau recuse themselves from the WE Charity discussion?
"I have no justification for that. It's really unfortunate how this has all played out. I hope it doesn't happen again." -Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough
#cdnpoli
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"They might even arrest us if we want to stay here."
Marie Tremblay is camping outside a passport office in Montreal, waiting to get her 6-month-old his passport before they leave for a wedding on Tuesday.
She tells
@EvanLSolomon
she hasn't even been able to use the bathroom.
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What does Jody Wilson-Raybould think about Minister Morneau's resignation?
"I simply do not buy the OECD story. I certainly wouldn't expect a Finance Minister to resign during an economic crisis and a pandemic."
#cdnpoli
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Why did WE Charity close up shop in Canada?
@EvanLSolomon
digs into this and the questions that are left unanswered by WE.
#cdnpoli
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.
@alanthomasdoyle
is one of Canada’s most beloved musicians, best known as the lead singer of Great Big Sea.
He joins
@EvanLSolomon
to discuss past and current projects, including starring in a new musical comedy 'Tell Tale Harbour'.
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LISTEN: Liberal MP
@WayneEaster
tells
@EvanLSolomon
he believes China is committing genocide against the Uighurs.
He also says Canada should take a "stronger position" on Huawei, and impose sanctions on Chinese leadership officials.
#cdnpoli
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ICYMI: Listen to
@EvanLSolomon
’s full interview with
@stevenpage
, where he discusses his song tribute to
@VancityReynolds
and shares his thoughts on the
#BeatlesGetBack
documentary.
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On the 11th day of the 11th month at the 11th hour, sunlight shines through the window in the Memorial Hall at the Canadian War Museum, landing directly on the tombstone of the Unknown Soldier.
@EvanLSolomon
speaks with
@CanWarMuseum
historian Tim Cook.
#RememberanceDay
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NEW: Dick Fadden, fmr
@csiscanada
director, tells
@VassyKapelos
CSIS does not make policy recommendations to the gov't.
This follows reports that CSIS asked the PM's staff to rescind Liberal MP Han Dong's 2019 nomination amid suspicions he was involved in foreign interference.
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Justin Todd dropped out of school at 17, but returned at 40 to graduate — completing his degree while serving an eight-month sentence in jail. His cell became his study space.
He describes to
@EvanLSolomon
how it felt to finally walk across the graduation stage.
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"This strike won't be won until we've secured a fair deal for workers at CRA."
A tentative deal between
@psac_afpc
and the fed gov't has brought an end to a nationwide strike. However, 35k
@CanRevAgency
workers remain on the picket lines.
@VassyKapelos
speaks w/
@AlexSilasPSAC
.
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The
@CMA_Docs
is pressuring the federal government and big tech to put a stop to the physical and online violence aimed at health care workers.
@KatharineSmart
tells
@EvanLSolomon
they are pushing for an amendment to the Criminal Code.
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When Jeopardy! champion
@mattearoach
was 11 years old, she competed on Canada's Super Speller — a television program hosted by
@EvanLSolomon
.
The two reminisce about that competition.
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"Finally the world is believing us."
@fsinations
Chief Bobby Cameron talks to
@EvanLSolomon
about how the community is reacting to the discovery of the 751 unmarked graves at a former residential school in Saskatchewan.
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A French property developer plans to build a 70-unit condominium on Juno Beach—one of the D-Day landing sites.
@EvanLSolomon
speaks with Cindy Clegg, a Canadian who is petitioning the federal government to stop this from happening.
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A letter signed by more than 60 members of Canada's political and military elite say the federal government must take national security and defence more seriously.
@Comd_RCN_34
and
@kerry_buck
are two of the signatories. They speak with
@VassyKapelos
.
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Listen to
@EvanLSolomon
's full interview with
@Billbrowder
about the latest details on the poisoning of Aleksei Navalny.
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ICYMI: Nova Scotia's Jeopardy! champion
@mattearoach
won her 16th consecutive win Tuesday night.
She chats with
@EvanLSolomon
about her historic winning streak and reminisces about competing on a spelling show Evan hosted years back.
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Great news! You can now listen to our full show as a podcast on the
@iHeartRadio
app.
Download the app for free and subscribe to our show to listen every day.
You can also catch us on
@Spotify
,
@AppleMusic
or wherever you listen to your podcasts.
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LISTEN:
@lraitt
tells
@EvanLSolomon
about her family's struggle with Alzheimer’s.
Lisa's husband, Bruce, was diagnosed with young-onset Alzheimer’s in 2016.
She says she hopes this will raise awareness about what other families are going through.
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Six years ago today, Cpl. Nathan Cirillo was shot and killed by a gunman at the National War Memorial in Ottawa.
@EvanLSolomon
remembers Cpl. Cirillo and talks about the heroes of that tragic day.
#cdnpoli
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The Emergencies Act will expand the powers of Canadian banks to freeze accounts and halt funds of clients who they suspect are aiding the blockades.
@StephanieCarvin
and
@EvanLSolomon
discuss.
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TUNE-IN:
@erinotoole
is under fire for telling Ryerson University students that residential schools were created to ‘provide education’ but then became ‘horrible.’
@Pam_Palmater
is calling on O'Toole to resign and she joins
@EvanLSolomon
now.
#cdnpoli
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Chrystia Freeland's credentials are being unfairly criticized. Evan Solomon discusses sexism and Credentialism in politics.
#cdnpoli
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"This will lead to the financial ruin of thousands and thousands of people.”
Ontario's new restrictions will see many indoor spaces like gyms and indoor dining closed as of Wednesday.
@CFIB
tells
@zainvelji
it appears we're back to square one.
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Ray Bruce almost missed his heart transplant because he was out of cell reception when doctors found a match.
Ray's wife, Suzie, tells
@EvanLSolomon
he made it to the surgery in time because an RCMP officer managed to track down the family.
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"That hug is something I will never forget."
@EvanLSolomon
talks about finally getting to hug his parents after they got fully vaccinated.
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Ontario and Quebec’s decision to not make COVID-19 vaccines mandatory for health-care workers has drawn sharp criticism, including from
@CMA_Docs
.
President-Elect
@AlikaMD
tells
@EvanLSolomon
this decision is frustrating and disappointing.
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LISTEN: Did you see the viral video of a Florida retiree saving his puppy from an alligator's jaws?
@EvanLSolomon
spoke to the man in the video - Richard Wilbanks!
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LISTEN: AFN national chief
@ChiefRoseAnne
discusses the path toward justice and reconciliation amid the discoveries of mass and unmarked graves at former residential schools across Canada.
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LISTEN: Should the federal handgun freeze exemption include a wider range of sport shooters?
Deb Hutton on
@NewstalkToday_
speaks with people on both sides of the debate: Wes Winkel, president of
@csaaaofficial
, and Heidi Rathjen, founder of
@Polysesouvient
.
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In Edmonton, Erin Shaw, a pub server, was attacked after asking a customer to wear a mask.
The customer smashed a glass against Erin's face.
@EvanLSolomon
talks to Erin now.
#COVID19
#cdnpoli
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Queen Elizabeth II has died after 70 years as Canada’s monarch. Her eldest son and heir, Prince Charles, has now become King Charles III.
British historian
@CoryneHall
talks to
@EvanLSolomon
about what happens now.
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"Every day I drop off my kids, I give them a hug, I tell them 'I love you so much', and I know it could be the last time I see them."
Columbine survivor Ann Hampton describes to
@EvanLSolomon
the trauma of reliving school shootings.
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"There was very little in today's announcement that addressed the staff that would support patients in these beds."
@NaheedD
tells
@EvanLSolomon
Ontario's plan for "health-care system stability and recovery" didn't get at the core of the issue.
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The 'Rolling Thunder' motorcycle convoy plans to pass through Ottawa this weekend.
Organizer Neil Sheard tells
@EvanLSolomon
the rally is not associated with known anti-masker and Holocaust denier Chris Sky despite him being listed as a speaker.
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"I have not felt safe ever since this has started. It's been exhausting."
@EvanLSolomon
speaks with
@sabaeitizaz
about the online threats and harassment she constantly receives as female journalist.
"They want to silence us."
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"The little push I needed to keep going and not give up."
Co-founder of Canada's beloved Great Big Sea
@seanmccannsings
was invested into the Order of Canada today for his mental health advocacy.
"It's just very reassuring," he tells Deb Hutton. "It encourages me to do more."
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NATO leaders have wrapped up their two-day summit, with Canada and other allies pledging more help for Ukraine.
@AnitaAnandMP
joins
@VassyKapelos
to talk about Ukraine's accession to NATO and where Canada is at with its own defence spending.
#cdnpoli
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"This is actually the most disrespectful thing I have ever witnessed."
Protests against mandatory vaccines are being planned outside several Canadian hospitals today.
Nikki Skillen, an Ontario ICU nurse, tells
@EvanLSolomon
this is disturbing.
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U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday formally announced that he is running for re-election in 2024.
For some perspective on his chances for re-election and his competition,
@VassyKapelos
speaks with
@davidfrum
.
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ICYMI: Dick Fadden, former CSIS director and former national security advisor to the Prime Minister, tells
@VassyKapelos
Canada needs a public inquiry into alleged Chinese election interference.
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.
@markcritch
's new TV series ‘Son of a Critch’ tells the story of Mark's 11-year-old self coming of age in Newfoundland in the 80s.
The comedian and actor joins
@EvanLSolomon
on the show to chat about reliving his childhood in his father’s shoes.
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“I don't think the government is taking it as seriously as the Prime Minister says they are.”
Dick Fadden, former CSIS director and former national security advisor to the PM, tells
@VassyKapelos
Canada needs a public inquiry into alleged Chinese election interference.
#cdnpoli
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"Could set the precedent of how children are treated."
Judge
@AquiRosemarie
, who sentenced disgraced US Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar, is calling for an independent judicial inquiry into sport in Canada.
"That would really set a high bar and make Canada a leader in the world."
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"They were face to face, nose to nose, and she knew him 100%."
'Untouchable One', a former champion race horse from New Brunswick, was rescued from a kill pen by his original owner.
Cheryl Geldart tells
@EvanLSolomon
the emotions she felt during the reunion.
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LISTEN:
@jedipadmaster
, an assistant principal at a Mississippi elementary school, was fired after reading 'I Need a New Butt!' about a boy who notices a crack in his bottom and sets out to find a new one.
He and
@EvanLSolomon
discuss.
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"They're not locking people up, they're dumping people out."
Ontario patients could be billed $400/day to stay in a hospital instead of moving to a long-term care home.
@ltamblynwatts
tells
@EvanLSolomon
for many, this will mean the beginning of the end.
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We have an inspiring sports story for you today.
@EvanLSolomon
will speak with Michael Kennedy, CEO of Ireland Lacrosse.
The Ireland lacrosse team recently gave up their spot at the World Games so the Iroquois Nationals could play instead.
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LISTEN: The federal government says Canada has some of the most stringent border controls in the world, even as COVID-19 variant cases surge.
@FurnessColin
tells
@EvanLSolomon
our border measures are "the opposite of stringent."
#cdnpoli
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The Royal Canadian Navy is set to start the expensive process of replacing Canada's submarine fleet.
Why is this necessary?
@EvanLSolomon
discusses with Vice-Admiral retired Mark Norman.
#cdnpoli
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"Being trans isn't fun."
Former Saskatchewan human rights commissioner Heather Kuttai has just resigned over the province’s proposed school pronoun bill.
Kuttai, who has a trans son, tells
@VassyKapelos
children’s rights must take precedence over parental obligations.
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"I think gambling might not slow them down. It might just stop them in their tracks."
Karl Subban, father of ex-NHL star P. K. Subban, explains to
@VassyKapelos
why he's trying to get gambling ads banned from NHL games.
"They have quite a powerful influence over young people."
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Saskatchewan has announced it is suspending its organ donation program indefinitely.
Toby Boulet, the father of Logan Boulet who died in the 2018 Humboldt Broncos bus crash, tells
@EvanLSolomon
this news is devastating.
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An open letter alleges abuse and a 'toxic' culture within gymnastics in Canada.
@EvanLSolomon
speaks with Canadian Olympic gymnast Alexandra Landry, who signed the letter, about her personal experiences while competing for Canada.
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Canada is two years into a news media bailout — a process which has been veiled in secrecy rather than transparency. Which outlets are getting funding? How much?
@mgeist
&
@EvanLSolomon
discuss the secrecy with government support for media organizations.
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Liberal MP
@AHousefather
is pushing back against Quebec’s Bill 96 aimed at protecting the French language in the province.
He tells
@EvanLSolomon
this bill will take away services from English speakers.
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Ottawa police are distributing notices to downtown demonstrators warning that if they continue to block streets, they face arrest.
But
@pdmcleod
tells
@EvanLSolomon
the truckers who are trying to leave are finding it to be a "logistical nightmare."
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NDP MP Charlie Angus says the WE Charity contract is "a disaster unfolding in real time."
What do you think?
CALL: 1-855-633-1010
TEXT: 71010
#cdnpoli
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LISTEN: The principal chief of the Cherokee Nation has asked Jeep to stop using the tribe's name on its SUVs.
@Pam_Palmater
tells
@EvanLSolomon
Jeep should definitely drop the name because it's "pure cultural appropriation."
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Cassandra Di Maria, a 30-year-old Ontario woman whose lifesaving cancer surgery was postponed multiple times because of COVID-19, has a new date for her procedure.
She tells
@EvanLSolomon
she is now scheduled to have surgery next Wednesday.
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NEW: Jim Hamilton, Ontario man who was struggling to get around in Chile after Air Canada forgot his customized wheelchair in Toronto, has now been reunited with it.
Jim and Kathie Hamilton, his wife, tell
@grahamctv
on
@VassKapelosShow
the wheelchair is in perfect condition.
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"It blows my mind that it took this long to solve."
@cityoftoronto
is telling its contractors to rehire Sikh security guards who were laid off over the city's 'clean-shave' policy around N95 masks.
@WorldSikhOrg
's Balpreet Singh Boparai shares his reaction with
@EvanLSolomon
.
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"Does Canada want to be known as a country of action and compassion, or one of paperwork and cowardice?"
Maryam Sahar, a former interpreter for the Canadian Armed Forces in Afghanistan, tells
@EvanLSolomon
her sister, brother-in-law and their new baby remain stuck in Pakistan.
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Listen to
@EvanLSolomon
's full conversation with
@lraitt
about her family's struggle with Alzheimer’s.
She bravely shares her story to help raise awareness for others.
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Quebec will introduce COVID-19 vaccine passports on September 1st, and there are calls from Ontario businesses for the province to follow suit.
@EvanLSolomon
speaks with
@roccorossiTO
of
@OntarioCofC
.
#cdnpoli
#onpoli
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Coming up: It's
@EvanLSolomon
's final show.
We chat w/ some of our favourite guests of all time.
On the show:
@markcritch
@stevenpage
@_scottreid
@riskindan
@zainvelji
@ThomasMulcair
@powerstim
@BogochIsaac
@kris_sims
@grahamctv
@MooreintheAM
and more.
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