Ontario Today Phone-Ins

People who love pickleball, love it hard. So what's the appeal? Jonathon Moody is the president of Pickleball Ontario. He joins guest host Stu Mills to hear what's drawing so many people to the sport.

The Buy Canadian movement began out of anger and the U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods. And for awhile, everything from American orange juice to American clothing brands to travel to the United States was shunned. But how strong are those sentiments today? We're joined by Moshe Lander, a senior lecturer in economics at Concordia University.

You weigh in as Ontario raises the speed limit on more highways. Our guest is Angelo DiCicco, President & CEO of the Ontario Safety League. 

Our regular gardening expert Paul Zammit offers up his tips for how to manage your garden during extreme weather and takes callers' questions. Paul Zammit is a professor of Horticulture and Environmental Studies at Niagara College.

Starting July 1 big changes are coming to car insurance in Ontario -- the number of coverage requirements will but reduced so Ontarians will have more choice in what coverage they chose to pay for or not. Elliott Silverstein, director of government relations with CAA Insurance, breaks down the changes and tries to answer whether reducing coverage will really save you in the long run. 

Ontarians tell us about a time they realized the joy of getting older. Our guest for the hour is Janet Torge, author of "I Can't Believe I'm Old: Essays on aging."

Your stories with screens researcher and neuroscientist Emma Duerden. The University of British Columbia's Dr. Mariana Brussoni, who researchers children's play, also joins us.

On the eve of Canada Day, you share stories about your sense of national identity with journalist and "Gloves Off" podcaster Stephen Marche.

Ontarians talk about why they're watching their team now, as Team Canada wins a stake in the next round. Sports commentator, Nicco Cardarelli hears their stories. He was only two years old when the Canadian men first qualified for a World Cup in 1986.

Paul Zammit shares some tips on protecting your garden during the hot summer months and takes caller questions. Paul Zammit is a professor Horticulture and Environmental Studies at Niagara College and Ontario Today's regular gardening columnist. 

Callers under 19 take over the show and take us into their lives this past year. From cellphone bans to teacher absences, students lived through a lot this year. We'll hear what it was like from their perspective. Our guests are two recent high school graduates in Ottawa, 17-year-old Jayden Gnanapragasam and 18-year-old Chiara Frangione. 

Callers tell us about their concerns about the rapid pace of AI expansion and how they are finding ways to resist the technology. Our guests include Alex Hanna, author of The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech’s Hype and Create the Future We Want and pollster Shachi Kurl with the Angus Reid Institute.

From newcomers to Canada to workers making up for lost time, thousands of Ontarians are enrolled in adult high schools. Many will graduate this June. Your stories with Paul Cox, executive director of the Ontario Association of Adult and Continuing Education School Board Administrators and we hear from Principal Mario DiVittorio at St. Charles Adult and Continuing Education.

As the United States and Iran continue negotiations toward a final peace deal, you tell us what you're hearing from your connections in the region. Our guests are a former Canadian ambassador to Israel Jon Allen and Arta Moeini with the Institute for Peace and Diplomacy

We hear callers reaction to news Monday that ALTO is considering a route change that would see a high-speed rail stop for Kingston. Our guest for the first half of the show is Matti Siemiatycki, University of Toronto professor of geography and planning and director of the Infrastructure Institute.

Our regular gardening expert Paul Zammit offers up his tips for successful container gardening and takes caller questions. Paul Zammit is a professor of Horticulture and Environmental Studies at Niagara College.

We hear how dads are managing their careers and fatherhood with guest Casey Scheibling, fatherhood researcher and assistant professor at the University of Nevada. 

Your reaction to a recommendation from a Parliamentary committee to the idea of expanding Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) for people whose suffering stems from mental issues. 

Your stories with Globe and Mail health reporter Kelly Grant who shares the results of her experiment spending a week without ultraprocessed foods.

We take the temperature on U.S.-Canada relations with our audience and hear from three smart guests: David Paterson is Ontario's representative in Washington D.C.; Drew Fagan is a professor at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the University of Toronto; and Drew Dilkens is the Mayor of Windsor. 

We talk about Quebec's move to ban energy drinks for youths under 16 we hear whether Ontario needs a similar ban. Our guest is brain development expert Matt Holahan, a professor and chair of the Neuroscience department at Carleton University.

Paul Zammit shares some of his favourite tools for getting weeds out fast and takes caller questions. Paul Zammit is a professor Horticulture and Environmental Studies at Niagara College and Ontario Today's regular gardening columnist. 

We hear how Ontarians feel about the start of the FIFA games in Toronto as Canada's team faces Bosnia and Herzegovina Friday afternoon. Our guest for the hour is soccer aficionado Murray Mollard, author of "Winning Pitch: The Canadian Men’s Soccer Team at the World Cup and Beyond."

Callers tell us about how the ban might work for the kids in their lives and we hear from child development and technology expert Sara Grimes. She is the Wolfe Chair in Scientific and Technological Literacy at McGill University. We also hear input from Emma Duerden, the Canada Research Chair in Neuroscience and Learning Disorders.

We hear from callers about what they're noticing on this issue and some of its effects on students and staff. Our guests are Kelly Gallagher-Mackay, an associate professor of law and society at Wilfrid Laurier University who researches education, and Jeff Maharaj, president of the Ontario Principals Council.