Weekends with Ben O’Hara-Byrne

Guest host Martin Strong talks with Ari Goldkind, criminal defence lawyer and legal commentator

Are police in Ottawa better prepared for the latest protest rally, Jody Wilson-Raybould is running the 50th BMO Vancouver Marathon, Canadians' dreams of owning their own home is fading, & The blame game within Russia over military failures in Ukraine  - April 29th, 2022   Are police in Ottawa better prepared for the latest protest rally? Guest: Michael Kempa, associate professor of criminology, Un...

Guest: Andrei Soldatov, nonresident Senior Fellow with the Center for European Policy Analysis and investigative journalist  

Guest: Michael Dunford, East Africa Coordinator, World Food Program 

Guest: Carly Phillips, a researcher-in-residence with the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions, hosted-and-led by the University of Victoria

Guest: Jerry DeMarco, the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development for Office of the Auditor General of Canada

Guest: Jody Wilson-Raybould, former federal minister of justice and attorney general, author, and marathoner. 

Guest: Paul Kershaw, Professor in the University of British Columbia's School of Population and Public Health and the Founder of Generation Squeeze.

Guest: Michael Kempa, associate professor of criminology, University of Ottawa 

Why are medical school grads shy away from family medicine, Even as the price of meat soars, plant-based alternatives still cost more, New documentary highlights Syrian refugee crisis &  Exploring the hype surrounding hydrogen - April 28th, 2022   Why are medical school grads shy away from family medicine? Guest: Dr. Brady Bouchard, College of Family Physicians of Canada President and Saskatchewan...

Guest: Melanie Morrison, CEO of BetterCart Analytics 

Guest: Noura Kevorkian, Lebanese-Syrian film director and producer based in Toronto 

Guests: Heather Campbell, Executive Director of Alberta Innovates, Clean Resources David Layzell, Energy Systems Architect, The Transition Accelerator, Professor & Director, Canadian Energy Systems Analysis Research (CESAR) Initiative, University of Calgary

Guest: JP Armstrong, PhD candidate in the sociology department at York University, instructor in the sociology department at MacEwan University, and the Vice-Chair of the Queer & Trans Health Collective.

Guest: Dr. Jordan Feld, a senior scientist at the Toronto General Hospital Research Institute

Guest: Dr. Brady Bouchard, College of Family Physicians of Canada President and Saskatchewan family physician  

Canada’s aging population and the impact, Passport application delays , Journo Corner: Gord Steinke - April 27th, 2022   Canada’s aging population and the impact   Guest: Dr. Samir Sinha, Director of Geriatrics, Sinai Health System and University Health Network, Director of Health Policy Research and Co-Chair of the National Institute on Aging   Passport application delays Guest: Flavio Volpe, Pre...

Guest: Oleksandra Matviichuk, Human Rights Lawyer and head of the The Center for Civil Liberties

Guest: Gord Steinke, anchor, Global Edmonton

Guest: Flavio Volpe, President, Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association

Guest: Donald Drummond, Stauffer-Dunning Fellow and Adjunct Professor, School of Policy Studies, Queen's University.

Guest: Dr. Samir Sinha, Director of Geriatrics, Sinai Health System and University Health Network, Director of Health Policy Research and Co-Chair of the National Institute on Aging

The challenge with ticks and Lyme Disease , Lessons learned from being in the Kremlin’s crosshairs for more than a decade,  Marianas Trench lead singer Josh Ramsay & Is Canada doing enough to help Ukrainians hoping to come to this country?   - April 26th, 2022   The challenge with ticks and Lyme Disease   Guest: Tara Moriarty, Associate Professor at the University of Toronto in the Faculty of Dent...

Guest: Dr. Lillian Glass, one of the world’s most well respected and foremost authorities in the field of Communication and the Psychology of Human Behavior 

Guest: Peggy Mason, Rideau Institute President