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Weekends with Ben O’Hara Byrne will showcase Ben’s signature curiosity, good humour, and love for great Canadian stories - whenever you're listening. Learn new things, hear surprising perspectives, and head into your day with fresh stories to talk about. Ben O’Hara Byrne brings decades of experience in journalism, broadcast, and connecting with people to the microphone. Throughout his career, he’s held reporting & anchor roles across Canada, from Quebec City to Ottawa to Victoria. He’s been a network bureau chief in Beijing and London, U.K. And, he’s reported on stories around the world, inclu...

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Why are variable rate mortgages gaining in popularity? 25.03.2022 16:47

Guest: James Laird, co-founder of Ratehub.ca and president of CanWise Financial mortgage brokerage

Talking about the plight of the world’s refugees with Giller prize-winning author Omar Al-Akkad 25.03.2022 19:05

Guest: Omar Al-Akkad, author of ‘What Strange Paradise’ and 2021 Giller Prize winner

Why the government isn’t doing enough to help those fleeing Ukraine 25.03.2022 8:55

Guest: Ihor Michaelchyshyn, CEO of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress

How tough is it to bring relatives fleeing the war to Canada? 25.03.2022 8:54

Guest: Svitlana Nechyporenko, a Ukrainian living in Toronto

Ukraine’s still growing humanitarian crisis 25.03.2022 9:01

Guest: Chad Martz, director of Hungry for Life International

What did NATO leaders deliver for Ukraine at an emergency meeting? 25.03.2022 10:44

Guest: Dr. Elis Vllasi, professor of political science at Simon Fraser University

The war in Ukraine and Canada’s role in global energy security 25.03.2022 17:05

Guest: Dennis McConaghy, former executive vice-president of corporate development at TransCanada Corporation and fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute

The view from Kyiv one month after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, What will NATO do now to aid Ukraine, Why is the cost of rent rising quickly in many Canadian cities, How will a national dental plan in Canada work? - March 23rd, 2022 The view from Kyiv one month after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine Guest: Kira Rudick, member of the Ukrainian parliament What will NATO do now to aid Ukraine? Gues...

How will a national dental plan in Canada work? And who will benefit? 24.03.2022 18:24

Guest: Dr. Carlos Quiñonez, professor in the faculty of dentistry at the University of Toronto, and author of ‘The Politics of Dental Care in Canada

How will the invasion of Ukraine impact Canadian military spending? 24.03.2022 17:38

Guest: Steve Saideman, Paterson chair in international affairs at Carleton University’s Norman Paterson School of International Affairs and director of the Canadian Defence and Security Network.

Why is the cost of rent rising quickly in many Canadian cities? 24.03.2022 18:19

Guest: Tom Davidoff, associate professor with the Sauder School of Business at UBC

Mapping Russian attacks on Ukrainian civilians 24.03.2022 17:10

Guest: Giancarlo Fiorella, senior researcher, Bellingcat

What will NATO do now to aid Ukraine? 24.03.2022 19:25

Guest: Alexander Lanoszka, assistant professor of international relations at the University of Waterloo.

The view from Kyiv one month after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine 24.03.2022 16:51

Guest: Kira Rudick, member of the Ukrainian parliament

Explaining the Liberal/NDP confidence and supply agreement deal, The Liberal/NDP deal, why now, Chantal Kreviazuk on the war in Ukraine & The coldest part of the world hit by an unprecedented heatwave March 22nd, 2022 Explaining the Liberal/NDP confidence and supply agreement deal Guest: Richard Johnston, professor emeritus in the department of political science at the University of British Co...

The coldest part of the world hit by an unprecedented heatwave 23.03.2022 12:58

Guest: David Mikolajczyk, research meteorologist, Antarctic and Meteorological Research and data Center University of Wisconsin–Madison

What we know about China Eastern Airlines crash 23.03.2022 17:23

Guest: Hassan Shahidi, president and CEO of the Aviation Safety Network

Chantal Kreviazuk on the war in Ukraine 23.03.2022 19:06

Guest: Chantal Kreviazuk, singer and songwriter

Implications of the liberal deal on CPC leadership race and Trudeau’s future 23.03.2022 9:28

Guest: Cristine de Clercy, associate professor of political science at the University of Western Ontario

The Liberal/NDP deal, why now? 23.03.2022 8:50

Guest: Will Stewart, National Lead for Public Affairs at Hill & Knowlton

The Conservative Party perspective on the Liberal/NDP deal 23.03.2022 8:52

Guest: John Brassard, MP for Barrie-Innisfil and Opposition House Leader

Explaining the Liberal/NDP confidence and supply agreement deal 23.03.2022 7:09

Guest: Richard Johnston, professor emeritus in the department of political science at the University of British Columbia

The Prime Minister leaves for Europe for NATO and G7 meetings 23.03.2022 10:12

Guest: David Akin, Global News senior parliamentary correspondent

The impact of the CP Rail work stoppage on supply chains and on agriculture, Reflecting on the “freedom convoy” & Civilians increasingly targeted during deadly weekend in Ukraine 22.03.2022 52:46

The impact of the CP Rail work stoppage on supply chains Guest: Barrie Prentice, professor of supply chain management and former director of the Transport Institute at the University of Manitoba The impact of the CP Rail work stoppage on agriculture Guest: Keith Currie, vice president of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture Reflecting on the “freedom convoy” and what comes next Guest: Just...

Looking at why pedestrian fatalities have spiked in the U.S.? 22.03.2022 10:26

Guest: Jessica Cecchino, vice president of research at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety,