Weekends with Ben O’Hara-Byrne

Guest: Leo Housakos, Conservative Senator from Quebec

Why Ottawa’s new dental benefit for kids falls short of expectations Guest: Lindsay Tedds, associate professor of economics and scientific director of Fiscal and Economic Policy at the School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary In a tough economy - how do we learn to buy less “stuff?”  Guest: Ashlee Piper, sustainability expert and author Why is shoplifting, already a multi-billion dolla...

Guest: Ashlee Piper, sustainability expert and author

Guest: Rui Rodrigues, consultant, Retail Council of Canada

Guest: Nathan Lachowsky, associate professor of public health and social policy, University of Victoria 

Guest: Roman Waschuk, Ukraine’s Business Ombudsman and Canada’s former ambassador to Ukraine

Guest: Brendan Kennedy, social justice investigative reporter, Toronto Star

Guest: Lindsay Tedds, associate professor of economics and scientific director of Fiscal and Economic Policy at the School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary

Will the “Alberta Sovereignty within a United Canada Act” hurt its own people? How could the act affect Alberta businesses? Guest: Deborah Yedlin, president and CEO, Calgary Chamber of Commerce The mood amongst Canadian fans as Canada gets set for its final 2022 World Cup match against Morocco Guest: Brad Leitch, Team Canada fan in Qatar for the World Cup  Hawaii’s Mauna Loa, the world’s largest a...

The mood amongst Canadian fans as Canada gets set for its final 2022 World Cup match against Morocco Guest: Brad Leitch, Team Canada fan in Qatar for the World Cup 

Hawaii’s Mauna Loa, the world’s largest active volcano, erupts for the first time in nearly 40 years   Guest: Scott Rowland, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa

Problems in our Canadian cities - do downtown businesses feel safe? Is crime a concern? How do we fix the safety concerns these businesses have? Guest: Jane Talbot, Interim President & CEO, Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association

Problems in our Canadian cities - a store owner shares his experience with vandalism in downtown Vancouver Guest: Sebastian Cortez, owner, Sebastian & Co Fine Meats

A woman who survived stomach cancer fights to raise awareness  Guest: Teresa Tiano, Chair & Co-Founder, My Gut Feeling

Journo Corner: Finance and a new show on the Corus Radio Network Guest: Rubina Ahmed-Haq, personal finance journalist, host of  “For What It’s Worth”

Some Chinese cities rollback COVID restrictions as protests continue Guest: Carl Breau, CEO of Saimen and Nummax, and a Canadian living in Shanghai 

Will the “Alberta Sovereignty within a United Canada Act” hurt its own people? How could the act affect Alberta businesses? Guest: Deborah Yedlin, president and CEO, Calgary Chamber of Commerce

Danielle Smith charts a new and controversial course for Alberta as Jason Kenney heads for the exit  Guest: Lori Williams, political science professor, Mount Royal University The allure of conspiracy theories and the rise and evolution of QAnon Guest: Mike Rothschild, journalist and author “The Storm Is Upon Us” Food insecurity is a growing problem in Canadian cities Why do we continue to rely on...

The allure of conspiracy theories and the rise and evolution of QAnon Guest: Mike Rothschild, journalist and author “The Storm Is Upon Us”

Why do we continue to rely on charitable organizations to answer that need? Guest: Valerie Tarasuk, professor, Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto and leader of PROOF, a research program to investigate policy interventions to reduce food insecurity in Canada

As Canada marks Giving Tuesday, charities are struggling with rising inflation and growing demand  Guest: Jane Ricciardelli, COO and acting CEO, Canadahelps.org

Helping pave the way to accredit more foreign doctors Guest: Dr. Toye Oyelese, a Nigerian-trained doctor, owns the Westside Medical Associates clinic

Sovereignty Act? Speech from the throne - Smith calls companies on vaccine requirements…  Guest: Lori Williams, political science professor, Mount Royal University

Anger over ongoing COVID-19 restrictions prompts rare protests in several major Chinese cities Guest: Charles Burton, a senior fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, former Canadian diplomat in Beijing Why small talk is so important to our mental health and happiness Guest: Jessica Methot, associate professor of Management, Rutgers University, specializing in social networks Fixing the problem...

Why small talk is so important to our mental health and happiness Guest: Jessica Methot, associate professor of Management, Rutgers University, specializing in social networks