The Deb Hutton Show

The last on the education strike with Chandra Pasma, NDP Education Critic and MPP for Ottawa West-Nepean. Allison Smith, Founder & Publisher of Politics Today, talks about Rob Ford’s clandestine meetings. We chat about the economic statement made today with author of the Globe and Mail bestselling book Moolala, Bruce Sellery. Last but not least, it’s the crossover with Jim Richards. 

We speak with Dr. Michael Warner, medical director of critical care at Michael Garron Hospital, about admitting teenage patients into ICU’s. Inquiry on the looming education strike with Marieke Walsh, reporter for the Globe and Mail. Smart Speakers with Bruce Arthur and Deb Hutton.

Ontario hospitals asked to admit teenage patients into ICU’s. We analyze the labor negotiations between the Ford government and CUPE with Fred Hahn, the President of CUPE Ontario. OPSEU education workers to walk out in solidarity with CUPE. We speak with JP Hornick, President of OPSEU. Finally, therapist Gary Direnfeld likens Lecce and Ford’s tactics to abuse against women. 

More on the education and health care debacle. We take your calls on whether or not the federal government should intervene regarding the notwithstanding clause. Reshmi and Scott talk about major astronomical events of November with Dr. Jesse Rogerson, Assistant Professor in the Division of Natural Science at York University. Plus, Emeritus professor of physics at Carleton University Peter Watson tells us all about time travel. 

Lana Payne, Unifor National President, weighs in on how other unions view the labor negotiations between the Ford government and education workers. NDP MPP Dr. Jill Andrew updates us on the NDP ejections from Queens Park after outrage over back-to-work legislation. Ontario Autism Coalition President Angela Brandt enlightens us on why EA’s and CW’s are integral for students with autism. And finally, the Crossover with Jim Richards. 

Ontario education workers set to strike until further notice unless deal is reached, CUPE says. Ontario Dental Association Vice President Dr. Maneesh Jain discusses underfunding for dental programs. Plus, Smart Speakers with Matt Gurney and Caryma Sa’d.

Debate on the fairness of tenured workers making the same wage as new ones. Scott and Reshmi analyze the labor negotiations between the Ford government and CUPE with Dr. Rafael Gomez, Professor and Director of the Centre for Industrial Relations and Human Resources at U of T. A Chinese lottery winner keeps his jackpot secret from his wife and child, and we finish off by talking about bad tattoos. 

Steven Lecce says Ontario education talks won’t proceed unless strike is cancelled. We take your calls on if children need more help at school than ever before. Plus, more on the Emergencies Act inquiry with Globe and Mail reporter Shannon Proudfoot. Finally, we take your calls on the dearly departed for the Day of the Dead. 

Six steps to help save Ontario’s health care system with Dr. Raywat Deonandan, Epidemiologist and Associate Professor with the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Ottawa. We take your calls on this topic and speak with Mike Schreiner, Leader of the Green Party of Ontario, about the ongoing political battles regarding Ontario health care and the Emergencies Act inquiry. Finally, its the Crossover with Jim Richards.

PSWs in Ontario hospital are still waiting on a permanent wage increase. Reshmi and Scott speak with climate reporter and VP of the Canadian Association of Journalists Fatima Syed about how Doug Ford’s new housing plan will render conservation authorities ineffective. Smart Speakers with Jamie Ellerton and Karen Stintz.