Today’s podcast: The Taylor Swift experience continues in Canada. Yesterday a listener texted he or she had 2 tickets for a Toronto concert for sale at $8500. They sold within half an hour (we were not involved).  Guest: Alan Cross. Host of The Ongoing History of New Music and the podcast Uncharted - Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry. Also on ajournalofmusicalthings.com The 111th Grey Cup will be played today when the Winnipeg Blue Bombers make their fifth consecutive appearance in the...

The Canada Post strike continues, slowing down the Canadian economy and harming the Canadian supply chain. It is also harming the nation's small business community, following the rail and port disruptions already this year. Time for rail, ports and Canada Post to be declared essential services with the right to strike removed? Guest: Dan Kelly. President and CEO of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Instead of a Christmas turkey, how would you feel about a Christmas meal featuring crickets?? The effort to convert Canadians to insect consumption is underway and not being well-received.   Guest: Professor Sylvain Charlebois. Director of the Dalhousie University Agri Foods lab. His current op-ed in the Toronto Sun: Why Canadians aren't ready to trade steak for crickets Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The immigration issue continues to make headlines with the U.S. preparing to remove 11 million undocumented migrants and Tom Homan, the new U.S. border Czar, indicates criminal gangs will be the first focus. Where might such gangs and members head for? Canada? How prepared is this country for any mass migrant crossing from the U.S.? What laws do we have to intercept and remove anyone on a criminal wanted list internationally?  As well, the trial of two individuals charged with human...

The 111th Grey Cup will be played today when the Winnipeg Blue Bombers make their fifth consecutive appearance in the national championship and the Toronto Argonauts are forced to play their backup quarterback. This is the eighth time the Blue Bombers and Argonauts have met in the Grey Cup, with Toronto winning all seven previous games. Guests:  Greg Mackling. Co-host of The Start on 680 CJOB Winnipeg and a Blue Bombers broadcast crew member. Ron Foxcroft. Inventor of the FOX 40 whistle...

The Taylor Swift experience continues in Canada. Yesterday a listener texted he or she had 2 tickets for a Toronto concert for sale at $8500. They sold within half an hour (we were not involved).  Guest: Alan Cross. Host of The Ongoing History of New Music and the podcast Uncharted - Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry. Also on ajournalofmusicalthings.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s podcast: Today, some 11 days since Americans voted to return Donald Trump to the White House by a significant majority in what was expected to be a very close election, the president-elect's named cabinet officers list is generating both praise, scorn, and open concern, might we Canadians, exactly 1 year from today be dealing very recent and much unexpected federal election results of our own and what might such an unexpected federal election result have us facing? Meanwhile, former...

Opinions on the impact of Donald Trump in the White House setting economic policy for the U.S. and economic policy that will immediately and directly affect Canada. Will Trump's policies, including his love of tariffs, bring economic success to the United States and spill over into Canada? Or will Trump's economic policies result in something slightly short of economic armageddon (as one pundit wrote)?  Does our guest support former Deputy PM John Manley's call for a snap federal election now...

A listener emailed a piece written by legendary American broadcaster Paul Harvey penned for his grandchildren. In the letter, Harvey writes of his wishes for his grandchildren which we're wondering if listeners will find on the mark, or advice past its best-before date in 2024. We've heard both views from people asked to read the piece. Guest: Roy reads Paul Harvey's letter to his grandson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In ten days Paul Bernardo, convicted serial rapist, kidnapper and murderer of teenagers Kristen French, Leslie Mahaffy and Tammy Homolka will again appear before the Parole Board seeking release from prison. Earlier this year Kristen's father Doug French died at age 92. Bernardo will again sit in the same room as the parents/families of his victims making his case for freedom. Meanwhile, if Bernardo were to be released into the general population of a Canadian federal prison his life...

Former Liberal MP Michelle Simson has written a letter to current members of parliament in which Ms. Simson charges "the government's attempt to alter our fixed election date by a matter of days... Is simply to enrich MPs elected for the first time in 2019, ensuring their eligibility for a lifetime, gold-plated pension. "Self-serving" and "transparently money-grubbing" are words Simson also uses in her letter.  Since Michelle Simson, who was censured by the Liberal Party for her decision to...

There's no question that Taylor Swift is a music royalty and perhaps the single most successful music act ever (Bigger than the Beatles? Bigger than Elvis?) In Toronto, Swift is treated as royalty and a motorcade rivals what King Charles might experience. And who pays for this? And is it all necessary? Meanwhile, Swift's presence in Toronto adds some $282 million to the city's economy. While Taylor Swift still has concerts to perform in Toronto, she will then be in Vancouver from December 6...

Today, some 11 days since Americans voted to return Donald Trump to the White House by a significant majority in what was expected to be a very close election, the president-elect's named cabinet officers list is generating both praise, scorn, and open concern, might we Canadians, exactly 1 year from today be dealing very recent and much unexpected federal election results of our own and what might such an unexpected federal election result have us facing? Meanwhile, former Liberal Deputy PM...

Today’s podcast: After Niagara Falls, Ontario, Mayor Jim Diodati told us yesterday his city hasn't yet completely resolved the influx of migrants during Covid and that Ottawa never engaged with his administration, but instead booked hotel rooms directly, on a national level, Should we expect a significant inflow of migrants from the United States seeking to escape expulsion from the U.S. by the Donald Trump administration? - How might the expulsion of up to 11 million people from the U.S....

Blacklock's Reporter this week: Chief of Elections Canada in secret meetings with staffers of both the Liberals and NDP in recent days. What's going on? - Canadian household debt reached $3-trillion, with Canadians now owing typically $1.76 for each $1 earned. - Parks Canada data shows 150,000 acres of dead pine were left standing in Jasper before the devastating fire - the Liberal Party is bracing against the rise of populism and predicts abortion will be the issue through Canada, although...

How do three of our listener's favourite guests assess and feel about the election of Donald Trump? A precursor to what we'll see in Canada? Time for a Beauties and the Beast segment. Guests: Catherine Swift, president of the Coalition of Concerned Manufacturers and Businesses of Canada. Michelle Simson. Former Liberal Member of Parliament and seatmate to Justin Trudeau during Question Period. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tomorrow is Remembrance Day, and we speak with an active service member of the CAF. Commander James Brun of the Royal Canadian Navy and former commander of HMCS Yellowknife, who regularly posts photographs and videos of Canadian troops in action during WW I, WW II, and other conflicts, will honour the men and women of the Canadian military who went before and speak about choosing life in the military at this time. Guest: Commander James Brun, Royal Canadian Navy Learn more about your ad...

Donald Trump, in February 2022, responding to the Freedom Convoy in Ottawa said "The freedom convoy is protesting the harsh policies of far left-wing lunatic Justin Trudeau, who has destroyed Canada with insane Covid mandates." Meanwhile, just recently in an interview, the former B.C. Premier and federal Minister of Health, Ujjal Dosanjh described the prime minister in these words "Trudeau sociologically and politically is an idiot, and you can actually quote me, I don't care, because he's an...

Today marks the public memorial in Winnipeg for former judge, senator and chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Murray Sinclair who died in Winnipeg on Monday. Guest: Richard Cloutier. Co-host of The News on 680, CJOB and senior reporter with Global News in Manitoba Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What does a former Canadian foreign affairs and defense minister see awaiting Canada from the new Donald Trump administration in the U.S.? How might things change? Guest: Peter MacKay. Former Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister, Minister of Defence, and the last leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After Niagara Falls, Ontario, Mayor Jim Diodati told us yesterday his city hasn't yet completely resolved the influx of migrants during Covid and that Ottawa never engaged with his administration, but instead booked hotel rooms directly, on a national level, Should we expect a significant inflow of migrants from the United States seeking to escape expulsion from the U.S. by the Donald Trump administration? - How might the expulsion of up to 11 million people from the U.S. proceed logistically...

Today’s podcast: Several topics to discuss with General Hillier: Nova Scotia elementary school principal sends out a notice to Canadian military veterans planning to attend Remembrance Day ceremonies at the school to not wear their uniforms to maintain a welcoming environment for all, including students from parts of the world where they've been exposed to war. A disgraceful disrespect for Canadian military veterans, "Lest we Forget!"  Donald Trump's election impact on the Russia/Ukraine...

If Donald Trump follows through with his campaign promise to deport millions of migrants from the U.S., will most attempt to reach Canada and what might such an impact mean to Canadian border communities? During Covid the Mayor of Niagara Falls, Ontario, called on the federal government to develop a plan to place, house, and feed the influx of migrants to Canada as his community was placed under pressure by arriving migrants from the U.S. Does the Niagara Falls Mayor have similar concerns...

Larry Brock is the CPC MP for Brantford/Brant, Ontario. Shadow minister for Justice and Attorney General for Canada. Former crown attorney.   Larry posted to X: "Trudeau's radical environment minister Steven Guilbeault is dodging committee testimony on his role in the corrupt Green slush fund. Guilbeault has financial holdings in a company that received $10 million from the Green Slush Fund." Guest: Larry Brock, Conservative Party of Canada MP for Brantford/Brant, Ontario Learn more about...