RECOVERING POLITICIANS PANEL: ARE GOVERNMENT SERVICES FUNCTIONING PROPERLY

Libby Znaimer is joined by Lisa Raitt, Former Deputy Leader of Conservative Party of Canada, Howard Hampton, Former Ontario NDP Leader and Gerard Kennedy, Former Ontario Liberal MPP who served as Ontario’s minister of Education from 2003 to 2006.

Today: we are going to talk about how last year government services across many areas just didn’t function properly and as we enter the new year, international airports like Pearson, for example, continue to face many challenges. Meanwhile, Ottawa has joined a long list of countries requiring travelers coming in from China, Hong Kong and Macao to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test before arrival. Some experts are calling this politically motivated and not based on science. Our panel reacts to the latest.

THE LATEST ON UKRAINE

Libby Znaimer is now joined by Roman Waschuk, Former Canadian ambassador to Ukraine, Phil Wasielewski, a 2022 Templeton Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute and Dr. Andriy Zayarnyuk, Professor of History at the University of Winnipeg who teaches about the Soviet Union, Ukraine, nationalism and other topics

As we enter the new year, Russia’s war against Ukraine remains ongoing. On the eve of the new year, Russia faced a major setback as Ukraine struck a facility housing many of their troops in Makiivka. The Russians reported that as many as 63 died in the missile attack while Ukraine claimed the attack killed 400 troops and wounded 300 more. The weapon used by Ukrainian forces was a HIMARS launch system which is American made. Meanwhile, as the new year came in, leaders of both countries made respective speeches on their outlook of the war. Our experts weigh in on the latest.