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Ontario Budget 2019: Fedeli Outlines Priorities For Government Apr 12, 2019

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Joining Alex Pierson for ON Point is Ontario Finance Minister, Vic Fedeli, to help break down the Ontario budget. The budget wasn't a liberal budget, but it certainly wasn't a conservative one. It did not include the draconian cuts that many anticipated, instead it went for a slow and steady approach. The Finance Minister discusses the strategy of the budget and how it will help the people of Ontario.

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Point ON Point - Thursday, April 11th, 2019 Apr 12, 2019

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You know the Trudeau Liberals are nervous when they send their own MP's to spin doctor Doug Ford's first budget. Looking at this budget they should be nervous. While its not a liberal budget, it's certainly not a conservative one. The liberals are grasping at straws, attempting to blunt any good news and whip up as much fear on policy as they can.

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Waterloo researcher among global team who unveiled 1st photo of black hole Apr 11, 2019

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Alex is joined by Professor Charles Dyer to discuss how a global team of scientists that included a Canadian researcher allowed the world to “see the unseeable” on Wednesday, revealing the first ever captured image of a black hole.

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Counterpoint - Wednesday, April 10th, 2019 Apr 11, 2019

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On this edition of Counterpoint, Alex is joined by:

John Mraz, Former Liberal War Room Director

Bill Hutchinson, Former Broadcaster, Journalist, and Seneca Professor.

Topics include: Ford's 28.5 billion dollar transit announcement, Advocates decry changes to law for refugees with claims in other countries, RCMP ‘fesses up 817 days later: Planning for Trudeau’s Bahamas trip began months in advance, and much more!

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Ford says Ontario could foot whole $28.5B bill for Greater Toronto Area transit plan Apr 11, 2019

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Alex is joined with Premier Doug Ford to how the province hopes the federal government, the City of Toronto and York Region will chip in more than half of a $28.5-billion transit project, Ontario is willing to foot the whole bill.

Ford and Transport Minister Jeff Yurek outlined the government’s $28.5 billion expansion of Ontario’s transit network in Etobicoke Wednesday morning.

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Advocates decry changes to law for refugees with claims in other countries Apr 10, 2019

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Alex is joined by Giudy Mamman, Global News Immigration Expert to discuss how refugee advocates are crying foul over proposed Liberal government changes to immigration laws that aim to keep would-be asylum seekers from entering Canada at unofficial border crossings.

The Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers says the changes would rob vulnerable refugee claimants of fundamental human-rights protections.

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When they go high-- Trudeau will call his opponents racist. Apr 10, 2019

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When they go high-- Trudeau will call his opponents racist.

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Why Is Loblaw Getting $12M To Install New Refrigerators? Apr 10, 2019

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Joining Alex Pierson for ON Point is Aaron Wudrick, Federal Director of the Canadian Taxpayers' Association. After the Liberal government announced they are giving $12 million from the Climate Action Fund to Loblaws to install new refrigerators, small business owners are rightfully unhappy. The Carbon Tax was introduced to help the middle-class, but this tax seems to be giving handouts to one of Canada's richest companies.

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Point ON Point - Tuesday, April 9th, 2019 Apr 10, 2019

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If you want to sell Canadians on a new tax, then don’t hand the money over to the richest people in the country who don't need it. We found out this week that Loblaws will get $12 million from the Trudeau government's Climate Action Fund. The fund is aimed at encouraging businesses to reduce their carbon footprint. Why is a multi-billion dollar company getting government handouts? Isn't the whole point of a carbon tax to give incentive to companies like Loblaws to change their bad habits to avoid a penalty?

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David Saint-Jacques, Canadian astronaut completes his 1st spacewalk Apr 09, 2019

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Alex is joined with Zak Trolley, Engineer and Futurist to discuss how Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques has completed his first ever spacewalk.

Saint-Jacques and NASA astronaut Anne McClain accomplished the feat in six hours, 29 minutes, with no apparent issues.

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