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Trudeau's comments on Jody Wilson-Raybould sparks outrage from First Nations groups Feb 13, 2019

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Alex is joined by Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs, to discuss the backlash from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's comments on the resignation of Veteran Affairs Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould.

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Case and Point with Lorne Honickman Feb 13, 2019

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Alex is joined by Lorne Honickman, Global News Radio Legal Expert, for this edition of Case and Point.

Topics include: Justin Trudeau responds to the resignation of Veterans Affairs Minister, Jody Wilson-Raybould, what could happen in the days following and how two ongoing court cases, involving the PMO, could restrict the release of information.

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Ryerson University student president ousted amid investigation over $700K in spending Feb 13, 2019

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Alex is joined by Emma Sandri, News Editor, The Eyeopener, Ryerson University's student newspaper, to discuss the recent vote within the University's student union to impeach current union president Ram Ganesh as well as suspend Savreen Gosal, Vice President of Operations. The vote comes amid a recent investigation into the student body's spending of over $700,000.

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Counterpoint - Tuesday, February 12th, 2019 Feb 13, 2019

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Alex is joined by Mike Van Soelen, Managing Principal, Navigator Communications and Stephen Ledrew, Toronto-based lawyer and broadcaster for this edition of Counterpoint.

Topics include: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau responds to the resignation of Jody Wilson-Raybould, another winter storm blasts through Toronto, police have identified the "chair tosser" suspect, the parents of Alexandre Bissonnette have penned an open letter questioning the severity of their sons sentence and a deal has been inked between the City of Toronto and the province of Ontario on framework detailing the upload of the TTC to the province.

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Jody Wilson-Raybould resigns from federal cabinet amid SNC-Lavalin controversy Feb 13, 2019

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Alex is joined by Monte Solberg, New West Public Affairs and former Cabinet Minister under Stephen Harper, to dissect the latest details surrounding Veterans Affairs Minister, Jody Wilson-Raybould's resignation from the federal cabinet.

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Global Top Talkers - Tuesday, February 12th, 2019 Feb 13, 2019

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Tonight's Top Talkers are:

Mike Stubbs - Global News Radio London

Scott Thompson - Global News Radio Hamilton

Topics include: Snow days seem to be in as Toronto and most of Southern Ontario gets hit with yet another winter storm and Jody Wilson-Raybould, Canada's Veteran Affairs Minister and former Attorney General has resigned from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's federal cabinet.

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The Point: Justin Trudeau has silenced JWR and picked a fight with her father and all First Nations groups Feb 13, 2019

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Early Tuesday evening, Jody Wilson-Raybould, veterans affairs minister, resigned from the federal cabinet amid the ongoing controversy between the Trudeau government and Montreal-based engineering and construction firm, SNC-Lavalin.

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Legal cannabis shortages could last years Feb 12, 2019

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Alex is joined by Brad Poulos, Cannabis Business Expert, Instructor Ryerson University, Ted Rogers School Of Business to discuss how four months after recreational cannabis sales became legal in Canada, stores are running out of the product.

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Parents across Ontario plan protests against PCs new autism funding plan Feb 12, 2019

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Alex is joined by Michael Taube, public affairs analyst and political commentator, and a former speech writer for Prime Minister Stephen Harper to discuss Ontario's new Autism plan.

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Ethics commissioner probes PMO over SNC-Lavalin Feb 12, 2019

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Alex is joined by Michael Bryant, Executive Director and general counsel for the Canadian Civil Liberties Association to discuss how Federal Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion will investigate claims that the Prime Minister's Office pressured former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould to help Quebec engineering firm SNC-Lavalin avoid criminal prosecution.

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