Straitt Talk with Lisa Raitt

Ford Under Fire: The Hotel Expense Debate

Guest host Rob Fai & Marit Stiles, MPP for Davenport, leader of the Ontario NDP and the leader of the Official Opposition discuss: 1 - Ford breaks silence on hotel expense scandal 2 - Ford’s office freezes hiring, eliminates positions to cut costs, memo shows 3 - Wildfires threaten Northern Ontario communities as province asks for federal help 4 - Gordie Howe Bridge’s net revenue to be ‘modest’ in early years, Mark Carney says Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Home Security in the Age of Social Media

Guest host Rob Fai spoke with David Antonuzzo, Agency manager at Allstate Canada about Possible link between social media posts and Ontario break-ins has some experts worried. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

The Future of Food Safety Is Artificial Intelligence

Guest host Rob Fai spoke to Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, Head of the Agri-Foods Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University, AKA The Food Professor about Food safety needs an AI upgrade Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Straitt Talk with Lisa Raitt

Guest host Rob Fai & Lisa Raitt, former federal cabinet minister and Deputy Leader of the Official Opposition discuss: 1 - Trump uses primetime address to raise doubts about US elections ahead of midterms 2 - No sharing of Gordie Howe bridge tolls until debt is repaid, Carney says 3 - ‘Sovereignty comes with responsibility:’ U.S. lawmakers to Canada on wildfires Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

The Smoke Lingers: What Toronto Needs to Know

Guest host Rob Fai spoke to Eric Kennedy, Associate Professor, Disaster & Emergency Management at York University about Wildfire smoke persists in Toronto, conditions may improve Friday: Environment Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]