Ontario Morning Podcast September 11th 2023

Ontario Morning

Recently on the program we spoke to a gun control advocate about the need for stronger enforcement of Bill C-21 to reduce the death by domestic violence. However, gun rights lobbyists contend that the bill should be repealed. Host Nav Nanwa spoke to Tracey Wilson, spokesperson for the Canadian Coalition for Firearms Rights, about her views on the bill and why the push for a repeal.

We are just over a week away from the provincial byelection in the Bay of Quinte. There are seven candidates in the running to replace M-P-P Todd Smith after he resigned a few months ago. Host Nav Nanwa has been speaking to the leading 4 candidates and today he was joined by NDP candidate Amanda Robertson to discuss her platform. She is also the vice chair of the Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board.

A young mother in Scotland leaves her children outside a pub and sail across the Atlantic to start a new life all over the rural parts of Ontario country. Decades later, descendant Jamie Lees spent 20 years piecing the story together and is now taking it back to scotland. The story is soon to be adapted into an exhibition in Dundee, Scotland along with a play and even a graphic novel. Host Nav Nanwa spoke to her about this incredible journey.

Untapped 60 is the new book written by Canada's only above-knee full-time firefighter and his best friend. It is the story of a firefighter, a life altering experience, and a profound shift in perspective. Host Nav Nanwa spoke to His best friend and co-author Jarett Robertson about the story.