The Ford Government's Municipal Plans
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Libby Znaimer is joined by Lauren O'Neil, Senior News Editor of BlogTO, David Crombie, Former Mayor of Toronto,  and Karen Stintz, CEO, Variety Village.

The Ford government has introduced new legislation that would give it a tighter grip over regional governance and provide the mayors of both Ottawa and Toronto with greater power that involves being able to pass by-laws aligned with the government's priorities with just a third of council support. The province says it wants to do this to cut red tape when it comes to confronting issues like housing. Meanwhile, David and other former Mayors of Toronto including John Sewell wrote a piece in the Toronto Star arguing that the province is doing a disservice to municipal governments.

CUPE VS THE PROVINCE: THOUSANDS OF ED WORKERS TO RESUME STRIKE ON MONDAY

Libby Znaimer is joined by Fred Hahn, President of CUPE.

CUPE will resume striking next Monday because they are still not happy with any kind of offer from the Ford government for better wages on behalf of thousands of education workers. Fred details what went wrong at the bargaining table. And, we hear from listeners about whether this strike is going to affect their families.

CHINA'S XI JINPING CONFRONTS TRUDEAU AT G20

Libby Znaimer is now joined by  Dr. Stephen Saideman, Paterson Chair in International Affairs at Carleton University.

China's Xi Jinping, with the help of an interpreter, publicly confronted PM Justin Trudeau  at the G20. In the brief encounter that was televised, Xi criticized Trudeau for leaking information of their discussion and that whatever was presented to the media was inaccurate and inappropriate. Some experts argue that this move by the Chinese President shows the disregard he has for Canada's leader. Stephen reacts to the moment and weighs in on what it says about Canada's relationship with China.

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