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Some of what you’ll hear this weekend (April 1-2, ’17)

Conservative leadership candidate Erin O'Toole speaks during the Conservative leadership debate in Saskatoon, Wednesday, November 9, 2016.
Conservative leadership candidate Erin O'Toole speaks during the Conservative leadership debate in Saskatoon, Wednesday, November 9, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards

Weird and disturbing, attempting to breastfeed someone else’s child. Media ethics professor Jane Kirtley will speak about Leah McLaren’s brief column in the Globe and Mail and we’ll include your calls.

Four individuals working at Trudeau Airport in Montreal are on police concern radar, suspected of being radicalized. Is their employment terminated? No. Reassigned is what management decided after one individual’s numerous visits to ISIS-related sites, as well as repeat visits to sites on how to create an explosive device. Scott Newark, former AB crown attorney and former policy adviser to the Federal Minister of Public Safety.

Bonice Thomas is angry at Prime Minister Trudeau. Her brother, Robert Hall, was decapitated along with fellow Canadian John Ridsdel after being kidnapped by the Philippine terror group Abu Sayaff. Bonice Thomas says Trudeau’s statement in the Philippines was “let’s hope this all works out.” Military units were prepared to take action to rescue Robert Hall and John Ridsdel, but PM Trudeau refused to take action.

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Bonice Thomas and international security expert T. Lee Humphrey will share their views on Saturday’s show.

Could a CPC leadership candidate come up the middle as a consensus winner? It’s not being discounted. One name poised to perhaps make this impact is Erin O’Toole, former Air Force Captain, and former Veterans Affairs Minister. I’ll be speaking with Mr. O’Toole Saturday.

American mainstream media is making statements about the Trump administration they would never have uttered about anything Barack Obama misstepped over. NBC’s Chuck Todd has assigned the “lame duck” title to President Donald Trump. What names are Americans assigning mainstream media? Fran Coombs, managing editor of Rasmussen polling is on Sunday’s show.

Also on Sunday, a U.S. blogger and Mom takes aim at interfering parents. As in parents who think nothing of openly being critical of another parent’s decisions and in a public place. You will hear this story.

Just some of what’s on this weekend’s show. Hope you’ll join us.

Roy

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