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Tasha Kheiriddin Show: Wednesday, April 26

Is Quebec's $7-a-day daycare under threat? . Ian Barrett/The Canadian Press

Happy Wednesday!

In case you missed it: Here’s your one-stop look at all the highlights of the Tasha Kheiriddin Show on April 26.


Ontario to spend millions in budget on childcare, while internal documents show a daycare surplus in the city

Should the city of Toronto be spending more money on more daycare spaces when there are 4000 spaces that are currently vacant? We discuss this and all things daycare in Toronto with opposing views from Andrea Mrozek (Program Director of Cardus Family) and Councillor Janet Davis (Ward 31 Beaches-East York).


Four girls report man trying to lure them near Scarborough library
How do you street-proof your kids? Pina Arcamone, Director General of the Missing Children’s Network, gives valuable tips on child safety.
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Canada drops out of top 20 countries for freedom of the press

The case of Ben Makuch, Canadian national security reporter for VICE News and host of Cyberwar for VICELAND, is considered one of the cases to have resulted in this drop. He joins the show to discuss.


Wednesday Political Panel

Today’s panel focused on:
1. Kevin O’Leary dropping out of the Conservative leadership race, and endorsing Maxime Bernier
2. Trump and softwood: Is this the start of a trade war? Should Trudeau get tough – and what does that even mean?
3. Ontario budget lookahead: The good, bad, ugly – what are you expecting? What should the government’s priorities be?

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Panelists:

  • Stella Ambler, Principal at The Earnscliffe Strategy Group
  • Sally Housser, Senior Consultant at Navigator Ltd.
  • Lisa Kinsella, Managing Partner of Daisy Consulting Group


That’s a wrap! Listen and join in on the conversation every Monday to Friday from 12 to 2 p.m., on the Tasha Kheiriddin Show.

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