Amid the snow and frigid weather, your hosts this week are Wojtek, Lynn, and Marc
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The ruling Conservative government has introduced an anti-terrorism bill, Bill C-51 in the House of Commons. The bill would give police and spy agencies much greater powers and scope in anti-terror activity.
Opposition groups say the bill goes far too far in its powers, and is asking for changes and delays to allow for more discussion and debate. The government however says only unlawful activity will be affected, but some highly influential people no longer in government have also come out publicly against the bill.
In fact some four former Prime Ministers, along with some former Supreme Court Justices, and other influential people, have signed an article expressing their concerns over a lack of oversight over potential police and spy agency activities.
Wojtek prepared a report
The Stratford Festival is scenic Stratford Ontario, beside the Avon river, is appropriately enough, now world famous for its production of Shakespeare plays.
Originally begun in a large tent in the 1950’s, it instantly attracted world-class actors and quickly grew to its current outstanding reputation and facilities.
But of course, not everyone can travel to see the reperatoire, which now has expanded to also include many other plays and musicals to augment it Shaskespearean foundation. To bring these these brilliant productions to a wider audience, three plays have been recorded in high definition and will be screeened in cinemas around the world.
Lynn spoke with the artistic director of the Stratford Festival, Antoni Cimolino
Canada’s Supreme Court last week reversed its own decision from two decades earlier and unanimously voted to allow for medically assisted suicides. In effect they struck down the Criminal Code provisions that said the practice was illegal, and that doctors who participated would be charged.
With the ruling, doctors can now provide medically assisted suicides to patients under certain conditions.
After hearing from a legal and constitutional expert last week on the implications of the ruling, this week we hear from the head of the Canadian Medical Association to get doctor’s reactions to a ruling that now puts them in the forefront of this still contentious and emotional issu
Marc spoke with Dr Chris Simpson who is also a professor and cardiac specialist in Kingston Ontario.
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