Ontario Today Phone-ins From Cbc Radio

Your favourite road trip destinations in the province and we hear from Ontario travel writer Ron Brown who has written more than 20 books about this province. Later in the show, we also hear from Brad Robinson, owner and CEO of Thrive Tours in Sault Ste. Marie.

Bee Quammie, author of Book of Possibilities: Words of Wisdom on the Road to Becoming, joins callers for an inspiring conversation about solo parenting. 

We hear your stories planning for end of life care and comfort and we hear from Dr. Daniel Kobewka an internal medicine doctor at the Civic Hospital in Ottawa and a researcher with the Bruyère Health Research Institute and we hear from Rabbi Dr. Rena Arshinoff, a hospital chaplain with Baycrest in North York and expert in palliative care. 

Your stories and insights from Donna Kellway, a former defence lawyer now Crown attourney and president of the Ontario Crown Attorneys’ Association and Tonya Kent, a Toronto-based criminal defence lawyer. 

The sexual assault trial of former Canadian world junior hockey players centres on the issue of consent, a concept experts say is still not well understood. We flip the mirror on our own lives, and hear your stories grappling with what sexual consent really entails in your life. Our guests include Kaitlynn Mendes, Canada Research Chair in Inequality and Gender at Western University, and David Garzon, a director with White Ribbon based in Toronto. 

Our expert gardener, Paul Zammit, takes your gardening questions. Paul is a professor of horticulture and environmental studies at Niagara College.

We get the latest on the Therme waterpark and spa project with Rob Benzie, Queen's Park bureau chief for the Toronto star.  

Your stories of the hard work and heartache of growing up in a restaurant with Rachel Phan, author of the new book Restaurant Kid: A Memoir of Family and Belonging.

As the largest school board in the province, Toronto District School Board, looks to cut programs we hear why school boards are struggling to balance their books this year. Our guests are Neethan Shan, chair of the TDSB and Kathleen Woodcock, president of the Ontario Public School Boards’ Association. 

Conservative voters weigh in on the federal election loss and the lessons learned with Shak Chambers, conservative strategist with Oyster Group and we hear from former Ontario MP and immigration minister Chris Alexander. 

Our guest for the hour is Nick Taylor-Vaisey, POLITICO's Ottawa bureau chief, and we hear from poll analyst and founder of The Writ, Eric Grenier. We also speak with Oakville East Liberal MP Anita Anand and Aurora-Oak Ridges-Richmond Hill Conservative MP Costas Menegakis.

We hear your stories voting this election. Our guest for the first half hour is Samantha Reusch, executive director of Apathy is Boring.

Paul Zammitt, our expert gardener, walks us through how to care for the popular garden shrub, hydrangeas, and takes your gardening questions. Paul is a professor of horticulture and environmental studies at Niagara College.

We hear what you will remember about Pope Francis and we speak with Emma Anderson, a professor of religious studies at the University of Ottawa and Father Daryold Corbiere Winkler, an Anishinaabe pastor at St. Basil's Catholic Church in Ottawa.

We hear about your stories bringing in new fans to the fold -- whether they are wearing blue and white or red and black -- and hear from hockey commentator Parminder Singh. He's the : founder of Hockey Night in Canada: Punjabi Edition and a former play-by-play host. He is now the Punjabi voice for the NBA and a hockey commentator.

Your stories across generations with Paul Kershaw, founder of Generation Squeeze, which has produced an election platform analysis and Andrew Enns, executive vice president with Leger, for what the latest polling says about voter intentions. 

A check in on the final week of the election with Cristine de Clercy, the Jarislowsky Chair in Trust and Political Leadership at Trent University, as well as poll analyst, Eric Grenier, host of the Writ podcast. He produces the CBC Poll Tracker for this election.

Our guest for the hour is child psychiatrist and McMaster University professor Dr. Jean Clinton. She hears your stories about concerns raised in the blockbuster mini-series. We also hear from Jonathon Reed, youth program manager at Next Gen Men.

Your stories with Janet Madume executive director for Welland Heritage Council and Multicultural Centre and CBC's Brampton bureau reporter, Saloni Bhugra.

Your stories with Marcus Kolga, director and founder, DisInfoWatch and McGill University's Taylor Owen, with the Media Ecosystem Observatory.