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Monday March 6, 2006
Tonight, exit from Alcan. We get details from Travis Engen, president and CEO, Alcan Inc. We discuss the naked gun with Patrick Byrne, CEO, Overstock.com. We look into the commodity bull with Frank Holmes, CEO, U.S. Global Investors. And a watchdog for biological weapons? We get insight from Peter Singer, chair in bioethics, University of Toronto.
Friday March 3, 2006
Tonight, the mideast spreads its oil wealth. We get details from Diane Brady, senior writer, BusinessWeek. We discuss two-tier email with Michael Geist, chair internet and e-commerce law, University of Ottawa. Exit from Alcan. We get insight from Travis Engen, president and CEO, Alcan Inc. And we speak to Francois Perreault, author, Inside Gomery.
Thursday March 2, 2006
Tonight, we look into the India U.S. nuke pact with Charles D. Ferguson, fellow, Council on Foreign Relations. Bell rings up Puretracks purchase. We get details from Charlotte Burke, senior vice president, Bell Canada Consumer Internet Services; Alistair Mitchell, president and CEO, Puretracks. We discuss Olympic cash bonuses with Michael Chambers, president, Canadian Olympic Committee. And we look into Mobile Entertainment with Ralph Simon, Americas chair, Mobile Entertainment Forum.


Wednesday March 1, 2006
Tonight, we discuss third way health reform with Gil McGowan, president, Alberta Federation of Labour. Exit from Alcan. We get the details from Travis Engen, chairman and CEO, Alcan Inc. Sour milk over dairy quota program. We get insight from Todd Weiler, lawyer for Georgian Bay Co. Taxpayers Federation. And we look into the Teddies Awards for government waste with Tasha Kheiriddin, Ontario director, Canadian Taxpayers Federation.


Tuesday February 28, 2006
Tonight, we discuss short-selling and the law with Moin Yahya, assistant professor, faculty of law, University of Alberta. We look into corporate research and disclosure with Bob Tait, president and CEO, Canadian Investor Relations Institute. Sask vs. Alberta. We get details from Ted Mitchell, CEO, Saskatoon Regional Economic Development Authority. And we talk to Addison Wiggin, co-author, Empire of Debt: The Rise of an Epic Financial Crisis.


Monday February 27, 2006
Tonight, we are judging the judicial review with Bruce Hicks, political scientist, Universite de Montreal. We look into investing In India with Arvind Panagariya, professor of indian political economy, Columbia University. Trump U. We get details from Michael Sexton, president, Trump University. And we discuss the Canadian music industry with Neill Dixon, president, Canadian Music Week and Duff Roman, Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductee.


Friday February 24, 2006
Tonight, we dicuss RIM's day in court with Brian Ferguson, partner, McDermott, Will & Emery. And we look into hedge hogging with Barton Biggs, managing partner, Traxis Partners LLC & author, "Hedge Hogging."


Thursday February 23, 2006
Tonight, we discuss short-selling with Robert Shapiro, chairman, Sonecon and former U.S. Undersecretary of Commerce. Biovail Sues Hedge Fund. We get details from Marshall Blume, professor, Wharton School of Business. Enron Continues. We get insight from Jacob Frenkel, parter, Shulman Rogers. And will Amazon take a gamble on subscription music? We get details fromDavid Garrity, managing director, Investec.


Wednesday February 22, 2006
Tonight, we look into the B.C. budget with Todd Hirsch, senior economist, Canada West Foundation. CUPE Threatens Strike Action. We get insight from Hugh R. Dyer, partner, Miller Thomson LLP. And we discuss auditing the auditors with Poonam Puri, associate law professor, Osgoode Hall Law School and David Scott, CEO, Canadian Public Accountability Board.


Tuesday February 21, 2006
Tonight, making friends in Washington. We get details from Patrick Basham, director, Democracy Institute. We discuss the human toll of U.S. job losses wth Greg Spotts, director," American Jobs." We look into the CRTC decision on overbilling with Michael Janigan, executive director, PIAC. And power to the provinces. We get indight from John McCallum, Liberal MP.


Monday February 20, 2006
Tonight, we discuss business and turmoil in Nigeria with Lucien Bradet, president and COO, Canadian Council on Africa. We look into the American economy with Lynn Reaser, chief economist, Bank of America. Saskatchewan ponders business tax cuts. We get details from Andrew Thomson, Saskatchewan Finance Minister. And Telus turns to television? we get insight from Neeraj Monga, VP of research, Veritas Investment Research Corp.


Friday February 17, 2006
Tonight, we look into public vs. private healthcare with George Smitherman, Ontario Health Minister. We discuss the auto parts of the manufacturing puzzle with Mark Hogan, president, Magna International. And we get insight into Wal-Mart the bad from Anthony Bianco, author, The Bully of Bentonville.


Thursday February 16, 2006
Tonight, Quebec moves on private health insurance. We get details from Yves Millette, senior vice president, Quebec Affairs, Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association. We get an oil outlook from Jason Schenker, economist, Wachovia Corporation. We discuss the internet drug trade toll with Brett Skinner, director, pharmaceutical and health policy research, The Fraser Institute. And we look into how gambling and charity mix with David Foster, Grammy-award winning music producer and Duncan Brown, CEO, Ontario Lottery & Gaming Corp.


Wednesday February 15, 2006
Tonight, Bernanke speaks and we get details from Andy Busch, columnist, The Globe and Mail. We discuss the Auto Show with Mike Benchimol, president, Mazda Canada. We look unto GM's future in Canada with Michael Grimaldi, president, General Motors of Canada. We get insight into Alberta's future and volatile energy prices from Greg Melchin, Alberta Energy Minister. And VCs eye energy. We get details from Marty Pichinson, partner, Sherwood Partners.


Tuesday February 14, 2006
Tonight, Inco Falconbridge faces a hurdle. We get details from Jay Holsten, chair, Antitrust and Competition Law Group, Torys LLP. Canetic lists on NYSE. We get insight from Paul Charron, president and CEO, Canetic Resources Trust. And we look into investing in Italy with Paolo Ponti, Italian Trade Commissioner and Don Reed, president and CEO, Franklin Templeton Investments.


Monday February 13, 2006
Tonight, we discuss Google with Michael Santoli, senior editor, Barron's. We look into internet 'hactivism' with Ron Deibert, director, Citizen Lab, University of Toronto. We get insight into the energy and G8 finance ministers meeting from John Kirton, director of the G8 research group, University of Toronto. And we look into improving democracy with Bob Rae, advisor, drafting committee of the Iraqi constitution.


Friday February 10, 2006
Tonight, we look into Icahn's next move with Diane Brady, senior writer, BusinessWeek. We discuss throwing the book at illegal gambling with John M. Tuzyk, partner, Blake Cassels & Graydon & Zak Muscovitch, lawyer, Muscovitch & Associates. Can satellite radio afford Oprah and Stern? We get details from Stephen Tapp, president and COO, XM Canada. And we get a Winter Olympics Countdown from Dave Cobb, senior vice president of revenue, Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic.
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Thursday February 9, 2006
Tonight, industry get's power subsidy. We get details from Adam White, president, Association of Major Power Consumers of Ontario and from Mike Richmond, co-chair, Energy Group, McMillan Binch Mendelsohn. We discuss investing in Latin America with Pablo F.G. Bréard, vice president, head of international research, Scotiabank Group. We look at a new world order with Chris Patten, former governor, Hong Kong and author, "Cousins and Strangers" and with Betty MacLeod, senior manager, RBC Olympic business development.
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Wednesday February 8, 2006
Tonight, we discuss Nortel's class-action settlement with Murray Gold, partner, Koskie Minsky LLP. Boycotting the Danes - will it work? We get details from Philip Swagel, former chief of staff, White House Council of Economic Advisers and resident scholar, American Enterprise Institute. We loo into steel deals with Jonathan Levin, partner, Fasken Martineau. We get insight into government secrecy from Alasdair Roberts, Author, "Blacked Out: Government Secrecy in the Information Age." And we look into banning cold medicine with John Scott, president, Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers.
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Tuesday February 7, 2006
Tonight, a GM dividend cut we get details from Efraim Levy, Senior automotive industry analyst, Standard & Poor's. We look into what a U.S. deficit means for Canada with Glen Hodgson, chief economist, Conference Board of Canada. We discuss the case for fixed election dates with Henry Milner, visiting fellow, Institute for Research on Public Policy. And we get insight into what is great management? from John Hughes, partner, Deloitte & national leader, Canada's Best Managed program.


Monday February 6, 2006
Tonight, we discuss the new finance minister with Dale Orr, managing director, Global Insight. The opposition cries foul. We get details from Bill Graham, leader of the opposition. We look into the new cabinet with William Pristanski, Conservative strategist. We get insight into reading the PM's body language from Patti Wood, body language and touch expert. And we get information on wind farms from John Douglas, president, Ventus Energy & Valerie Helbronner, partner, Ogilvy Renault LLP.


Friday February 3, 2006
Tonight, Ontario is losing factory jobs. We get the details from Joe Cordiano, Ontario minister of economic development. We look into cleaning up business and government with Arthur Levitt, former SEC Chairman. We look at Canadian homes worth a million with Paul Baron, Century 21 Leading Edge Realty Inc. and with Sebastien Lavoie, economist, TD Bank. And we discuss cashing in on Oscar nods with Jeff Sackman, president and CEO, ThinkFilm.


Thursday February 2, 2006
Tonight, we discuss bursting the "bubble" with John Fithian, president, National Association of Theatre Owners. And we question: "Did Gomery Go Far Enough?" with Allan Cutler, whistleblower advocate.


Wednesday February 1, 2006
Tonight, we discuss Bush's warnings on Iran and oil addiction with Andy Busch, global market strategist, BMO Financial Group. We get a reaction to the Gomery Report from Scott Brison, former minister of public works and Peter Van Loan, Conservative MP, York-Simcoe. We look into protecting whistleblowers with Joanna Gualtieri, lawyer, Federal Accountability Initiative for Reform. And in defense of youth marketing. We get details from Max Valiquette, president, Youthography.


Tuesday January 31, 2006
Tonight, we will discuss the January effect/market roundup with Michael Santoli, senior editor, Barrons. We get insight into Greenspan's final day from Ravi Batra, author, "Greenspan's Fraud" and economics professor, SMU. Label fights RIIA on downloading. We get details from Terry McBride, CEO, Nettwerk Music Group. And we look at sovereignty and Arctic resources with Rob Huebert, associate director, Centre for Military and Strategic Studies, University of Calgary.


Monday January 30, 2006
Tonight, we discuss Enron and what to expect from the trial with Jacob Frenkel, partner, Shulman Rogers. We also take a look back at Enron with Arthur Levitt, senior advisor, Carlyle Group & former SEC Chairman. And men and sports: a marketer's dream. We get details from Cynthia Fleming, executive vice president, Carat Canada; Keith DeGrace, marketing manager, Taylor Made Adidas Golf.


Friday January 27, 2006
Tonight, we discuss the Hamas win with Shlomo Brom, Brigadier General (retired) and guest scholar, Center for Conflict Analysis and Prevention. We get details on the oil sand job boom from Ken Kobly, CEO, Alberta Chamber of Commerce. And we look at Canada's urban/rural split with Rob Greenberg, president, Canadian Rural Revitalization Foundation.


Thursday January 26, 2006
Tonight, HBC warms up to Zucker. We get details from Ed Strapagiel, executive vice president, Kubas Consultants. Eric J. Sinrod, partner, Duane Morris LLP, provides insight into patents. We discuss mistrust of trusts with Ravi Sood, president and COO, Lawrence Asset Management. And we look into Xperiential Marketing with Max Lenderman, author, "Experience the Message."


Wednesday January 25, 2006
Tonight, we look at U.S. housing with John Shin, senior economist, Lehman Brothers. We discuss Trust vs. IPS with Michael Salter, CFO, Medical Facilities Corp. We get insight into creating a cabinet from Jane Taber, senior political writer, The Globe and Mail. And will our taxes really drop? We get details from Michael Templeton, partner, McMillan Binch Mendelsohn.


Tuesday January 24, 2006
Tonight, we discuss interest rates and post-election economics with Andrew Pyle, senior economist, Scotiabank. We get insight into the new Parliament from Garth Turner, Conservative MP, Halton. And we look into financial trusts with William Morneau Jr., president and CEO, Morneau Sobeco.


Monday January 23, 2006
Tonight, mad cow rears its head again. We get details from Rob McNabb, VP, Canadian Cattlemen's Association. We discuss the elections and the economy with William Robson, senior vice president and director of research, C.D. Howe Institute. We look at getting the vote out with Peggy Nash, NDP candidate, Parkdale-High Park. Should Each Vote Count? We get insight from Larry Gordon, executive director, Fair Vote Canada. And we get insight into Ford's roadblock from Larry Herman, trade counsel, Cassels Brock & Blackwell & Efraim Levy, senior automotive industry analyst, Standard & Poor's.


Friday January 20, 2006
Tonight, we discuss some of the top U.S. business stories with Diane Brady, senior writer, BusinessWeek. We get insight into how they are growing their Roots from Michael Budman, co-founder, Roots. On our campaign roundup is Peter Donolo, executive vice-president, The Strategic Counsel and Dan Tisch, president, Argyle Rowland Communications. And we discuss why we won't take off our invisible handcuffs with Grant McCracken, cultural anthropologist.


Thursday January 19, 2006
Tonight, we look at U.S. earnings with Doug Sandler, Chief Equity Strategist, Wachovia. We discuss politics and the judiciary with David Stratas, partner, Heenan Blaikie. We get insight into the Alberta oil sands from Matt Palmer, director, "Pay Dirt" and from Tom Ebbern, executive managing director, Tristone Capital. And we look into nuclear policy problems with Greg Marchildon, canada research chair in public policy and administration, University of Regina.


Wednesday January 18, 2006
Tonight, we look at whether Google is on the right track? with Todd Chanko, analyst, JupiterResearch. Lumber lobby takes aim. We get details from Harry Clark, counsel, Coalition for Fair Lumber Imports. We discuss Uranium with David Miller, president and COO, Strathmore Minerals. And we get insight into gadgets of the future from Marty Pichinson, partner, Sherwood Partners.


Tuesday January 17, 2006
Tonight, we look at the pharmaceutical sector with Tony Butler, analyst, Lehman Brothers. We have Mr. Fix-it for trusts, George Armoyan, president and CEO, Clarke Inc. We discuss who is Stephen Harper? with William Johnson, author, "Stephen Harper and the Future of Canada." And we get insight into the videogame explosion from Heather Chaplin, author, Smartbomb.


Monday January 16, 2006
Tonight, we discuss Japanese recovery with Jim McGovern, managing director and CEO, Arrow Hedge Partners Inc. Is nuclear really clean? We get details from Malcolm Wilson, director, Centre for Studies in Energy and the Environment, University of Regina. And we look at the online marketplace with Rajesh Navar, founder and CEO, LiveDeal and Simon Jennings, General Manager of LiveDeal.ca.


Friday January 13, 2006
Tonight, we discuss Iran's nuclear ambitions with John Clearwater, nuclear weapons analyst. Conservatives to cut capital gains tax, predict big surplus. We get details from Monte Solberg, Conservative finance critic. Dough trumps democracy in Russia. We talk to Richard Wike, Senior Project Director, Pew Research Center. And on Candidates Week is Carolyn Bennett, Liberal incumbent, St. Paul's.


Thursday January 12, 2006
Tonight, we get insight into the secrets of Option Canada from Robin Philpot, author, Les Secrets D'Option Canada. We discuss currency matters with Andy Busch, global market strategist, BMO Financial Group. We get details on berserk employees from Mark Ames, author, "Going Postal." And Peter Kent, Conservative candidate is in our studio for Candidates Week.


Wednesday January 11, 2006
Tonight, we look at trust trends for '06 with Ravi Sood, president & COO, Lawrence Asset Management. We get a commodity outlook from Frank Holmes, CEO, U.S. Global Investors. We discuss investing in China with Donald H. Straszheim, chairman & CEO, Straszheim Global Advisors and former chief economist, Merrill Lynch. And we get insight into Kyoto's missing pricetag from Pierre Desrochers, professor, University of Toronto and from Marlo Raynolds, executive director, Pembina Institute.


Tuesday January 10, 2006
Tonight, we go over an election scorecard with Nancy Hughes Anthony, president & CEO, Canadian Chamber of Commerce. We discuss investing in Mexico with Rafael de la Fuente, chief economist for Latin American research, BNP Paribas. We get insight into jumping off the Google bandwagon from Philip Remek, senior equity analyst, media/internet, Guzman & Co. We continue our Candidates Week with Kevin Farmer, Green Party Candidate, St.Paul's. And we look at how media influences the election with Suanne Kelman, professor, Ryerson University.


Monday January 9, 2006
Tonight, we talk to Michael Santoli, senior editor, Barron's as the Dow touches 11,000. Debating the cost of party platforms is Finn Poschmann, associate director of research, C.D. Howe. We get insight into the Israeli Economy from Alan Baker, Isreali ambassador to Canada. And Paul Summerville, NDP candidate for St. Paul's joins us in studio.


Friday January 6, 2006
Tonight, we get insight into Wal-Mart as it is "caught under fire" from Diane Brady, senior writer, BusinessWeek. We look at why Canadians love Tim Hortons with Jeff Swystun, global director, Interbrand. We get details on the lobby rot in D.C. from Randall Eliason, professor, American University. And we discuss Anti-Americanism with Patrick Basham, senior fellow, Center for Representative Government, Cato Institute


Thursday January 5, 2006
Tonight, we take a look at the big layoffs in the U.S. with John Challenger, CEO, Challenger, Gray & Christmas. We get details on the trust probe's trail of evidence from Nigel Campbell, partner, Blake Cassels & Graydon LLP. We discuss tech convergence at CES with Todd Chanko, analyst, JupiterResearch. Minority governments deliver results. We get insight from Judy Randall, alternative federal budget coordinator, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. And we look at getting youth involved in politics and the economy with Rudyard Griffiths, founder, The Democracy Project.


Wednesday January 4, 2006
Tonight, we discuss Alberta's boom with Rick Egelton, chief economist, BMO Financial Group. We also look at Alberta's $400 payday with Jocelyn Burgener, director, Public Affairs, The Calgary Chamber of Commerce. We get a semiconductor outlook from Doug Freedman, analyst, American Technology Research. We get perspective on lobbying in Canada vs. U.S. from Sean Moore, partner, Gowlings. And we get analysis on campaign messaging from Paul Nesbitt Larking, professor, University of Western Ontario.


Tuesday January 3, 2006
Tonight, we get details on Gazprom tightening the taps from Michael Economides, professor, University of Houston. We discuss the IDA and the trust investigation with Diane Urquhart, investor advocate. We take a closer look at Bill 198 and the Ontario Securities Act with Gary Luftspring, chairman, Goodman and Carr. And we get an outlook for M&A in 2006 from Ken Marlin, managing partner and founder, Marlin & Associates.


Friday December 30, 2005
Tonight, we look at the S&P 2006 model portfolio with Kenneth Shea, director of global equity research, Standard & Poor's. We review the best Canadian companies with Ted Emond, senior consultant, Hewitt Associates. We get details on Aritzia's full cash register from Brian Hill, CEO, Aritzia. And we find out Why the US is more productive from Michael Alexander, author, "Competing Against America".


Thursday December 29, 2005
Tonight, we discuss politics and the RCMP trust probe with Monte Solberg, Conservative finance critic and Peter Donolo, executive VP, The Strategic Counsel. We get further details on the RCMP trust investigation from David Ehrlich, partner, Stikeman Elliott. We look at Currency Matters with Andy Busch, global market strategist, BMO Financial Group. And we're dressing for success with the help of Russell Smith, author, "Men's Style".


Wednesday December 28, 2005
Tonight, we look at the Enron case as Causey pleads guilty with Mark Berman, partner, Ganfer & Shore LLP. We look ahead to the top news of 2006 with Stephen Handelman, columnist-at- large, TIME Magazine Canada. We discuss Ontario's challenges with Dalton McGuinty, premier of Ontario. And we get details on the trouble at Ford and GM from Buzz Hargrove, president, Canadian Auto Workers.


Friday December 23, 2005
Tonight, how holiday sales are stacking up with Brian Green, senior vice president, Moneris Solutions. We review the weirdest CEO moments of 2005 with Julia Boorstin, Fortune Magazine. We look at holiday biz book buys with Joel Silver, Indigo. We discuss big changes in the auto workforce with Buzz Hargrove, president, Canadian Auto Workers. And some North Pole mystery guests.


Thursday December 22, 2005
Tonight, we discuss how to sell a hostile deal with Ernie Lalonde, vice president, investor relations, National Public Relations. Miller sues Molson. We get insight from Michael Palmer, president, Veritas Investment Group. Holiday shoppers and Berkshire Partners can't resist Aritzia. We talk to Brian Hill, president and CEO, Aritzia. And the campaign gets sidetracked. We get details from Len Crispino, president and CEO, Ontario Chamber of Commerce.


Wednesday December 21, 2005
Tonight, U.S. lumber lords strike back. We talk to Harry Clark, counsel, Coalition for Fair Lumber Imports. We look at Goodale's unfinished business with Jack Mintz, president & CEO, C.D. Howe Institute. We have a strategy session with John Duffy, Liberal strategist and Tim Powers, Conservative strategist. And banks are slow on offshoring. We get details from Gordon Shields, partner, Deloitte.


Tuesday December 20, 2005
Tonight, we discuss Big Apple woes with Don Winter, chairman, Manhattan Chamber of Commerce. We look at Canada's oil wealth disparity with Todd Hirsch, senior economist, Canada West Foundation. Daniel Griswold, director, Cato Institute talks about small steps on agriculture at the WTO. And, we get insight on Ontario's economic future from Dalton McGuinty, premier of Ontario.


Monday December 19, 2005
Tonight, the RIM and NTP war wages on. We talk to Brian Ferguson, partner, McDermott, Will & Emery. We look at pensions under pressure with Henry Aaron, senior fellow, Brookings Institution. We discuss loans to manufacturers with Joe Cordiano, Ontario economic development minister. And we take a closer look at the Canadian Union of Postal Workers with Steven Shrybman, lawyer.


Friday December 16, 2005
Tonight, the WTO talks wrap up and we get details from Thomas D'Aquino, CEO, Canadian Council of Chief Executives. We find out where to invest in 2006 from Diane Brady, senior writer, Business Week. It's the X-Mas party debate with Keri Humber, senior compensation consultant, Hewitt Associates. And on the final installment of our Wonder Drugs special we ask Diane Zuckerman, president, National Research Center for Women & Families if regulatory bodies are always right.


Thursday December 15, 2005
Tonight, we look at natural gas highs with Daniel Collins, director, North American natural gas, Cambridge Research Associates. There are more bird flu economic warnings. We get perspective from Erik Bloom, economist, Asian Development Bank. We discuss election blogs with Suanne Kelman, journalism professor, Ryerson University. And on our Wonder Drug special we look at counterfeit drugs with Katherine Eben, author, Dangerous Doses.


Wednesday December 14, 2005
Tonight, it's Greenspan-in-Review with Michael Santoli, senior editor, Barron's. We have an election strategy session with John Duffy, Liberal strategist and Tim Powers, Conservative strategist. And on our Wonder Drug Special we discuss how big pharma sells product with Jamie Reidy, author, "Hard Sell: The Evolution of a Viagra Salesman".


Tuesday December 13, 2005
Tonight, the Nikkei has hit a 5-yr high. We get insight from Arthur Alexander, past president, Japan Economic Institute. We look at the issues surrounding saving the boreal forest from the saw with Cathy Wilkinson, director, Canadian Boreal Initiative. On our Wonder Drug Special we discuss the celebrity factor with Jacqueline Shan, president and CEO, CV Technologies. And it's The Green Machine with Jim Harris, leader, Green Party of Canada.


Monday December 12, 2005
Tonight, we speak to Jack Layton, leader, New Democratic Party. Also, is Canadian-style healthcare worth the cost? We speak with Karen Davis, president, Commonwealth Fund. We discuss Canada's lagging living standards with Dr. Andrew Sharpe, president, Cdn. Centre for the Study of Living Standards. And in the first installment of our Wonder Drug Special we look at the drug pushers with Michael Santoro, editor, Ethics and the Pharmaceutical Industry.


Friday December 9, 2005
Tonight, get an Ontario energy report from Amir Shalaby, VP, Ontario Power Authority. Are we ready for more nuclear power? We talk to Tom Adams, executive director, Energy Probe and Murray Elston, president and CEO, Canadian Nuclear Association. And we look at the issues of recording off the satellite radio with Graham Henderson, president of the Canadian Recording Industry Association.


Thursday December 8, 2005
Tonight, we discuss advertising then and now with Phil Dusenberry, former chairman, BBDO North America. And what are the problems with energy deregulation? We ask Adam White, president, AMPCO.


Wednesday December 7, 2005
Tonight, we discuss GMP's trust conversion with Kevin Sullivan, CEO, GMP Capital. We look at job cuts with John Challenger, CEO, Challenger, Gray & Christmas. It's an election strategy session with Tim Powers, Conservative strategist, John Duffy, Liberal strategist and Jamey Heath, NDP Strategist. And is it a stock market bubble? We ask Ravi Batra, economist, Southern Methodist University.


Tuesday December 6, 2005
Tonight, we discuss the Bank of Canada's move with Eric Lascelles, strategist, TD Bank. Are we warming up to private care? We talk to Dr. Brian Day, president, Canadian Independent Medical Clinics Association. It's the income trust face-off with our guests Ira Gluskin, president, Gluskin Sheff and Jeff Olin, managing partner, Desjardins Securities. And we get some theory on conspiracy Inc.? from Mark Crispin Miller, author, Fooled Again: How the Right Stole the 2004 Election, and Why They'll Steal the Next One Too (Unless We Stop Them).


Monday December 5, 2005
Tonight, we discuss the WTO talks with Shirley-Ann George, assistant vice president international policy, Canadian Chamber of Commerce. Is nuclear power the environmental option? We get the perspective of Dr. Patrick Moore, chairman and Chief Scientist, Greenspirit Strategies Ltd. We look at selling the campaign with Don Masters, president & creative director, Mediaplus Advertising. And 2006 could be the year of the ETF. We talk to Bruce Bond, President, PowerShares Capital Management, LLC.


Friday December 2, 2005
Tonight, we look at U.S. business news with Diane Brady, senior writer, BusinessWeek. We discuss BCE's sale of its Globemedia stake with Martin Stevenson, VP, DBRS. We get perspective on media concentration in Canada from Paul Knox, chair, Ryerson School of Journalism. Jobs, jobs and more jobs. We talk to Pedro Antunes, director of economic forecasting, Conference Board of Canada. And we take a look at America's social rift with Michael Adams, author, "American Backlash".


Thursday December 1, 2005
Tonight, it's Currency Matters with Andy Busch, global market strategist, BMO Financial Group. And Black has made his court appearance. We talk to Jacob Frenkel, partner, Shulman Rogers and Tom Curran, partner, Ganfer & Shore LLP.


Wednesday November 30, 2005
Tonight, we look at bank earnings with Michael Goldberg, bank analyst, Desjardins Securities. We discuss the mission to China with Tom D'Aquino, president & CEO, Canadian Council of Chief Executives. Is Kyoto moving forward? We find out from Halldor Thorgeirsson, science-coordinator, UNFCCC. And we get info on click fraud from Adam Sculthorpe, president & CEO, Clickrisk.


Tuesday November 29, 2005
Tonight, with a campaign kickoff John Duffy, Liberal strategist; Tim Powers, Conservative strategist; Jamey Heath, NDP strategist will join us from Ottawa. Gold hit the $500 mark. We find out more from Bart Kitner, president, Kitco Inc. We discuss oil sands expansion with Marcel Coutu, president & CEO, Canadian Oil Sands. And we look at company futurists with Jeff Wacker, EDS futurist.


Monday November 28, 2005
Tonight, we discuss election & business with Bill Robson, senior VP and director of Research, C.D. Howe Institute. We look at Canadian companies as prey with Ed Giacomelli, managing director, Crosbie & Company Inc. We get insight into election & advertising from Janet Callaghan, marketing analyst, Callaghan-Osborne. And it's Fantasy Football with Rick Wolf, chairman, Fantasy Sports Trade Association.


Friday November 25, 2005
Tonight, pension funds are winners on trusts. We get insight from Scott Perkin, president, Association of Canadian Pension Management. We discuss taking out the trash with Dr. Cal Bricker, VP of public affairs, Waste Management Canada. We look at the emergency wait times probe with Dr. Andy Brockway, executive, The Coalition of Ontario Physicians in Emergency. And we get perspective on rescuing the right from Tasha Kheiriddin & Adam Daifallah, co-authors, "Rescuing Canada's Right".


Thursday November 24, 2005
Tonight, flip-flop on income trusts with Monte Solberg, Conservative Finance Critic. Is the trust market overvalued? We'll get insight from Al Rosen, forensic accountant, Accountability Research Corp. A look at Stelco & Algoma with Wayne Fraser, Ontario director, United Steelworkers. And a discussion on Inco lawsuit with Katherine Kay, partner, Stikeman Elliott LLP and Eric Gillespie , partner, Cunningham & Gillespie LLP.


Wednesday November 23, 2005
Tonight, Dofasco & the steel industry. We'll talk to Peter Warrian, professor, University of Toronto. A discussion on saving the Oshawa plant with Joe Cordiano, Ontario minister, Economic Development. And we get insight on members-only healthcare from Don Copeman, founder, Copeman Healthcare Centre.


Tuesday November 22, 2005
Tonight, Conrad Black misses court. We talk with Jacob Frenkel, partner, Shulman Rogers. A look at a tiny market's big appeal with Charlie Harris, chairman and CEO, Harris & Harris Group Inc. Also, the Liberals brace for an election call. We get insight from Stephen Clarkson, professor, University of Toronto. And, a discussion on a pro-Walmart Documentary. Ron Galloway, producer, "Why Walmart Works" joins us.


Monday November 21, 2005
Tonight, a look at China's copper mystery with Dennis Gartman, editor & publisher, The Gartman Letter. Insight on GM's job cuts from Efraim Levy, senior automotive industry analyst, Standard & Poor's. Also, Google grows, and grows. We talk with Mark Mahaney, analyst, Smith Barney Citigroup. And, anti-Walmart? Robert Greenwald, producer & director, "Walmart: The High Cost of Low Prices" joins us.


Friday November 18, 2005
Tonight, John Wright co-hosts SqueezePlay. Swiss Re buys GE Unit. We get insight from Diane Brady, senior writer, BusinessWeek. We look at Greenspan's last bow with Lyle Gramley, senior economic advisor, Stanford Washington Research Group. We discuss satellite radio with Stephen Tapp, COO, XM Satellite Canada. And GreenPeace VS Kimberly Clark. We get perspective from Richard Brooks, Greenpeace.


Thursday November 17, 2005
Tonight, Marty Cej co-hosts SqueezePlay. We look at the next page in the Hollinger case with John Coffee, professor, Columbia University. On currency matters we talk to Andy Busch, global market strategist, BMO Financial Group. We look at big pharma's preparation for a big pandemic with Daniel Vasella, ceo, Novartis. And we discuss the PR campaign for income trusts with George Kesteven, president, Canadian Association of Income Funds.


Wednesday November 16, 2005
Tonight, we discuss broken trusts with Ravi Sood, president & COO, Lawrence Asset Management. We look at asset allocation with Max Tessier, VP of currency mgmt., TAL Global Asset Management. We get insight into global economic growth from Hans Timmer, lead author, World Bank's Global Economic Prospects 2006. And we get perspective on North American integration from Maude Barlow, national chairperson, The Council of Canadians.


Tuesday November 15, 2005
Tonight, look at the Allergan-Inamed makeover merger with Alexander Arrow, analyst, Lazard Capital Markets. Will it be free trade with Japan? We talk to Sadaaki Numata, Japanese Ambassador to Canada. We discuss how to make NAFTA work with David Wilkins, U.S. Ambassador to Canada. And we look at high tech job gaps with Sam Shaw, president, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology.


Monday November 14, 2005
Tonight, we get a federal fiscal update from Derek Burleton, senior economist, TD Bank Financial Group and John Williamson, federal director, Canadian Taxpayers Federation. We discuss Goodale & trusts with Jeff Singer, partner, Stikeman Elliott. We look at the reinventing of Macleans with Ken Whyte, publisher and editor, Macleans Magazine. And we get insight on leaves & legislation from Ian Mulgrew, author, Bud Inc.: Inside Canada's Marijuana Industry.


Friday November 11, 2005
Tonight, Martin Cej co-hosts SqueezePlay. The DOJ fears losing 'Crackberrys'. We get insight from Lance Johnson, partner, Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman. We get details on hijacking the mini-budget from Monte Solberg, Conservative finance critic. Can ethical investing work? We find out from Bob Walker, VP sustainability, The Ethical Funds Company. We look at why men are shopping with Russell Smith, author, Men's Style. And we discuss skilled trades shortage with Keith Lancastle, executive director, Canadian Apprenticeship Forum


Thursday November 10, 2005
Tonight, Paul Waldie co-hosts SqueezePlay. Why is bigger better? We find out from Scott Hand, chairman & CEO, Inco Ltd. We get insight on the other Iraq from Ms. Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman, Kurdistan regional government representative to the UK & chairman, Kurdistan Development Corporation. And we look at blogs and business with Max Valiquette, president, Youthography.


Wednesday November 9, 2005
Tonight, Jacquie McNish co-hosts SqueezePlay. Congress grills the oil barons. We get insight from Roger A. Berliner, partner, government & regulatory energy, environment & resources, Manatt. We discuss bonds with Bill Gross, managing director, PIMCO. We get details on the World Bank's $1B flu plan from Phil Hay, health advisor, World Bank Group. And we look at hot toys. Harold Chizick, spokesperson,The Canadian Toy Association.


Tuesday November 8, 2005
Tonight, Marty Cej co-hosts SqueezePlay. Will an election threaten promises for First Nations? We find out from Phil Fontaine, national chief, Assembly of First Nations. U.S. firms are profiting from Chinese repression. We get perspective from Thaddeus McCotter, U.S. House of Representatives. It's a mailing monopoly. We talk to Richard Thornton, managing director of Key Mail Canada. And we look at car trends with Jeff Schuster, executive director, Global Forecasting.


Monday November 7, 2005
Tonight, Jacquie McNish co-hosts SqueezePlay. We look at SOCAN vs CAB with Paul Spurgeon, vice president, legal services & general counsel, SOCAN. And unions speak out on Inco-Falconbridge. We talk to Jim Stanford, economist, Canadian Auto Workers. Yahoo! goes channel surfing. We get insight from Josh Bernoff, principal analyst, Forrester Research. And Amazon is turning pages into profit. we get details from Deborah Windsor, executive director, Canadian Writers' Union.


Friday November 4, 2005
Tonight, Jacquie McNish co-hosts SqueezePlay. We discuss the Summit of the Americas with Ken Frankel, director, Canadian Foundation for the Americas & partner, Hodgson Russ LLP. We get a focus on the fashion market from Diane Brady, senior writer, BusinessWeek. We examine competing against America with Michael Alexander, author. And it's the NDP-Liberal health showdown. We get insight from Jack Layton, leader, New Democratic Party.


Thursday November 3, 2005
Tonight, we examine the Vioxx verdict with Matthew Herper, staff writer, Forbes and Greg Monforton, senior partner, Greg Monforton and Partners. We discuss lawsuits from in utero with Jim Rivait, vice-president, Alberta, Insurance Bureau of Canada. We get perspective on helping Africa from Stephen Lewis, UN special envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa, author "Race Against Time". And it's Currency Matters with Andy Busch, columnist, The Globe and Mail.


Wednesday November 2, 2005
Tonight, we examine the Gomery fallout with Gary Lunn, Conservative Public Works Critic. Has governance gone too far? We find out from Adam Zimmerman, former chairman & CEO, Noranda Forest Inc. and Peter Dey, partner, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP. We look at Bush's tax dilemma with Henry Aaron, senior fellow, Brookings Institution. And we get an income trust profile from Tim Zosel, Senior Vice President, Terravest Income Fund.


Tuesday November 1, 2005
Tonight, Paul Waldie co-hosts with Kevin O'Leary. Gomery's report is out. We get analysis from Reg Alcock, president of the Treasury Board and from Timothy Woolstencroft, managing partner, The Strategic Counsel. We look at the FOMC with Andrew Pyle, senior economist, Scotiabank. We get an Ontario fiscal update from Dwight Duncan, Ontario Finance Minister. Paul Evans, co-ceo, Asia Pacific Foundation discusses beefing up the Pacific gateway. And is it a slow boat to China? We find out from Karen Oldfield, president & CEO, Halifax Port Authority.


Monday October 31, 2005
Tonight, is NAFTA broken? We find out from John Manley, former deputy prime minister. We get lessons from the maritime business elite with Gordon Pitts, author, The Codfathers. And we talk to Sir Christopher Ondaatje, financier, writer, philanthropist, bobsledder, explorer about the business renaissance man.


Friday October 28, 2005
Tonight, 10 years after the referendum. We talk with John Parisella, political analyst and former strategist for the "No" camp. We get insight on GM's pension worries from Jim Klein, American Benefits Council. And a look at organized crime with Antonio Nicaso & Lee Lamothe, co-authors, "Angels, Mobsters & Narco-Terrorists".


Thursday October 27, 2005
Tonight, loosening drug patents with Brett J. Skinner, director, pharmaceutical and health policy research, The Fraser Institute and Jeff Connell, director, public affairs, Canadian Generic Pharmaceutical Association. Canada gets tougher on corporate crime we'll talk to Richard Powers, assistant dean and executive director, MBA Programs, Rotman School of Business. Also, we talk with consumer crusader Ralph Nader, consumer advocate & former U.S. presidential candidate. And a discussion on hospital wait times with Ruth Collins-Nakai, president, Canadian Medical Association.


Wednesday October 26, 2005
Tonight, Dingwall exonerated. We get analysis from Peter Dey, partner, Osler, Hoskin & Hardcourt LLP. A look at how Ottawa may tax trusts with Harry Levant, founder, IncomeTrustResearch.com. Also, a discussion on what the oil patch needs with Greg Melchin, Alberta Energy Minister. And, women in higher ranks with Janet Kestin, partner, Ogilvey & Mather.


Tuesday October 25, 2005
Tonight, a look at business this week with Michael Santoli, senior editor, Barron's. Martin & Rice talk trade. We get analysis from Barry Appleton, managing partner, Appleton & Associates. Also, insight on merging markets from Jim Glassman , chairman, Investors Action Alliance. And, fight vs. fake cash with Genie Foster, cash manager, U.S. Federal Reserve System and Paul De Swart, Ontario representative, Bank of Canada.


Monday October 24, 2005
Tonight, we look at the new Fed chair & the NYSE/Archipelago deal with Thomas Caldwell, chairman, Caldwell Securities. George Smitherman, Ontario Minister of Health talks about waiting lists. Also, Bernanke with Robert Auerbach, professor, University of Texas, Austin. We look at corruption with Wesley Cragg, Chairman of Transparency International Canada Inc. And Michael Alexander, author, "Competing Against America" joins us.


Friday October 21, 2005
Tonight, U.S. auto industry in trouble with Diane Brady, senior writer, BusinessWeek Magazine. Cleaning up civil service with Reg Alcock, president, Treasury Board. A look at Canadian politeness with John Ibbitson, author, "The Polite Revolution: Perfecting the Canadian Dream". And, The World Rock Paper Scissors Championship with Graham & Douglas Walker, co-founders World RPS Society.


Thursday October 20, 2005
Tonight, Zafirovski & the problem with jumping ship, Janice Rublin, partner, Rublin Tombleson LLP gives us her insight. Also, we look at the impact of taxing trusts with Wui-Seng Kon, business trusts research analyst, Wellington West Capital. And anti-Coke activism with Ray Rogers, president, Corporate Campaign.


Wednesday October 19, 2005
Tonight, a look at the energy yo-yo with Bob Tebbutt, VP, Corporate Risk Management, Peregrine Financial Group Canada. We'll also talk Canadian business & human rights with Joe Clark, former Prime Minister of Canada and Adine Mees, president and CEO, Canadian Business for Social Responsibility. Some insight on hockey business from Howard Bloom, publisher, SportsBusinessnews.com. And, a chat with Deron Beal, founder & executive director, Freecycle.


Tuesday October 18, 2005
Tonight, we discuss the BOC interest rate announcement with Andrew Pyle, senior economist, Scotiabank. We also look at Canada's performance report card with Glen Hodgson, chief economist, Conference Board of Canada. Will Saudi's oil supplies last? We find out from Matthew Simmons, author, Twilight in the Desert and we examine wind energy with Colin Clark, executive vice-president & chief technical officer, Brascan Power Corporation.


Monday October 17, 2005
Tonight, we discuss GM's future with George Magliano, North American Auto Analyst, Global Insight. We look at faulty federalism with James Milway, executive director, Institute for Competitiveness & Prosperity. What is the The CSI Effect? We find out from Steven R. Peikin, counsel, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP.


Friday October 14, 2005
Tonight, we get a warning to beware of big box child care from Lynne Wannan, chair, National Association of Community Based Children's Services of Australia. And in our last installments of Boom times we get a reality check on our retirement dreams from Michael Cherney, Michael Cherney Assoc. and we get perspective on how the boomers shaped the way we eat from Phil Lempert, editor, Facts, Figures & the Future.


Thursday October 13, 2005
Tonight, we look at the Alberta refinery plan with Murray Smith, minister-counsellor, Government of Alberta, Embassy of Canada. We discuss financial capitals with Michael Savory, Lord Mayor of London, UK. We get perspective on the The BC economy from Gordon Campbell, Premier of British Columbia. And on Boom Times we look at how boomers shaped Canadian healthcare with Judith Maxwell, president, Canadian Policy Research Networks.


Wednesday October 12, 2005
Tonight, Sorbara steps down. We get perspective from Richard Powers, assistant dean and executive director, MBA Programs, Rotman School of Business. We discuss nanotechnology with our guests Ted Sargent, professor, University of Toronto and Peter Hebert, CEO, Lux Research. And we continue the Boom Times Special with a look at how the boomers shaped the financial markets with David Cork, author, Bulls, Bears and Pigs.


Tuesday October 11, 2005
Tonight, we look at a mega mining acquisition with Ray Goldie, mining analyst, Salman partners & Doug Craig, deputy mayor, Sudbury. And what happens when Avian Flu hits? We find out from Dr. Michael Osterholm, director, Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, University of Minnesota. As part of our Boom Times special we discuss how boomers shaped Canadian politics with Michael Adams, president, Environics Research Group. And it's the Emperor of the Grill with Milos Barutciski, partner, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg.


Friday October 7, 2005
Tonight, Canada's precarious Parliament. We talk to Jack Layton, leader, New Democratic Party of Canada. Glen Hodgson, chief economist, Conference Board of Canada, discusses meeting the global economic challenges. We are evaluating sponsorships with Erin Rogers, VP & director, Fusion, Alliance Marketing. And greed, vanity & excess in North America. We get perspective from David Rakoff, author, "Don't Get Too Comfortable".


Thursday October 6, 2005
Tonight, can we expect heating relief or hot air? We find out from John McCallum, Acting Minister of Natural Resources & Minister of Revenue. Andy Busch, global market strategist, BMO Financial Group weighs in on currency matters. Dennis Mills, vice-chairman, Magna Entertainment tells us if MEC is a lame horse. And ad spending shifts. We get perspective from Brian Fetherstonhaugh, chairman & CEO, OgilvyOne Worldwide.


Wednesday October 5, 2005
Tonight we discuss the jobs report with John Challenger, CEO, Challenger, Gray & Christmas. We look at yeast & yield with Mike Cordoba, CEO, Boston Pizza Royalties Income Fund. Canada had done an about face on India's nukes. We'll get perspective from Peggy Mason, former UN disarmament ambassador. And we talk about the yoga boom & you with our guest Chip Wilson, CEO, Lululemon Athletica.


Tuesday October 4, 2005
Tonight we discuss markets with Michael Santoli, Senior Editor, Barron's. We are investigating federal oil & gas subsidies with Albert Koehl, Lawyer, Sierra Legal Defence Fund. It's Game On! We speak with John Shannon, executive producer, Leafs TV. And Jeremy Kinsman, Canadian ambassador to the European Union speak to us about Europe's struggle with change.


Monday October 3, 2005
Tonight we look at the global effects of Russian authoritarianism with Robert Amsterdam, senior partner, Amsterdam & Peroff. Will the Canadian dollar be at par again? We ask Michael Levy, executive vice-president, Custom House Global Foreign Exchange. We discuss the details of the re-branding of the NHL with Ed Horne, president, NHL Enterprises. And we speak to Jeffrey Immelt, Chairman & CEO, General Electric.


Friday September 30, 2005
Tonight we look at the debate over going after big tobacco with Paul Bates, barrister, Cassels Brock. The AIG & Greenberg saga continues. We'll get the details from Diane Brady, senior writer, BusinessWeek. We look at the water powered engine with Joe Williams, founder, Innovative Hydrogen Solutions. And we discuss investing by the odds with our guest Jeffrey Rosenthal, author, "Struck by Lightning: The Curious World of Probabilities".


Thursday September 29, 2005
Are gas fears being exploited? We ask Hugh Mackenzie, research associate, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. We discuss problems with Byrd with Lewis Leibowitz, CITAC Counsel, Partner at Hogan & Hartson LLP. Frank McKenna, Canada's Ambassador to the U.S, examines Canada-U.S. relations. And we look at investing in genome and stem cell research with our guest Karen Van Kampen, author, "The Golden Cell".


Wednesday September 28, 2005
Tonight, we look at Constellation trying to swallow Vincor with Matthew Kaufler, fund manager, Clover Capital Management. We discuss identity theft and ask, who's problem is it to fix, with our guest Dr. Ann Cavoukian, Ontario's Information and Privacy Commissioner. Canada's sharpennning its competitiveness. We get the details from James Milway, executive director, Institute for Competitiveness & Prosperity. And we examine Europe's struggle with change with Jeremy Kinsman, Canadian ambassador to the European Union.


Tuesday September 27, 2005
Tonight, we look at energy prices and hurricane fallout with Michael Economides, professor, University of Houston. Ravi Sood, president & COO, Lawrence Asset Management, is weighing in on income trusts. We discuss Mining for Moly with our guest Ian McDonald, chairman, CEO and director, Blue Pearl Mining. And the Authors' Guild is suing Google. We'll examine the details with Terence P. Ross, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP.


Monday September 26, 2005
Tonight, we look at corporate tax cuts taking the backseat with Tom D'Aquino, CEO, Canadian Council of Chief Executives. We discuss 'unquiet diplomacy' with Paul Cellucci, author, former U.S. ambassador to Canada. And we talk to Carl Weinberg, economist, High Frequency Economics.


Friday September 23, 2005
Tonight, we look at how Rita threatens refineries with Bob Linden, managing consultant, PA Consulting. We discuss whether insurers can handle another hurricane hit with Peter Streit, equity insurance analyst, The Williams Capital Group. We ask, is nuclear the way to go? Our guest is Tom Adams, executive director, Energy Probe and Murray Elston, president and CEO, Canadian Nuclear Association. And we examine hedging your bets with credit derivatives with our guest Bradley Ziff, director, Mercer Oliver Wyman.


Thursday September 22, 2005
Tonight, we discuss Rita & the U.S. economy with Andy Busch, global market strategist, BMO Financial Group. We look at the surplus shell game with Monte Solberg, Conservative Finance Critic. We examine why Queen's dumped the Radler wing with David Saunders, Dean, Queen's School of Business. And we discuss how China is edging out Canada in exports to U.S., and should we be worried? Our guest is Michael Hart,Simon Reisman chair in trade policy, Carleton.


Wednesday September 21, 2005
Tonight, we discuss Hugo Chavez - Castro with money? Our guest is Kenneth Frankel, partner, Hodgson Russ. And Martha's back in business. Here to look at the details are Allen Adamson, managing director, Landor and Stephanie Pick, owner and operator, The Queen of Tarts. Also we look into protecting Canada's business interests with David Emerson, Minister of Industry. And we look at a movie marketing failure with Max Valiquette, president, Youthography.


Tuesday September 20, 2005
Tonight, we get an insider's view of Canada-U.S. relations from Derek Burney, Canada's former Ambassador to the U.S. We discuss the Fed decision with Andrew Pyle, senior economist, Scotiabank. We look at raising foreign ownership of Canadian airlines with Jean Lapierre, Minister of Transport. And we talk with Joe Pesci, actor & investor and with Pamela Bunes, President & CEO, Recom Managed Systems.


Monday September 19, 2005
Tonight, we discuss whether tax cuts are the key to productivity with Nancy Hughes-Anthony, president, Canadian Chamber of Commerce. We look at Aeroplan's launch of a fall offensive with Rupert Duchesne, president & CEO, Aeroplan. We get a media outlook from David Verklin, CEO, CARAT Americas. And we examine the challenges facing private equity with Robert Palter, principal, McKinsey & Company.


Friday September 16, 2005
Tonight, we discuss Alberta's snowballing budget surplus with Shirley McClellan, Alberta Deputy Premier & Finance Minister. We look at Microsoft defections with Diane Brady, senior writer, BusinessWeek Magazine. We speak to Dalton McGuinty, Ontario Premier. And we examine the other New York summit with Barry Appleton, managing partner, Appleton & Associates & Belinda Stronach, minister of human resources.


Thursday September 15, 2005
Tonight, we discuss a new way to teach business with Carol Stephenson, dean, The Richard Ivey School of Business. We look at the value of public broadcasting with Bev Oda, Conservative MP - Ontario and with Ian Morrison, spokesperson, FRIENDS of Canadian Broadcasting. And we examine epidemic-tracking with Lloyd Osler, president and CEO, Ovistech Corp.


Wednesday September 14, 2005
Tonight, we discuss The World UN Summit with Lloyd Axworthy, former foreign affairs minister and UN special envoy for Ethiopia and Eritrea and with Douglas Goold, president & CEO, Canadian Institute for International Affairs. We talk about what Mulroney said with Peter C. Newman, author, The Secret Mulroney Tapes: Unguarded Confessions of a Prime Minister. We look at the soaring costs of AIDS drugs with Patrice Pagé, executive director, MSF Canada. And we talk to Marty Pichinson, partner, Sherwood Partners.


Tuesday September 13, 2005
Tonight, we discuss the trade surplus surprise with Barry Appleton, managing partner, Appleton & Associates. We talk about shaking up the cellphone market with Andrew Black, CEO, Virgin Mobile Canada. We speak to Simeon Djankov, lead-author, World Bank Report, "Doing Business in 2006". And we examine energy costs for biz with Roger McKnight, senior petroleum cost advisor, En-Pro International Inc.


Monday September 12, 2005
Tonight, we look at making movie deals with Asif Satchu, partner, Media Rights Capital. We examine an overhaul of America's aging air traffic control system with Pierre Jeanniot, director general emeritus, International Air Transport Association. We discuss the Toronto film fest with Piers Handling, president & CEO, Toronto International Film Festival Group. And Jack's Back. We talk to Jack Welch, former chairman & CEO, General Electric & author, "Winning".


Friday September 9, 2005
Tonight, we get a preview of President Hu Jintao's visit to Canada with Yuen Pau Woo, president and co-CEO, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada. We look at the last chance to bid on the strategic reserves with David Goldwyn, president, Goldwyn International Strategies. We discuss sorting through the trust frenzy with Ravi Sood, president & COO, Lawrence Asset Management. And we examine the business of making movies with Kevin Jordan, director, Brooklyn Lobster, Morris Ruskin, president, Shoreline Entertainment.


Thursday September 8, 2005
Tonight, we discuss CAW's choice in Ford with Jim Stanford, economist, Canadian Auto Workers. We ask is the trust party beginning or ending, with Simon Romano, Partner, Stikeman Elliott. We look at the film fest biz with Derek Elliott, president & CEO, Elliott International. We discuss if bill C-27 will ban Kraft Dinner with Don Jarvis, president, Dairy Processors Association of Canada. And we examine wether bigger is always better; who's benefitting from the trend towards smaller living spaces, with Elaine Cecconi and Anna Simone, designers, partners, Oni One.


Wednesday September 7, 2005
Tonight, we discuss the Bank of Canada Interest rate decision with Andrew Pyle, senior economist, Scotiabank. We look at the fall market outlook with Michael Santoli, senior editor, Barron's. We examine China and the Canadian oil sands with Bob Schulz, business professor, University of Calgary. And we discuss living with less with Brad Lamb, broker-president, Brad J. Lamb Realty Inc.


Tuesday September 6, 2005
Tonight, we discuss gasoline prices with Tasha Kheiriddin, Ontario director, Canadian Taxpayers Federation and Dan McTeague, Ontario Liberal MP. We talk about spending the gas tax with Sam Katz, the mayor of Winnipeg. We look at satellite radio rallying Ottawa with Kevin Shea, president and CEO, Sirius Canada and Stephen Tapp, president & COO, Canadian Satellite Radio. We examine preventing disaster with Paul Kovacs, Executive Director, Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction. Also we talk to Ellis Jacob, president & CEO, Cineplex Galaxy Income Fund.


Friday July 22, 2005
Tonight, we discuss if GM could ever really go bye-bye with Kam Hon, senior vp, DBRS. We examine who's got the spiffiest brand with Jeff Swystun, global director, Interbrand. We get analysis on putting your money to work in China with Mark Chow, analyst, Morningstar Canada. And, regulating the markets in China with Ermanno Pascutto, senior advisor, Troutman Sanders


Thursday July 21, 2005
Tonight, we analyze the yuan effect with Victor Adair, senior vice-president, Refco Futures (Canada). We discuss wrestling's big play for its own TV channel with Carl Demarco, president, WWE Canada. We talk about a Canadian company's experience in China with Michael Kraft, CEO, Lingo Media. We take a look at Chinese takeovers with Don Sull, author, Made in China.


Tuesday July 19, 2005
Tonight, we discuss Metro and A&P with Jerry Tutunjian, editor, Canadian Grocer. We get analysis on dirty energy imports with Tom Adams, executive director, Energy Probe. We discuss what the pros are saying about investing in China with William Sterling, Chief Investment Officer, Trilogy Advisors. And, China and the WTO with Larry Herman, trade counsel, Cassels Brock & Blackwell



Monday July 18, 2005
Tonight, we discuss a Citigroup miss that derails The Street with Mara Der Hovanesian, reporter, Businessweek. The CAW isn’t pulling its punches with Buzz Hargrove, president, Canadian AutoWorkers Union. We kick off Enter The Dragon, our week-long special with a look at the big picture in China with Donald H. Straszheim, Chairman & CEO, Straszheim Global Advisors. And, a fine balance of security, profit & China with Patrick Mulloy, commissioner, U.S. - China Economic and Security Review Commission


Friday July 15, 2005
Tonight, we discuss the Rankin verdict with Peter Biro, partner, Litigation, Goodman and Carr. We examine Canadian beef on the moove again with Rick McRonald, Executive Director, Canadian Livestock Genetics Association. What National Energy Program? with Michael Cleland, chairman, Energy Dialogue Group. And, cashing in on Potter’s magic with Heather Reisman, CEO, Indigo Books & Music


Thursday July 14, 2005
Tonight, we examine the FX shuffle with Andy Busch, global fx strategist, BMO Financial Group. We break down the broken trusts with Ravi Sood, president & COO, Lawrence Asset Management. We keep oil prices in perspective with Vaclav Smil, Distinguished Professor, University of Manitoba. And, how to avoid blogging your way out of a job with Stuart Rudner, employment lawyer, Miller Thomson


Wednesday July 13, 2005
Tonight, we examine Ebbers facing the music with Jacob Frenkel, partner, Shulman Rogers. We discuss Crocus Investors swarmed with class-action with Colin Stevenson, principal, Stevensons Barristers. We get analysis on the vulture’s view on Venture Capital with Marty Pichinson, partner, Sherwood Partners. And, the NHL shoots and scores with Gordon Saint Denis, sports investment banker, CIT Group


Tuesday July 12, 2005
Tonight, we discuss the loonie flying high against Greenback with Lara Rhame, f/X strategist, Credit Suisse First Boston. We get analysis on Telus bypassing the union vote with David Côté, partner, Cassels Brock. We're looking for Martians with David Lavery, Mars Rover program director, NASA. And, Harry Potter secrets revealed with Jamie Broadhurst, director of marketing, Raincoast Books


Monday July 11, 2005
Tonight, we discuss business & terror with Peter Power, managing director, Visor Consultants Ltd. and Ty Fairman, CEO, National Security & Intelligence Society, Inc. We get analysis on the teachers $20B pension plan shortfall with Jim McQueen, president, Ontario Teachers Federation. We examine the bright side of the corporate governance issue with Doug Wilkinson, partner, Deloitte. And, too many heart surgeries? with John Carey, senior Correspondent, BusinessWeek


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Tonight, John Snow sizes up the oil sands with Murray Smith, minister-counsellor, Government of Alberta, Embassy of Canada. We discuss the G8 as it soldiers on after the blasts with Gerry Barr, president, Canadian Council on International Co-operation. We examine “Made In China” and it's OK under NAFTA with Gregory Somers, partner, Ogilvy Renault LLP. And, Mexico's own leftie presidential front-runner: Mr. Lopez Obrador with Ken Frankel, partner, Hodgson Russ


Thursday July 07, 2005
Tonight, we get analysis on securing North America against terrorist threat with the Hon. John Manley, senior counsel, McCarthy Tétrault. We discuss the blasts that rocked London & the world with Charles Pena, director of defense policy studies, CATO Institute and Arne Kislenko, associate professor of history, Ryerson University. We examine terrorism and the G8 agenda with Lloyd Axworthy, former foreign affairs minister and UN special envoy for Ethiopia and Eritrea. And, when terror hits the hospitality industry with Ron Harrison, president, Marriott Canada


Wednesday July 06, 2005
Tonight, we discuss big job cuts in June with John Challenger, CEO, Challenger, Gray & Christmas. We also get analysis on online foreign exchange trading with Michael Weiner, managing partner, COESfx. We examine Canada's "Big Bang", reforming the Bank Act with Raymond Protti, president & CEO, Canadian Bankers Association. And, what's next for mobile phones with Jan Wareby, executive vice president and head of sales and marketing, U.K., Sony Ericsson


Tuesday July 05, 2005
Tonight, OMERS strategy for the future with Paul Haggis, president & CEO, OMERS. We discuss investing in the U.K. with David Reddaway, British High commissioner to Canada. We get analysis on racing to the top with Gerard Vroomen, co-founder, Cervélo. And, e-commerce with Art Smith, CEO, GS1 Canada


Monday July 04, 2005
Tonight, it's going to be a 'close shave' with Philip Reichmann, CEO of O&Y REIT. We discuss aid through sustainable trade with Becky McKinnon, chairman, Timothy's Coffee. And all for one and one for all with Joe Oliver, president, Investment Dealers Association


Thursday June 30, 2005
Tonight we discuss the Fed hike rate with Mark Vitner, senior economist, Wachovia Securities. We take a look at Woodstock, home to new Toyota plant with Joseph Cordiano, Ontario Minister of Economic Development & Trade. We discuss China's trade and development with Vaclav Smil, Distinguished Professor, University of Manitoba. And, the economics of Live 8 with Mike McCracken, Informetrica Limited and Gerry Barr, president, Canadian Council on International Co-operation


Wednesday June 29, 2005
Tonight we discuss who's on deck to take over for the CEO? with Robert Grandy, senior client partner, Korn/ Ferry Int'l and Glenn Rowe, Ivey School of Business. We get analysis on Scrushy's acquittal with John Coffee, professor of law, Columbia Univer. We talk about file-sharing judgement with Peter Kafka, staff writer, Forbes. And leveraging investment in training and development with Charles Barrett, senior vice president, Conference Board of Canada


Tuesday June 28, 2005
Tonight we discuss how CEO's confront Ottawa's lack of leadership with Thomas D'Aquino, president, Canadian Council of Chief Executives. We also get analysis on productivity with Andrew Sharpe, executive director, Centre for the Study of Living Standards. We talk about currency and foreign exchange markets with Ian Taylor, Senior VP, Global Sales & Marketing, Custom House Global Foreign Exchange. And, the media conspiracy with Robert Kennedy Jr. Environmental Activist

Monday June 27, 2005
Tonight we get analysis on the oil patch with Joe Groia, securities lawyer, Groia & Company and discuss air subsidies with Richard Aboulafia, vice president, analysis, Teal Group. We also talk about tax freedom with Niels Veldhuis, senior research economist, The Fraser Institute & Neil Brooks, professor, Osgoode Hall Law School and security in the emerging technologies with Mike Bradley, director of emerging technologies, Visa Canada


Friday June 24, 2005
Tonight we discuss global markets with Andy Busch, global market strategist at BMO Financial Group. We also step inside the boardroom with the author of Inside the Boardroom Richard Leblanc. We analyze Africa on the world's stage with Dr. Constance Freeman, regional director, east and southern Africa of Canada's International Development Research Centre. And we chat about managing internet technolgy risk with Adel Melek, global leader, IT risk management & security services, global financial services industry at Deloitte


Thursday June 23, 2005
Tonight we discuss the productivity report results with Senator Jerry S. Grafstein, chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Banking Trade and Commerce. Also, CEO of Communitech Iain Klugman talks about repatriating Canadian high tech talent. We are bringing Canada into the digital age with Richard Pfohl, general counsel of the Canadian Recording Industry Association and Laura Nenych, communications professor at Ryerson University. And, we talk about VoIP and a wireless future with Marty Pichinson, partner of Sherwood Partners


Wednesday June 22, 2005
Tonight we discuss hot deals in the real estate sector with Scott White, managing director, Jones Lang LaSalle and we talk about funding in Toronto with Toronto Mayor David Miller. We also discuss trade and investment in the UAE with H.E. Sultan Nasser bin Al Suwaidi, Governor of the Central Bank of the UAE and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and the NBA with Howard Bloom, publisher, sportsbusinessnews.com


Tuesday June 21, 2005
Tonight, we discuss deficit with Tim O'Neill, principal, O'Neill Strategic Economics. We also talk to Tim Hicks, our chief investment officer, Russell Investment Group and get analysis on mergers and acquisitions Steve Smith, senior vice president, KPMG corporate finance and foreign takeovers with Michel Juneau-Katsuya, president & CEO, Northgate Group


Monday June 20, 2005
Tonight, we'll talk with Barry Ritholtz, chief market strategist, Maxim Group. We'll look at how Milton's bet backfired with Isabelle Dostaler, director, aviation MBA Program, John Molson School of Business, Concordia University. We'll also speak with David Brown, chairman, Ontario Securities Commission. And to talk about the TYCO fallout, we'll be joined by Jacob Frenkel, partner, Shulman Rogers.


Friday June 17, 2005
Tonight, we talk satellite radio with Stephen Tapp, President and COO, Canadian Satellite Radio; we discuss foreign trade with Daniel Griswold, director, Cato Institute. Nancy Hoi Bertrand, associate, Shearman & Sterling LLP is here to talk about Canadian interlisted companies dealing with SOX. And labour unions dealing with VOIP is discussed with Janice McClelland, national representative, Communications, Energy and Paperwork Union of Canada.


Thursday June 16, 2005
Tonight, the CRTC gets plugged into Digital radio and we get analysis with Michael Geist, professor, University of Ottawa. We also talk about the Canadian lumber industry with Jon Johnson, international trade lawyer, Goodmans, Ontario's P-p-problems with P3 with Robin Sears, principal, Navigator Ltd and marketing Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen with Diane M. Reichenberger, CEO, Dualstar Entertainment Group


Wednesday June 15, 2005
We discuss the trust sector with Paul LeBreux, chairman, Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners Canada and VOIP in Telecom with Jeffrey Fan, telecom analyst, UBS Securities. We also get analysis on Enron with John Coffee, professor of law, Columbia University and capital market enforcement with Poonam Puri, associate professor, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University


Tuesday June 14, 2005
Tonight, we get analysis on phone companies and the CRTC with Mirko Bibic, chief of regulatory affairs, Bell Canada & Ken Engelhart, VP regulatory law, Rogers Communications and talk about China's massive offering with Mark Grammer, v.p. investments, Mackenzie Financial. We also discuss Blackstone's reservation with John Morris, assistant managing editor, The Deal and investing in water with Richard Tanner, Raymond James


Monday June 13, 2005
Tonight we get analysis on Cineplex and Famous Players with Sean Davidson, news editor, Playback Magazine and discuss Morgan Stanley with David Trone, analyst, Fox-Pitt, Kelton. We also talk about Asia's looming auto boom with Joanna Underwood, president, Inform and the mathematics of mining with Arvind Gupta, CEO, MITACS


Friday June 10, 2005
Tonight we discuss the future of Nortel and analysis Owen's leadership with David Perry, technology headhunter, Perry Martel International Inc.. We also talk about Identity theft with Ed Mierzwinski, consumer program director, U.S. PIRG, oil with Peter Knapp, president, Iradesso Communications and Bill 164 with Tim Broughton, co-owner, C'est What?


Thursday June 9, 2005
Tonight, we get analysis on the RIM settlement with Jennifer Markey, senior vice-president, Semiconductor Insights Inc. and discuss China's insatiable demand for commodities with Dave Menzie, chief of the international minerals section, U.S. geological survey and Patricia Mohr, VP economics, Scotiabank. We also talk about Medicare with Barbara Byers, executive vice president, Canadian Labour Congress and France's rejection to the EU constitution with Daniel Jouanneau, Ambassador of France to Canada


Wednesday June 8, 2005
Tonight with look at M&A deals with Stephen Halperin, partner, Goodmans. We'll discuss the real cost of energy consumption with Jim Harris, leader, Green Party of Canada and Richard Tanner of Raymond James will be in to discuss investing in water.


Tuesday June 7, 2005
Tonight we discuss bonds with James Dutkiewicz, VP fixed income & portfolio manager, CI Mutual Funds and talk about when companies go lean with Charles Humphrey, lawyer, Stringer Brisbin Humphrey. We also talk to Tina Kremmidas, assistant vp and senior economist, Canadian Chamber of Commerce and find out why cheaters never prosper with David Callahan, author, The Cheating Culture: Why More Americans Are Doing Wrong to Get Ahead


Monday June 6, 2005
Tonight, we get analysis on tech sector warnings with Bruce Krugel, analyst, First Associates Investments and running on empty with Peter G. Peterson, senior chairman and co-founder, The Blackstone Group. We also discuss the trade wars and Bombardier with Marc Busch, professor, Queen's University and Micro financing with Martin Connell, president and executive director, Calmeadow


Friday June 3, 2005
Tonight we discuss the Gomery inquiry with L. Ian MacDonald, editor, Policy Options and talk about the Crocus Investment Fund with John Loewen, MLA, Manitoba. We also get analysis on the EU constitutional woes with John Erik Fossum, political scientist, Centre for European Studies in Oslo and Asian ice wine pirates hurt Canada's industry with Laurie Macdonald, Executive Director, VQA Ontario


Thursday June 2, 2005
Unions take on dual class shares and we get analysis with Larry Brown, secretary treasurer, National Union of Public and General Employees and we also talk about currencies with Andy Busch, global fx strategist, BMO Financial Group. We also discuss bilateral trade with Carlos Pujalte, the Consul General of Mexico and job numbers with Rick Cobb, executive vice-president, Challenger, Gray & Christmas


Wednesday June 1, 2005
The NHL slide continues and we talk to Howard Bloom, publisher, SportsBusinessnews.com and Steve McAllister, sports editor, The Globe and Mail. We also discuss the EU with David Long, associate professor of international relations, Carleton, mutual funds with Allan Clarke, former president & CEO, Opus 2 Financial, trusts with Gord Tait, royalty and income trust analyst, BMO Nesbitt Burns and advertising with Jonah Bloom, executive editor, Advertising Age Magazine


Tuesday May 31, 2005
Tonight we get analysis on Arthur Anderson with Tom Curran, counsel, Edwards and Angell and Eldorado mines with Paul Wright, president & CEO, Eldorado Gold Corp. We also talk about an Ethics Hotline for the markets? with Norm Inkster, president, Inkster Group and we discuss how CEO's get paid with Luis Navas, co-founder and chief consulting officer, Executive Risk Consulting


Monday May 30, 2005
Tonight, we get analysis on the EU referendum and the markets with Neil Scarth, portfolio manager, Trilogy Advisors and also discuss the mining industry with Gordon Peeling, President & CEO, Mining Association of Canada. We talk to Jeopardy champion, Ken Jennings, former Jeopardy! champion and the private equity survey with Rob Palter, principal, McKinsey & Company


Friday May 27, 2005
Tonight, we get analysis on hedge fund regulations with Jim McGovern, Managing Director & CEO, Arrow Hedge Partners and Paul Dempsey, lawyer, Gowlings. We also talk about the backlash against Spitzer with Jacob Frenkel, partner, Schulman Rogers, discuss embryonic stem cell research with Peter Singer, Director of the UofT Joint Centre for Bioethics and piracy in China with Glenn Zorpette, Executive Editor, IEEE Spectrum Magazine


Thursday May 26, 2005
We discuss voting options in a trust with William Rosenfeld, counsel, Goodmans and get analysis on the latest courtroom dramas with Diane Brady, senior writer, BusinessWeek. We also talk about Air Canada and WestJet with Michel Juneau-Katsuya, president & CEO, Northgate Group and Bittorrent with Jesse Hirsh, president & managing partner, Openflows & Richard Pfohl, general counsel, CRIA


Wednesday May 25, 2005
We get analysis on Ford and Visteon with Robert Schulz, director & credit analyst, Standard & Poor's and discuss silicon valley with Marty Pichinson, partner, Sherwood Partners. We also get an inside look at HBC's Olympic hope with Maureen Atkinson, senior partner, JC Williams Group and talk about sponsors and the NHL with Doug Checkeris, president, Media Company


Tuesday May 24, 2005
We discuss politics in Washington with David Goldwyn, president, Goldwyn International Strategies, we also talk about the Nasdaq and the NYSE with Adena Friedman, exec. VP, strategy, Nasdaq. We get an inside look at Quebec's wall street with Claude Bechard, Quebec minister of economic development and globalisation with John Ralston Saul, author, The Collapse of Globalism


Friday May 20, 2005
Paul Waldie hosts & Jacquie McNish co-hosts as we get an inside look at Space travel with Geoff Sheerin, president, Canadian Arrow and also talk about the Penn West Deal with Bill Mackenzie, president, Institutional Shareholder Services of Canada. We also discuss the Quebec referendum with Lorne Switzer, economist, Concordia University and One Nation under therapy with Christina Hoff Sommers, author, One Nation Under Therapy


Thursday May 19, 2005
Tonight, we discuss the investment banking industry with Eugene C. McBurney, chairman, GMP Securities and the forestry sector with Frank Dottori, president & CEO, Tembec. We also get insight into protecting ideas with Eugene Gierczak, intellectual property lawyer, Miller Thomson and how the confidence vote will affect the markets with Jeremy Friesen, senior currency strategist, RBC Capital Markets & Michael Hart, head bond trader, Friedberg Mercantile Group


Wednesday May 18, 2005
Oil slides and we get analysis from Ed Silliere, vice president of risk management, Energy Merchant LLC. We also discuss hedge funds with Vincent Buchanan,: president and founder of Buchanan Associates and an Olympic windfall with Kevin Wamsley, director, International Centre for Olympic Studies


Tuesday May 17, 2005
Belinda Stronach crosses the floor and we get analysis from Monte Solberg, Conservative finance critic. We also discuss public and private partnerships with Richard Abboud, president & CEO, Forum Leasehold Partners, open skies for Canada with Pierre Jeanniot, director general emeritus of IATA and marketing to the MTV generation with Max Valiquette, president, Youthography


Monday May 16, 2005
Omers responds to CUPE and we get insight from Frederick Biro, chair of the board, OMERS. We discuss Royal Group and Cerberus with Anthony Scilipoti, executive vice-president, Veritas Investment Research Corp, business law reform with Simon Chester, partner, Heenan Blaikie and banks with Lex Kerkovius, senior research analyst, McLean & Partners Wealth Management


Friday May 13, 2005
Tonight, we get insight into the next move for Stelco with David Jacobs, partner, Watson Jacobs McCreary and we talk high tech with Diane Brady, senior writer, BusinessWeek. We also get analysis on corporate bonds with Eric Takaha, director of high yield research, Franklin Advisors and branding Canada with Yvonne Van Dinther, v.p., DDB Canada Toronto & Victoria Foley, president, Belladonna Communications


Thursday May 12, 2005
The CRTC decides on VOIP and we talk to Yuval Barzakay, president, Comwave. We also get analysis on the Healthsouth trial with John Coffee Jr., securities law professor, Columbia University, talk about Ontario's privatization plan with Sid Ryan, president CUPE Ontario and Don Campbell, author, Real Estate Investing in Canada


Wednesday May 11, 2005
Call-Net answers Rogers Call With A "Yes" and we get all the details with Bill Linton, president & CEO, Call-Net Enterprises. We also get analysis on currencies with Andy Busch, global fx strategist, BMO Financial Group, broken trusts with Robert Lauzon, vp & portfolio manager, Middlefield Group and how Greenspan undermined the world economy with Ravi Batra, author, Greenspan's Fraud


Tuesday May 10, 2005
We get analysis in a productivity roundtable with Senator Jerry S. Grafstein, chair, Standing Senate Committee on Banking Trade and Commerce, talk about banking returns with Ranu Dayal, vice president and director, Boston Consulting Group New York. We also talk about VoIP Regulations with Michael Piaskoski, Associate Counsel, Miller Thomson and CAFTA with Daniel Griswold, director, Cato Institute


Monday May 9, 2005
Tonight, we discuss Ontario's partnership plan with David Caplan, Minister of Public Infrastructure Renewal, Government of Ontario and online brokerages team up and we talk to Harrell Smith, manager, securities & investments practice, Celent Communications. We talk to Jeremy Siegel, professor, Wharton School and also discuss web services with Tim Bray, Director of Web Technologies, Sun Microsystems


Friday May 6, 2005
We get analysis on the jobs report with Patrick Sullivan, President, Workopolis, currency matters with Craig Russell, senior foreign exchange analyst, AlaronFX and corporate sponsorship with Stacey Allaster, VP, Tennis Canada & Jo-ann McArthur, president, Molson Sports & Entertainment


Thursday May 5, 2005
We discuss the British election with David Long, associate professor of international relations, Carleton, the Liberals and childcare with Rona Ambrose, Conservative MP. We also talk about whistleblowing with Miriam Shuchman, author, "The Drug Trial" and hedge fund havoc with Neil Gross, lawyer, Carson Gross Christie Knudson & Dan Richards, CEO, Cartier Partners Financial Group


Wednesday May 4, 2005
We discuss the GM stake with Barry Hyman, equity market strategist, Ehrenkrantz, King, Nussbaum and investigate the ASC with Wayne Alford, lawyer & former enforcement director, Alberta Securities Commission. We also talk about the art index with Michael Moses, professor, New York University Stern School of Business and the non-proliferation treaty with Joe Cirincione, senior associate and director for non-proliferation , Carnegie Endowment for International Peace


Tuesday May 3, 2005
We get analysis on the FED decision with Andrew Pyle, senior economist, Scotiabank and also talk about the jobs report with John Challenger, CEO, Challenger, Gray & Christmas. We discuss Noranda and Falconbridge with Joseph Groia, lawyer, Groia & Company, the lord of the rings with David Mirvish, producer, Mirvish Productions and diversifying your investments with Douglas Gray, author, Making money in real estate


Monday May 2, 2005
Neiman Marcus sells out and we talk to Howard Davidowitz, chairman, Davidowitz & Associates and the pirates of Canada with Peter Grant, partner, McCarthy Tétrault. We also get an inside look at National Bank's Tsunami initiative with Kym Anthony, chief executive officer, National Bank Financial and the two percent target with Bill Robson, vp & director of research, C.D. Howe Institute


Friday April 29, 2005
We discuss the Mackenzie Valley roadblock with Stephen Kakfwi, chief negotiator, K' asho Got'ine Dene First Nation and the flat tax revolution with Jack Mintz, president, C.D. Howe Institute. We also talk to Canada's rich kid with Roger Gibbins, president and CEO, Canada West Foundation and Apple and bloggers with Kurt Opsahl, staff attorney, Electronic Frontier Foundation


Thursday April 28, 2005
Tonight we get an inside look into Canada, Japan and the Pacific rim with Sadaaki Numata, Japanese Ambassador to Canada. We also discuss trials with Diane Brady, senior writer, BusinessWeek, Enron with Alex Gibney, director & co-producer, "Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room" and Portus with Paul Bates, lawyer, Cassels Brock


Wednesday April 27, 2005
We discuss oil patch earnings with Peter Linder, advisor, DeltaOne Energy Fund and mining for metals with Jonathan Goodman, president & CEO, Dundee Precious Metals. We also talk to Air India advisor, Bob Rae, partner, Goodman Phillips & Vineberg and discuss section 15 of the Charter with Jamie Cameron, professor, Osgoode Hall Law School


Tuesday April 26, 2005
We get analysis on Nortel with Cynthia L. Houlton, analyst, RBC Capital Markets and biotech in China with Martin Warmelink, president, Bioniche Life Sciences. We also talk about the iron fist and the ombudsman with André Marin, Ontario Ombudsman and China's hard landing with Jim Rogers, author, Hot Commodities


Monday April 25, 2005
Tonight, we discuss the productivity in Canada with Stephen Poloz, chief economist, Export Development Canada and the riches in China with Patricia Croft, vice president & chief economist, Phillips, Hager & North Investment Management. We also talk about tax cuts with Thomas D'Aquino, president and CEO, Canadian Council of Chief Executives and being a good corporate citizen with Paul Tsaparis, president & CEO, HP Canada


Friday April 22, 2005
Tonight, The Hustings Await? with Daniel Leblanc, reporter, Globe and Mail; we'll discuss renewable energy with John Keating, CEO, Canadian Hydro Developers. We'll investigate online ads with Paula Gignac, executive director, Interactive Advertising Bureau of Canada; and Tim Gilbert, partner and founder, Gilbert's, will be in to talk about the fight for Lord Stanley's Cup


Thursday April 21, 2005
Tonight, we look at the U.S. Markets with Peter Cardillo, chief market analyst, S.W. Bach; we'll get analysis of the state of relations between China and Japan with Ron Richardson, executive director, Asia Pacific Foundation. We'll also get expert advice on investing in real estate with George Ross, author, "Trump Strategies for Real Estate: Billionaire Lessons for the Small Investor"


Wednesday April 20, 2005
Tonight, we discuss the possibility of a June election with Darrell Bricker, president of public affairs, Ipsos-Reid, talk about Taxing Donation with Donald K. Johnson, former vice-chairman, BMO Nesbitt Burns. We get a look at the push for Bank Mergers with Joanne DeLaurentiis, ceo, Credit Union Central of Canada and the competition of more channels with George Burger, president and CEO, Spotlight Television


Tuesday April 19, 2005
Tonight, we get analysis on GM earnings with Peggy Nash, assistant to the president, Canadian Auto Workers Union, discuss Linus trends with David Patrick, VP and GM of Linux Services, Novell and earnings at Texas Instruments with Ron Slaymaker, vice-president, Texas Instruments. We also talk about foreign policy with John Curtin, professor of political science, University of Toronto


Monday April 18, 2005
We get an inside look at the business of finding a pope with Michael Higgins, president & vice-chancellor, St. Jerome’s University and the ethics of lobbying with Len Domino, Leonard Domino & Associates. We also talk about the software wars with Rick Nathan, managing director, Goodmans Venture Group & Richard Morochove, president, Morochove & Associates and Avon in China with Tony Keenan, chairman, Sears Business Solutions


Friday April 15, 2005
We get insight on the top stories of the day with Diane Brady, senior writer, BusinessWeek. We also discuss the sponsorship inquiry with Vaughan Radcliffe, Professor, Ivey School of Business and foreign content confusion with Jamie Colliver, Senior VP & Partner, Integra Global Advisors


Thursday April 14, 2005
We get an indepth look at Canada and India trading with Jim Peterson, minister of international trade. We also discuss income trusts with Al Rosen, partner, Accountability Research and find out the real plan for carbon trading with Gray Taylor, lawyer, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg


Wednesday April 13, 2005
We get analysis on Kyoto with Dr. Madhav Khandekar, environmental consultant & Dr. Brendan Quine, professor, York University. We also discuss foreign exchange st