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Radio Topics for July 27th

adam — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 01:50:52 +0000

The number of Tuesdays left before Adam moves out to BC is counting down, today is T-3 (give or take). At 8:10 Adam is going to be talking with current Capital Ward Councillor and mayoral candidate Clive Doucet about his decision to enter an already crowded mayoral race. As per usual we air from 7-9 am on CKCU 93.1 FM in Ottawa and at www.ckcufm.com for everyone else.

Preston Manning is advocating for a gigantic government sponsored project…I’m serious and presumably so is he.

Thought Ontario was already strict enough about what young drivers can and can’t do? Dalton McGuinty doesn’t.

Why use science to make drug policy when science disagrees with your gut. So what if it aids the spread of HIV.

(Prison) Farmers Feed Our Cities… but not for much longer.

The mother-load of all document leaks sees 92 000 documents relating to the War in Afghanistan being posted on the site Wikileaks.org.

Navy Helicopters: Trading functionality for a made in Canada tag.

Jarvis Street bike lane opens for cyclist traffic in Downtown Toronto.

Radio Topics, July 20th

mbpowell — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 04:32:16 +0000

Happy Tuesday! I hope that everyone had a chance to get out to Bluesfest, and equally hope that people are not too burned out from the musical marathon. Worry not: Adam and I are an excellent cure for live music overload. As always, we air on CKCUfm, 93.1 in Ottawa, www.ckcufm.com for everyone else.

At 7:30, we’ll be joined by Alex Hill of CAPP Ottawa to talk about the fallout from the G20 protests. In the second hour, we’ll have at least one special guest with us to promote the banter.

We’ll also talk about some of the following.

City street furniture plan gets tepid response.

Albertans who drive to fast griping about getting ticketed.

Dalton blinks: eco levy is pulled: Mr. Clean now a dime less expensive.

Devil’s lose their mind and sign Kovalchuck for 17 years.

Semrau not guilty of murder, is (unsurprising!) guilty of being a bad officer.

Pricey parking a persistent problem in other provinces too.

Canada signs big unsourced deal to buy planes we don’t need with money we don’t have.

Conrad Black gets bail.

Radio Topics for July 13th

adam — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 02:03:45 +0000

Mike is back this week and last night was the mid-festival night off so you will get two (hopefully) awake radio hosts for two whole hours. At 7:30 we hopefully will be joined by a representative of Ecology Ottawa to talk about their report calling for a moratorium on road construction in the City of Ottawa. As per usual we air from 7-9am on 93.1 CKCU FM here in Ottawa and at www.ckcufm.com everywhere else.

According to The Washington Post Ottawa is now the coolest city in Central Canada.

Official Languages Commissioner may yet rescue the census long-form from oblivion.

Democracy Watch leader Duff Conacher is stepping down after 17 years.

Something about this story stinks: Orgaworld to ship Toronto’s smelly Green Bin waste to Ottawa

Ottawa-area hospitals will now administer rape-kits 24/7.

Ecology Ottawa report calls for halt to Ottawa’s road construction.

Canada has a new Governor-General: David Johnston

Could tolls on 400 series highways running through Hamilton and Toronto be the solution to traffic congestion?

Radio Topics, July 6th

mbpowell — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 03:08:31 +0000

Happy Tuesday! I’m back from a week in Southern Ontario just in time for the first real heat wave of the summer. Join us as we discuss some of the following!

Bluesfest kicks off today. Adam and I will highlight what we are looking forward. Not to spoil anything, but mine will prominently feature human hamster balls and confetti guns.

Mayor Larry O’Brien tosses his hat into the race for mayor.

Lansdowne passes council.

5m rule at the G20? Didn’t exist.

To appease, as best as I can tell, virtually no burning demand, the Tories are planning on ruining the census.

Federal Court does what the SCC didn’t: sets a timeline for the government to actually do something for Omar Khadr

HST day has finally come. People, of course, are complaining about the gas prices.

Radio Topics for June 29th

adam — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 23:14:38 +0000

Happy (early) birthday Canada! Mike is away enjoying a long long weekend so it will just be Adam this week. That means a little more music than usual but, given the sheer volume of amazing new releases these past few months, that is something to be thankful for. As well at 8:10 Adam will be joined in studio by Robert Dekker who is running for the Summerset Ward seat on City Council when municipal election time rolls around in November. As well at 8:30 Adam will be joined by Michael Jenkin, President of the Ottawa South Community Association, to discuss the grand re-opening on the Old Ottawa South Community Centre. As per usual we air from 7-9am on CKCU 93.1 FM in Ottawa and at www.ckcufm.com for those from away.

After months of debate and discussion the Lansdowne Live proposal finally gets put before a vote at City Hall.

The Queen is coming to Canada! But does anyone really care?

The G20 Summit is over and Toronto cleans up after the largest mass-arrest in Canadian history.

Despite the violence the leaders at the summit actually did something… Much to everyone’s surprise.

Its the Cold War all over again as the US arrests 10 individuals for spying for the Russian government.

Radio Topics, June 22

mbpowell — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 04:51:18 +0000

Happy Tuesday! Yesterday was the beginning of summer and the longest day of the year. Join Adam and I as we celebrate the coming shorter days talking about some of the following, mixed with a series of puns and uninformed world cup opinions. As usual, we’ll be on CKCUfm at the usual time.

Police arrest three in RBC fire bombing.

David Chernushenko tosses his hat in what is clearly going to be the most interesting race in the election.

In a shocking twist, the RCMP was in the wrong in the Dziekanski tasering.

Waterloo holds tight on shutting down football prorgram because of drug use.

I can deal with taking away the trains, the blue jays, and a sense of welcomeness, but shutting LCBOs for the G20 gets personal.

Hardline separatist thinks that separatist party should have plan for separation.

In news that will mostly bother me, Peter Hume is pushing the renaming of Wellington now.

Radio Topics for June 15th

adam — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 23:54:13 +0000

Mike is away exploring Nova Scotia by RV so I am on my own this Tuesday. Never fear though as we have an exciting show lined up for you. First off, Mike’s pre-recorded voice will be joining us at 8:10 when he speaks with Richard Florida about his new book The Great Reset. At 8:30 I will be speaking with Nikki Mosley regarding the upcoming MEC Bikefest taking place on June 20th at Lebretton Flats. Finally at 7:30 we will be having a special give-away so tune in for that! As per usual we air on 93.1 CKCU FM in Ottawa and www.ckcufm.com for everyone else.

The World Cup kicked off in South Africa on Friday. Time for everyone’s latent pride in their ancestral homeland to emerge.

The latest in the on-going Afghan detainee affair: Apparently in 2006 General Rick Hillier ordered the a more diligent system of monitoring Afghan prisoners and was ignored.

Ottawa Police cracks down on cyclists riding on the sidewalk.

Shareholders of Canwest Global Media approve sale of newspapers to a group led by Paul Godfrey.

Moose # 2 is shot and killed by Ottawa Police.

With summer right around the corner it means its time for VIA Rail workers to threaten a strike.

Radio Topics for June 8th

adam — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 00:28:02 +0000

Mike is back this week meaning you get twice the excitement this Tuesday with both hosts present and in studio. At 8:10 Adam will be speaking with Terri Sanderson of Westfest 2010 about the festivities taking place this weekend in Westboro. As per usual we air on 93.1 CKCU FM here in Ottawa and at www.ckcufm.com for everyone else.

Dubai has an indoor ski hill and now thanks to the G8/G20 Summits Toronto is about to have an indoor ‘fake lake.”

Talk of a coalition just won’t go away for The Liberals. Or maybe they should just join the NDP?

The words ‘Israeli Apartheid’ will not be appearing at Toronto’s Pride Festival anytime soon despite protests.

US Army Intelligence Officer behind Wikileaks infamous helicopter video is arrested by the US Army.

Residence of Kanata North vow to prevent further construction of subdivisions around The Beaver Pond nature reserve.

Tony Clement and James Moore defend the new Copyright Bill set to go before parliament.

Ontario Count of Appeals to rule on whether a witness can testify in court while wearing a niquab.

Ottawa’s defence spending this week: Fighter jets and ships.

Radio Topics for June 1st

adam — Mon, 31 May 2010 23:40:23 +0000

Welcome to the month of June. Mike is away this week doing real people things so it will just be me. With so much new music being released recently and with yesterday being the last day for Polaris Prize 2009-2010 eligibility I’ll be playing a larger selection of music than usual while highlighting some possible Polaris Prize nominees and some exciting new releases. As well, at 8:30 I will be joined in studio by members of the Ottawa area band The Flats. They have a show on Saturday at Zaphods and will be in studio talking about their new album and playing some tunes. As per usual we air on 93.1 CKCU FM in Ottawa and at www.ckcufm.com for everyone else.

119 Buildings around Ottawa open up their doors this coming weekend for Doors Open Ottawa 2010.

A new addition to Ottawa’s weather this week: Smoke!

Calgary: The Most Eco-Friendly city in the world?

Lets try this again: Tories want MPs working over the summer to create new copyright legislation.

So if Ottawa is actually going to build the O-Train the next thing to decide is what will the stations look like?

Radio Topics for May 25th

adam — Tue, 25 May 2010 00:07:11 +0000

Make the return to the weekday routine a little less painful and tune into the Tuesday Morning Special Blend with Mike and Adam. At 8:10 Mike will be speaking with Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish, the author of the new book I Shall Not Hate: A Gaza Doctor’s Journey. As per usual we air on 93.1 CKCU FM in Ottawa and at www.ckcufm.com for everyone else.

Ministerial staff is no longer allowed to testify at House of Commons Committees says Stephen Harper’s office.

Royal Bank in the Glebe gets firebombed…apparently for supporting the Vancouver Olympics on “stolen native land.”

In the understatement of the year, Toronto police are describing a body found encased in cement then placed in an oil drum at the bottom of Lake Ontario as “suspicious.”

CIDA said in January that Abortion was among the measures necessary to meet the ambitious maternal-health goals of the Harper Government. Bev Oda and the Harper Government ignored it.

East vs. West: Shipbuilding Edition

Greenbelt farmers say the NCC doesn’t care about them…NCC disagrees.

Deep Water Horizon continues to spew oil into the Gulf of Mexico and BP keeps screwing up.