GUEST: Bob Richardson - NEWSTALK 1010 contributor and public affairs consultant 

TOPICS:

Manitoba premier goes on charm offensive over Ontario's Crown Royal boycott

https://torontosun.com/news/provincial/manitoba-premier-wants-crown-royal-boycott-reversed  

‘They’ve taxed us to death in Toronto’: Doug Ford says new revenue tools not on table in New Deal 2.0 talks

https://www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/politics/queens-park/article/theyve-taxed-us-to-death-in-toronto-doug-ford-says-new-revenue-tools-not-on-table-in-new-deal-20-talks/ 

Ontario senior says of rent increases at retirement residence

https://www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/consumer-alert/article/i-was-flummoxed-ontario-seniors-rent-increases-by-4-per-cent-at-retirement-residence/  

Construction on high-speed rail linking Toronto and Quebec City to begin by 2032, CEO says

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-high-speed-rail-quebec-city-toronto-construction-alto-martin-imbleau/  

Why Toronto may defer some infrastructure work — even as backlog grows

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-infrastructure-state-of-good-repair-backlog-9.7043926