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Ottawa Now with Kristy CameronVKS - January 29, 2025Stéfane Marion, Chief Economist and Strategist, National Bank of Canada speaks with Vassy Kapelos about the Bank of Canada's rate cut, and their warning on the impact of a 25% tariff on Canada's economy.
On todays show:
Listen to Vassy's full conversation with Public Safety Minister David McGuinty about the recommendations in Commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue's final report on foreign interference.
Vassy Kapelos is joined by Professor Dan Malleck, Chair of the department of health sciences at Brock University, and Director of the Centre for Canadian Studies to help answer this weeks 'The Explainer' question. This weeks question: "does alcohol caus...2025-01-291h 18
Drinks InsiderEp 6: From Prohibition to Neo-Temperance With Historian Dan MalleckProhibition didn’t begin as Prohibition. It was a bottom-up movement embraced by working people but seized on by temperance campaigners, who turned it into a disastrous social experiment that’s a byword for authoritarian overreach. Prof Dan Malleck from Brock University in Canada is a medical historian who has studied Prohibition and its fall-out and charted the rise of the contemporary neo-temperance movement.
In this special Drinks Insider episode, Dan discusses the history of the temperance movement, highlighting its moral and economic underpinnings, and compares it to the current neo-temperance movement. He critiques their selective use of r...2025-01-241h 17
Hamilton Today with Scott ThompsonCanadian Musicians Cancelling U.S. Shows. Why? They Can’t Secure Their Visas!The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson:Canadian musicians can’t get their visas in time for American tours. How does this affect the Canadian music industry? The LCBO strike is over. Celebration! What is the future of alcohol sales in Ontario? Joe Biden is out, Kamala Harris is in the race, and says she has enough support to secure the Democratic nomination. Will the BOC cut rates tomorrow? Today, the federal government announced more than $97 million in contributions and low-cost loans through the Affordable Housing Fund (AHF) to help build and repair 8,669 affordable homes in Hamilton, Ha...2024-07-241h 10Hamilton Today with Scott ThompsonWill Ontario Revenue Drop If Alcohol Is Sold Further Beyond LCBO?The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson:How will Ontario’s coffers be affected if alcohol continues to expand further beyond the LCBO? Greece is introducing a six-day work week. Should Canada be next? A local business still feeling the economic fallout from the impact of the pandemic. Ellen DeGeneres says that she is 'done' after her Netflix special. Kentucky Fried Halal Chicken in Ontario. The ruling on the U of T protest encampment sets a precedent that may impact future protests in our province. Is Chrystia Freeland destined to be the next Liberal to take a fa...2024-07-121h 11Ottawa Now with Kristy CameronON - July 8, 2024Kristy Cameron has reappeared after a relaxing out-of-town trip, and just in time for what could be an ugly Summer strike at the LCBO. Nearly 10,000 workers have hit the picket lines across Ontario, even though online sales are still operational. As we sit here right now, is the LCBO a provincewide necessity? Could this labour dispute change that narrative? We dig deeper with Dan Malleck, a Professor of Health Sciences at Brock University. Meantime, employees at the Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa have started a picket line of their own. The labour dispute officially began Monday morning after talks wi...2024-07-082h 08Hamilton Today with Scott ThompsonOnline harms bill = $$$The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Radley:Online harms bill is more expensive than you think. Does the federal government need almost 5000 communications employees? How has Canada’s immigration policy is affecting housing affordability? The first LCBO strike in the history of Ontario has begun, marking the closure of government-run liquor stores across the province. The unemployment rate ticks up to 6.4%, and Steve Townsend, Ticats superfan, will be attending his last game before medically ending his life. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast!Guests:Ted McMeekin, Ward 15 Councillor for th...2024-07-061h 16Hamilton Today with Scott ThompsonGood Idea For LCBO Workers To Strike While Government Looks To Expand Alcohol Sales?The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson:How will cottagers be hit by the capital gains tax, and how can they prepare for the impact? The U.S. Surgeon General wants to put warning labels on social media, like on cigarettes. Announced this afternoon, the public inquiry into foreign interference will probe the explosive allegations that parliamentarians “wittingly” helped foreign governments and demonstrated behaviour that one federal leader said could be described as “dumb, unethical” or “foolish.” Convenience stores can now apply for alcohol licenses in Ontario. Liberal vote share drops to lowest level since 2015. General Wayne Eyre says he’...2024-06-181h 14Hamilton Today with Scott ThompsonGet ready for Open Streets Hamilton this weekend!The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson:Pre-mixed drinks are coming to grocery and big-box stores in Ontario. An Aframax tanker is heading its way to China from British Columbia after becoming the first vessel to load heavy oil from the newly expanded Trans Mountain pipeline system. Did OpenAI, the makers of Chat GPT, steal Scarlet Johanson’s voice? What does it mean that AI is getting better voices, and the companies behind this tech may be getting bolder? A bi-partisan collection of U.S. senators are calling for Canada to step up to its NATO pledge. Ott...2024-05-251h 13
IEA PodcastAlcohol, Tobacco, and Prohibition | The Swift Half with SnowdonDive deep into the realm of Canada's prohibition and more with Christopher Snowdon and special guest, Professor Dan Malleck from Brock University.Together, they unpack the complexities of alcohol, tobacco, and prohibition, challenging prevailing narratives and advocating for evidence-based approaches. Join us for a thought-provoking discussion that questions conventional wisdom and reflects on the intersection of health, choice, and government intervention. Get full access to Institute of Economic Affairs | Insider at insider.iea.org.uk/subscribe2024-03-2033 minHamilton Today with Scott ThompsonTikTok’s on the mind. Should it be banned? Can it?The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson:Writing in the Globe and Mail, David Moscrop asks “Letting 16-year-olds quit school to go into skilled trades? What can go wrong?” For some Loblaw customers in Ontario, their next grocery run might look and feel a little different. Writing for ‘The Conversation,’ Professor Doug Jacobson looked at whether governments should ban TikTok, as well as if they even can. Should we be seeing and hearing more of Mayor Andrea Horwath during this initial fallout period following the cybersecurity incident that has affected the city of Hamilton, or is this a situat...2024-03-151h 18
Closer Look (formerly Inside the Village) - Insightful, credible, unfiltered conversations that matterLast call for The Beer Store?Send us a textThis week on Inside the Village, there’s a “seismic shift” on the horizon for alcohol sales in Ontario and it will likely start with The Beer Store. Dan Malleck, a Brock University professor and leading expert on drug and alcohol regulation, joins Frisco and Scott to talk about the 2018 campaign promise Doug Ford made regarding booze sales, and what the impacts — positive and negative — could be. Spoiler alert: we talk a lot about empties. Also on the show, Village Media shines as nominations are announced for the Canadian Online Publishing Awards. Sit back, rela...2023-12-0835 minHamilton Today with Scott ThompsonR.I.P.: Myles Goodwyn (ex-April Wine)'s Musical Legacy and Impact.The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson:We get an exclusive update on the heartwarming CHML Christmas Tree of Hope event straight from the President herself. Let’s get an update on Canada’s ongoing drug shortage, where are we now? Myles Goodwyn, the legendary former April Wine singer has passed away. Sabrina Nanji of Queens Park Observer joins us with firsthand accounts from the Liberal convention. Bonnie Crombie's stance against Doug Ford after winning the Ontario Liberal leadership is not to be missed. Remember the Paul Bernardo transfer controversy? Turns out he’s not the only one! T...2023-12-051h 19Hamilton Today with Scott ThompsonCSIS Warned About Beijing 25 Years Ago?The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson:You may remember Scott’s story of the unfortunate situation he witnessed playing out at an LCBO. We welcome Dan Malleck to the show to discuss how the LCBO handles alcohol, its clientele and its policies. There has been a burst of presentations and plans from the federal Liberals over the past several days. On the whole, what do these plan entail? Are they workable, do they resonate? A 25-year-old CSIS memo has come to light, bringing with it warnings about Beijing’s potential to be an intelligence threat. Meanwhile, some...2023-09-191h 08
Chelsea on CHEDWhy is drinking alcohol in public spaces is still such a big dealDr. Dan Malleck, chair, Health Sciences, Brock University2023-07-1414 minHamilton Today with Scott ThompsonR.I.P. Tina Turner; “Queen of Rock”The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Radley:The Queen of Rock – Tina Turner – has died today at the age of 83. On the show today, Ireland will be the first country in the world to put labels on alcohol bottles warning of its reported risk of causing cancer, along with other health information. Details, unearthed by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, show the Governor General’s salary increasing from $302,800 annually in 2019 to this year’s rate of $351,600. The federal government is rolling out a revamp of its trusted-traveller program to help clear clogged airports as the summer travel season kicks of...2023-05-251h 09
Witness to Yesterday (The Champlain Society Podcast on Canadian History)The Drink Question: The political history of liquor regulation in CanadaIn this podcast episode, Simon Nantais speaks with Dan Malleck about his book, Liquor and the Liberal State: Drink and Order before Prohibition published by UBC Press in 2022.
The book explores the history of liquor regulation in Ontario in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Malleck discusses how notions of individual freedom, equality, and property rights were debated, challenged, and modified in response to an active prohibitionist movement and equally active liquor industry. This book helps to demonstrate the challenges governments faced when dealing with alcoholic beverages, particularly within the conceptual framework of liberalism.
Dan Malleck is a professor...2023-03-2340 min
Weekends with Rob FaiSaturday Podcast - Numbers Show a Decline in Alcohol Sales, ChatGPT and Cheating - the New Campus Conundrum & Primary Care Behavioral HealthDespite the Pandemic, StatsCan Numbers Show a Decline in Alcohol SalesDan Malleck - Health sciences professor at Brock University and author of Liquor and the Liberal State: Drink and order before prohibitionChatGPT and Cheating - the New Campus ConundrumLouis Volante - Professor of Education Governance and Policy Analysis, Brock UniversityPrimary Care Behavioral HealthDr. Simon Elterman - Registered psychologist in BC2023-03-0433 minWeekends with Rob FaiDespite the Pandemic, StatsCan Numbers Show a Decline in Alcohol SalesDespite the Pandemic, StatsCan Numbers Show a Decline in Alcohol SalesDan Malleck - Health sciences professor at Brock University and author of Liquor and the Liberal State: Drink and order before prohibition2023-03-0411 min
People First Radio“Medicinal Purposes” – pharmacists and liquor in Victorian CanadaIn the first part of a series of conversations on stories from the history of drugs and alcohol, People First Radio speaks with Dan Malleck about pharmacists and liquor laws in Victorian Ontario. Malleck is a historian of medicine at Brock University and Director of the Centre for Canadian Studies at Brock. He wrote about […]2023-03-0416 minPeople First Radio“Medicinal Purposes” – pharmacists and liquor in Victorian CanadaIn the first part of a series of conversations on stories from the history of drugs and alcohol, People First Radio speaks with Dan Malleck about pharmacists and liquor laws in Victorian Ontario. Malleck is a historian of medicine at Brock University and Director of the Centre for Canadian Studies at Brock. He wrote about […]2023-03-0416 minHamilton Today with Scott ThompsonMPs request heads of Google to answer for blocking news to some CanadiansThe Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Radley:Scott Radley fills in for Scott Thompson today, and he has an absolutely stacked show for you. What’s new pussycat? A large cat like animal was spotted in Dundas and the city was notified. But could we start seeing more of these types of encounters as we continue to build out? Beer sales have hit its largest drop in over a decade. This comes as StatsCan Data shows that attitudes toward alcohol are changing. MPs are wanting to see the heads of Google in the House of Commons over th...2023-03-011h 22
Eat Move ThinkExplaining Canada's New Alcohol GuidelinesCanada’s new alcohol guidelines took a radically different approach. Most health recommendations provide advice on safe amounts of the substance in question. But Canada’s 2023 Guidance on Alcohol and Health tells us there is no safe amount when it comes to drinking spirits, wine or beer. Sidestepping any suggestion for specific consumption levels, they instead inform Canadians about the risk we incur for an alcohol-caused death at given consumption levels per week. To learn about the implications for us all, Medcan chief medical officer Dr. Peter Nord walks us through interviews with guideline coauthors Dr. Tim Naimi, physician and...2023-02-2042 minEat Move ThinkExplaining Canada's New Alcohol GuidelinesCanada’s new alcohol guidelines took a radically different approach. Most health recommendations provide advice on safe amounts of the substance in question. But Canada’s 2023 Guidance on Alcohol and Health tells us there is no safe amount when it comes to drinking spirits, wine or beer. Sidestepping any suggestion for specific consumption levels, they instead inform Canadians about the risk we incur for an alcohol-caused death at given consumption levels per week. To learn about the implications for us all, Medcan chief medical officer Dr. Peter Nord walks us through interviews with guideline coauthors Dr. Tim Naimi, physician and...2023-02-2042 min
Your Choice Our FightEP159: Two Drink Maximum (w/ Dan Malleck)On this week's episode David is first joined by Bill Wirtz to discuss David Suzuki's backwards worldview, how agricultural innovation can feed the world, and why Malthusians have always been wrong. Next David is joined by Brock University's Dan Malleck, where they discuss- The CCSA's new alcohol report- What the report actually says, and what the science says on moderate alcohol consumption Broadcast on Consumer Choice Radio on February 4, 2022. Syndicated on Sauga 960AM and Big Talker Network. Website: https://consumerchoiceradio.com ***PODCAST*** Podcast I...2023-02-0244 minWeekends with Rob FaiSaturday Podcast: New Alcohol Guidelines Need A Second look, More Competition Needed in Cellphone Sector & Poilievre Won’t “Pander To Quebec”New Alcohol Guidelines Need A Second lookProf. Dan Malleck - Medical Historian & Health Sciences Prof, Brock UMore Competition Needed in Cellphone SectorAaron Wudrick - Domestic Policy Program Director, MacDonald/Laurier Inst.Poilievre Won’t “Pander To Quebec”Tasha Kheirriddin - Postmedia ColumnistCanadians Could Benefit from Ticketmaster FiascoVass Bednar - McMaster U Digital Society program director2023-01-2842 minWeekends with Rob FaiNew Alcohol Guidelines Need A Second lookNew Alcohol Guidelines Need A Second lookProf. Dan Malleck - Medical Historian & Health Sciences Prof, Brock U2023-01-2811 minHamilton Today with Scott ThompsonAre Ford's healthcare reform plans enough to win over the public?The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson:On the docket today: Alec Baldwin is set to be charged with involuntary manslaughter for his part in the shooting on the set of Rust. - The Ontario Hospital Association is concerned that bolstering private healthcare in Ontario will lead to professionals being poached from the public system. - Nearly four times a week, a Hamilton youth visits an emergency department for self-harm. - There is a lot of reaction, discussion and debate surrounding Doug Ford’s healthcare announcement earlier this week – and we will be picking up more of it t...2023-01-201h 12
The Open DoorRaising a Glass to Colonial TavernsOne of the compelling discoveries about The Brown Homestead was its use as a tavern between around 1809 and the late 1830’s, but our modern assumptions about what that means may not be accurate. In this episode, we raise a glass and swap stories about the complex role of taverns in Colonial society with medical historian, Dan Malleck, director of Brock University’s Centre for Canadian Studies.2022-04-0632 min
The Legal PotcastThe Origins of Pot ProhibitionBack in the days of big band and bootleggers, the government was cracking down on mind-altering substances like opium and cocaine. And somehow, cannabis ended up tacked on to that list. In this episode, Shauna takes us back 95 years to when prohibition began—then through the decades as the cannabis subculture continued to grow outside the law. She sits down with professor, author and PhD Dan Malleck to ask the question: How, exactly, did cannabis get such a bad rap?
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