PODCAST: The Rob Snow Show – January 31, 2022
Posted Jan 31, 2022 05:20:00 PM.
Hour 1:
Over the weekend, crowds of thousands of protesters and convoys of vehicles descended on Ottawa causing gridlock, confusion, and distress for many residents. Rob has a few words for those in the demonstration who bore symbols of hate and desecrated sacred sites in our city.
12:00 – “Yes we understand we're a capital city and we're used to protests, but this one is beyond parliament hill and impacting locals”
Rob speaks with Rideau-Vanier councillor Mathieu Fleury about what he's hearing from residents impacted by the protests in Ottawa, which are now in their fourth day.
20:55 – “It was going to be impossible for O'Toole not to take a position.“
We're joined by Summa Strategies Vice-Chair Kate Harrison to discuss the politics of this weekend's protests in Ottawa.
32:43 – “I think amateur organizers who really are ill prepared do more harm to their cause than good.”
Barry McLoughlin from TransformLeaders.ca joins Rob with his professional assessment of how the convoy protest played out from a crisis management perspective.
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Hour 2:
It's the Talk Back Hour. What are your impressions of the acts of vandalism and hate seen around Parliament Hill over the course of the weekend's demonstrations? Rob takes your calls.
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Hour 3:
0:00 – “When you've got people like that who are actually organizing this, it's not something I think ordinary Canadians want to be involved with”
Kingston Whig-Standard columnist Geoffrey Johnston joins Rob with his perspective on the protests in Ottawa over the weekend.
20:42 – “It's a lot of zeroes…$494 billion to be exact, is the price point.”
Dave Sali from the Ottawa Business Journal joins Rob with a look at one of the biggest deals in Ottawa history and other top local business stories
28:35 – “87% of people they talk to feel that Canada is really deep in the middle affordable housing crisis”
'Money Monday' features Peter Fraser from Cardinal Planning and Manulife Securities in Ottawa.
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