PM Trudeau's Affordability Announcement

TUNE INTO THE TOWN: ROAD SAFETY AND BICYCLE LANES  Jane Brown is filling in for Libby Znaimer today. She is joined by Karen Stintz, a Conservative Party of Canada Candidate for Eglinton-Lawrence, a former Toronto City Councillor, Councillor James Pasternak of Ward 6 York Centre and Councillor Stephen Holyday of  Ward 2 Etobicoke Centre. Today: a discussion about road safety and bicycle lanes in Toronto, and the Ontario NDP enlist former Toronto Mayor David Miller as a "special advisor" to their leader Marit Stiles "on crafting a New Deal for municipalities" according to the Ontario NDP press release. THE UPCOMING PAUL BERNARDO PAROLE HEARING Jane Brown is joined by Ari Goldkind, a criminal defence lawyer based in Toronto. Paul Bernardo has a parole hearing coming up on November 26th. We found out late last night, the Parole Board of Canada is working with the families of Kristen French and Lesley Mahaffey to appear in person at Paul Bernardo’s next parole hearing on Tuesday after earlier saying they could not do so related to security concerns. REACTION TO PM JUSTIN TRUDEAU ANNOUNCEMENT ON TEMPORARY HST + GST RELIEF Jane Brown is joined by Muhammad Ali, Liberal Strategist and a Vice President with Crestview Strategy in Ottawa and Tom Parkin, Publisher of the "Data Shows" newsletter. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced today that his government plans to temporarily lift the federal sales tax off a number of items just in time for Christmas and send 250 dollar cheques to some 18 million Canadians in the spring. The proposed affordability measures come ahead of the government's fall economic statement.