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Left, Right & Center

by Jim Chapman, Bob Metz, Jeff Schlemmer

Created and hosted by London talk-show personality Jim Chapman, Left, Right, and Center was launched on Sept. 10, 1997 and aired live from the studios of 1290 CJBK in London Ontario as a weekly Wednesday feature of his regular three-hour-a-day show Talk Of The Town. Regulars Jeff Schlemmer (a lawyer with Neighbourhood Legal Services) represented the 'left,' while Robert Metz (President of the Freedom Party of Ontario) represented the 'right.' In 2006 the show moved to 94.9 CHRW and eventually ended its run on Apr 11, 2007. With the absence of spokesmen for the 'left' and 'center' Robert Metz launched Just Right the following week. Occasional fill-ins for the regulars were hosts: Dan Gall, Tom McConnell, Tom Gosnell, Jack Burghardt, Karen Murray, Eddie Matthews, and Dawn Kelly. On the right: Robert Vaughan, Lloyd Walker, and Danielle Metz. On the left: Marion Boyd, Gil Warren, Elena Dempsey, Andrew Bolter, Susan Eagle, Jim Reid, Sandra McNee, and James MacMillan

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Episodes

  1. Evil vs Good and the China menace

    Jim Chapman, Robert Metz, Jeff Schlemmer

  2. Are there too many political parties?

    Jim Chapman, Robert Metz, Jeff Schlemmer

  3. Court inefficiency / Proceeds of crime

    Jim Chapman, Robert Metz, Jeff Schlemmer

  4. The immorality of minimum wage laws

    Jim Chapman, Robert Metz, Jeff Schlemmer

  5. The economic perversions of government

    Jim Chapman, Robert Metz, Jeff Schlemmer

  6. Six phony political issues / Television lost

    Robert Metz

  7. Why politicians lie / Parliamentary decorum

    Jim Chapman, Robert Metz, Jeff Schlemmer

  8. Crime and punishment

    Jim Chapman, Robert Metz, Jeff Schlemmer

  9. Global warming and the Kyoto Accord

    Robert Metz, Jeff Schlemmer

  10. Castle Doctrine / Lying politicians and environmentalism

    Jim Chapman, Robert Metz, Jeff Schlemmer

  11. Car insurance and responsibility

    Jim Chapman, Robert Metz, Jeff Schlemmer

  12. Responsibility

    Jim Chapman, Robert Metz

  13. Trudeau aristocracy / Political speculation / Environmentalism

    Jim Chapman, Robert Metz, Jeff Schlemmer

  14. Video game violence / Women representation in politics

    Jim Chapman, Robert Metz, Jeff Schlemmer

  15. Journalistic double standards

    Jim Chapman, Robert Metz, Jeff Schlemmer

  16. America the good

    Jim Chapman, Robert Metz, James MacMillan

  17. How much is likeability a factor in getting elected?

    Jim Chapman, Robert Metz, Jeff Schlemmer

  18. Is affirmative action unjust?

    Jim Chapman, Robert Metz, Jeff Schlemmer

  19. People are politically complex / Boxers Yes; Briefs No

    Jim Chapman, Robert Metz, Jeff Schlemmer

  20. The Political Dilbert Principle

    Jim Chapman, Robert Metz, Jeff Schlemmer

  21. Terms of Protest / The solution to gun crime

    Jim Chapman, Robert Metz

  22. Poverty and homelessness / Personalizing Michael Ignatieff

    Jim Chapman, Robert Metz, Jeff Schlemmer

  23. Toronto's garbage / Idomeneo cancellation / Geneva Convention

    Jim Chapman, Robert Metz, Jeff Schlemmer

  24. The nature of citizenship / Toronto's garbage / Canada in Afghanistan

    Jim Chapman, Robert Metz, Jeff Schlemmer

  25. Municipal party politics / The Pope v Canada / Bush, Hussein and the missing link

    Jim Chapman, Robert Metz, Jeff Schlemmer

  26. Canada's role in Afghanistan

    Jim Chapman, Robert Metz, Jeff Schlemmer

  27. Left-ish, Right-ish, Middle-ish / London Mayoral Race / Medical Triage

    Jim Chapman, Robert Metz, Jeff Schlemmer

  28. The liberal/conservative fertility gap

    Jim Chapman, Robert Metz

  29. Making exceptions for Native Reserves / Quebec anti-Semitism

    Jim Chapman, Robert Metz

  30. Caledonia and the Rule of Law

    Jim Chapman, Robert Metz

  31. Contrived News / Randy Language / Incumbency Advantage

    Jim Chapman, Robert Metz, Jeff Schlemmer

  32. Race and the Census / What's good about Canada?

    Jim Chapman, Robert Metz, Jeff Schlemmer

  33. Alimony / Child Support / Missile Defence / Grow Ops

    Jim Chapman, Robert Metz

  34. Toronto 18 / Multiculturalism / Immigration

    Jim Chapman, Robert Metz, Jeff Schlemmer

  35. Sponsorship Scandal / Caledonia / Toronto 18 / Terrorism

    Jim Chapman, Robert Metz, Jeff Schlemmer

  36. Canada's Gun Registry / Pit Bull By-Laws

    Nancy Branscombe, Robert Metz, Jeff Schlemmer

  37. CBC Commies / Cozying up to Palestinians / US Foreign Policy / How to Destroy The West

    Jim Chapman, Robert Metz, Jeff Schlemmer

  38. Pandemic Scaremongering / Federal Budget Review / Political Civility

    Jim Chapman, Robert Metz, Jeff Schlemmer

  39. Preemptive Strike on Iran / Municipal Party Politics

    Jim Chapman, Robert Metz, Jeff Schlemmer

  40. Robert Metz - The Freedom Party of Ontario and the Purpose of Government

    Robert Metz, Jeff Schlemmer hosting

  41. Teacher Pension Fund Manager Bonuses / Ralph Klein Departs / Federal Liberal Leadership / Throne Speech

    Jim Chapman, Robert Metz, Jeff Schlemmer

  42. Despiaring Over Middle-East Despair / The Religious Root of Violence / Foreign Aid

    Jim Chapman, Robert Metz, Jeff Schlemmer

  43. Blaming the Victim / The Castle Doctrine / Rewarding Party Defection Part 2

    Jim Chapman, Robert Metz, Jeff Schlemmer

  44. Forcing Doctors to Work / Revoking Citizenship

    Jim Chapman, Robert Metz, Jeff Schlemmer

  45. Ipperwash - Dudley George / Sexual Harassment at City Hall

    Jim Chapman, Robert Metz, Jeff Schlemmer

  46. Jyllands-Posten Muhammad Cartooon Controversy / Rewarding Party Defection

    Jim Chapman, Robert Metz, Jeff Schlemmer

  47. Inciting Religious Hatred / Eminent Domain

    Jim Chapman, Robert Metz, Jeff Schlemmer

  48. Voter Fraud / Election Analysis / Minority Rule

    Jim Chapman, Robert Metz, Jeff Schlemmer

  49. Influence of Election Polls / Dr. Assisted Suicide

    Jim Chapman, Robert Metz, Jeff Schlemmer

  50. Notwithstanding Clause / Private Healthcare

    Jim Chapman, Robert Metz, Jeff Schlemmer

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Created and hosted by London talk-show personality Jim Chapman, Left, Right, and Center was launched on Sept. 10, 1997 and aired live from the studios of 1290 CJBK in London Ontario as a weekly Wednesday feature of his regular three-hour-a-day show Talk Of The Town. Regulars Jeff Schlemmer (a lawyer with Neighbourhood Legal Services) represented the 'left,' while Robert Metz (President of the Freedom Party of Ontario) represented the 'right.' In 2006 the show moved to 94.9 CHRW and eventually ended its run on Apr 11, 2007. With the absence of spokesmen for the 'left' and 'center' Robert Metz launched Just Right the following week. Occasional fill-ins for the regulars were hosts: Dan Gall, Tom McConnell, Tom Gosnell, Jack Burghardt, Karen Murray, Eddie Matthews, and Dawn Kelly. On the right: Robert Vaughan, Lloyd Walker, and Danielle Metz. On the left: Marion Boyd, Gil Warren, Elena Dempsey, Andrew Bolter, Susan Eagle, Jim Reid, Sandra McNee, and James MacMillan

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Jim Chapman, Bob Metz, Jeff Schlemmer

Produced by Left, Right & Center

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Created and hosted by London talk-show personality Jim Chapman, Left, Right, and Center was launched on Sept. 10, 1997 and aired live from the studios of 1290 CJBK in London Ontario as a weekly Wednesday feature of his regular three-hour-a-day show Talk Of The Town. Regulars Jeff Schlemmer (a...

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