Ontario Today Phone-Ins CBC

There are any reasons why someone may not have gotten to know their birth father. So when child and dad meet for the first time, it can come with many mixed emotions, expectations and hopes. How do people navigate that? How do these meetings go? And what happens after? Psychotherapist Marcus Kupila joined us to hear listeners' stories.

From covering city hall to neighbourhood issues, local news outlets give information that has the most direct impact on its audiences or readership. But for years, local news has been declining. What's been the effect on your community? We're joined by April Lindgren, a journalism professor at Toronto Metropolitian University who's spent many years tracking the state of local news.

A new study shows there has been a rise in hospital visits due to cannabis poisoning since legalization, although when taken properly, can offer health benefits. Our guest is Dr. Hance Clarke - Pain specialist and president of the Canadian Consortium for the Investigation of Cannabiniods. We also hear about recent research about the number of Canadians using recreational cannabis to self-medicate from Lynda Balneave at the University of Manitoba.

In the wake of an infant death in Kingston, hear stories from families, C-A-S and social workers, and others caught in a system that "feels broken." Our guest, Irwin Elman, Ontario's former youth and child advocate, says it's time for a system overhaul.

Paul Zammit, professor of Horticulture and Environmental Studies at Niagara College answers your questions and answers the question to mulch or not to mulch?

Dr. Fahad Razak joins Ontario Today and takes your calls. Razak is an internal Medicine Physician at St. Michael's Hospital. He's also the former scientific director of Ontario's COVID-19 Science Advisory Table