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January 2012 Archives

Preventing Domestic Violence

Guest host Jane Hawtin spoke with Pat Sisson, she is an Intake Supervisor with the Children's Aid Society of Toronto External Site, and with Farrah Khan. She is a counsellor at the Barbara Schlifer Clinic External Site.
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"Not A Genetic Shift"

Guest host Jane Hawtin spoke about child obesity with Dr. Denis Daneman. He is the Pediatrician-in-Chief at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto.
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Ending Energy Rebate

Guest host Jane Hawtin spoke with Clifford Maynes. He is the Executive Director of Green Communities Canada, a non-profit company that delivers energy audits throughout Ontario.
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Not Just A Game

Guest host Jane Hawtin spoke about the Super Bowl with our pop culture columnist Jesse Wente.
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Rating The Leafs

Guest host Jane Hawtin spoke with Gord Stellick. He is the host of Hockey Night in Canada Radio on Sirius Channel 157.
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Real Estate Still Strong

Guest host Jane Hawtin spoke with our business commentator Michael Hlinka.
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Reflecting On The Verdict

Matt Galloway spoke about the Shafia trial with Adeena Niazi, she is executive director of the Afghan Women's Organization in Toronto, and with Imam Sikander Hashmi, he is with the Islamic Society of Kingston.
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Snitching

Matt Galloway spoke with the deputy chief of the Toronto Police Service, Peter Sloly, and wirh Staff Inspector Mark Saunders, he heads up the Toronto Police Homicide Squad.
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Google Tracking

Matt Galloway spoke with our technology columnist Jesse Hirsh.
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Economic Forum Wraps

Matt Galloway spoke with our business commentator Michael Hlinka.
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"Exceeded Authority"

Matt Galloway spoke about the Mayor cancelling Transit City, with Toronto city councillor Joe Mihevc.
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Changing A Habit

Matt Galloway spoke with JOpubllic, a.k.a. Metro Morninng contributor Jason Osler.
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Help the Fenwick Christmas cards return to their family

Christmas card

Update
Elizabeth Reid Fenwick of Aurora contacted us this morning with this message:


My sister phoned me this morning to tell me you were looking for us. I am John Fenwick's widow, and I would love to have those cards, along with the story of how you acquired them. Then I will pass them on to John's son, Cody Fenwick.


Previously:

Are you related to Roy and John Fenwick?


Roy Fenwick was a broadcaster, music educator and adjudicator. His son, John, was a conductor, arranger and composer.


We have 10 Christmas cards from the Fenwick family of Toronto and Burlington. Each card depicts the year in review with caricatures of the family.


Contact us and we'll forward them.

Christmas card

The mystery of Mona Bates

Concert pianists


Update

We were contacted about these photographs by Pippa Wysong, whose great aunt was Mona Bates.


We were also contacted by Jim Corbett, who writes:


"Because of the diminished clarity of the Ten-Piano Ensemble photo online, I am unable to clearly identify two of the pianists who I suspect are in the photo. Clifford Poole (d:2003) and his wife Margaret Parsons (d:1991) are described in the Canadian Encyclopedia as having performed in Mona Bates' Ten-Piano Ensemble during the War years, in fact Clifford had been a student of Mona Bates during the 1930s. And although you suggest that the photo was taken during the 1950s, might it have been taken a decade earlier?


Clifford remarried in 1993, his widow Irene Poole, is a healthy and active 85 year-old living in Toronto, and his son Douglas, now in his mid 60s also lives in Toronto.


I experienced the great pleasure of performing in Clifford's orchestras for over 20 years until his retirement in 1999, and am still in frequent contact with Irene.


I would be delighted to receive one of the Ten-Piano photos; it would give me great pleasure to give it to Irene or Doug.


Thank you for refreshing my memories of a very dear friend and mentor. I frequently encounter musicians also with fond recollections of learning and making music with Clifford and Margaret; I know too that there are literally hundreds of musicians alive today who harbour similar memories."
-Jim Corbett


We were also contacted by Helen Cannefax, who writes:


"Mona Bates was an incredible teacher, friend and mentor. I feel privileged to have been her student. She was truly inspirational in preparing me for my professional debut with the Hamilton Philharmonic in 1953. The Thursday evening musicales she held in her studio were special opportunities for her pupils to mingle and perform for each other.


'Star' names I remember include Patricia Parr, and Warren Mould - to name just a few. I think i recognize the little girl in the photo but unfortunately, cannot remember her name.


I would so appreciate receiving copies of the pictures of her! I remember vividly - my sessions with her. As I recall, her little dog was named 'Taffy'. - he adored her and had red hair just like his master! Look forward to hearing back from you."
-Helen Cannefax


Previously

We're looking for a good home for these photographs from the 1950s.


Mona Bates taught piano for 40 years at her home and studio on Jarvis Street in Toronto.
At that time she was considered one of the greatest concert pianists Canada had produced.


Mona Bates was also known for the 10-piano ensembles she organized to aid the Red Cross and other charities.


Are you related to Mona Bates? Were you a student? Are you the girl seated at the piano in the picture below? Contact us and we'll forward the pictures.


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Ornge Scandal

Matt Galloway spoke about the latest developments at Ornge with Deb Matthews. She is Ontario's Minister of Health and Long Term Care.
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Societal Problem

Matt Galloway spoke about "the code of silence" with the director of the Success Beyond Limits Education Program External Site Chris Penrose, and with Andrew Newsome. He is a former mentor in the program.
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One Billion Disabled

Matt Galloway spoke about the World report on disability External Site with Stephanie Nixon. She is Academic Director of the International Centre for Disability and Rehabilitation in Toronto.
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"Spent More Time With Family"

Matt Galloway spoke about giving up some social media with Hugh Kidd and Emma Toyne. They are Grade 12 students at Greenwood College School.
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Reading Is Good

Matt Galloway spoke about "Family Literacy Day" with Margaret Eaton. She is the president of ABC Life Literacy Canada, a non-profit organization that inspires Canadians to increase their literacy skills.
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Most In Debt

Matt Galloway spoke with our business commentator Michael Hlinka.
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Maestro Receives Reward

Matt Galloway spoke with actor and musician, Wes "Maestro" Williams - formerly known as Maestro Fresh-Wes. He will be receiving an award from the Ontario Black History Society External Site for his work in creating change in Canada.
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"Glaring Omissions"

Matt Galloway spoke about the Oscar nominations with our film reviewer Karen Gordon. And then Karen issued a challenge to our listeners.
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"Please Come Forward"

Matt Galloway spoke with murdered Anthony Spencer's sister, Susan Spencer. She was pleading to Anthony's friends who drove him to hospital and then took off.
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If you have any information on this, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

"More Fear Now"

Matt Galloway spoke about the Shafia murder trial with Amandeep Kaur, is the chief operating officer with Punjabi Community Health Services in Brampton, and with Saleha Khan, she is with the Muslim Resource Centre in London, Ontario.
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Natural City

Matt Galloway spoke with Ingrid Stefanovic. She is a Philosophy Professor and the former Director of the Centre for Environment at the University of Toronto, and a co-editor of "The Natural City: Re-envisioning the Built Environment" External Site.
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Low Interest Rates

Matt Galloway spoke with our business commentator Michael Hlinka.
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"Boil it, Cook it, Peel it"

Matt Galloway spoke about staying healthy with our health columnist Dr. Peter Lin.
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Fruity Cocaine

Matt Galloway spoke about smuggling drugs with Superintendent Rick Penney. He is the commander of the RCMP's GTA Drug Enforcement unit.
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"Dictatorial Nature"

Matt Galloway spoke about the Indian Act with Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux. She is a member of the Chippewa of Georgina Island First Nation and an assistant professor in Aboriginal Studies at the University of Toronto.
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Why Travel Again?

Matt Galloway spoke with James Loney. He spent four months in captivity in Iraq in 2005. He is a member of the international organisation Christian Peacemakers Team and the author of "Captivity", he will read from that book this evening at the World Literacy Canada event in the Park Hyatt Hotel on Avenue Road starting at 6:30 p.m.
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What Has Been Achieved?

Matt Galloway spoke about the situation in Egypt with Ali Mikkawi, Ahmed Khalifa and Sara Hassan.
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"The Whole Picture"

Matt Galloway spoke about mobile healthcare with Mark Farrow. He is Chief Information Officer at the Hamilton Health Sciences, this afternoon he will be speaking at the 8th Mobile Health Care Summit External Site.
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Ethical Investment

Matt Galloway spoke with Shari Austin. She is the vice president of corporate citizenship for RBC.
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Labour Disputes

Matt Galloway spoke with our business commentator Michael Hlinka.
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Mowest

Our music columnist Errol Nazareth brought in a compilation CD of Motown's west coast acts between 1971 and 1973.
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Above Or Below Ground?

Matt Galloway spoke about the Mayor's plan to bury the Eglinton LRT line with TTC Chair Karen Stintz, and then with Bruce McCuaig. He is the President and CEO of Metrolinx, the agency responsible for delivering the Eglinton LRT plan.
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New Approach?

Matt Galloway spoke about the future of houses owned by the city with Toronto city councillor Josh Matlow.
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Violence In Mexico

Matt Galloway spoke about travelling in Mexico with Luis Horacio Najera. He is a journalist from Mexico.
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Sanctions And The Price Of Oil

Matt Galloway spoke with our business commentator Michael Hlinka.
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"Past Due Date"

Matt Galloway spoke about leaving a business that you started with Marci Lipman. She was the founder Marci Lipman Incorporated, a Toronto-based clothing company she ran for over 25 years before it closed in 1997.
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Exploring Life

Matt Galloway spoke with Kimberly Miller-Pryce External Site. She is writer and director of the short film, "Baby Half Lie".
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The Nominations

Matt Galloway spoke about the Oscar nominations with our pop culture columnist Jesse Wente.
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New RIM CEO

Matt Galloway spoke with Thorsten Heins. He is the former Chief Operating Officer for Research in Motion, and their new CEO. He replaces former co-CEOs Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis, who resigned over the weekend.
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Robbed To Gamble

Matt Galloway spoke with recovering gambling addict Kevin Pinto. Police dubbed him the "Exchange Bandit".
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Chinese Economy

Matt Galloway spoke with our business commentator Michael Hlinka.
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File Sharing

Matt Galloway spoke with our technology columnist Jesse Hirsh.
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Are Sanctions Working?

Matt Galloway spoke with Sima Sahar Zerehi, she is a journalist with the weekly newspaper "Shahrvand", and with Alidad Mafinezam. He is President of the West Asia Council and a board member of the Iranian Canadian Congress.
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More Vaccines?

Matt Galloway spoke with Dr. Michael Finkelstein. He is the Associate Medical Officer of Health with Toronto Public Health.
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"Jobs For Life"

Matt Galloway spoke about job security with the President of the Ontario Federation of Labour, Sid Ryan, and with Peter Coleman. He is President of the National Citizens' Coalition.
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Coordination Lacking

Matt Galloway spoke about the development of Toronto's first Child and Youth Advocacy Centre, with David Fleming. He is Director of the Intake Department at the Children's Aid Society of Toronto.
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Remembering Sarah Burke

Matt Galloway spoke with Peter Judge. He is CEO of the Canadian Freestyle Skiing Association.
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TSO 90

Matt Galloway spoke with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra's musical director, Peter Oundjian.
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Apple Textbooks?

Matt Galloway spoke with our business commentator Michael Hlinka.
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Improving Civilization

Matt Galloway spoke with Don Tapscott. He is the host of a new CBC Radio series called "ReCivilization". It starts this Sunday at 11 a.m. on CBC Radio One and runs for the next five weeks.
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Two Big Films

Matt Galloway spoke with our film reviewer Karen Godon about "Haywire" and "A Separation".
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How Not To Start Again

Matt Galloway spoke about quitting smoking with Dr. Peter Selby, he is Director of the Addictions Program at the Centre for Addictions and Mental Health, and also heads the Nicotine Dependence Clinic External Site. But first, Matt spoke with Jamie Laird, a long-time smoker who has been trying to give up tobacco since New Year's Day.
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The "Shower Posse" in Toronto

Matt Galloway spoke about a Jamaican gang branching out to Toronto, with CBC reporter John Lancaster.
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"Not Part Of The Culture"

Matt Galloway spoke about the explanation of the use of language by a defendant at a murder trial with Adeena Niazi. She is Executive Director of the Afghan Women's Organisation External Site.
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Toronto Behind

Matt Galloway spoke about a new report on economic performance with our business commentator Michael Hlinka.
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"Unthinkable"

Matt Galloway spoke about the possible demise of Kodak with Robert Burley. He is a Professor of Photography at Ryerson University.
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"Hard Bossa"

Errol Nazareth says the album he brought in this morning features Brazilian jazz bossa groups who pioneered the bossa nova sound in the 60s. The album is titled, "Bossa Jazz: The Birth of Hard Bossa, Samba Jazz and the Evolution of Brazilian Fusion".
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Saviour?

Matt Galloway spoke with Toronto City Councillor Josh Colle. Last night, a slim majority of City Council voted in favour of his motion to restore a range of services Mayor Ford and his supporters wanted to cut.
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"Like Getting A Root Canal"

Matt Galloway spoke about the passed city budget with Toronto Councillor Denzil Minnan-Wong. He is Chair of the city's Public Works committee and a member of Mayor Ford's Executive Committee.
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Favouring Boys

Matt Galloway spoke about female feticide with Baldev Mutta. He is the founder and executive director of Punjabi Community Health Services.
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La Niña Brings Flu?

Matt Galloway spoke with our health columnist Dr. Peter Lin.
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Bank of Canada

Matt Galloway spoke with our business commentator Michael Hlinka.
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Reducing Litter

Matt Galloway spoke with Darren Sustar. He is founder of the Parkdale Pail Project External Site.
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Pedestrian Accidents

Matt Galloway spoke with Constable Hugh Smith, he is with Toronto Police Traffic Services. Then Matt spoke with Ned Levitt External Site, his daughter was killed after she stepped in front of a car.Mr. Levitt will be giving a presentation later today at Northern Secondary School, as part of Smart Risk's "No Regrets" External Site program.
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Process Of The Budget

Matt Galloway spoke with John Bowker, he is chair of the Beautification Committee of the Roncesvalles Village Business Improvement Area, and with Karen Pitre, she is with the Toronto Sports Council.
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"It Is Very Common"

Matt Galloway spoke about female feticide with Aruna Papp is a counsellor and therapist with Family Services York Region.
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Price Of Oil

Matt Galloway spoke with our business commentator Michael Hlinka.
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Sundance Film Festival

Matt Galloway spoke with our pop culture columnist Jesse Wente.
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Sinking Ship

Matt Galloway spoke with Helen Hewetson. She was rescued from a sinking cruise ship near Antarctica in 2007.
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Transit Contract Terminated

Matt Galloway spoke with Bill Fisch. He is Chairman and CEO of York Region.
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"It's Not Easy"

Matt Galloway spoke with Jef Comden, he was almost exactly the same weight as Mayor Rob Ford, 324-pounds, today he is at 220, and intends to drop below 200.
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Abusive Relationship

Matt Galloway spoke with a woman we only identify as DK, she left an abusive relationship six months ago. Then Matt spoke with Rubaiyat Karim. She is a manager with Sandgate Women's Shelter External Site.
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"Shouldn't Happen"

Matt Galloway spoke about the cruise liner Costa Concordia disaster with Peter Buell. He is the Director of the Great Lakes International Marine Training and Research Centre at Georgian College in Owen Sound, Ontario.
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Indian Award

Matt Galloway spoke with Satish Thakkar. He is the president of the Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce in Toronto.
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"How Long? Not Long"

Matt Galloway spoke about "Martin Luther King Day" with Chris Spence. He is Director of Education for the Toronto District School Board.
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European Debt Downgraded

Matt Galloway spoke with our business commentator Michael Hlinka.
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"Tricorder"

Matt Galloway spoke with our technology columnist Jesse Hirsh.
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Eritrean Community Centre

Metro Morning's Mary Wiens looks at how proposed cuts to the city budget this coming week could affect the Eritrean Canadian Community Centre, located above the Tim Horton's at St. Clair and Vaughan.
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Smoking Awareness

Matt Galloway spoke with Dr. John Oyston. He is an anesthesiologist with the Scarborough Hospital, and also founder of the "Quit Quarter" External Site movement.
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"Getting Nowhere"

Matt Galloway spoke about the City labour negotiations with Toronto Deputy Mayor Doug Holyday.
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"People Changed The Budget"

Matt Galloway spoke with Jaye Robinson. She is a city councillor, and a member of the Executive Commitee.
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Chinese Medicine Advisory

Matt Galloway spoke with Xiao Lan Zhao. She is a local Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner, and the founder of Xiao Lan Health Centre.
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Responding To Mental Illness

Matt Galloway spoke with psychologist Dorothy Cotton. She co-authored a chapter for a new book called, "Police Responses to People with Mental Illnesses: Global Challenges".
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Rich vs. Poor

Matt Galloway spoke with Diane Francis. She is editor-at-large at the National Post, and was filling in for our regular business commentator, Michael Hlinka.
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Portrayals

Matt Galloway spoke with our film reviewer Karen Gordon, about "The Iron Lady" and "A Dangerous Method".
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Winter fun

Next Stage Theatre Festival/ Tomasso's Party
Jan 4 to Jan 15
Factory Theatre


This theatrical pas de deux was written by Toronto's Jules Lewis. The play takes you into the intimate bedroom conversation of Madeleine (Leah Doz) and Hugo (Simon Braken). To say that the couple has issues would be an understatement. The dialogue is sharp witty and disturbingly spot on and it's deftly directed by Nigel Shawn Williams.

For more information on tickets and showtimes, check out the Fringe website. External Site

Now Talks with Robert Fowler
Jan 15
Drake Hotel Underground 4pm


In 2009 Canadian diplomat, Robert Fowler was kidnapped by Al Qaeda forces while on mission in Niger. He tells his story in his book, A Season in Hell: 130 Days in Sahara. On Sunday, Robert Fowler sits down for a discussion on his experience and Canada's role in conflicts happening around the world with Now Magazine's Michael Hollet.

For more information, visit the Ben McNally Books website. External Site

Winter Family Fun Day
Jan 15
Colborne Lodge, High Park


Dress in layers, gather up the kids and head to High Park for this family friendly celebration of winter. There will be taffy pulling, a marshmallow roast and the plenty of hot cider to sip. Usher in the winter with some outdoor fun.

For more information, check out the Toronto Neighbourhood Guide website. External Site

Remembering Husband

Matt Galloway spoke with Christine Russell. She is the widow of Sergeant Ryan Russell, a Toronto police officer who was killed a year ago in the line of duty.
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Polarized Debate

Matt Galloway spoke about bike-car collisions with Dr. Chris Cavacuiti. He will be giving a public lecture on bike-car collisions today at noon at the Allan Waters Family Auditorium at St. Michael's Hospital.
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Same Sex Marriage Not Valid

Matt Galloway spoke about why, two women have been told by the government that they can't divorce because they were never legally married, with lawyer Martha McCarthy.
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TO Number Six

Matt Galloway spoke with Patricia Croft. She is the former chief economist with RBC Global Asset Management, an was filling in for our regular business commentator Michael Hlinka.
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Ten Years Later

Matt Galloway spoke with Toronto Star reporter Michelle Shephard. She is the author of "Guantanamo's Child: The Untold Story of Omar Khadr".
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Still In A Coma

Matt Galloway spoke about Sarah Burke with Peter Judge. He is CEO of the Canadian Freestyle Skiing Association.
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Pre-Revolution

We don't often hear music that was being made in Iran prior to the Islamic Revolution, but the 60s and 70s were a hotbed of cultural expression in that country. Iran boasted a happening music scene, and some of the music from that period is featured on an album that our music columnist Errol Nazareth has brought in with him today.
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"Raise Property Tax"

Matt Galloway spoke with Carol Wilding. She is President and CEO of the Toronto Board of Trade.
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Remembering Will Munro

Matt Galloway spoke with Emily Chhangur. She is the Assistant Director of the Art Gallery of York University External Site.
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Patch Does Work

Matt Galloway spoke with our health columnist Dr. Peter Lin.
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Quality vs. Quantity

Matt Galloway spoke about jobs with CAW economist Jim Stanford. He was filling in for our business commentator Michael Hlinka.
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"Finding Fidel"

Matt Galloway spoke about a documentary that tells the story of an important chapter in Cuban history, with Toronto filmmaker Bay Weyman. His film, "Finding Fidel: The Journey of Erik Durschmied" External Site, airs tonight on TVO.
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The Academy of the Impossible

Metro Morning contributor Lily Ames tells us about a new academy where young people can learn from and network with professionals from a variety of fields.
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Cutting Pension Benefits

Matt Galloway spoke about Nortel's pension plan with Mike Moorcroft. He is one of about two-thousand Nortel pensioners who live in the GTA.
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"Not Again?"

Matt Galloway spoke about debit terminal thefts with Jerry Gaertner. He is the director of Soberman Technology Assurance.
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Connecting With The Buzu

Matt Galloway spoke with family doctor Adrian Sohn. He is the founder of the Buzu Village External Site initiative in Nigeria.
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Mobile Manners

Matt Galloway spoke with Rhonda McEwen. She is a professor with the Institute of Communications, Culture and IT at the University of Toronto's Mississauga campus.
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Social Media Strike?

Matt Galloway spoke with our pop culture columnist Jesse Wente.
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Top Spot

Matt Galloway spoke about "car of the year" with our business commentator Michael Hlinka.
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"The Dialogue Of Despair"

Matt Galloway spoke about the budget commitee meeting today with Toronto city councillor Michelle Berardinetti. She is is one of the six members of the committee.
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Victims Of Rape

Matt Galloway spoke with Jane Doe.She was a victim of rape in 1986, and later successfully sued Toronto police for negligence and gender discrimination.
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Pocket Dialing 911

Matt Galloway spoke about a very costly problem with Constable Wendy Drummond. She is a spokesperson for the Toronto Police Service.
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Suing Tobacco

Matt Galloway spoke with our business commentator Michael Hlinka.
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Cyber Weapon

Matt Galloway spoke with our technology columnist Jesse Hirsh.
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"Suburbs Are Cities"

Matt Galloway spoke with Roger Keil External Site. He is Director of the City Institute at York University and lead researcher of the "Global Suburbanisms" project External Site.
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"Grid Is Old"

Matt Galloway spoke about why Hydro wants more money with Blair Peberdy. He is Toronto Hydro's Vice President of Communications.
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"Portraits Of Time"

Matt Galloway spoke with Toronto photographer Jeff Harris External Site. He has been taking his picture External Site every day for 13 years.
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Economic Blahs?

Matt Galloway spoke with our business commentator Michael Hlinka.
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Hopes For 2012

Matt Galloway spoke with Toronto filmmaker Deepa Mehta.
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Matt Galloway spoke with Joshna Maharaj. She is a local chef, food advocate and writer.
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Matt Galloway spoke with Dave Meslin. He is a local author and community organizer.
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Canada's Top Ten

Matt Galloway spoke about a show at the TIFF Bell Lightbox External Site, with our film reviewer Karen Gordon.
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Catch these exhibitions before they close...

Chagall and the Russian Avant-Garde: Masterpieces from the Collection of the Centre Pompidou, Paris
Closing Jan 15
AGO

This exhibition features the lush, colourful, and dreamlike art of Marc Chagall alongside the visionaries of Russian modernism, including Wassily Kandinsky, Kasimir Malevich, Natalia Goncharova, Sonia Delaunay, and Vladimir Tatlin. The exhibition examines how Chagall's Russian heritage influenced and informed his artistic practice, illustrating how he at turns embraced and rejected broader movements in art history as he developed his widely beloved style.

For more information, check out the AGO website.

The Tsar's Cabinet
Until Jan 8
Gardiner Museum

The Tsars' Cabinet presents more than 200 examples of decorative arts, including objects with Fabergé mounts, gilded dinner services, imperial porcelain eggs, and historic court photographs that document the extravagance and sumptuousness of life in palaces and yachts during the Romanov era.

For more information, check out the Gardiner Museum website.

Coming After
10 Dec to 4 Mar
The Power Plant

Featuring artists from New York, Los Angeles, Berlin, Toronto, and beyond, Coming After is a response to the recent renewal of interest in the period from the mid-1980s to early 1990s that was decisive for North American cultural politics. This time period witnessed the (first of many) Culture Wars, the birth of "queer" as an identity and theory, and the rise of a direct-action AIDS activist movement.

For more information, check out The Power Plant website.

Next Stage Festival
Jan 4 to Jan 15
Factory Theatre

The Next Stage Theatre Festival offers Fringe artists a new platform to be discovered and connect with new audiences. Eight productions - either of past Fringe shows being redeveloped or new works by Fringe artists ready to take the next step in their careers -- are chosen by a jury of industry leaders. This year's offerings include The Tiki Bikini Beach Paradise Party A-Go-Go and Living With Henry.

For a complete line-up of plays, check out the Fringe Festival website.

Strip Spelling Bee (New year's Edition)
Jan 6
Buddies in Bad Times Theatre

The game is played a lot like strip poker, but it's a spelling bee, and it's played in front of a live audience of hooters, hollerers and hecklers who want to see some smart and sexy skin! Please note that the organizers cap number of strip-spellers at 15 to ensure an expedient and entertaining evening.

For more information on the rules and how to participate, check out founderSherwin Tija's blog.

Public Skating
Jan 7
Evergreen Brick Works

Bring your skates and join us for free public skating! Our Skating Trail is the perfect place to enjoy fresh air, exercise and winter fun--in nature--in the city. Imagine the snowflakes falling as you glide over the ice under the open sky with only the rafters of the former industrial building overhead. The city recedes behind the wooded valley walls as you wind through the garden mounds.

For more information on this other activities, check out the Evergreen Brick Works website.

Toronto Salsa Practice
Jan 7
Trinity St. Paul's Church

The Toronto Salsa Practice is a relaxed, friendly gathering of salsa enthusiasts. It's an opportunity to practice stuff you're not totally confident about yet, learn some new moves, and meet other salsa dancers of all levels.

For more information, check out the Toronto Salsa Practice website.

In Concert: Grayceful Daddies
Jan 7
Grossman's Tavern

This eclectic group of musicians comes together every Wednesday at Alleycatz (Yonge and Eglinton) and the first Saturday of every month at the Grossman's Tavern (College and Spadina).

To find out more about the band, and sample some of their music, check out the Grayceful Daddies website.

"Balanced And Bolder"

Matt Galloway spoke with Peter Milczyn, he is the chair of Toronto's Planning and Growth Management Committee. A report recommending changes to the city's official plan will go to his committee today.
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Pension Plan Problems

Matt Galloway spoke with our business commentator Michael Hlinka.
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A Song A Day

Matt Galloway spoke with Murray Foster. He is a member of the Canadian band "Great Big Sea", and has dared himself to write and record a song a day for the entire month of January to raise money for the Stephen Lewis Foundation as part of its Dare Campaign External Site.
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Liver Cleanse

Matt Galloway spoke with Dr. David Wong. He is a liver disease specialist, and the clinical director of the Liver Centre at Toronto Western hospital.
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Changes In Advertising

Matt Galloway spoke with Terry O'Reilly. He is the host of CBC's new series, "Under the Influence", about the changing face of advertising and why advertisers are taking a different approach to get us to buy.
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Hopes For 2012

Matt Galloway spoke with Joshna Maharaj. She is a local chef, food advocate and writer.
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Matt Galloway spoke with Dave Meslin. He is a local author and community organizer.
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A Motley Crew

"The Rattlesnake Choir" has been a mainstay of the local roots music scene for years and you can expect the Horsehoe Tavern in downtown Toronto to be packed tonight because that's where they're playing. "Walkin' The Wire" is the Choir's second album and it's a charming record, lots of great harmonies and excellent playing by musicians who have played with some legendary local bands over the years. This morning our music columnist, Errol Nazareth, brought some samples from the CD.
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"Transparency Important"

Matt Galloway spoke, about the release of hospital CEO salaries and contract details External Site, with Tom Closson. He is President and CEO of the Ontario Hospital Association External Site.
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CEO Salaries Justified?

Matt Galloway spoke with our business commentator Michael Hlinka.
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Inexpensive Tablet In Two Weeks

Matt Galloway spoke with Suneet Tuli. He is the CEO of Datawind External Site.
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Prevention

Matt Galloway spoke with our health columnist Dr. Peter Lin External Site.
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Hopes For 2012

Matt Galloway spoke with Dave Meslin. He is a local author and community organizer.
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Lockout?

Matt Galloway spoke with the president of CUPE local 416, and with Doug Holyday. He is the Deputy Mayor of Toronto and Chair of the city's Employee and Labour Relations Committee.
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Financial Future

Matt Galloway spoke with the chief economist at the Toronto Dominion Bank, Craig Alexander, and with Armine Yalnizyan. She is senior economist with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.
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Cost Of Living

Matt Galloway spoke with our business commentator Michael Hlinka.
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Coming Up In 2012

Matt Galloway spoke with our pop culture columnist Jesse Wente.
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