GOVERNMENT HOUSING. Is it time? Mark may be changing his mind. Calls 15-min cities? <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/interactive/2024/walkable-neighborhoods-suburban-sprawl-pollution/">Analysis | Why so many Americans prefer sprawl to walkable neighborhoods</a>&nbsp; BE HAPPY NOT ANGRY. <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2024/12/18/happiness-strategies-gratitude-social-connections/">7 things to add or subtract for happiness, according to science - The Washington Post</a>

<description>&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;GOVERNMENT HOUSING.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Is it time? Mark may be changing his mind.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Calls 15-min cities?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/interactive/2024/walkable-neighborhoods-suburban-sprawl-pollution/"&gt;Analysis | Why so many Americans prefer sprawl to walkable neighborhoods&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BE HAPPY NOT ANGRY.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2024/12/18/happiness-strategies-gratitude-social-connections/"&gt;7 things to add or subtract for happiness, according to science - The Washington Post&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Do you bore people at parties? The Dull Men’s Club is for you.

CALLS POLITICAL CASH. One big factor helping the Conservatives is their ability to raise &ndash; and spend &ndash; more money than both the Liberals and NDP combined. That&rsquo;s both cause and effect.&nbsp; &nbsp;OKA APOLOGY &nbsp;CARMI LEVY <a href="https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-supreme-court-consider-tiktok-bid-halt-ban-2024-12-18/">THREE - US Supreme Court to consider TikTok bid to halt ban</a>&nbsp; <a href="https://ground.news/article/us-lawmakers-tell-apple-google-to-be-ready-to-remove-tiktok-from-app-stores">US lawmakers tell Apple, Google to be ready to remove TikTok from app stores</a> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

<description>&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;CALLS &lt;/strong&gt;POLITICAL CASH. One big factor helping the Conservatives is their ability to raise &amp;ndash; and spend &amp;ndash; more money than both the Liberals and NDP combined. That&amp;rsquo;s both cause and effect.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;OKA APOLOGY&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;CARMI LEVY&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-supreme-court-consider-tiktok-bid-halt-ban-2024-12-18/"&gt;THREE - US Supreme Court to consider TikTok bid to halt ban&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://ground.news/article/us-lawmakers-tell-apple-google-to-be-ready-to-remove-tiktok-from-app-stores"&gt;US lawmakers tell Apple, Google to be ready to remove TikTok from app stores&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

I found a traffic enforcement technology I can support

CALLS: AUTOMATIC TAX FILING. This is a fantastic idea that should have been implemented decades ago. I don&rsquo;t understand why some people are afraid of it. GUEST: David Booth - the Motormouth at Driving.ca <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/honda-nissan-merger-1.7417646">Honda and Nissan announce plans to merge, creating world's third-largest automaker | CBC News</a>&nbsp; GUEST: Sgt. Kerry Schmidt - Highway Safety Division - OPP&nbsp; StormWatch on the roads/highways ! &nbsp; &nbsp;

<description>&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;CALLS: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;AUTOMATIC TAX FILING.&lt;/strong&gt; This is a fantastic idea that should have been implemented decades ago. I don&amp;rsquo;t understand why some people are afraid of it.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;GUEST: David Booth - the Motormouth at Driving.ca&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/honda-nissan-merger-1.7417646"&gt;Honda and Nissan announce plans to merge, creating world's third-largest automaker | CBC News&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;GUEST: Sgt. Kerry Schmidt - Highway Safety Division - OPP&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;StormWatch on the roads/highways !&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

PITY THE POSTIE? 

Mark Towhey in for Jim RIchards while he is on vacation !&nbsp; GUEST: VP of national affairs, Jasmin Guenette, CFIB LEGAL TAX. Is Canada&rsquo;s new capital gains tax legal? <a href="https://x.com/CFIB/status/1870193409685586110">https://x.com/CFIB/status/1870193409685586110</a> GUEST: Rich Robertson - Director Research and Advocacy B'nai Brith Canada&nbsp; NAZI NAMES. HOUSING COST.&nbsp;DCs and other municipal fees add $200K per unit to the cost of a new low-rise housing in Toronto. This is unaffordable. Vaughan is cutting its DCs significantly. How can they afford this? How can the rest of Ontario afford not to? &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

<description>&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Mark Towhey in for Jim RIchards while he is on vacation !&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;GUEST: VP of national affairs, Jasmin Guenette, CFIB&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;LEGAL TAX. Is Canada&amp;rsquo;s new capital gains tax legal?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;a href="https://x.com/CFIB/status/1870193409685586110"&gt;https://x.com/CFIB/status/1870193409685586110&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;GUEST: Rich Robertson - Director Research and Advocacy B'nai Brith Canada&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;NAZI NAMES.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;HOUSING COST.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;DCs and other municipal fees add $200K per unit to the cost of a new low-rise housing in Toronto. This is unaffordable.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Vaughan is cutting its DCs significantly. How can they afford this? How can the rest of Ontario afford not to?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

 Is Trump A Bully? I say yes – and it will be bad for the USA.

GUEST:&nbsp;John Ibbitson - Writer at Large with the Globe and Mail&nbsp; Poilievre to submit letter to Governor General asking to recall House for confidence vote&nbsp; CALLS: Revisiting Singh&rsquo;s decision today&nbsp; The Newstalk 1010 Christmas Cookie Challenge!&nbsp;

<description>&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;GUEST:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;John Ibbitson - Writer at Large with the Globe and Mail&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Poilievre to submit letter to Governor General asking to recall House for confidence vote&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;CALLS: &lt;/strong&gt;Revisiting Singh&amp;rsquo;s decision today&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Newstalk 1010 Christmas Cookie Challenge!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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