Ontario Today Phone-Ins from CBC Radio Podcast
1) Rules for raising kids in a high-tech world: What works? What doesn't?
Generations researcher Jean Twenge hears your stories. Her latest book is called: 10 Rules for Raising Kids in a High-Tech World.
2) What difference do school lunch programs make?
Our guest for the hour is Carolyn Webb, she manages the Ontario Chapter of the Coalition for Healthy School Food Program and she's a program director with Farm To Cafeteria Canada.
3) Are you still "elbows up"?
Your thoughts on the state of the buy Canadian push, now that many of Canada's counter tariffs have been removed. Our guest for the hour is Moshe Lander, senior lecturer in economics at Concordia...Show More
4) How do you afford back to school?
We hear about how much school is costing families in Ontario this year and we hear from Globe and Mail consumer affairs reporter Mariya Postelnyak.
5) Ontario Today's Gardening Show: Hardiness zone changes
Paul Zammit, professor of horticulture and environmental studies at Niagara College, answers your questions and he weighs in on zone changes to Canada's plant hardiness map.
6) What are your most memorable moments from the midway?
From roller coaster rides...to midway games....to corn dogs and funnel cakes...Listeners share stories of going to carnivals, fairs and ex's in their region.
7) Back-to-School: Ontario students weigh in on the challenges ahead
Hear students from across Ontario tell their stories about the challenges this year. We're joined by two guests. Both are heading into grade 12 and both sit on the Ontario Student Trustees' Associatio...Show More
8) Why is it still so hard to quit smoking tobacco?
New guidelines from a team of doctors says smokers trying to quit should NOT reach for e-cigarrettes or vapes as part of their strategy for butting out. Dr. Eddy Lang, a member of the Canadian Task Fo...Show More
9) Do we still need elected school boards?
As Ontario's Minister of Education talks about reviewing the future of school board trustees, we hear your reaction with Sachin Maharaj, an Assistant Professor in the University of Ottawa's faculty of...Show More
10) Aug. 25, 2025: Ontario Today's Gardening Show: Prepping for the unofficial end to summer
As summer holidays draw to a close for many, our expert gardener answers questions from listeners about tending to the garden at the end of the season, and how to plan ahead for next year.