Michael Welch

Micheal Vonn discusses coming bills to expand police surveillance powers, Stephen Staples on the national security establishment and Herman Rosenfeld analyzes the co-ordinated campaign against unions.

With the federal budget to be tabled within weeks, this edition of Alert! Radio features analysis of the Harper agenda in three different policy areas: health care, pensions, and energy (tar sands).

Sam Gindin on what's ahead for the global economic crisis, Carlo Fanelli on the cuts at Toronto City Hall and Dennis Pilon asks if municipal amalgamation produces right-wing mayors like Rob Ford.

In this episode of Alert! Radio: Ben West on the Northern Gateway pipeline, Doug Nesbitt on the Electro-Motive Diesel lockout in London, Ont., and Alex Kane on Iran's war prospects.

Organizer Matthew Brett addresses the current state of the Occupy movement, Gordon Laxer on the consequences of delaying the Keystone pipeline and Lesley Hughes on the most censored stories of 2011.

In this episode: the consequences of alleged ties between the Mafia's involvement in Quebec's construction industry and provincial political parties, and Saskatchewan's provincial election.