Counterpoint - Thursday August 1st, 2019

On this edition of Counterpoint, Alex is joined by:

LIANA KERZNER - YouTuber as well as Video Game and Tech Advocate

and

ANTHONY FUREY - Sun/Postmedia Columnist and National Comment EditorTopics include:

The issue of insulin is making big headlines, namely because Americans, can’t afford to buy it in their country so they are coming here. And health experts are sounding the alarm bells saying we need a plan or surging american drug shoppers could  wipe out our supply.

Ontario’s Minister of Indigenous Affairs is being criticized for wearing a bulletproof vest in his own riding and for saying that residents want “our city back” from “transient folks” who don’t obey the law.

The annual Toronto Caribbean Carnival, long known for the revealing costumes, will be taking that tradition a step further during this Saturday's parade. For the first time in the event's 52-year history, some of the dancers will be topless.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he won’t use divisive issues to score votes in this year’s election. He says he doesn’t want to insult voters, cause division and well, polarize people. 

India is not all that happy. John Ivison released an excerpt from his new political book : the education of a politician. And in the book-- Gerald Butts said about the India boondoggle  “We walked into a buzzsaw — (Narendra) Modi and his government were out to screw us and were throwing tacks under our tires to help Canadian conservatives, who did a good job of embarrassing us."

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