With Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott declaring their intent to contest the October 21 federal election as independent candidates time to ask a question;The Ebola crisis is growing rapidly in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the world's media are largely mum; Just Days from the 75th anniversary of D-DAY; Life in Attawapiskat is like living in a third world country; New developments in an ongoing 'Not Criminally Responsible' case

With Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott declaring their intent to contest the October 21 federal election as independent candidates time to ask this question. 
Does electing an independent candidate as MP create a relevant presence in Ottawa, or is it mostly wasted votes?

The Ebola crisis is growing rapidly in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (worse already than in 2015/17) and the world's media are largely mum.  Quarantine and medical facilities in DCR are being attacked and one doctor has been killed. These facilities are now increasingly being closed because of the violence toward them.
Is the world in serious danger of facing an explosion of Ebola?

Just Days from the 75th anniversary of D-DAY.  The Allied landings on Normandy, France beaches marked the beginning of the end for the Nazi regime of Adolf Hitler, but taking control of the beaches and pushing back the German military was not a sure thing going in.  We speak with Canada's Ted Barris who joins us from England preparing for D-Day events.

Life in Attawapiskat is like living in a third world country.  Speaking out about living in mold covered homes in the FN community in which suicides by children is a constant concern and drinking water is undrinkable, is lifelong Attawapiskat resident Adrian Sutherland, who is also the frontman for the First Nations band Midnight Shine.  The band is gaining momentum on the international music scene internationally with their latest music video Leather Skin premiered at the Yorkton Film Festival last week.

New developments in an ongoing 'Not Criminally Responsible' case.   
And a 'high risk offender' is released by Correctional Service Canada, but halfway houses across Canada refuse to take him (except one).
Darcie Clarke, former wife of Alan Schoenborn who killed their three children and is deemed NCR, has died. 

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Guests:

John Nunziata.  Drummed out of the Liberal Party by PM Jean Chretien in '96 for voting against the Liberals budget bill because Chretien broke his '93 cornerstone election promise to "scrap the GST." 
In '97 John Nunziata was returned as an independent MP in the Toronto riding of York-South Weston

Trish Newport.  Medecins Sans Frontieres/Doctors Without Borders (Canada).  She is a nurse from the Yukon and the MSF coordinator for the Ebola outbreak in the DCR.  (Joins us from Democratic Republic of the Congo)

Ted Barris. Canadian writer, journalist, educator, author/war historian. 
Books:  The Dam Busters: Canadian Airmen and the Secret Raid Against Nazi Germany.  And:  The Great Escape: A Canadian Story

Adrian Sutherland, frontman for Midnight Shine, on what life is like for residents of Attawapiskat.  Trudeau promised to visit there 3 years ago when the community was making national headlines

Scott Newark. Former AB prosecutor, former senior policy analyst for a federal Minister for Public Safety, was executive director of the Canadian Police Association and is adjunct professor at Simon Fraser University

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