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Left Right CenterCreated and hosted by London talk-show personality Jim Chapman, Left, Right, and Center was launched on Sept. 10, 1997 and aired live from the studios of 1290 CJBK in London Ontario as a weekly Wednesday feature of his regular three-hour-a-day show Talk of The Town. Regulars Jeff Schlemmer (a lawyer with Neighbourhood Legal Services) represented the 'left,' while Robert Metz (President of the Freedom Party of Ontario) represented the 'right.' In 2006 the show moved to 94.9 CHRW and eventually ended its run on Apr 11, 2007. At the request of CHRW and in the absence of spokesmen for the 'left' and 'center' Robert Metz launched Just Right the following Thursday.

Occasional fill-ins for the regulars were hosts: Dan Gall, Tom McConnell, Tom Gosnell, Jack Burghardt, Karen Murray, Eddie Matthews, and Dawn Kelly. On the right: Robert Vaughan, Lloyd Walker, and Danielle Metz. On the left: Marion Boyd, Gil Warren, Elena Dempsey, Andrew Bolter, Susan Eagle, Jim Reid, Sandra McNee, and James MacMillan


268 - Apr 11, 2007 - Evil vs Good and the China menace
267 - Apr 04, 2007 - Are there too many political parties?
266 - Mar 28, 2007 - Court inefficiency / Proceeds of crime
265 - Mar 21, 2007 - The immorality of minimum wage laws
264 - Mar 07, 2007 - The economic perversions of government
263 - Feb 28, 2007 - Six phony political issues / Television lost (Bob Metz - Host)
262 - Feb 21, 2007 - Why politicians lie / Parliamentary decorum
261 - Feb 14, 2007 - Crime and punishment
260 - Feb 07, 2007 - Global warming and the Kyoto Accord (Bob Metz - Host)
259 - Jan 31, 2007 - Castle Doctrine / Lying politicians and environmentalism
258 - Jan 24, 2007 - Car insurance and responsibility
257 - Jan 17, 2007 - Responsibility
256 - Jan 10, 2007 - Trudeau aristocracy / Political speculation / Environmentalism
255 - Dec 13, 2006 - Video game violence / Women representation in politics
254 - Nov 29, 2006 - Journalistic double standards
253 - Nov 22, 2006 - America the good (James MacMillan - Left)
252 - Nov 15, 2006 - Likeability affects electability
251 - Nov 01, 2006 - Is affirmative action unjust?
250 - Oct 25, 2006 - People are politically complex / Boxers Yes; Briefs No
249 - Oct 18, 2006 - The political Dilbert Principle
248 - Oct 11, 2006 - Terms of protest / The solution to gun crime
247 - Oct 04, 2006 - Poverty and homelessness / Personalizing Michael Ignatieff
246 - Sep 27, 2006 - Toronto's garbage / Idomeneo cancellation / Torture and the Geneva Convention
245 - Sep 20, 2006 - The nature of citizenship / Toronto's garbage / Canada in Afghanistan
244 - Sep 13, 2006 - Municipal party politics / The Pope v Canada / Bush, Hussein & the missing link
243 - Sep 06, 2006 - Canada's role in Afghanistan
242 - Aug 30, 2006 - Left-ish, Right-ish, Middle-ish / London mayoral race / Medical triage
241 - Aug 23, 2006 - The liberal/consesvative fertility gap
240 - Aug 16, 2006 - Exempting native reserves from laws / Quebec antisemitism
239 - Aug 09, 2006 - Caledonia and the rule of law
238 - Jul 12, 2006 - Contrived news / Randy language / Incumbency advantage
237 - Jun 28, 2006 - Race and the census / What's good about Canada?
236 - Jun 21, 2006 - Alimony / Child support / Missile defence / Grow ops
235 - Jun 14, 2006 - Toronto 18 / Multiculturalism / Immigration
234 - Jun 07, 2006 - Sponsorship scandal / Caledonia / Toronto 18 / Terrorism
233 - May 17, 2006 - Canada's gun registry / Pitbull by-Laws (Nancy Branscombe - Host)
232 - May 10, 2006 - CBC commies / Palestinians / US foreign policy / How to destory the West
231 - May 03, 2006 - Pandemic scaremongering / Federal budget review/ Political civility
230 - Apr 19, 2006 - Preemptive strike on Iran / Municipal party politics
229 - Apr 12, 2006 - Robert Metz - The Freedom Party of Ontario (Jeff Schlemmer - Host)
228 - Apr 05, 2006 - Teacher pension fund manager bonuses / Ralph Klein / Federal Liberal leadership
227 - Mar 15, 2006 - Despairing over Middle-East despair / Religious root of violence / Foreign aid
226 - Mar 08, 2006 - Blaming the victim / The castle doctrine / Rewarding party defection Part 2
225 - Mar 01, 2006 - Forcing doctors to work / Revoking citizenship
224 - Feb 15, 2006 - Ipperwash - Dudley George / Sexual harassment at City Hall
223 - Feb 08, 2006 - Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoon controversy / Rewarding party defection
222 - Feb 01, 2006 - Inciting religious hatred / Eminent domain
221 - Jan 25, 2006 - Voter fraud / Election analysis / Minority rule
220 - Jan 18, 2006 - Influence of election polls / Doctor-assisted suicide
219 - Jan 11, 2006 - Notwithstanding clause / Private healthcare
218 - Jun 23, 2004 - Making capitalism better?
217 - Jun 16, 2004 - Coaching the candidates
216 - Jun 09, 2004 - Prelude to the 2004 Canadian federal election
215 - May 26, 2004 - US - Canadian politics
214 - May 18, 2004 - Political gag saws / Funding political parties
213 - May 05, 2004 - The relevance of political parties
212 - Apr 28, 2004 - Should criminals be allowed in public housing?
211 - Apr 14, 2004 - Subsidizing disadvantage
210 - Mar 24, 2004 - Allowing pajamas as fashion in school
209 - Mar 17, 2004 - Jack Layton
208 - Mar 10, 2004 - Martha Stewart
207 - Feb 11, 2004 - Society's collapse?
206 - Jan 28, 2004 - Belinda mania
205 - Jan 14, 2004 - Floor crossings
204 - Jan 07, 2004 - Cutting government spending
203 - Dec 24, 2003 - Year-end review (Dan Flaherty - Host)
202 - Dec 17, 2003 - Santa - Left or Right?
201 - Dec 10, 2003 - Rent and utilities
200 - Nov 26, 2003 - Invitrofertilization (Sandra White - Left)
199 - Nov 19, 2003 - Liberals! McGuinty to Martin
198 - Nov 12, 2003 - Post-election roundup
197 - Nov 05, 2003 - Municipal election
196 - Oct 29, 2003 - Buying influence - perception is reality
195 - Oct 22, 2003 - PC alliance
194 - Aug 20, 2003 - Decriminalize or legalize? (Guest host)
193 - Aug 13, 2003 - Racial voting blocks
192 - Jul 23, 2003 - Bounty ethics / Farm subsidies / Federal Liberal leadership race
191 - Jul 09, 2003 - Ernie Eves' separation plan (Tom McConnell - Host)
190 - Jun 25, 2003 - Property crime and restitution
189 - Jun 11, 2003 - Gay marriage
188 - Jun 04, 2003 - Federal PC leadership deal making
187 - May 28, 2003 - Decriminalizing pot
186 - May 13, 2003 - Vote splitting
185 - Apr 16, 2003 - Left and Right defined
184 - Apr 09, 2003 - Winding down in Iraq
183 - Apr 02, 2003 - Quarantine
182 - Mar 26, 2003 - Jean Chrétien on Iraq
181 - Mar 19, 2003 - Iraq pending
180 - Mar 12, 2003 - Hydro cut off
179 - Mar 05, 2003 - Health care rationing
178 - Feb 26, 2003 - Credit-proof RRSPs?
177 - Feb 19, 2003 - Health care fascism
176 - Feb 12, 2003 - Political funding and ethics
175 - Feb 05, 2003 - Realpolitik and pragmatism
174 - Jan 29, 2003 - Capitalism / Extra reaction
173 - Jan 22, 2003 - Smoking
172 - Dec 18, 2002 - Hate crimes
171 - Dec 11, 2002 - Government and self interest
170 - Dec 04, 2002 - Election financing
169 - Nov 27, 2002 - AIDS
168 - Nov 13, 2002 - Foreign aid
167 - Oct 23, 2002 - Racial profiling (David Winninger - Left)
166 - Oct 16, 2002 - London's John Labatt Centre
165 - Oct 09, 2002 - Scandals and patronage
164 - Sep 25, 2002 - The Kyoto Accord
163 - Sep 18, 2002 - Iraq attack
162 - Aug 21, 2002 - Dr. Sexton and health care
161 - Aug 14, 2002 - Corporate fraud and profits (Marion Boyd - Left)
160 - Aug 07, 2002 - Nazis and Freedom Party (Tom McConnell - Host, Gil Warren - Left)
159 - Jul 31, 2002 - Seniors and nursing homes (Tom McConnell - Host, Jim Reid - Left)
158 - Jul 24, 2002 - Socialist plans (Marion Boyd - Left)
157 - Jul 17, 2002 - Alan Greenspan and greed / The Ayn Rand Institute (Gil Warren - Left)
156 - Jul 10, 2002 - Labour unrest
155 - Jul 03, 2002 - Electricity (Tom McConnell - Host)
154 - Jun 26, 2002 - The Ontario Human Rights Commission vs Scott Brockie
153 - Jun 12, 2002 - Lying politicians
152 - May 08, 2002 - Patronage
151 - Feb 27, 2002 - Politicians' responsibilities (Gil Warren - Left)
150 - Feb 06, 2002 - Future of Canada's government / Taxes and competition
149 - Dec 19, 2001 - Security, freedom, and Bill 30 (Tom McConnell - Host)
148 - Nov 14, 2001 - No ideology please (Gil Warren - Left)
147 - Oct 24, 2001 - Mistrial (Marion Boyd - Left)
146 - Sep 19, 2001 - War on terror
145 - Aug 29, 2001 - Tent city
144 - May 12, 2001 - Corporate agenda
143 - Apr 18, 2001 - Asset forfeiture and Bill 155
142 - Apr 11, 2001 - Free trade in Quebec City (Marion Boyd - Left)
141 - Mar 13, 2001 - Farmers' market
140 - Jan 17, 2001 - Babies for sale!
139 - Nov 29, 2000 - Post-election status quo
138 - Nov 18, 2000 - You be the Health Czar! (Gil Warren - Left
137 - Nov 01, 2000 - Lying politicians! (Dave Tennant - Left)
136 - Aug 23, 2000 - Should teachers have a right to strike?
135 - Aug 16, 2000 - Economic disparity
134 - Aug 09, 2000 - Libertarians and the rest of us (Tom Gosnell - Host, Susan Eagle - Left)
133 - Jul 12, 2000 - All over the map (Jack Burghardt - Host, Susan Eagle - Left)
132 - May 31, 2000 - Referendum (Susan Eagle - Left)
131 - May 03, 2000 - Affordable housing (Sandra McNee - Left)
130 - Apr 12, 2000 - How we chose our political beliefs
129 - Mar 29, 2000 - The role of democracy (Marion Boyd - Left)
128 - Mar 22, 2000 - New options for health care? (Marion Boyd - Left)
127 - Mar 15, 2000 - Metaphysical vs the man made (Marion Boyd - Left)
126 - Mar 08, 2000 - Tax cuts and job creation (Gil Warren - Left)
125 - Mar 01, 2000 - Children and mental health (Marion Boyd - Left)
124 - Feb 23, 2000 - The Freedom Party of Austria (Marion Boyd - Left)
123 - Feb 16, 2000 - Accountability in government (Dan Gall - Host, Marion Boyd - Left)
122 - Feb 09, 2000 - A right to die? (Marion Boyd - Left)
121 - Feb 02, 2000 - Reforming a United Alternative (Dan Gall - Host, Marion Boyd - Left)
120 - Jan 26, 2000 - Drunk driving - crime and punishment (Dan Gall - Host, Marion Boyd - Left)
119 - Jan 19, 2000 - Sports funding (Dan Gall - Host, Gil Warren - Left)
118 - Jan 12, 2000 - Immigration vs socialism (Dan Gall - Host, Gil Warren - Left)
117 - Jan 05, 2000 - New millenium and the Supreme Court (Dan Gall - Host, Marion Boyd - Left)
116 - Dec 29, 1999 - Crisis in health care (Dan Gall - Host, Marion Boyd - Left)
115 - Dec 22, 1999 - Millenium book and bucks (D. Gall - Host, Boyd - Left, Lloyd Walker - Right)
114 -Dec 15, 1999 - Police state too (Dan Gall - Host)
113 - Dec 08, 1999 - Police state? (Dan Gall - Host, Marion Boyd - Left)
112 - Dec 01, 1999 - Prostitution and protest (Dan Gall - Host)
111 - Nov 24, 1999 - Gas prices (Dan Gall - Host)
110 - Nov 17, 1999 - A parade of topics (Dan Gall - Host, Marion Boyd - Left)
109 - Nov 10, 1999 - Rights of the child (Dan Gall - Host, Guests: Paul Steckley, Jacqueline Bradshaw)
108 - Nov 03, 1999 - Guest: Finance Minister Paul Martin (Dan Gall - Host, Marion Boyd - Left)
107 - Oct 27, 1999 - Sex benefits (Dan Gall - Host, Marion Boyd - Left)
106 - Oct 20, 1999 - CRTC blues (Dan Gall - Host, Marion Boyd - Left)
105 - Oct 13, 1999 - A taxing situation (Dan Gall - Host, Marion Boyd - Left)
104 - Oct 06, 1999 - Our home and native ocean
103 - Sep 29, 1999 - Unwed mothers (Marion Boyd - Left)
102 - Sep 22, 1999 - The 1% solution (Marion Boyd - Left)
101 - Sep 15, 1999 - Granny spies (Marion Boyd - Left)
100 - Sep 08, 1999 - Crime vs Punishment (Marion Boyd - Left)
099 - Sep 01, 1999 - Animal rights
098 - Aug 25, 1999 - Courting the Constitution
097 - Aug 18, 1999 - Workfare and job creation (Marion Boyd - Left)
096 - Aug 11, 1999 - Censorship and libraries (Marion Boyd - Left)
095 - Jul 28, 1999 - Affordable housing (Marion Boyd - Left)
094 - Jul 21, 1990 - Political contribution limits (Robert Vaughan - Right)
093 - Jul 14, 1999 - Funding government (Jack Burghardt - Host, Marion Boyd - Left)
092 - Jul 07, 1999 - Wealth accumulation
091 - Jun 30, 1999 - Special investigation (Marion Boyd - Left)
090 - Jun 23, 1999 - Size and shape (Marion Boyd - Left)
089 - Jun 16, 1999 - The caring society (Sandra McNee - Left, Lloyd Walker - Right)
088 - Jun 09, 1999 - The days after (Jim Reid - Left)
087 - Jun 02, 1999 - The day before (Robert Vaughan - Right)
086 - May 26, 1999 - A wider issue (Gil Warren - Left, Danielle Metz - Right)
085 - May 19, 1999 - Election 1999 and democracy (Gil Warren - Left, Robert Vaughan - Right)
084 - May 12, 1999 - Public education (Robert Vaughan - Right)
083 - May 05, 1999 - Municipal health care tax?
082 - Apr 28, 1999 - Forced dues blues (Elena Dempsey - Left)
081 - Apr 21, 1999 - Who cares? (Lloyd Walker - Right)
080 - Apr 13, 1999 - Premier's mandate (Gil Warren - Left)
079 - Apr 07, 1999 - Under construction
078 - Mar 31, 1999 - Divorced - from reality
077 - Mar 24, 1999 - Divorce and prostitution
076 - Mar 17, 1999 - Public service strikes
075 - Mar 10 ,1999 - Price fixing
074 - Mar 03, 1999 - The Incredible Bread Machine
073 - Feb 24, 1999 - A United Alternative? (Karen Murray - Host)
072 - Feb 17, 1999 - Open topic
071 - Feb 10, 1999 - A spanking good birthday
070 - Feb 03, 1999 - Freeze the debt?
069 - Jan 27, 1999 - A user pay society?
068 - Jan 20, 1999 - CEO salaries
067 - Jan 13, 1999 - Doggone laws!
066 - Jan 06, 1999 - Justice and guilt
065 - Dec 23, 1998 - Is Santa a socialist?
064 - Dec 16, 1998 - Process and accountability
063 - Dec 09, 1998 - Potpourri 2
062 - Dec 02, 1998 - Media and the CRTC (Karen Murray - Host, Guest - Rick Walters)
061 - Nov 25, 1998 - A right to die? (Karen Murray - Host)
060 - Nov 18, 1998 - Poverty and wealth
059 - Nov 11, 1998 - Rememberance Day
058 - Nov 04, 1998 - Abortion and the law
057 - Oct 28, 1998 - Pre-Post and media objectivity
056 - Oct 21, 1998 - Free speech limits?
055 - Oct 13, 1998 - Free Markets vs Democracy (Gil Warren - Left)
054 - Oct 07, 1998 - Saving downtown (Gil Warren - Left)
053 - Sep 30, 1998 - Unemployment Insurance surplus
052 - Sep 23, 1998 - Gun control and freedom
051 - Sep 16, 1998 - Spouse in the house
050 - Sep 09, 1998 - Competition in banking / Potpourri / Karen Selick
049 - Sep 02, 1998 - "Sieg Heil!"
048 - Aug 26, 1998 - Sex with Bill Clinton
047 - Aug 19, 1998 - Collective Rights vs Individual Rights (Andrew Bolter - Left)
046 - Aug 12, 1998 - Socialism vs Freedom (Gil Warren - Left)
045 - Aug 05, 1998 - Gambling and slot machines (Eddie Matthews - Host, Susan Eagle - Left)
044 - Jul 29, 1998 - Charity vs Taxation
043 - Jul 22, 1998 - Value of education
042 - Jul 15, 1998 - Health care options
041 - Jul 08, 1998 - GM strike
040 - Jun 24, 1998 - The role of police
039 - Jun 17, 1998 - Beggars and panhandlers
038 - Jun 10, 1998 - Workfare or job creation?
037 - Jun 03, 1998 - Unite the Right? (Lloyd Walker - Right)
036 - May 27, 1998 - Workfare and labour (Jim Reid - Left)
035 - May 20, 1998 - Microsoft antitrust
034 - May 13, 1998 - Education equality
033 - May 06, 1998 - Marching against male violence
032 - Apr 29, 1998 - Cult of impotence
031 - Apr 22, 1998 - Sex and surveillance (hosted by Eddie Matthews)
030 - Apr 15, 1998 - Sex and the saw
029 - Apr 08, 1998 - The law
028 - Apr 01, 1998 - Choice and the purpose of government
027 - Mar 25, 1998 - Aboriginal reconciliation?
026 - Mar 18, 1998 - Self-employment vs Poverty (Susan Eagle - Left)
025 - Mar 11, 1998 - Changing parties
024 - Mar 04, 1998 - Should professionals be unionized?
023 - Feb 25, 1998 - Poverty, wealth, and obligation (Andrew Bolter - Left)
022 - Feb 18, 1998 - Racism in hiring?
021 - Feb 11, 1998 - Subsidizing Newfoundland
020 - Feb 04, 1998 - Federal budget surplus
019 - Jan 28, 1998 - Bank profits
018 - Jan 21, 1998 - Human rights commissions revisited
017 - Jan 14, 1998 - Cultural superiority?
016 - Jan 07, 1998 - Left and Right reconsidered
015 - Dec 17, 1997 - Media violence and censorship
014 - Dec 10, 1997 - The 'Broken Window' Theory
013 - Dec 03, 1998 - The Latimer case / Third party liability
012 - Nov 26, 1997 - Parental responsibility
011 - Nov 19, 1997 - Are rent controls good or bad? (Andrew Bolter - Left)
010 - Nov 12, 1997 - Judge or jury? The Louise Woodward manslaughter trial
009 - Nov 05, 1997 - Same sex benefits
008 - Oct 29, 1997 - Teachers' strike
007 - Oct 22, 1997 - Human rights commissions
006 - Oct 15, 1997 - Left and Right
005 - Oct 08, 1997 - Taxation
004 - Oct 01, 1997 - Human nature and regulating behaviour
003 - Sep 24, 1997 - Health care system (Dawn Kelly - Host, Susan Eagle - Left)
002 - Sep 17, 1997 - Unions and the right to strike
001 - Sep 10, 1997 - Poverty and politics

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