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We’ve all heard about the impact Facebook had on the 2016 US election — but how much do we really know about what was going on? In this episode we talk to people at the centre of the 2016 Cambridge Analytica scandal and ask if psychological profiling really works. And if voters in Canada are being targeted. We also look at the darker side of online targeting —the thousands of abusive tweets hurled at women and candidates of colour and how it impacts our democracy. 

Tim talks turkey (GUEST: Brian Richter, Turkey Farmers of Ontario)...  Home ownership affordability, and whether or not this election will finally bring relief...  Highway collision cleanup, and how to speed it up (GUEST: Teresa Di Felice, Assistant VP, Gov't & Community Relations for CAA South Central Ontario)...  And, Tim speaks with another candidate for the Ontario Liberal leadership (GUEST: Mitzie Hunter, MPP).

Should Trudeau get a second chance, or should he lose and be held to account for mistakes and broken promises?...  Another collision involving pedestrians this morning leaves three people injured, including a 20-month-old baby hurt, the driver & passenger both fled. What's going on with all these hit & runs? (GUEST: Heather Seaman, NT1010 Dave Agar Newsroom)...  And a Fort Worth TX police officer shoots Atatiana Jefferson, a black woman, to death inside her own home... another example of why black people are typically afraid to call the police.

Trump announced an initial trade deal with China. How will this affect Canada's relationship with China? Mark learns more from international trade lawyer Mark Warner.