Actually, I disagree with the first part of your statement. The Liberals will try (and have already done so by attempting to slough this off in early July, when they think no one is paying attention, a common political tactic) to have you forget about this, but there's no way the Conservatives will let the Canadian public do that.

And by the way, it wasn't a measly $10,000. It was $10 million and as a taxpayer, you paid for part of it. 

I heard one commentator on the radio this morning compare the payoff to the "Deal With The Devil" that set Karla Homolka free. It's been decades since that happened, yet we still hear about it and it still enrages Canadians. This isn't supposed to be a political forum, so I won't dwell on it except to say you haven't heard the end of this. Not by a long shot. This story has legs. And it will be walking all over Trudeau come the next election cycle. 

As for the topic CTV picked, need I point out it's July 7th. Beyond the Fan and TSN 1050, who talks hockey in the middle of the summer when the season is months away? 

I still maintain this was a really dumb decision on CTV's part, a gift from the "what are we gonna talk about today" gods. As someone who used to have to come up with these topics on a daily basis, I can tell you it's not always easy to find something that engages the listener/viewer so totally, especially in the middle of summer. And they ignored it. 

I haven't watched the noon news in years but don't they just air 2 or three calls on the given topic?

What is the average age of the callers they let through on the talkback segment?

Bet you dollars to doughnuts it's an older demographic that might say something that some might consider racially incendiary.

Nah, better stick to light topics for that sort of thing.

Personally, I have no opinion other than, this is what happens when you vote Liberal  Now live with it.
 

Peter the K wrote:

I Bet you dollars to doughnuts it's an older demographic that might say something that some might consider racially incendiary.  Nah, better stick to light topics for that sort of thing. 

I believe the segment is taped while another segment is running live.  I remember one show they had problems with the recording and though they'd recorded it, it couldn't be aired.  That's how they get around the offensive stuff, with a 4.5 minute delay in place
 

Peter the K wrote:

 it's an older demographic that might say something that some might consider racially incendiary
 

don't trust anyone under thirty