Sluggish EQAO results: Why are kids struggling to meet the standards?

Clinical psychologist Joshua Coleman takes calls on your stories of going no contact and what it took to rebuild that relationship with an estranged parent or adult child.

You weigh in on the impact of social media on kids under 16 with neuroscientist Emma Duerden, Canada Research Chair in Neuroscience and Learning Disorders.

You weigh in as the Minister of Education launches a review of Ontario's standardized tests. Guest are Kelly Gallagher-Mackay, co-director of the Annual Canadian School Survey and we hear from Mary Reid, an expert in math education at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto.

Your reaction to a scathing Ontario Auditor General report suggesting government spent an unprecedented amount on advertising with questionable value to taxpayers.

Our regular gardening expert Paul Zammit has some gift ideas for the gardeners in your life and he takes your gardening questions.

When ghosts visit the "hard and sharp as flint" Ebenezer Scrooge he transforms just in time for Christmas Day to become a better person -- we hear about parallel transofrmations in your own life. Our guest is actor Thomas Gough who plays Scrooge in the sold-out Three Ships Collective production of A Christmas Carol in Toronto's historic Campbell House Museum.

We hear your thoughts on how sports betting is changing the way you watch sports and we hear from Senator Percy Downe from Prince Edward Island who is calling for a ban on sports betting ads in Canada and Dr. Shawn Kelly, a pediatrician and addictions specialist.

Your stories in the wake of the Auditor General's report suggesting the online service aimed at connecting you to a doctor takes too long. Our guest is Dr. Tara Kiran, a family doctor and research scientist at St. Michael's Hospital and we hear from Jess Rogers, CEO of the Association of Family Health Teams of Ontario.

Your stories, from solar energy to the personal sacrifices you're considering, with guest, Dave Sawyer. He's a principal economist with the Canadian Climate Institute. 

Paul's advice on indoor plants and he takes your gardening questions. Paul Zammit is a professor of horticulture and environmental studies at Niagara College and our regular Monday gardening expert.