Even at 92 years old, Don Cherry is never far from the headlines.

Back in February, the longtime co-host of “Coach’s Corner” was appointed to the Order of Ontario. A month later, a Conservative MP started a push to honour Cherry with the Order of Canada — a movement that continues to gain steam.

And now there’s a new book out, authored by Cherry’s late daughter, Cindy, who passed away unexpectedly in 2024. The book — The Don Cherry Story: Part II — is the second instalment of a two-book series that she began writing before she passed away.

Joining us on this week’s episode of Village Media’s Closer Look podcast is Tim Cherry, Cindy’s little brother and Don’s son.

Our conversation covers a lot of ice, including Don Cherry’s infamous “you people” poppy rant, his controversial firing after nearly four decades on the air, and why Grapes didn’t simply apologize for a comment that stung a lot of people, including many who served in the Canadian Forces.

Tim also fills us in on his dad’s health, if their popular podcast is ever coming back, and why — unlike so many people — he doesn’t blame Ron MacLean for everything that happened.

Love or hate Don Cherry, this episode is a must-watch.

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Back in December, Australia became the first country in the world to ban social media for kids under 16. Simply put, popular platforms like TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat were ordered to block all Australian children from their sites or face hefty fines.

Should Canada follow suit? The momentum is growing.

Last month, Culture Minister Marc Miller said the Carney Liberals are “very seriously” considering a social media ban for kids after the party adopted a motion at its recent convention.

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew went one step further, announcing last weekend that his province would be the first to bring in its own social media ban for youth — and that the ban would apply to AI chatbots.

Here in Ontario, the Ford government said this week it’s considering banning all cellphones from school property.

Here’s the key question: Would ordering kids off social media actually work? Or would a ban create more problems than it actually solves?

Our guest on this week’s Closer Look podcast is Michael Geist, a University of Ottawa law professor and the Canada Research Chair in Internet and e-Commerce Law.

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The Ford government says it wants to limit the foreign ownership of prime Ontario farmland, all part of proposed legislation aimed at boosting food sovereignty across the province.

But some experts say the government’s focus on foreign ownership is missing the real crisis: Ontario’s rapidly vanishing farmland.

Over the past 35 years, Ontario has lost 2.8 million acres — or 18 per cent — of farmland to non-agricultural land uses like housing developments and aggregate mining.

To put that another way, 319 acres of farmland is vanishing every single day in Ontario.

Our guest on this week’s episode of Village Media’s Closer Look podcast is Martin Straathof, executive director of Ontario Farmland Trust.

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