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It’s time for our Ask Me Anything which will focus on how to ask your boss for a raise. Joining us to answer your questions is career coach Sara Vermut. Call us at 1-888-416-8333 or you can text us. Info here: cbc.ca/radio/checkup/…

Hickey thinks there is a "strong possibility" of a strike happening. But says we are still a long ways away.

Rob Hickey is a professor of employment and labour relations at Queen’s University. Today he is joining us from Kingston, Ont.

Redekop says he hopes that small businesses don't face the brunt of potential strikes.

Cory Redekop is the chief executive officer at Greater Langley Chamber of Commerce. He is joining us from Langley, B.C., today.

Chris Aylward is the national president of the Public Service Alliance of Canada. He says negotiations have been continuing throughout the weekend.

McGregor says if strikes occur we could see a lot of service disruptions such as delays in renewing expired passports.

Janyce McGregor is a senior reporter with the CBC’s Parliamentary Bureau in Ottawa. She is joining us today from Ottawa.

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Our Ask Me Anything segment this week focuses on asking your boss for a raise. Our guest is career coach Sarah Vermunt. What would you like to know? 📞: 1-888-416-8333 📧: checkup@cbc.ca 📱: (226) 758-8924

Talks are ongoing between the federal government and PSAC, with higher wages a central issue. A strike could impact passport applications and tax returns. Our question this week: Should public service workers have the right to strike for higher wages? cbc.ca/radio/checkup/…

We’ve reached Jeff Ward on the Membertou First Nation near Sydney, N.S. Ward is Mi’kmaq and a practicing Catholic.

Former head of the Canadian Jewish Congress, Bernie Farber, joins us from Toronto. Farber also chairs the Canadian Anti-Hate Network: a non-profit organization that researches hate groups and hate crimes.

Gretta Vosper is a self-professed atheist, and an ordained minister of the United Church of Canada. Vosper joins us from Whitby, Ontario.

Cross Country Checkup: Is religion bringing us together or pushing us apart? Call us at 1-888-416-8333 twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Do you have a question about food prices or grocery chain profits? Our AMA guest this week is David Macdonald from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. 📞: 1-888-416-8333 📧: checkup@cbc.ca 📱: (226) 758-8924

In a rare event, Ramadan and Passover will overlap with Easter this weekend. Our question this week: Is religion bringing us together or pushing us apart? cbc.ca/radio/checkup/…

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