Podcast appearances and mentions of anna banerji

Vassy Kapelos speaks with Flavio Volpe, President of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association, about working to the last deadline of tariffs, Trump's approach moving forward, and how Canadian industry can respond. On today's show: David Phillips, Senior Climatologist, Environment Canada, on the snow hitting BC and frigid temperatures in the prairies Public Safety Minister David McGuinty and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe weigh in on the pause on tariffs You have your say on the tariff reprieve The Daily Debrief Panel with Shakir Chambers, Vice President of Oyster Group; Saeed Selvam, Vice President of Public Affairs at NATIONAL; and Rachel Aiello, National Correspondent, CTV News Dr. Anna Banerji, Infectious Disease Specialist and Associate Professor in Pediatrics, Infectious Disease, Tropical Medicine, and Public Health at the University of Toronto on what you need to know about bird flu Moshe Lander, Senior Lecturer, Economics, Concordia University, runs a fact check on the trade relationship between Canada and the US

We are still in the midst of RSV and flu season in Canada​, and children are getting sick, alongside the rest of the population. ​J​eanne Armstrong spoke to Dr. Anna Banerji, about taking care of a sick child. Especially kids who are experiencing a respiratory illness.

Our pediatric infectious disease specialist Dr Anna Banerji takes your questions on Covid, RSV & flu in kids just in time for the holiday season.

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast w/ Shiona Thompson: Ontario's chief medical officer of health is "strongly recommending" that Ontarians wear masks in all indoor public settings, including in schools and in childcare settings, but stopped short of recommending a return to a mask mandate in the province. GUEST: Dr. Anna Banerji (ban-er-ji), O.Ont MD MPH FRCPC DTM&H, Faculty Lead, Indigenous and Refugee Health, Post MD Education, Faculty of Medicine, , University of Toronto - Elon Musk has unleashed chaos at Twitter in the few short weeks since he took the helm of the company, and experts say lawsuits, regulatory intervention and ultimate financial collapse could be on the horizon. The billionaire has let his decision making play out on a public stage from the start, tweeting about new policies before promptly reversing them and polling users about features like verification. Experts say this back-and-forth style of leading such a large company is unprecedented, and could spell trouble for Twitter's future, as advertisers flee the disordered platform and regulators discuss potential investigations. GUEST: Carmi Levy Technology Analyst & Journalist - Topics Include: U.S. Midterm results Democrates keep Senate And more…. GUEST: Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News

Ann Rohmer has a Healthcare Status Update with Dr. Andrew Arcand - Chief of Emergency Medicine at Oak Valley; hospitals are overwhelmed Ann Rohmer discusses paediatric concerns with Dr Anna Banerji, an infectious diseases specialist; rise of respiratory illnesses in children and the impact on paediatric care. Kevin Frankish speaks with Evanne Rae Fisher. Story of Perseverance, Thanks and Survival: The David Foster Foundation helps two-time heart transplant recipient reach her 18th birthday. With cold & flu season upon us, now more than ever it is important to know the difference between feeling under the weather due to a cold/flu or due to allergies. As Canadians prepare for the winter and to spend more time inside, indoor allergens can stem from dust, mold, and pet dander and trigger a reaction – which can sometimes be mistaken for a cold or the flu! Shaliza Bacchus is with Dr. Yvette Lu with the signs and symptoms. Jim Lang is with Mark Cullen discussing the Highway of Heroes Tree Campaign Surpassing the 2 Million Tree Goal.

Alan speaks with Dr. Anna Banerji, associate professor of paediatrics and infectious disease at the University of Toronto's Dalla Lana School of Public Health, about whether or not we're ready to lift mask mandates in Ontario.

As several provinces continue to see COVID-19 cases surge, students in Alberta and British Columbia will return to the classroom on Monday. Saskatchewan resumed in class learning this week, while most other provinces delayed their back to school date to Jan. 17. Our question this week: Should children return to the classroom during an Omicron surge? How can we make it safe? Dr. Anna Banerji, pediatric infectious disease specialist at the Temerty Faculty of Medicine and Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto, and Dr. Jeffrey Pernica, head of the division of infectious disease in the department of pediatrics at McMaster University and McMaster Children's Hospital, weigh in on the safety of returning to classrooms.

Power & Politics for Monday, December 20th with Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, infectious diseases pediatrician Dr. Anna Banerji, Toronto General Hospital MSICU Nurse Manager Clare Fielding, former Quebec Senator André Pratte, infectious diseases physician Dr. Monica Gandhi, and the Power Panel.

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Alan speaks with Dr. Anna Banerji, Pediatric infectious diseases specialist and Associate Professor with the University of Toronto's faculty of Medicine and the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, about the anticipated approval of Pfizer's COVID vaccine for children 5-11 years old. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

While the world's attention is focused on COVID-19, cases of the respiratory illness RSV are on the rise among very young children and babies, particularly in Northern communities. Hear from Dr. Anna Banerji, who has been studying RSV for several years.

The Fresh Food Weekly food program in Barrie has had to close - founder, Leah Dyck, tells us why; Newly elected MP for Peterborough Kawartha Michelle Ferreri tells us about why Mental Health Awareness Week is important to her; Melissa Benner is Director of Communications at Community Food Centres Canada. She describes what food insecurity is looking like across the country in the wake of the pandemic; Expect price hikes in gas at the pumps and heating your house this winter - economist Ian Lee, a professor at the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University, explains why; Queen's Park reporter Mike Crawley talks about the PC's new campaign ads; Dr. Anna Banerji, a pediatric Infectious disease specialist, discusses a new respitory disease, RSV, that affects very young children and babies, particularly in Northern communities; Patricia Lingley-Pottie is the President and CEO of the Strongest Families Institute. Her organization has teamed up with the Mental Health Commission of Canada to offer tips on how to support the mental wellness of young people; Hillary Flood, Communications Manager at the Peterborough Business Improvement Area, talks about Peterborough's Mac and Cheese Fest.

RSV is a​ potentially serious respiratory illness that is becoming more common in the most vulnerable infants. We​ ​speak with Pediatric Infectious disease specialist Dr. Anna Banerji.

Power & Politics for Monday, September 27th with Canada's Ambassador to the U.S. Kristen Hillman, Ont. MPPs David Smith, Sara Singh and John Fraser, Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston, infectious diseases specialist and pediatrician Dr. Anna Banerji and the Power Panel

Pfizer and BioNTech are ready to ask for authorization for their COVID-19 vaccine to give children 5 to 11. We look at how soon this could be coming to Canada when we speak with Pediatric Infectious disease specialist Dr. Anna Banerji. We hear from the family of missing fisherman Joey Jenkins as the search for Joey and Marc Russell continues. We speak with Joey's mother Joan, and his girlfriend Nikki Greeley. We revisit a story from our archives to remember elder Ken Mesher, who passed away this week. Intimate partner violence is a challenging subject to discuss but crucial for those in abusive situations, and the Mokami Status of Women Council wants to help. MSWC Executive Director Stacey Hoffe joins us. Pauktuutit has selected sewists to take part in their Red Amauti project, and Heather Angnatok of Nain was selected to represent Nunatsiavut. We speak with her about the project today. It's Friday, so that means we're hanging with the Waynes to hear their film and book selections for the week. Finally, we chat with the band Partner before their show at the Lawrence O'Brien Arts Centre in Happy Valley-Goose Bay this week.

Political scientist Lori Turnbull of Dalhousie University in Halifax discusses what we might expect when Parliament resumes; Social media influencers area becoming major players in the tourism industry. We'll talk about their role in marketing for the travel industry post-pandemic with marketing expert Frederic Gonzalo; Ontario rolls out its vaccine passport program today. How does it work? And what do businesses think? The CBC's Haydn Watters got some answers for us; Ruth Matthew of Student Vote Canada tells us about the mock federal vote that students from elementary and high schools participated in; Earlier this week Pfizer and BioNTech announced that their COVID vaccine appears to be very effective in children aged 5 to 11. Pediatric infectious disease specialist Anna Banerji outlines what more needs to be known before it is approved for use; Peterborough author Joanne Culley tells us about her new novel 'Claudette on the Keys' that was inspired by her grandmother - a piano prodigy who performed around the world during the Depression; Eric Grenier, publisher of thewrit.ca and he also ran the CBC poll tracker explains representation in Parliament would have change if we had used a system other than 'first past the post' in the federal election.

Power & Politics for Tuesday, September 7th with Ontario Conservative Candidate Eric Duncan, Ontario Liberal Candidate Pam Damoff, B.C. NDP Candidate Rachel Blaney, former RCMP deputy commissioner Pierre-Yves Bourduas, Dr. Anna Banerji, Dr. Fatima Kakkar, and the Power Panel.

American tourists who are fully vaccinated are able to travel to Canada again starting today. We speak to infectious disease specialist Dr. Anna Banerji to get her thoughts on how new border measures starting today might change COVID-19 infection rates in Canada entering into the fall.

It's been over a year and a half without office potlucks, drinks after work, or water cooler chit chat. We discuss whether or not it might be time to reevaluate these aspects of workplace culture with consultant Christine Yip; Dr. Sumon Chakrabarti, an infectious disease specialist at Trillium Health Partners in Mississauga says it might be time to 'normalize' COVID-19; that is to treat it as an expected risk. He explains why; Dr. Anna Banerji, an infectious diseases specialist at the University of Toronto talks about what we can expect to happen now that our border will be open to fully-vaccinated Americans; Less isn't more anymore. Author Mireille Silcoff talks about the premise for her article "More Is More: The End of Minimalism" and the trend away from uncluttered, neutral decor; A study recently published in the Lancet medical journal found that most young people aged 5 to 17 who contracted the virus experienced mild symptoms and recovered within a week. We discuss the findings with Dr. Kirk Leifso a pediatric infectious diseases specialist at Kingston Health Sciences Centre; The Peterborough Folk Festival returns on August 17th. The festival's board chair Malcolm Byard talks about what was involved in putting the new concert series together.

Ontario has released its return to school plan, with the aim of keeping kids in classrooms for the year. Dr. Anna Banerji, infectious diseases specialist at the Temerty Faculty of Medicine and Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto, shares her thoughts on the plan.

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Ontario has new criteria for easing COVID-19 restrictions and managing the pandemic across the province. Will they be effective? Dr. Anna Banerji, O.Ont MD MPH FRCPC DTM&H, Faculty Lead, Indigenous and Refugee Health, Post MD Education, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto Like what you hear? Check out the newest podcast of the Scott Thompson Show! https://omny.fm/shows/scott-thompson-show/election-day-2020-in-the-u-s-avoiding-work-from-ho  

Canada is coming up on another COVID-19 milestone: 200,000 cases. But what does that actually mean? Is it just the diagnosed cases that we know of? How bad is the situation when we've hit that many?  Guest: Dr. Anna Banerji (ban-er-ji), O.Ont MD MPH FRCPC DTM&H, Faculty Lead, Indigenous and Refugee Health, Post MD Education, Faculty of Medicine, , University of Toronto - There is panic building for small business due to the pandemic. To go into this more, Julie Kwiecinski of CFIB joins Bill. Guest: Julie Kwiecinski, our director of provincial affairs for Ontario, Canadian Federation Independent Business. - The dispute between First Nations and Nova Scotian fishers has come to a major head as over the weekend, a rally was held in support of Mi'kmaq fishers, and a fishery was set on fire. What is the latest in this story? Guest: Ashley Field, Morning News Reporter, Global News

The Scott Thompson Show Podcast Jackson Proscow joined Scott to discuss what we know (and do not know) about U.S. President Trump's COVID-19 case. Then Scott talked with Professor Elliot Tepper, to get a better idea of what the political ramifications might be. Guests: Jackson Proscow, Washington Bureau Chief for Global News Elliot Tepper, Emeritus Professor of Political science, Carleton University Reggie Checchini, Washington Producer and Correspondent with Global news - With the NFL season underway, some players have tested positive for COVID-19. Could we see these increasing positive cases impact or derail the season? Sean Fitzgerald, Managing Editor, feature writer with The Athletic - What did Canada learn from the SARS outbreak? A report entitled ‘A Time of Fear: How Canada Failed Our Health-Care Workers and Mismanaged COVID-19' suggests that the answer is “not much.” Guest: Dr. Anna Banerji, O.Ont MD MPH FRCPC DTM&H, Faculty Lead, Indigenous and Refugee Health, Post MD Education, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto - Canadians who missed work due to COVID-19 will be able to access new benefits. However, the concerns do not stop there.Guest: Don Fox. Senior Executive Financial Consultant, IG Private Wealth Management - The estate case of Honey and Barry Sherman is going to test the open court tradition of the Supreme Court. The case involves the last will and testament of the murdered billionaires. Scott welcomed Kevin Donovan to the show, to find out more. Guest: Kevin Donovan, Chief Investigative Reporter, Toronto Star

The Premier says that we are now in a second wave and that it could be a lot worse than the first. With increasing cases, how bad could this get? Guest: Dr. Anna Banerji (ban-er-ji), O.Ont MD MPH FRCPC DTM&H, Faculty Lead, Indigenous and Refugee Health, Post MD Education, Faculty of Medicine, , University of Toronto - The chair of Hamilton's LGBTQ2 advisory committee joins us this morning due to a report that came out suggesting that the chair resign, saying his actions had undermined the relationship between the advisory committee and city council. Guest: Cameron Kroetsch, community member associated with Pride Hamilton - A study published yesterday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal found that poorer Canadians have a greater chance of dying earlier more than those that are well off. That wealth gap has continued to grow for decades. Guest: Dr. Faraz Vahid Shahidi, Mustard Post Doctoral Fellow, PhD, Social and Behavioural Health Sciences, Uniersity of Toronto & Institute of Work & Health

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The Scott Thompson Show Podcast Over the past several days, Canada has seen over 500 cases a day. Just today alone, Ontario saw 313 cases of COVID-19. Are we in the second wave? Guest: Dr. Anna Banerji, O.Ont MD MPH FRCPC DTM&H, Faculty Lead, Indigenous and Refugee Health, Post MD Education, Faculty of Medicine, , University of Toronto - While the school year has been starts up, COVID-19 cases have been popping up, and we are heading toward flu season. How close to an official second wave are we, and what can we do about it? Guest: Stephanie Dewitte-Orr, Associate Professor, Health Sciences and Biology; Undergraduate Advisor, Health SciencesWilfrid Laurier - One of the items that may be on the docket for the throne speech is Universal Basic Income. The founder of UBIWorks, Floyd Marinescu, joined the show to talk about why a UBI is a step in the right direction. Then Marvin Ryder of the DeGroote School of Business spoke with Scott about what UBI in Canada could look like. Guests: Floyd Marinescu, Founder of UBI Works Marvin Ryder. Business Professor, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University

How are school boards adapting for the COVID-19 situation? HWDSB has proposed a plan to reduce class sizes and dip into reserve funds. While the HWDSB will hold media availability later on today, Alex joins us earlier to discuss last night's trustee meeting and the plan. Guest: Alex Johnstone, Trustee & Chair, Hamilton Wentworth District School Board - London's TVDSB is also going to dip into their reserves as well for the new year. Guest: Craig Smith, ETFO Thames Valley Teacher Local President - The US has given emergency approval for blood plasma to be used to help hospitalized COVID-19 patients. Why are they going with plasma? Wasn't there promising word about a vaccine a few weeks ago? Guest: Dr. Anna Banerji (ban-er-ji), O.Ont MD MPH FRCPC DTM&H, Faculty Lead, Indigenous and Refugee Health, Post MD Education, Faculty of Medicine, , University of Toronto - Dr. Don Arnold of McMaster University is Canada's lead on plasma research and whether it's effective for treatment. What has he seen in his research about COVID-19 recovery and plasma? Guest: Dr. Donald Arnold, Associate Professor, Division of Hematology and Thromboembolism, Department of Medicine, McMaster University - With the school year approaching, there are some parents who are opting for their kids to learn from home. But how is virtual learning coming along?  Guest: David Hutchison, PhD, PMP, Professor, Department of Educational Studies, Faculty of EducationCentre for Digital Humanities, Faculty of Humanities, Director, GAME Program, Brock University

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Should physical distancing rules be lifted now that most places in the province have moved to stage 3 and there seems to be less cases emerging in the province? Guest: Dr. Anna Banerji (ban-er-ji), O.Ont MD MPH FRCPC DTM&H, Faculty Lead, Indigenous and Refugee Health, Post MD Education, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto

A feeling of invincibility could be behind a jump in COVID-19 cases among young people because of 'Lockdown Fatigue' Guest: Dr. Anna Banerji (ban-er-ji), O.Ont MD MPH FRCPC DTM&H, Faculty Lead, Indigenous and Refugee Health, Post MD Education, Faculty of Medicine, , University of Toronto Guest Host: Ted Michaels