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rWotD Episode 2471: Shelley Deeks Welcome to random Wiki of the Day where we read the summary of a random Wikipedia page every day.The random article for Thursday, 8 February 2024 is Shelley Deeks.Dr. Shelley Deeks, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, FFAFPM, is a Canadian public health expert who is the chair of the National Advisory Committee on Immunization. Her advertised "specialities include communicable disease control, outbreak investigations, vaccine safety, epidemiology and program evaluation." She is a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada and the Australian Faculty of Public Health Medicine. Deeks was the executive lead in Ontario's COVID-19 pandemic response in 2020 in her role at Public Health Ontario.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:40 UTC on Thursday, 8 February 2024.For the full current version of the article, see Shelley Deeks on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm Brian Neural.

In this podcast episode, we had the honour of hosting Bettina Hamelin, the esteemed President and C.E.O. of Ontario Genomics. Based in Ontario, this non-profit organization is pioneering in genomics and engineering biology, aiming to revolutionize various sectors for economic growth, improved quality of life, and global leadership for Ontario. Sylvain expressed his admiration for the Ontario government's vision in establishing and supporting such an innovative entity and their success in attracting top-notch leadership talent like Bettina.Moving onto other news, we discussed the recent policy reversal by Loblaw, lessons learned from it, and the fluctuating chicken prices in British Columbia. A significant development in environmental policy was also highlighted: Ottawa's consideration to require certain bakeries and restaurants using wood-fired ovens to report their air pollution emissions annually, a decision impacting Montreal's iconic bagels and pizzas.We also delved into a concerning surge in crime in Waterloo, where unknown suspects stole a truck and trailer loaded with pistachios worth approximately $70,000.Lastly, the podcast covered the uplifting news from Ottawa & Prince Edward Island, with the appointment of Mary Robinson to represent P.E.I. in Canada's Senate, signalling a bright future for the region's influence and representation, and great news for the Ag. sector.Ontario Genomics Ag and Food page: https://www.ontariogenomics.ca/sectors/agriculture-food/About BettinaBettina Hamelin, PharmD, EMBA is the President and CEO of Ontario Genomics, an Ontario-based not-for profit organization dedicated to catalyzing and supporting the development and commercialization of genomics- and engineering biology-based solutions across key sectors of the economy to drive economic growth, improved quality of life and global leadership for Ontario.Dr. Hamelin has over 30 years of experience in academia, industry, and not-for-profit organizations. She has held positions of increasing responsibility in the biotech and pharma industries including leadership positions at BioChem Pharma (Associate Director, DMPK) and Pfizer (Head, Strategic Research Partnerships, Western Canada; Director Vaccines, Pfizer Canada; Medical Director, Pfizer Germany; Global Scout, Pfizer Inc.). Dr. Hamelin also has 10 years of academic research expertise as a tenured professor at Université Laval. Prior to her current role, she served as VP of NSERC's Research Partnerships Directorate, where she was responsible for stimulating increased public/private sector collaboration and technology transfer by connecting the Canadian research enterprise to Canadian and global innovation partners.Dr. Hamelin volunteers in the broader research and innovation community and serves on several advisory committees and the Boards of Directors of IRICoR and the Centre for Probe Development and Commercialization (CPDC) , and as a Mentor for the Creative Destruction Lab (CDL). Dr. Hamelin also chairs the National Engineering Biology Steering Committee and serves on Ontario's COVID-19 Genomics Network Steering Committee.

The City of Windsor is being sued over its COVID-19 vaccination policy and Ontario's COVID-19 Science Advisory Table is disbanding.  These stories, and more, are in your noon news on the go.

Dr. Homer Tien is a trauma surgeon at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto. We were so excited to have him on the show because of the incredible work that he has done in multiple leadership roles, more recently as the president and CEO of ornge, Ontario's air ambulance and transport service. Largely because of the amazing work he had done with ornge, Dr. Tien was also made in charge of the COVID19 vaccine distribution task force back in April 2021. This was a conversation about trauma care, paramedic services, and air ambulances, but even more importantly, we got to hear Dr. Tien's insights on leadership. Links: 1. Preventable Deaths From Hemorrhage at a Level I Canadian Trauma Center. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Fernando-Spencer-Netto/publication/6585292_Preventable_Death_From_Hemorrhage_at_a_Level_I_Canadian_Trauma_Center/links/5a1d4cd50f7e9b2a5317123c/Preventable-Death-From-Hemorrhage-at-a-Level-I-Canadian-Trauma-Center.pdf 2. Ornge. https://www.ornge.ca/home 3. Amid third wave, U of T's Homer Tien takes over province's COVID-19 vaccine task force: CBC. https://www.utoronto.ca/news/amid-third-wave-u-t-s-homer-tien-takes-over-province-s-covid-19-vaccine-task-force-cbc 4. Clinical handover from emergency medical services to the trauma team: A gap analysis. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33084560/ 5. Operation Remote Immunity 3.0 wraps up after coordinating nearly 200 vaccine clinics in 29 remote and isolated communities. https://www.canada.ca/en/indigenous-services-canada/news/2022/02/operation-remote-immunity-30-wraps-up-after-coordinating-nearly-200-vaccine-clinics-in-29-remote-and-isolated-communities.html Bio: Tien earned a bachelor's degree in biochemistry from Queen's University in 1989.In 1992, he graduated with a Doctor of Medicine from McMaster University. He then pursued residency training in family medicine before obtaining his Independent Practice Certificate in 1993. His training was sponsored by the Canadian Forces. After training, he was then posted with the Field Ambulance at CFB Petawawa, and served as the unit medical officer for the 1st Battalion of the Royal Canadian Regiment. While at RCR, he deployed to Croatia on Operation Harmony. He then deployed to Bosnia with IFOR on Operation Alliance. He then served with Canadian special forces at Dwyer Hill Training Centre as their first unit medical officer. He has also deployed to the Golan Heights, and has worked with Veterans Affairs in the recovery of RCAF airmen missing from World War II, in the Burma recovery mission. He later underwent four years of further residency training in general surgery via the Canadian Forces and the University of Toronto from 1998 to 2002. As a Canadian Forces surgeon, he also deployed to the NATO-led multinational stabilization force in Bosnia in 2003, to Kabul with ISAF in 2004, and multiple times to the Role 3 Multinational Medical Unit in Kandahar. In 2007, he earned a Master of Science in clinical epidemiology from the University of Toronto. He is currently the president and CEO of Ornge, an air ambulance non-profit based on Ontario. He also holds the rank of colonel in the Canadian Forces Health Services, associate professorship at the University of Toronto,and was the former director of Trauma Services at Sunnybrook's Tory Regional Trauma Centre. He is the first to hold the Canadian Forces Major Sir Frederick Banting Term Chair in Military Trauma Research. In April 2021, Tien was appointed to head Ontario's COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Task Force for Phase 2 of the rollout

Ontario has officially entered its seventh wave of COVID-19, driven this time by the Omicron BA.5 subvariant. Guest host Rosemary Barton discusses this new wave with Dr. Fahad Razak, the head of Ontario's COVID-19 science advisory table, UBC professor Sally Otto, and immunologist Jennifer Gommerman.

Libby Znaimer is joined by David Cravit, Vice President of Zoomer Media and Chief Membership Officer at CARP, Peter Muggeridge, Senior Editor of Zoomer Magazine and Bill VanGorder, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Policy Officer of CARP. Today: Have you ever heard of MCRs? Also, known as medical condition reports, they are files that healthcare professionals will fill out to the ministry if a patient is in a certain medical condition that would require a driver's licence suspension. But this system is susceptible to abuse and even misjudgment by doctors. Our Zoomer Squad discusses a Toronto Star investigation about it and listeners call in to share their personal stories of having their licenses removed through MCRs. ---- THE END OF MASK MANDATES AND THE STATE OF COVID-19 IN ONTARIO Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Fahad Razak, The Scientific Director of the COVID-19 Science Advisory Table. The remaining mask mandates in the province of Ontario ended on June 11th. That means, you can board a TTC vehicle without a face covering and it is up to hospitals, for example, to maintain their own mask-wearing mandates moving forward. But, is it too early to make such a major policy shift? And, does it really follow the science? Ontario's COVID-19 wastewater signal is currently on the rise again, according to the province's science advisory table, which suggests an increase in case numbers. And, it comes at a time when restrictions have eased. Dr. Razak weighs in on the latest. ---- PATRICK BROWN ON THE CONSERVATIVE LEADERSHIP RACE Libby Znaimer is joined by Patrick Brown, Candidate for the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada. Patrick weighs in on the Conservative leadership race so far and the record number of memberships. He also weighs in on the state of the federal Conservative Party. Brown, who has served as Mayor of Brampton since 2018, has until mid-August to sign up as a mayoral candidate for Brampton, which happens to fall a few weeks before the next federal Conservative leader is voted in. Listen live, weekdays from noon to 1, on Zoomer Radio!

Epidemiologist Dr. Fahad Razak, Scientific Director of Ontario's COVID-19 Science Advisory Table, helps fill in some of the gaps on what you still need to know to stay safe amid this latest pandemic surge.

Kelly speaks to Dr. Peter Jüni, scientific director of Ontario's COVID-19 Science Advisory Table. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The Hamilton Today Podcast.... Spring is on the way this weekend! We look ahead at what we can expect as we finally shake off winter… hopefully. Stoney Creek MPP Paul Miller has been disowned by the Ontario NDP and their leader, Andrew Horwath. The scientific director of the Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table, Dr. Peter Jüni says he is stepping down in a few weeks for family reasons, and has accepted a tenured professorship at the University of Oxford in England. U.S. President Joe Biden met with Chinese President Xi Jinping today – their first official meeting in months – to discuss Russia's invasion of Ukraine, among other things. What happens to activists in Russia who are trying to spread the word of the outside world about the war in Ukraine? Arnold Schwarzenegger has released a video across multiple social media and online platforms, including Telegram, to inform the Russia people about the truth behind the war in Ukraine, condemn it, and tell President Putin to put an end to it. How much longer can Russia interfere with the spread of information from the outside world, and what does it mean for a society to be going through such strong uptick in blatant state censorship? Nearly 3,000 Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. workers could be locked out this weekend. The company and union have yet to reach a deal. Guests: Ross Hull, Global News Meteorologist Henry Jacek. Professor of Political Science, McMaster University Dr. Peter Juni, Director of Ontario's Science Table and a Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology at the University of Toronto Heather Yourex-West, Global News Reporter Matthew Light, Associate professor of criminology and sociological studies, affiliated faculty, centre for European, Russian and Eurasian studies, University of Toronto Elissa Freeman, PR and Pop Culture Expert Jeffrey Dvorkin, Senior Fellow at Massey College, Former Director of Journalism at the University of Toronto-Scarborough and author of Trusting the News in a Digital Age Ian Lee, Associate Professor with the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University Scott Radley. Host of The Scott Radley Show, Columnist with the Hamilton Spectator Host - Scott Thompson Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer - Tom McKay Podcast Co-Producer - Ben Straughan News Anchors – Diana Weeks, Dave Woodard Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://omny.fm/shows/scott-thompson-show See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Catch up on what you missed on an episode of The Richard Syrett Show. Sun papers Columnist & Editor, Anthony Furey on Ontario revealing deaths caused by COVID is much lower than previously reported. Author World Net Daily, Bob Unruh on Lawmakers considering legalizing to let babies up to a month old die. caWsbar founding member, Heather Mason fights against radical gender ideology. Associate Professor in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of Saskatchewan, Stuart Smyth explains what the Russian invasion of Ukraine means for the food supply chain. Toronto Sun Columnist and Senior Fellow of Frontier Centre for Public Policy, Brian Giesbrecht talks about how Trudeau has irreparably damaged our country.

Getting through two years of the COVID-19 pandemic has been tough enough for most people, but what about the challenges for people with visually impairment or other disabilities. We talk with two advocates from the disability community to see what the important issues are, and whether the Ontario government has adequately addressed them. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

AJ and Lee start the show by reacting to the latest on Ontario's Covid restrictions, and how it affects the Sens. They also try to rank this weekend's NFL games on watchability, then

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast: Businesses are calling on the Ontario government to announce if establishments shuttered under the latest pandemic restrictions will be allowed to reopen Jan. 26, but the province's top doctor said Thursday he can't guarantee that date. Ontario Chamber of Commerce president and CEO Rocco Rossi said in a statement that now that the province has said schools will return on Monday, it's time to provide clarity for businesses. GUEST: Daniel Safayeni, Vice President of Policy with the Ontario Chamber of Commerce - Weekly Ontario Political round up: Doug Ford government's polling shows shifting views of Ontario's COVID-19 response parents won't be notified of all school outbreaks but data on absentee rates will be available Doug Ford says no to taxing the unvaxxed & more GUEST: Richard Brennan, Former Journalist with The Toronto Star covering both Queen's Park and Parliament Hill - The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) launched Glory From Anywhere, its 2022 Olympic Winter Games campaign, on Monday.  The campaign, which includes a 60-second film, available in English  and French, will feature on national television, print, digital, social media and out-of-home placements. It features eight athletes who embody what it means to Be Olympic and inspire the people around them to pursue what is possible. GUEST: Catriona Le May Doan, Chef de Mission for the 2022 Beijing Olympics and double Olympic champion speed skater

Jane Brown is filling in for Libby Znaimer today. She is joined by

On today's show, Ontario has gone into another COVID-19 lockdown. We chat with the host of Toronto Today on Global News Radio 640 Toronto, Greg Brady. Plus, 2021 was a tough year for Alberta beef producers. We ask president of the Canadian Cattleman's Association Bob Lowe on what we can expect in 2022. And, we chat with Kurtis Stevens, a Toronto Maple Leafs fan from Alberta who was the only fan in the building during the game against the Ottawa Senators on Jan. 1.

The Sunday edition of the Best Fight Back, from the week that was, with Jane Brown Interviews with: - Dr. Peter Juni, scientific director of Ontario's COVID-19 Advisory Table, discussing Omicron, Boosters, and looking ahead - The Strategy Panel with Karen Stintz, John Capobianco, and Charles Sousa look back on the challenging year for government leaders - Dr. Vivian Stamatopolous and Dr. Samir Sinha react to the latest restrictions facing Long Term Care facilities - And the best calls of the week!

An announcement about Ontario's return-to-school plans is expected today from Premier Doug Ford, the head of Ontario's COVID-19 science advisory panel thinks the government should clamp down on capacity limits and urge more people to work from home before it closes schools, and Lambton OPP are investigating after police found two bodies were earlier this week.

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast: Ontario is preparing to change its approach to COVID-19 testing and contact tracing as the Omicron variant strains resources, with the province's top doctor saying residents may soon have to take on more responsibility when it comes to notifying others of exposure. Dr. Kieran Moore said Tuesday that Ontario is on track to have more COVID-19 cases than at any point in the pandemic. The exponential growth means people may face long waits for tests and should be prepared to tell their own personal contacts and workplaces about a positive test result, he said. Official Opposition NDP Leader Andrea Horwath released a statement ahead of Ontario's COVID-19 update. She joins us to discuss her proposal to help blunt the Omicron Wave and get people through it. GUEST: Andrea Horwath, Leader of the Official Opposition, Ontario NDP - The NHL and NHL Players' Association have come to an agreement to not participate in the 2022 Winter Olympic men's hockey tournament in Beijing. "The National Hockey League respects and admires the desire of NHL Players to represent their countries and participate in a 'best on best' tournament. Accordingly, we have waited as long as possible to make this decision while exploring every available option to enable our Players to participate in the 2022 Winter Olympic Games," NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said in a statement. ALSO: Canadian woman playing a starring role in sports history & other top sports stories for 2021 GUEST: Greg Brady, Host of Toronto Today 5:30-9am on 640 Toronto - Millennials make up the majority of working age Canadians. They are increasingly taking leadership roles on teams and in organizations. They are the largest block of voters in the Canadian electorate, and a soon to be published book chapter says they were instrumental in all three election wins for Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Party. But - are older millennials much different than younger ones?  GUEST: Oksana Kishchuk,  Director of research and insights at Abacus Data See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Projections for COVID-19 case counts are pointing straight up in Ontario and Quebec thanks to the Omicron variant. Meanwhile, provincial governments are rapidly deploying boosters and tests ahead of the holiday season, and restrictions are once again tightening in some regions. Scientific director of Ontario's COVID-19 Science Advisory Table Dr. Peter Jüni and Dr. Susy Hota, an infectious diseases physician at University Health Network in Toronto, answer listeners' questions about the COVID-19 Omicron variant; and Dr. Jennifer Russell, New Brunswick's chief medical officer of health, discusses changes to booster dose eligibility and how that government is preparing for omicron.

Construction on the Third Street Bridge in Chatham is running behind schedule, Ontario's COVID-19 science advisory table is recommending the provincial government take immediate action to slow the spread of the Omicron variant, today is the last day of school before the Christmas break but so far the plan is still to return to school in January.

Independent MPP of Chatham-Kent-Leamington, Rick Nicholls shares his thoughts on if Ontario's COVID measures will be lifted in January. Managing Editor of Blacklock's Reporter, Tom Korski on Health Minister Duclos' saying that Pandemic health precautions may last “months, possibly even years.” Also, Tom speaks on the federal panel announcement that young men and boys aged 12 to 29 should no longer take a Moderna shot. Freedom-lover and small-town physician, Dr. Patrick Phillips. Accidental/Unofficial COVID Data Analyst, Kelly Brown on the requirement to take an Omicron-specific vaccine for fully vaxxed. CEO/Medical Director at Western Medical Assessments, Dr. Roger Hodkinson on the release of Pfizer's post-authorization adverse events report through Feb.28th, 2021. caWsbar representative on women's sport & Co-Author of “Unsporting: How Trans Activism and Science Denial Are Destroying Sport,” Linda Blade speaks on the anniversary of the mass murder of 14 young women at Montreal's L'ecole Polytechnique

Kelly speaks with Dr. Peter Juni, Epidemiologist, Scientific Director of Ontario's COVID-19 Science Advisory Table, about a new COVID variant and whether or not plexiglass barriers are counterproductive to ventilation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson... Why does it feel like everything we buy is temporary & disposable? How has the leader of China rewritten history and given himself more power than before? We're hearing COVID-19 cases are on the rise in Ontario but how bad is it really? We meet Hamilton's new representative for Ward 5, a veteran politician and former Dundas councillor. What's the ripple effect of the Rogers fiasco? What does Carmi Levy think of Justin Trudeau's dream of banning hate and disinformation from the internet? And is Erin O'Toole's shadow cabinet a sign of him regaining control of the federal Conservative party? Guests: Lorraine Sommerfeld, Auto Writer with Post Media, Motherlode column in the Hamilton Spec and Host of the Lemon Aid Car Show on RogersTV Gordon Houlden, Director of the China Institute and Professor of Political Science with the University of Alberta Dr. Timothy Sly, Epidemiologist and Professor Emeritus in the School of Population and Public Health with Ryerson University Russ Powers, former Liberal MP and former Dundas councillor Marvin Ryder, Professor with the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University Carmi Levy. Tech Analyst John Ivison, Journalist with the National Post   Host - Scott Thompson Content Producer - William P. Erskine Podcast/Technical Producer - Ben Straughan News Anchors - Diana Weeks and Ted Michaels Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://omny.fm/shows/scott-thompson-show See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast: Recently released provincial modelling suggests that Ontario's COVID-19 case counts will remain stable, even with more social contacts, if some public health measures remain in place. Ontario's COVID-19 Science Advisory Table released their updated projections on Friday. The team cited favourable numbers due to high vaccination rates in the province and continued public health measures but it cautioned the need to keep some measures in place and focus on vaccinating young children when they are eligible. With Doug Ford aiming to end COVID-19 restrictions by March, does his timeline have scientific merit? GUEST: Dr. Peter Juni, Director of Ontario's Science Table and a Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology at the University of Toronto - Former Liberal prime minister Jean Chrétien says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau would have been "better served" if he sought guidance from his party's elder statesmen, but that the current government has failed to reach out to him for advice.  "I'm not there, but sometimes I thought that, you know, they would have been better served if they would have looked to have older, experienced people with them," Chrétien said in an interview airing on Rosemary Barton Live on Sunday.  Chrétien said he isn't passing judgment on the current Liberal government. But, in a forthcoming book, he wrote that while "Trudeau and his team aspire to be reformists on a grand scale … their lack of experience for succeeding in that goal is more and more apparent." GUEST: Wayne Petrozzi, Professor in the Department of Politics and Public Administration at Ryerson University - Edward Rogers actively fought plans to keep Masai Ujiri as head of the Toronto Raptors this summer — saying that he was not worth the amount offered — and then tried to extract an extraordinary benefit for his own company, the Star has learned. To the relief of fans, the ploy by Rogers was unsuccessful, and the Raptors announced on Aug. 5 that Ujiri was staying on in Toronto as vice chairman and president of basketball operations. However, new details have emerged suggesting that behind the scenes that Edward Rogers tried to sabotage a high-performing executive with whom he had grown disenchanted — and ultimately failed in his bid because he appeared not to fully understand the governance structure of the NBA franchise. GUEST: Marvin Ryder, Professor with the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast: Premier Doug Ford's government will announce its new plan for lifting more of Ontario's COVID-19 public health restrictions next week. The easing of pandemic measures could include ending capacity limits in all locations where proof-of-vaccination requirements are in place, such as restaurants, bars and gyms, a senior official in Ford's government said Wednesday. GUEST: Sabrina Nanji, Founder of the Queen's Park Observer -  The Ontario government's plan to invest $260 million and hire 4,000 staff within a year in the long-term care sector is, simply put, misguided. The reason given for this financial injection is to meet the goal of providing long-term care residents with an average of four hours direct care per day.  Long-Term Care Minister Rod Phillips, in his Oct. 6 announcement, also stated, “This investment will allow all homes to hire and retain the staff they need.” This is simply not true. What this announcement and funding scheme reflect is yet another ineffective attempt to solve the crisis of the worker shortage without addressing the bigger issue – retaining the folks in these positions. You can read to full Op-ed article HERE. GUEST: Laura Bulmer, Chair of the Canadian Association of Continuing Care Providers - A Hamilton city councillor is pushing back against a new poll that claims the “silent majority” of Hamiltonians want to expand the urban boundary. In a tweet, Ward 8's John-Paul Danko referred to a new Nanos Research poll — funded by the Realtors' Associatpusion of Hamilton-Burlington (RAHB), the Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA), and the West End Home Builders' Association (WEHBA) — as “a clear example of how the development industry is able to buy public policy.” The Nanos poll of 700 randomly selected residents, surveyed by phone between Aug. 24 and Sept. 18, found that 38 per cent of respondents want the city of Hamilton to expand the urban boundary into farmland. GUEST: Michael Collins-Williams, Chief Executive Officer of the West End Home Builders' Association - Hamilton councillors have strong words for Alectra Utilities, after learning that it will stop providing water billing services to the city when its contract expires in 2024. “I'm very disappointed, and I feel blindsided by Alectra,” says Ward 6 Coun. Tom Jackson. “I thought we had a darn good working relationship.” Jackson fears the utility's decision will contribute to higher costs for the city and future tax increases. GUEST: Lloyd Ferguson, Councillor for Ward 12 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

FULL NEWSCAST: Canada-wide warrant issued for man who police say killed missing Ontario couple + Fallout from tow truck turf war prompts new rules for OPP officers + Ontario's COVID-19 case counts 'flattened' but exponential growth still possible if restrictions lift

Show Opening... But first (0:33); Ontario Premier Doug Ford provides update as proof of COVID-19 vaccination certificates begin (1:49); Ontario's COVID-19 vaccine certificate system goes into effect today at bars, restaurants, cinemas, gyms (20:44); Politicians need to practice what they preach and pay back wage subsidy (43:07); Meet your elected candidate for Kitchener South - Hespeler (1:04:13); The Kiwanis Club 2021 Home Renovation Workshop (1:27:31); How are you feeling about returning to live performances? (1:46:53)

Leamington and Chatham-Kent are planning to work closely together after last month's explosion in Wheatley, Ontario's COVID-19 Science Advisory Table says there are tens of thousands of people in the province suffering from what's being called "long-COVID", and municipal officials in Chatham-Kent are applying to the province for some money to build more pickleball courts.

The Scott Thompson Show Podcast The rapidly changing situation in Afghanistan has filled newsfeeds with scenes of chaos and heartache as people try to escape the country in the face of a revitalized Taliban. What happens next? Scott spoke with Reggie Cecchini and then Professor Stephen Saideman, to find out.Guests: Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News Stephen M. Saideman, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton Universtiy; Director of the Canadian Defence and Security Network, Co-Host of the Battle Rhythm Podcast - Scott checked in with Dr. Ahmad Firas Khalid, to discuss the vaccine requirements announced by Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Kieran Moore. Guest: Dr. Ahmad Firas Khalid, Health Policy expert and advisor, medical doctor, and a lecturer on health systems and policy - We have a clearer idea of the Liberal, Conservative, and NDP platforms for the September 20th election. How do they compare, does anyone seem to have been peeking at their classmate's work, and what stands out? Guest: Tim Powers, Chairman of Summa Strategies and Managing Director of Abacus Data   Subscribe to the Scott Thompson Show wherever you find your favourite podcasts, keep up with the big stories developing in Hamilton, Ontario and across Canada: https://curiouscast.ca/podcast/189/the-scott-thompson-show/ Host - Scott ThompsonContent/Technical/Podcast Producer - William P. Erskine

The Sunday edition of the Best Fight Back, from the week that was, with Jane Brown Interviews with: - Justin Bates on the high cost of PCR tests - Charles Burton and Cheuk Kwan on China upholding it's death sentence of a Canadian prisoner - Dr. Peter Juni, Ryan Imgrun, and Dr. Alon Vaisman on Ontario's COVID-19 reporting - Dr. Steve Joordens, Carey McBeth, and Dr. Alon Vaisman on the social etiquette of asking about someone's vaccination status - And the best calls of the week!

The Scott Thompson Show Podcast The border has opened to U.S. tourism, Ontario's COVID-19 numbers have peaked at levels not seen since June, and the debate continues around mandatory vaccinations for healthcare workers and participants in the education system. Guest: Dr. Todd Coleman, Biostatistician, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Health Sciences Wilfrid Laurier University - Niagara Falls has been waiting for the border to reopen to vaccinated U.S. tourists and today, like so many border cities, they got their wish!Guest: Jim Diodati, Mayor of Niagara Falls, Ontario - Many businesses that have relied on tourism from the U.S. are breathing a sigh of relief today, even with COVID concerns still in the air.Guest: Dan Kelly, President of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business - Over the weekend, former Ontario Premier Bill Davis died at the age of 92. Scott speaks with Michael Taube about Davis's legacy, and the search for a successor to it in Canadian politics.Guest: Michael Taube, Troy Media Syndicated Columnist, Washington Times contributor, Former Speech Writer for Stephen Harper - As Canadians undergo another period of transition -- now returning to the office -- we are calling into question a lot of aspects of our working life that we took for granted. Including the notion of how many days should be in a work week. Is it time for scale down to four days instead of five? Guest: Linda Nazareth, Macdonald-Laurier Institute Senior Fellow for Economics and Population Change, principal of Relentless Economics, and host of the Work & The Future podcast - With Summer Olympics behind us, more attention is being turned to the political questions surrounding the Winter Olympics being held in Beijing.Guest: Charles Burton Senior Fellow with the Centre for Advancing Canada's Interests Abroad at Macdonald-Laurier Institute   Subscribe to the Scott Thompson Show wherever you find your favourite podcasts, keep up with the big stories developing in Hamilton, Ontario and across Canada: https://curiouscast.ca/podcast/189/the-scott-thompson-show/ Host - Scott ThompsonContent/Technical/Podcast Producer - William P. Erskine

Guest host Jamil Jivani breaks down the latest news on Quebec's plan to implement a vaccine passport amid rising COVID-19 cases.  On today's show:  Chris Aylward, national president of the Public Service Alliance of Canada, discusses the possible strike action by Canada's border workers. Dr. Isaac Bogoch, infectious diseases physician at the Toronto General Hospital and a member of Ontario's COVID-19 vaccine task force, talks about Quebec's plan to introduce a vaccine passport.  Tony Sharpe, a former Canadian Olympic sprinter and Andre De Grasse's former coach, talks about the sprinter's gold medal win. 

After talking about the conclusion of the NHL season, the NBA Finals, the new Nintendo Switch (OLED), and Ontario's COVID numbers, I talk about why you need to be walking every single day and how to prepare yourself for the gyms re-opening. Why you need to walk everyday (9:09) What to do to prep your body for the gym (19:12)

The Ontario government has again updated the Employment Standards Act to further extend Ontario's “COVID-19 Period” to September 25, 2021. This means the temporary rules that began in March 2020 will continue to apply, giving employers the ability to implement COVID-related leaves of absence or wage reductions. To help us clarify the legalities is Jonathan Borelli. Jonathan is a labour lawyer with Mississauga based law firm Keyser Mason Ball.

 Changing vaccine guidance, military misconduct and why the Winnipeg lab incident is making waves on the Hill    On this week's edition of ‘The West Block' host Mercedes Stephenson speaks with one of the country's top medical minds - Dr. Peter Jüni, director of Ontario's COVID-19 Science Advisory Table – about how Canadians should respond to the evolving vaccine advice.  She also speaks with two key MPs who are examining the military misconduct file; the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence, Anita Vandenbeld, and Conservative MP James Bezan.  And Stephenson talks to Global News investigative journalist Sam Cooper about why the Conservatives are accusing the government of covering up an incident that caused two scientists at Canada's highest security laboratory to be fired.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today's show, we talk about Instagram Reels and Tiktok with the small social company's Julilyn Woods. Guest host Ken Tencer takes over the hot seat with his new weekly segment, Say Hi to the Future. We get an overview on Emerging global trade markets with Peter Hall and Brad Butt gives us our political update. But first: The Ontario government has again updated the Employment Standards Act to further extend Ontario's “COVID-19 Period” to September 25, 2021. This means the temporary rules that began in March 2020 will continue to apply, giving employers the ability to implement COVID-related leaves of absence or wage reductions. To help us clarify the legalities is KMB Law's Jonathan Borrelli.

Evan Solomon discusses Air Canada giving out $10M in bonuses to executives while negotiating a financial aid package with the federal government.  On today's show:  Dr. Isaac Bogoch, infectious diseases physician at the Toronto General Hospital and a member of Ontario's COVID-19 vaccine task force, discusses NACI's new guidance on mixing and matching COVID-19 vaccine doses. Unifor President Jerry Dias weighs-in on the Air Canada bonuses.  Reverend Michael Coren, columnist, author, and Anglican cleric, discusses the lack of apology from the Roman Catholic Church on its role in the residential school system.   Lee Versage, co-host of 'The Drive' on TSN 1200, talks about Naomi Osaka withdrawing from the French Open.  

Show Opening... But first (0:33); With or without Doug Ford, Ontario voters deserve a better choice than they have now (20:55); How international students make decisions about staying in Canada (44:06); Horwath to call for fall launch of inquiry into Ontario's COVID-19 response (1:04:25); Strategic extremism: 4 insights on the U.S. Capitol siege from established insurgencies (1:27:35); Will there be back to office resentment? (1:47:31)

Dr. Isaac Bogoch, infectious diseases physician at Toronto General Hospital and a member of Ontario's COVID-19 vaccine task force, shares his thoughts on whether or not Canada will become a mNRA country and whether or not we should be mixing-and-matching Covid-19 vaccines. On the show today: The Federal Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole drops by to talk about Canada's economic recovery, vaccines and Bill C-10. Bev Standing, a Canadian professional voice actor who became the voice of TikTok, discusses why she is suing the app. Cathy Slavic, PhD Candidate in Health Geography at McMaster University, unpacks how governments have performed with messaging during the pandemic. Dr. Wassim Saad, chief of staff of Windsor Regional Hospital, speaks about how they've applied to a special program to get vaccines from the U-S. Jason Leaver, Canadian web series creator known for creating the internationally critically acclaimed web series 'Out with Dad', talks about his new video game. Plus, are the federal government, media and opposition parties rooting for a disaster like one provincial justice minister is claiming? That's ludicrous! Also, we take your thoughts on whether or not the Tokyo Olympics SHOULD go on.

On today's episode Aidan is joined by David Piccini the MPP for Northumberland-Peterborough South who is also the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities. Today Aidan and David discuss Ontario's Covid vaccine rollout along with free speech

Canada has universal health care and millions of doses of the vaccine were already ordered. In fact, Canada has secured the world's largest number of potential Covid vaccine doses per capita. Canada has signed deals with seven vaccine suppliers such as Moderna and Pfizer, as well as ones with pending authorization like AstraZeneca and Johnson and Johnson, and also COVAX for a total of over 400 million doses. The country has long had a COVID-19 vaccination plan. So why are so few of its citizens vaccinated? Resources Mentioned in the Podcast Vax Hunters Canada – To find an appointment for the vaccine https://twitter.com/VaxHuntersCan Ontario Covid-19 Vaccination Plan https://covid-19.ontario.ca/ontarios-covid-19-vaccination-plan Vaccine Dose Delay Explained https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/vaccine-dose-delay-canada-covid-19-research-1.5965996 Vaccination Tracker https://covid19tracker.ca/vaccinationtracker.html Coronavirus Vaccination Tracker: How Many People In Canada Have Received Shots https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/coronavirus-vaccination-tracker-how-many-people-in-canada-have-received-shots-1.5247509 How to book a COVID-19 vaccine appointment in Ontario https://covid-19.ontario.ca/book-vaccine Ontario's COVID-19 vaccination plan https://covid-19.ontario.ca/ontarios-covid-19-vaccination-plan#phase-1 The latest announcements about COVID-19 vaccines https://news.ontario.ca/search/en?keywords=vaccine General information about vaccines and immunizations ( Ontario ) https://www.ontario.ca/page/vaccines Follow the Show twitter.com/5050techflix instagram.com/5050techflix Follow Sayla twiter.com/SaylaVdeGoede Instagram.com/sayla_vee clubhouse: @sayladegoede Follow Richardson twitter.com/richardsondx instagram.com/richardsondx youtube.com/richardsondx clubhouse: @richardsondx Thanks for being a supporter, and have a great day! This episode was brought to you by the 'Share Button' :). The easiest appreciation you can give without spending your money. The share button helps us reach more people and grow our audience. So If you know someone who might enjoy this podcast, Use the 'Share Button' and Share The Caring Effect. Every Share Helps.

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast: New modelling data released by the province suggests the third wave is now finally "cresting" but the current situation remains very "precarious." Experts with Ontario's COVID-19 science advisory table presented the new data during a news conference on Thursday, as infection numbers in the province dropped below the 4,000 mark for several days. Brown said the third wave cresting is due to lower mobility rates. He said that while retail, recreation and transit mobility has fallen significantly, workplace mobility, which refers to essential workers travelling to job sites, remains high. The science table is now calling for even stronger measures to curb case growth. Projections released on Thursday show that without stronger measures, daily cases would remain above 2,000 in June. ALSO: A weekly breakdown of when people in Ontario will have access to COVID vaccines GUEST: Dr. Zain Chagla, an Infectious Disease Specialist with St. Joseph’s Hospital and an Associate Professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases and Department of Medicine with McMaster University - Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan is launching an independent, external review into sexual misconduct in the Canadian Armed Forces led by former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour. The review will centre around providing recommendations to set up an independent reporting system so that military members can share allegations of sexual misconduct outside of the military chain of command — a key request by victims and survivors who say they have for too long faced reprisals for coming forward. GUEST: Stephanie Carvin, Associate Professor of International Affairs at the Norman Paterson School of International Affair at Carleton University, Former National Security Analyst for CSIS - In 1993’s Groundhog Day, the character played by actor Bill Murray relives the same day over and over again. Fast forward to 2021 and you couldn’t blame Ontario’s 400,000 retail and small business owners for feeling the same way. With the third lockdown in full swing, Ontario retailers have had to hire and fire staff, buy and markdown inventory, and open and close stores in a never-ending merry-go-round of financial and emotional pain and uncertainty. Stuck in a holding pattern and frustrated with governments that appear to move in slow motion, these entrepreneurs have had to innovate just to tread water in an industry at the forefront of COVID-19’s wrath. With non-essential retailers closed and essential retailers capped at 25% capacity, there is limited cash flow to help pay never-ending bills. And don’t forget about the debt that small businesses have incurred during the pandemic. The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) estimates that on average, each small business owes $170,000. GUEST: Bruce Winder, Retail analyst and author - Doctors and other front-line professionals, backed by Canadian celebrities, have banded together to get accurate vaccine information to those most at risk of contracting COVID-19. The This Is Our Shot campaign launched Wednesday was driven largely by groups that have been reaching out to and advocating for racialized communities bearing the brunt of the pandemic. The goal is to dispel myths and to answer questions in more than two dozen languages. Celebrities, including actor Ryan Reynolds, crooner Michael Buble and Olympic hockey star Hayley Wickenheiser, are pushing the campaign by posting photos of themselves on social media wearing This Is Our Shot T-shirts. GUEST: Elissa Freeman, PR and Pop Culture Expert See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Canadian Common Sense - The only way out of this pandemic is to get vaccinated Charles says the research has already been done in terms of covid restrictions and vaccinations.  Is there a way to fix Canada’s political party system? An important discussion on how the covid pandemic has impacted Canada's political party system  Guest - Scott Gilmore - Editor-At-Large at MacLeans  and Fellow At MunkSchool  Ontario AG’s report exposes LTC homes in the province were ill prepared for the pandemic An important discussion on how long-term care homes have been impacted by covid 19  Guest - Vivian Stamatopoulos - Professor at Ontario Tech University; and a LTC advocate Why a Canadian journalist believes the Peel region holds the key to controlling the spread of Covid-19 in Ontario A conversation on what's going on in the Peel region of Ontario Guest - Fatima Syed - Freelance Journalist in Toronto-area Subscribe to the Charles Adler Tonight podcast to hear more: https://curiouscast.ca/podcast/135/charles-adler-tonight/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Evan Solomon brings you the latest news you need to know on the federal government's first budget in two years, which will focus on pandemic recovery.   On today's show:  Goldy Hyder, President and CEO of the Business Council of Canada, weighs-in on the federal budget. Scott Reid, CTV News political commentator and former communications director for Prime Minister Paul Martin, and Lisa Raitt, former MP and deputy leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, discuss the federal budget.   Dr. Isaac Bogoch, infectious diseases physician at the Toronto General Hospital and a member of Ontario's COVID-19 vaccine task force, shares his thoughts the new COVID-19 restrictions in Ontario.  

Libby Znaimer is back today. She is joined by Bill VanGorder, Interim Chief Chief Policy Officer of CARP followed by Jason Lietaer, Conservative strategist and President of Enterprise. Today: A look ahead to the 2021 pandemic budget being delivered by the federal Liberal government.

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The Bill Kelly Show Podcast: The federal Conservatives revealed their climate plan on Thursday and proposing a $20-per-tonne carbon price — lower than the Liberals’. The plan is a major shift in policy, as the party has previously threatened to scrap the program introduced by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in 2018. Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole announced the climate policy Thursday morning, saying his party would scrap Trudeau’s carbon price system and replace it with a “pricing mechanism for consumers.” The 15-page document, obtained by The Canadian Press, proposed the carbon price at $20 per tonne, rising no higher than $50 per tonne. GUEST: Richard Brennan, Former Journalist with The Toronto Star covering Queen’s Park and Parliament Hill - After record-high days for Ontario's COVID-19 cases and ICU departments.... we're preparing for new restrictions to be announced by the premier. It comes after Doug Ford and his cabinet met for several hours yesterday and will again pick-up discussions this morning. Premier Doug Ford and members of his cabinet are looking at measures such as travel restrictions and ordering a shut down of certain construction-related activities. Also up for consideration, is a further tightening of restrictions around non-essential retail sales and cutting back on curbside pick-up. ALSO: NO THERE ISN’T A PCR ‘CASEDEMIC’ GUEST: Dr Raywat Deonandan, Professor and Epidemiologist with the faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa  - CALLS FROM LISTENE: Do you support lockdowns to stem the spread of COVID-19? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This edition of On The Ledge was recorded before Premier Doug Ford was scheduled to make his latest pronouncement on the province's strategy to slow the spread of COVID-19. We know it will be based on a series of layered closed door meetings with no indication of how the premier arrived at his decision. Politics has trumped public health so far. And it's becoming increasingly clear the Ford government is suffering on both fronts. We're joined in this episode by CTV's Queen's Park Bureau Chief, Colin D'Mello. 

Evan Solomon discusses the pandemic fatigue happening during Canada's third wave of COVID-19.  On today's show:  Listeners call-in to discuss pandemic fatigue. We take texts and calls the Liberals' plan to introduce a national child-care program.  Dr. Isaac Bogoch, infectious diseases physician at the Toronto General Hospital and a member of Ontario's COVID-19 vaccine task force, discusses pandemic fatigue.  Martin Patriquin, Quebec correspondent for The Logic, talks about the anti-curfew riot in Montreal.  Michael Castner, morning national news anchor for NBC news radio, shares the latest updates on the police shooting of Daunte Wright in Minneapolis.  Brian Robson shares the details about his new book, The Crate Escape, which tells the story of his trip overseas in a crate in 1965.

Ontario's vaccine rollout has been heavily criticized for its initial approach and characterized by confusion about prioritizing the most vulnerable people. Will last week's vaccine-strategy pivot be enough to turn things around? We examine the challenges so far and what's needed going forward to reduce inequities and provide protection to those who need it most. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jane Brown is filling in for Libby Znaimer today. She is joined by Karen Stintz,

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast: The head of Ornge, Ontario's air ambulance agency, will be leading the province's vaccine distribution task force. Dr. Homer Tien is replacing retired general Rick Hillier, who stepped down from his role leading the task force when his contract expired on March 31. The new appointment was applauded by doctors and members of the public on Sunday, following earlier criticism of the province's vaccine distribution plan. ALSO: Representatives of Hamilton's lower city expressed outrage Monday over a decision by the province to leave some pharmacies out of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout. GUEST: Richard Brennan, Former Journalist with The Toronto Star covering Queen's Park and Parliament Hill - The Hamilton Wentworth Catholic District School Board (HWCDSB) has closed St. Peter and Paul on Fennell Avenue East near Upper James Street until further notice due to an outbreak. And The medical officer of health for Peel Region is invoking powers under Ontario law to order all local schools closed for in-person instruction due to COVID-19. Are Schools safe? & Is Hamilton next to close all of its schools? GUEST: Manny Figueiredo,  HWDSB director - Ontario's COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Task Force is facing criticism for not prioritizing essential workers, but the group says they are and that there are still ethical considerations to take into account. Should the Ontario government change course on vaccinating essential workers? And Is a province wide stay at home order necessary? GUEST: Dr. Lorne Small, Infectious Disease Specialist with Trillium Health Partners - An inside look at the money, power and influence behind the Ford government's push to build Highway 413.  The premier's office says the 413 would serve a growing population and relieve pressure on existing highways. Ontario has approved controversial MZOs to help fast-track development on lands owned by some of these major developers. But eight of Ontario's most powerful land developers own thousands of acres of prime real estate near the proposed route of the controversial Highway 413, a Torstar/National Observer investigation has found. Is this a friends with benefits situation? GUEST:  Emma McIntosh, Reporter for Canada's National Observer

Jane Brown is filling in for Libby Znaimer today. She is joined by David Cravit, Vice President of Zoomer Media, Bill VanGorder, Interim Chief Policy Officer of CARP and Peter Muggeridge, Senior Editor of Zoomer Magazine. According to new data by the Institute for for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Ontario's COVID-19 hot spots also happen to be the locations where vaccine uptake rates among the elderly are the lowest. Our panel explores the various existing barriers that have made it more difficult to fully vaccinate this demographic including ethnic background. Meanwhile, the president and CEO of the Ornge air ambulance company, Dr. Homer Tien, has officially replaced Ret. Gen. Rick Hillier as the head of Ontario's COVID-19 vaccine rollout task force. Our panel weighs in on the latest. ONTARIO'S RISING COVID-19 CASES AND YOUNGER ADULTS ARE INCREASINGLY BEING ADMITTED TO THE ICU Jane Brown is filling in for Libby Znaimer today. She is joined by Dr. Timothy Sly, an epidemiologist and professor at the school of Occupational and Public Health at Ryerson University followed by Dr. Michael Warner, Medical Director of Critical Care at Michael Garron Hospital. Ontario's daily cases are climbing. Today's reported number is: 2,938 cases. Yesterday, that number was even higher at 3,041 cases. Are Ontario's latest COVID-19 measures sufficient especially in light of the new variants? Meanwhile, hospitals are reporting an increase in younger adults being administered amid the third wave and it's reportedly being fuelled by the new variants. Our health experts weigh in on the latest.

Evan Solomon discusses the federal government and the provincial governments blaming each other for Canada's slow vaccine rollout.  On today's show:  We play Evan's interview with Procurement Minister Anita Anand on vaccine supply and rollouts. Aaron Derfel, health reporter for the Montreal Gazette, and Colin D'Mello, CTV News Queen's Park Bureau Chief, discuss the rising cases and hospitalizations in Ontario and Quebec.   Dr. Isaac Bogoch, infectious diseases physician at the Toronto General Hospital and a member of Ontario's COVID-19 vaccine task force, talks about looming lockdowns in the provinces.  We take texts and calls on whether or not gym class should be mandatory up to Grade 12.  Gil McGowan, President of the Alberta Federation of Labour, discusses the new documents on COVID-19 outbreaks at the Cargill meat-packing plant.  Flavio Volpe, President of the Auto Parts Manufacturers Association, talks about the microchip shortage causing auto plant shutdowns in Canada. 

Evan Solomon discusses the third wave of COVID-19 in Canada and the dangers of the variants.  On today's show:  Dr. Isaac Bogoch, infectious diseases physician at the Toronto General Hospital and a member of Ontario's COVID-19 vaccine task force, discusses the third wave of COVID-19 and the variants. We play Evan's full interview with Conservative MP Tim Uppal on carbon pricing.  Liberal MP Nate-Erskine Smith explains why he wants to see a one-time wealth tax to offset pandemic costs.  Michael Castner, morning national news anchor for NBC news radio, discusses the latest updates on Derek Chauvin's trial. 

Evan Solomon discusses delaying second COVID-19 vaccine doses by four months with  epidemiologists and Canada's top doctors.   On today's show:  We play Evan's full interview with Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau on Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor's trials and the new sanctions on Chinese officials. Dr. Ron Daniels, the Convenor of the African American Reparations Commission, discusses Evanston, Illinois becoming the first U.S. city to offer reparations to Black residents.   We play Evan's interview with Canada's Chief Science Advisor Dr. Mona Nemer on delaying second COVID-19 vaccine doses by four months.  Dr. Isaac Bogoch, infectious diseases physician at the Toronto General Hospital and a member of Ontario's COVID-19 vaccine task force, weighs-in on delaying second vaccine doses by four months. 

TORONTO — The Ontario government has announced that restaurant workers won't be included in Phase 2 of Ontario's COVID-19 vaccine distribution. Why is the Ontario government is prioritizing industries that weren't forced to shutter during lockdown? Servers must be in proximity to customers who aren't wearing masks but bank employees are more protected? Listen to the briefing to hear how the Ontario restaurant industry is advocating for their own protection. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Evan Solomon marks the one-year anniversary of the World Health Organization declaring COVID-19 a global pandemic.  On today's show: Alan Doyle, Newfoundlander musician and actor and the lead singer in Great Big Sea, talks about what his past year has been like and what he's looking forward to after the pandemic. Harley Finkelstein, President of Shopify, shares stories of hardship and hope about businesses during the pandemic. We hear directly from business owners about what the past year has been like for them.  Dr. Isaac Bogoch, infectious diseases physician at Toronto General Hospital and a member of Ontario's COVID-19 vaccine task force, reflects on the past year and also addresses concerns about AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine.  Laura Tamblyn-Watts, CEO of CanAge, talks about how the past year has exposed the crisis in Canada's long-term care homes.  We hear from listeners about the best and worst parts of the past year. 

Evan Solomon discusses the updates to Canada's COVID-19 vaccination plan and the accelerated timeline.  On today's show:  Unifor president Jerry Dias discusses the potential government loans for the airline sector. Dr. Isaac Bogoch, infectious diseases physician at the Toronto General Hospital and a member of Ontario's COVID-19 vaccine task force, talks about Canada's vaccination plan.  Evan shares his thoughts on the latest Royal family drama ahead of Oprah's interview with Prince Harry and the Duchess of Sussex.  Michael Gier, director and producer of the Wounded Heroes documentary talks about this new film on PTSD.  We hear from veterans and first-responders who are suffering from PTSD.  Dr. Robin Andrews, volcanologist turned freelance science journalist, talks about the 17,000 earthquakes that have happened in Iceland this past week. 

Evan Solomon breaks down the latest news on Ontario's COVID-19 vaccination timeline and the vaccine rollout in other provinces.  On today's show:  Robert Benzie, Queen's Park Bureau Chief for the Toronto Star, and Dr. Marla Shapiro, CTV News Medical Specialist, discuss Ontario's COVID-19 vaccination plan. We hear listeners' thoughts on a landmark ruling in a Chinese divorce court ordering the husband to compensate the wife for housework.  Evan discusses Trudeau and Biden's first virtual meeting.  Retired General Rick Hillier, head of Ontario's COVID-19 vaccine task force, shares more details on Ontario's vaccine rollout.  Scott Reid, CTV News political commentator and former communications director for Prime Minister Paul Martin, plays Overhyped vs. Underplayed.  Philip Cohen, a sociology professor at the University of Maryland, talks about the 'pandemic Baby Bust." We also hear listeners' thoughts on this subject. 

Evan Solomon discusses President Biden and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's first virtual meeting.  On today's show:  Scotty Greenwood, partner at Crestview Strategy and the CEO of the Canadian American Business Council, discusses Canada/U.S. relations ahead of Trudeau and Biden's first virtual meeting. Dr. Michelle Cohen, family physician in Brighton, ON and assistant professor in the department of Family Medicine at Queen's University, talks about concerns some family doctors in Ontario are raising about the vaccine rollout.  Dr. Isaac Bogoch, infectious diseases physician at Toronto General Hospital and a member of Ontario's COVID-19 vaccine task force, discusses the province's vaccine rollout.  We play Evan's full interview with Liberal MP Ali Ehsassi on the MPs vote on China committing genocide.  Pam Palmater, Mi'kmaq lawyer and chair of Indigenous governance at Ryerson University, explains why Jeep should drop the name 'Cherokee.'  Laura Tamblyn-Watts, CEO of CanAge, discusses the new report on the lack of seniors' vaccinations in Canada.   

Evan Solomon discusses the federal government's new gun control legislation.  On today's show:  We play Evan's full interview with Retired General Rick Hillier who is leading Ontario's COVID-19 vaccine rollout. Steve Laskowski, president of the Canadian Trucking Alliance, discusses safety issues truckers are facing and the idea of testing essential workers at the land border.  Perrin Beatty, president of The Canadian Chamber of Commerce, explains the new council formed to help businesses through the pandemic. Nathalie Provost, Polytechnique shooting survivor and spokesperson for the gun control group PolySeSouvient, explains why she feels betrayed by the gun control legislation.  Tony Bernardo, executive director of the Canadian Shooting Sports Association, explains why he has issues with the gun control legislation.  Evan discusses politicians declaring a genocide in China without following with meaningful action.  David Phillips, Senior Climatologist with Environment Canada, talks about the snowstorms hitting several provinces across the country. 

Evan Solomon discusses COVID-19 vaccine issues in Canada.  On today's show:  Dr. Isaac Bogoch, infectious diseases physician at Toronto General Hospital and a member of Ontario's COVID-19 vaccine task force, explains who is next on the list to get the COVID-19 vaccine, and this week's expected vaccine delivery. Bob Fife, The Globe and Mail Ottawa Bureau Chief, discusses the coalition Canada has created with 57 other countries to support a new international declaration denouncing state-sponsored arbitrary detentions.    Michael Castner, morning national news anchor for NBC news radio, talks about Donald Trump's acquittal and what this could mean for the future.   We play Evan's full interview with Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister.  Tom Mulcair, CTV News political analyst and former NDP leader, discusses the coroner's inquiry into the long-term care home deaths in Quebec.    We play Evan's full interview with former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. 

Evan Solomon breaks down the latest news on COVID-19 in Canada and discusses the new variants arriving in the country.  On today's show:  Dr. Isaac Bogoch, infectious diseases physician at Toronto General Hospital and a member of Ontario's COVID-19 vaccine task force, discusses the new COVID-19 variants and the vaccine rollout.  Evan Solomon shares his thoughts on Canada attending the Beijing Olympic Games after politicians have said China is committing genocide.  Richard Painter, former chief White House ethics lawyer for President George W. Bush and professor of Law at the University of Minnesota, weighs in on Donald Trump's second impeachment trial.  Thomas Hesse, president of The United Food and Commercial Workers Local 401 (UFCW 401), explains why the union wants the Olymel pork processing plant shutdown amid a deadly COVID-19 outbreak.  Ian Bron, a former government whistleblower and a senior fellow at the Centre for Free Expression Whistleblowing Initiative, discusses the government's lack of action to expand protections for whistleblowers.   Do you sleep in the same bed as your partner? Or different beds? Our producer shares her story and we take listeners' texts and calls. 

Evan Solomon digs into COVID-19 vaccine supply issues and how they will impact the vaccine rollout in Canada.  On today's show:  We play Evan's full interview with Retired Gen. Rick Hillier, who is leading Ontario's COVID-19 vaccine rollout. Dr. Isaac Bogoch, an infectious diseases physician at the Toronto General Hospital and a member of Ontario's COVID-19 vaccine task force, discusses COVID-19 mutations and vaccines.  Your texts and calls on the best and worst times of the pandemic on the one year anniversary of the first COVID-19 case in Canada.  Listeners share their thoughts on regulations on free speech online.    We play Evan's full interview with Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc on the Governor General's resignation.  Laura Tamblyn-Watts, CEO of CanAge, discusses the lack of enforcement at long-term care homes breaking the rules.  Evan shares the story of how he and his family caught a wild turkey. 

Evan Solomon digs into vaccine supply issues and a new unidentified strain of COVID-19 found in an Ontario nursing home.  On today's show:  Evan discusses the Inauguration celebration and compares it to Canada's transition of power celebrations.  We play Evan's full interview with MP Derek Sloan who was just ousted from the Conservative caucus.   Martin Firestone, a travel insurance broker in Toronto with TravelSecure, talks about Florida cracking down vaccine-tourism.  Evan discusses Biden's decision to cancel the Keystone XL pipeline and Premier Kenney's response.  Harvey Bischof, president of Ontario Secondary School Teacher's Federation, shares his reaction to a new report on Ontario's school safety during the pandemic.  Dr. Isaac Bogoch, infectious diseases physician at the Toronto General Hospital and a member of Ontario's COVID-19 vaccine task force, discusses a new strain of COVID-19 and the vaccination schedule.  Rylan Parrott, talks about how his ice fishing videos have gone viral on TikTok. 

Evan Solomon discusses Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole's plan to boot MP Derek Sloan from caucus.  On today's show:  Dr. Isaac Bogoch, infectious diseases physician at the Toronto General Hospital and a member of Ontario's COVID-19 Vaccine task force, discusses Pfizer's delayed shipment of vaccines and how it will impact distribution. Jason Lietaer, president of Enterprise Canada and a Conservative strategist, talks about Erin O'Toole's move to boot MP Derek Sloan from caucus.  CTV's Abby Kuhathasan discusses the security preparations ahead of Joe Biden's inauguration.  Nakuset, executive director of the Native Women's Shelter of Montreal and co-manager of Resilience Montreal, discusses the dangers homeless people are facing during the pandemic.  We take your texts and calls on a protest teachers held at a school in Montreal.  Richmond B.C. City Councillor Michael Wolfe talks about his proposed bylaw which would put more regulations on outdoor cats. 

Mercedes Stephenson sits down with the head of Ontario's COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Task Force, General Rick Hillier. In this full, unedited interview, General Hillier says Ontario Premier Doug Ford assured him he will have the resources needed to make this mission successful and the first day the vaccine arrives, ‘we'll be ready.' See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With all eyes on our neighbours to the south, host Amanda Galbraith sits down Sean Speer to unpack the important lessons learned from this very significant election. Sean is an expert in political strategy in his role as a fellow-in-residence at the Public Policy Forum, and has recently published an op-ed in the National Post about the larger political implications of the election. Then the two face-off in our rapid fire round to discuss their election predictions, Ontario's COVID approach, and the start of the holiday season.

Kelly talks to Dr. Vanessa Allen, chief of Medical Microbiology at Public Health Ontario.