The Bill Kelly Show Podcast:

Topic 1: What has Ontario done to make schools safer during the two-week virtual learning?

Topic 2: What is Dr. Moore’s actual opinion on child vaccination? And why the vacillation? 

Topic 3: What has changed in the Ontario COVID data to facilitate a return to class?

 GUEST: Dr. Kieran Moore, Chief Medical Officer of Health for the Province of Ontario

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The Ontario governments housing affordability summit is on Wednesday, Jan. 19th, what will be accomplished? Tim is a part of the task force and will be there.

ALSO: Royal LePage: Spring housing market poised for continued price growth following double-digit gains in fourth quarter

GUEST: Tim Hudak, CEO of OREA, Former Conservative Party leader of Ontario

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A COVID-19 vaccine mandate for truckers crossing into Canada from the United States is now in effect, raising worries about future disruptions to the supply chain as the pandemic drags on.

As of Saturday, Canadian truckers must be fully vaccinated if they want to avoid quarantine and a pre-arrival molecular test, while unvaccinated American big-riggers are to be turned back at the border.

Trucking industry groups accused the Canadian government of sparking confusion after the Canada Border Services Agency suggested earlier this week that Ottawa was backtracking on the rules, only to have that information refuted the next day.

GUEST: Ron Foxcroft, CEO of Fluke Transport

It's time for Tech Talk with Adam Oldfield!

Topics include: Tesla hack, Apple users better save their pennies, Canada mandates automatic headlights, CES show and more!

Global Affairs is proposing a multibillion-dollar Indo-Pacific strategy that would shift Canada’s reliance away from China by diversifying trade and investment in Asia, the Pacific Rim and beyond while boosting security and international assistance contributions to the region.

The federal plan, which is costed at $3.5-billion over five years, has been circulated within the top levels of the bureaucracy over the past few weeks, according to two officials with direct knowledge of the proposals.

GUEST: Elliot Tepper, Distinguished Senior Fellow with Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University

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

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Weekly Ontario Political round up:

GUEST: Richard Brennan, Former Journalist with The Toronto Star covering both Queen’s Park and Parliament Hill

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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