The Bill Kelly Show Podcast:

Ontario’s premier is calling for unity after the federal election as his province prepares to introduce COVID-19 vaccine certificates. 

Doug Ford congratulated Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on winning Monday’s election in an open letter before saying it was a contentious campaign.

Ford says he knows many people are concerned about their civil liberties being impeded by the certificates that launched today. He says Ontarians must continue to do everything they can to protect the province’s hard-fought progress against the virus.

Certificates proving that a person has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 will be necessary to enter a gym, theatre, or dine inside a restaurant starting today.

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

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The housing landscape in Hamilton is changing and the city is swiftly growing. This is primarily due to the rapid population increase our region saw over the past decade, and to the growth the Golden Horseshoe will continue to see over the next 30 years. Hamilton is projected to grow from 584,000 residents today to 823,000 by 2051 (an increase of more than 40 per cent).

To provide enough housing for the sheer number of people coming, Hamilton needs to grow up, in and out: up — with taller buildings around transit and central arteries like Fennell Avenue or Upper James Street; in — with denser infill housing in existing neighbourhoods in Ancaster, Dundas, Stoney Creek, Flamborough and Glanbrook; and, out — with new complete communities built on existing and new greenfield sites at the edges of the city.

Read the full article HERE

GUEST: Michael Collins-Williams, Chief Executive Officer of the West End Home Builders’ Association

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Chad Collins will be sworn in as an MP, vacating his Ward 5 council seat, the City is required to fill the seat 60 days after vacated. Who will replace Chad Collins and how will the process play out?

GUEST: Craig Burley, Spokesperson for iElect Hamilton

Canada’s next government will have to address a daunting set of economic challenges – some new, some familiar to a pandemic-weary country, some seemingly intractable. Crucial decisions about the future of energy, trade and the digital economy will have to be made against a backdrop of mounting debt and persistently high inflation.

GUEST: Moshe Lander, Senior Economics Lecturer with Concordia University

Fear and frustration hang over London, Ont., where many people are discussing four formal allegations of sexual violence reported to Western University and sharing unconfirmed rumours about wider sexual assaults. Members of the Western community say they feel unsafe, especially young women and other vulnerable groups.

In response to the situation, students organized a walkout rally on Sept. 17 to stand with survivors and demand change.

Responding to this stressful situation has been complicated by COVID-19 restrictions and protocols. However, these assault allegations cannot be explained away in light of the pandemic, nor are they unique to one institution.

See full article HERE

GUEST: Dr. Treena Orchard, Associate Professor with the School of Health Studies at Western University

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast:

Two Hamilton-area members of parliament have retained their seats, and two new MPs will head to Ottawa.

Hamilton Mountain remains too close to call.

Former Mayor Larry Dr Ianni joined the Bill Kelly show to recap and highlight the local election results.

GUEST: Larry Di Ianni, Former Mayor of Hamilton

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 A snap election called during a global pandemic was bound to deliver intrigue. With vote splits taking on a new look due to a surging right-wing populist party courting anti-vaccine sentiment and a Green Party dogged by internal strife, some prominent incumbents fell and unheralded newbies emerged.

Dr. Lori Turnbull joins Bill Kelly to recap the federal election results.

GUEST: Dr. Lori Turnbull, Director of the School of Public Administration with Dalhousie University

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By early November, most adult foreign nationals will have to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to travel to the United States, the White House announced Monday.

The news is the first clear indication from the Biden administration that it is preparing to ease travel restrictions first imposed in March 2020, at the outset of the pandemic. Details, however, remain in short supply.

It is not clear, for instance, how the new policy will specifically impact travel at the Canada-U.S. land border, where non-essential visitors remain prohibited from crossing.

GUEST: Brian J. Karem, Political Commentator for CNN, Columnist for Salon.Com and The Washington Diplomat, and Host of the podcast "Just Ask the Question"

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast:

ABACUS DATA’S FINAL POLL FOR #ELXN44

Abacus interviewed 2,431 Canadians eligible to vote from Friday to Sunday at 1:30pm ET.

Just before the election was called, 46% of Canadians felt the country was headed in the right direction compared with 40% who thought it was off on the right track.

Today, the mood has become more negative with 39% who think it’s headed in the right direction (down 7) and 48% who feel it’s off on the wrong track (up 8)

When asked whether they want to see a change in government or see the Liberals re-elected, 50% definitely want a change in government, 19% want a change but say it’s not important, 11% want the Liberals re-elected but say it isn’t important while 19% definitely want to see the Liberals re-elected. 

GUEST: Oksana Kishchuk, Consultant at Abacus Data

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First topic: people are upset with the Mayor’s take on homeless encampments from Friday’s Town Hall on 900CHML.

Second topic: Federal election

GUEST: Laura Babcock, President of PowerGroup

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Amid persistent concerns that the protection offered by COVID-19 vaccines may be warning, a report released Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds that America’s workhorse shot is significantly less effective at preventing severe cases of disease over the long term than many experts had realized.

Data collected from 18 states between March and August suggest the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine reduces the risk of being hospitalized with COVID-19 by 91% in the first four months after receiving the second dose. Beyond 120 days, however, that vaccine efficacy drops to 77%.

Meanwhile, Moderna’s vaccine was 93% effective at reducing the short-term risk of COVID-19 hospitalization and remained 92% effective after 120 days.

ALSO: Variants transmissibility & Should we be more concerned about the spread of COVID in schools?

GUEST: Dr. Dawn Bowdish, Tenured Professor of Pathology and Molecular Medicine at McMaster University and Canada Research Chair in Aging & Immunity with the DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research