Expertise in Middle East Military Strategies, Afghanistan | N & S Korea | Iraq & Saudi Arabia 

Sangari says “America lost one more opportunity to collectively work to slow down China's exploitation of developing nations and to coordinate our efforts with our key allies.”

GUEST: Lt Col Sargis Sangari, CEO of Near East Center for Strategic Engagement and a retired US Army Colonel who saw extensive combat in the Middle East as a Special Operations Forces soldier

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast:

The Ontario government will be requiring all high-risk settings in the province to enact COVID-19 vaccine policies by Sept. 7 in response to increased transmissibility of the Delta variant.

Dr. Kieran Moore, Ontario’s chief medical officer of health, made the announcement at Queen’s Park Tuesday afternoon and said the decision factors in rising cases and slowing vaccine rates.

Individuals will need to provide proof of full COVID-19 vaccination, a medical reason for not having COVID-19 vaccines, or they will need to complete a COVID-19 vaccine educational session.

For those who do not provide proof of receiving two COVID-19 vaccines, they will be required to participate in “regular” antigen testing. However, it wasn’t immediately clear how often that screening would need to take place.

We get the reaction to Ontario’s new vax policy in secondary schools.

GUEST: Karen Littlewood, President of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation

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Reaction to Ontario's new vax policy in licensed retirement homes

GUEST: Dr. Vivian Stamatopoulos, Co-Founder of Doctors for Justice in Long-Term Care, Professor at Ontario Tech University

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Employees, contractors, volunteers and students at hospitals as well as home and community care service providers will be covered under the required policies. Paramedic services, post-secondary institutions, retirement homes, women’s shelters, group homes, and licensed home daycares will also be required to enact policies.

Why didn’t we just mandate vaccinations?

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

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COVID-19 vaccines will be mandatory for most major sports venues in Toronto, including Scotiabank Arena and BMO field, as of next month.

Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE) announced on Tuesday that all employees, event staff and guests will be required to provide proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test result to gain access to their arenas, stadium and restaurants by mid-September.

Other venues MLSE owns or operates include Coca-Cola Coliseum, Ford Performance Centre, BMO Training Ground and the OVO Athletic Centre.

GUEST: Dr. Barry Pakes, Public Health and Preventive Medicine Physician, and a Professor with Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto

Hamilton’s two biggest post-secondary institutions are joining a growing list of schools requiring COVID-19 vaccinations amid a return to campus this fall.

On Monday, both McMaster University and Mohawk College released notices to all students, faculty, staff and visitors that anyone attending the facilities will have to have proof they are fully vaccinated.

GUEST: Paul Armstrong, Chief Operating Officer of Mohawk College