Yesterday saw the Ontario government announce its latest budget which has been met with come concerns, like pretty much every other budget before. We talk with the Ontario Minister of Finance to find out more and Jay Goldberg from the Ontario Taxpayers Federation for his take on it.

Guests: Peter Bethlenfalvy, Minister of Finance, Government of Ontario
              Jay Goldberg, Interim Ontario Director, Ontario Taxpayers
              Federation

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We're hearing from experts that the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic is here and that it's going to be worse than the first two waves. Just how bad can we expect it to be?

Guest: Paul Minshull, CEO of Scarsin, Modelling & Forecasting expert

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Some countries seem be holding back vaccines for their own people despite orders from other countries like Canada. What kind of threat does this pose to Canada and our vaccination efforts?

Guest: Saibal Ray, James McGill Professor of Operations Management at the Desautels Faculty of Management and the Academic Director of the Bensadoun School of Retail Management

Legendary Hall of Fame Jockey Sandy Hawley will appear before the House of Commons’ Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights as part of its study of Bill C-218 – an act to amend the Criminal Code that would legalize single-event sports betting in Canada.

Sandy is appearing on behalf of the Canadian horse racing industry representing the tens of thousands of Canadians who rely on the sport for their livelihood. He will discuss the need to protect the industry as the Government studies the potential legalization of single-event sports wagering.

Sandy will also encourage the Government to legalize Historical Horse Racing – a popular gaming product that is widely attributed to have helped save the horse racing industry in the United States.

GUEST: Sandy Hawley, Hall of Fame Jockey

The federal government will table its first budget in more than two years on April 19, 2021.

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announced the hotly anticipated date for Budget 2021 in question period on Tuesday in keeping with tradition on how budget dates are normally revealed.

The last budget was tabled on March 19, 2019.

ALSO: When will Canada reopen? Tories push feds for COVID-19 plan

GUEST: Laura Babcock, President of PowerGroup

The worldwide crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic has placed medical research, and the scientists who carry out this research, front and centre in the public eye. This is unprecedented and has created a once-in-a-generation opportunity. That opportunity is to use this attention as a springboard to develop a stronger connection between science and society so that it will stay front and centre.

But my fear is when the pandemic subsides, we will be pushed back into our scientific bubble.

For the sake of A healthier world, we cannot allow that to happen.

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Dr. Bradly G. Wouters, Senior Scientist and Executive Vice-President of Science and Research for University Health Network