Christopher Plummer, the Canadian actor who charmed us as Captain Von Trapp in the 1965 movie The Sound of Music, has died at the age of 91. The legendary actor passed away early Friday morning at his home in Connecticut, with his wife of 53 years, Elaine Taylor, by his side.

GUEST: Elissa Freeman, PR and Pop Culture Expert

Tom Brady, the 43-year-old quarterback who went to Tampa Bay for the final chapter in a first-ballot Hall of Fame career, proved he's still the most dominant quarterback in the league by throwing for 201 yards and three touchdowns and earning his fifth Super Bowl MVP award and seventh ring as the Buccaneers beat the Kansas City Chiefs 31-9 for their first Super Bowl win since 2003.

With the win, Brady has more Super Bowl titles (7) than any franchise in NFL history, topping the six each won by the Steelers and Patriots. Brady also made history with his fifth MVP award, becoming the only player with five. Joe Montana is second with three.

GUEST: Andy McNamara, National Fantasy Football Analyst with Sportsnet, and Play by Play for the National Lacrosse League

President Joe Biden plans to uphold the U.S. policy of guaranteeing that Americans will be inoculated first before the country shares its shots, despite requests for cooperation from Canada.

A Pfizer plant in Michigan was supposed to help supply vaccines to Canada. But an exclusivity deal with the U.S. government guarantees that all of its American-made doses will stay in the country until Washington’s orders are filled. Moderna has a similar arrangement regarding its plant in New Hampshire.

Impeachment

The second impeachment trial of Donald J. Trump is due to begin in Washington tomorrow. One article of impeachment was delivered to the Senate by the House of Representatives last month, for 'incitement of insurrection' following the January 6 attack on the US Capitol after the then-president's remarks at a nearby 'Stop the Steal' rally. Today is the deadline for Mr. Trump's legal team to submit their pre-trial brief and for House of Representatives impeachment managers to respond.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned Sunday that the job market is "stalling" and there is a "long way to dig out" as the nation continues to grapple with the economic fallout from the ongoing coronavirus crisis. To address the economic impact of the coronavirus crisis, President Biden has put forth a $1.9 trillion aid package that, if approved by Congress, would provide $1,400 direct payments to those under a certain income level, boost assistance for the unemployed and provide more funding for small businesses, among other issues.

GUEST:  Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast:

Reopening the economy: Preview of Doug Ford’s press conference at 1pm today.

What will need to be in place to reopen the economy?

GUEST: Chris Bauch: Research Chair in the Department of Applied Mathematics and a Specialist in mathematical and computer modelling of infectious disease outbreaks with the University of Waterloo

GUEST: Dan Kelly, President and CEO of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business

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Ward Nine Councillor Brad Clark has resigned his committee chairmanships and vice chairmanships and asked the Integrity Commissioner to review the matter after a phone conversation Clark had with a constituent was taped and posted on social media. In the unguarded conversation Clark says “unfounded rumours and inferences that I made on this private call were just that, unfounded.”

In the phone call Clark is heard discussing a building permit that was issued for a home in Dundas. The house was in a location that was not zoned for the purpose and the house, which was partially completed, would now have to be torn down, at a cost to the city of over a million dollars. The discussion turned to how such a building permit could be issued in the first place and the caller asked Clark about possible corruption to which the councillor replied, “It’s just scratching the surface.”

In a statement Clark goes on to say, “my frustration with the situation in question and my response was completely out of character and I should not have been discussing such baseless rumours with anyone.

I offer my most sincere and unequivocal apologies to our dedicated, hardworking and honest city staff who have my utmost respect.

GUEST: John Best. President of the Bay Observer

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The sunk costs fallacy is killing us in the struggle to contain COVID-19

Have you ever stayed far too long in a relationship that was clearly failing? Or kept a piece of ugly furniture you really wanted to get rid of, still dragging it with you every time switched apartments? If you have, you’ll understand at least one of the reasons most of Canada’s premiers have struggled to make appropriate shifts in public health strategy at critical junctures in our long struggle to contain COVID-19.

ALSO: As the COVID-19 crisis deepens around the world, I’ve noticed some graphics and dashboards using a subheading: situational awareness. The term has visceral significance to anyone who works in health care or the airline industry, because situational awareness can mean the difference between life and death.

Those of us who are interested in metacognition – how we think – tend to conceive of situational awareness as a learned ability to notice and interpret what is happening around us so we are prepared for what might happen next. Critically, it also allows us to anticipate and navigate common thinking and behaviour traps. The latter is especially important because our situational awareness in emergencies can be unduly influenced by the behaviour – including the under-reactivity – of those around us.

GUEST: Dr. Jillian Horton, General Internist and Associate Chair of the Department of Internal Medicine and Director at the Alan Klass Medical Humanities Program at the Max Rady College of Medicine in Winnipeg