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Protesters that have been camping out in tents in front of Hamilton City Hall are being told they must remove the tents by the end of the weekend. 

In a release issued late Thursday afternoon, the city said bylaw officers have been working with the ‘Defund the Police Hamilton Coalition’ — who have been camped out since noon Monday — to try to prevent the protest from breaking COVID-19 gathering limits. “It is only the tents and structures that are being ordered for removal,” wrote a city spokesperson. “Individuals are permitted to remain on-site, provided they do not exceed the 25-person outdoor gathering limit.”
 

Guest: Sarah Jama, community organizer and the co-founder of the Disability Justice Network of Ontario (DJNO); Organizer of DefunHPS demonstration

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Forcourt protest continued… 

Guest: Ken Leendertse, City of Hamilton, Director of Licensing & By-Law Services. 

The Bulldogs’ Foundation has been feeding Hamilton’s high needs schools for a decade, and now with the pandemic, it is even more important to make sure students get the nutrition they need to learn and stay healthy. That is why they have launched the ONLINE 50/50 Holiday Raffle. 

You can support students who need it most, while at the same time, and in time for the holidays: you have a chance to win 50% of the pot! There are also Early Bird prizes throughout the month!
Check it out at WWW.BULLDOGS5050.COM 

Guest: Peggy Chapman, Sr. Director of Operations, Hamilton Bulldogs Hockey & Exec. Director of Bulldogs Foundation

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was unable to provide more details on how a coronavirus vaccine will be rolled out across the country early next year during a call with Canada’s premiers Thursday, sources told Global News. 

Guest: David Akin, Global News Chief Political Correspondent.

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When Canadians see a vaccine rollout, what can we expect? What should it look like? 

Guest: Alison Thompson, Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Professor of Public Health Services, and Professor of Public Health Sciences, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto

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Over the past weeks, Ontario has seen several so-called “Freedom Protests” that buck COVID-19 safety protocol. London saw roughly 200 people turn up last weekend and Aylmer had its own large gathering before that. Well now organizer of these events and others have been charged. We get more on this from Sawyer Bogdan. 

Guest: Sawyer Bogdan, Reporter for Global News 980 CFPL in London 

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A city councillor says he's received an "eye-popper" of a request from restaurants across Hamilton asking if there's any way they could be shut down. 

The eateries are requesting "believe it or not, they could be put in lockdown," said Ward 2 Coun. Jason Farr during Wednesday's council meeting. 

Hamilton is currently in the red "control" zone of the province's COVID-19 framework, which limits restaurants to  a maximum of 10 patrons indoors. 

Other rules include that people must be seated, tables must be separated by at least two metres or by a  barrier and that only four people can sit together. 

Outdoor dining, take out, drive-thrus and delivery are still permitted. 

Based on the requirements, Farr said restaurants have determined they'd be better off shut down. 

Guest: Marvin Ryder. Business Professor, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University

The province’s Auditor General has released her report on the Ontario government‘s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, and it doesn't cast things in a positive light. 

Guest: Bonnie Lysyk, Auditor General for Ontario