The minister of transportation says that airlines could get the bailout that they’re requesting, but only if they issue the refunds to the Canadians that are owed.

Guest: Dr. Gabor Lukacs of Air Passenger Rights

Guest: Ian Jack, Managing Director of Communications and Government Relations, CAA National

This morning, news from Pfizer broke that their trials for a COVID-19 vaccine have come out with a 90% chance of preventing infection. What does that spell for the pandemic? Could we have a solution soon?

Guest: Dr. Zain Chagla, an infectious disease specialist with St. Joseph’s Hospital  and an associate professor in the division of infectious diseases, Department of Medicine, Mcmaster University.

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COVID-19 numbers continue to rise in the province, with yesterday there being 1300 cases announced. Hamilton saw 118 cases emerge over the weekend. London saw 37 yesterday. Could these areas move into a different tier?

Guest: Paul Johnson, Director of Emergency Centre, City of Hamilton.

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Over the weekend, Joe Biden was declared as the winner of the US election. However, the Trump campaign plans to fight against it.

Guest: Jacob Neiheisel, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Buffalo College of Arts and Sciences. (Expertise: Campaigns, Elections, political communication, electoral strategy and voter turn out.)

It's time for Tech Talk with Adam Oldfield!

The US election results rage on. Joe Biden has now slipped ahead in Georgia, while last night Trump to the White House press room to rage against results, and stated allegations over the US election.

Guest: Claire Finkelstein, Algernon Biddle Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy, University of Pennsylvania Law School,

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GM and Unifor have struck a deal that could see the Oshawa assembly plant reopen, and benefits for other plants in St. Catharines and Woodstock. What benefits does this have for these markets. The plant will also assemble pickup trucks starting in 2022. 

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

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Is the battle for the Commonwealth Games bid in jeopardy? Ontario’s government has refused to back a bid that’s before 2027.

Guest: Lou Frapporti, spokesperson for Hamilton100 team

Yesterday, the Ontario government unveiled the 2020 budget that saw more spending due to the pandemic. It shows more pandemic spending and a record deficit of $38.5 billion.  How will the budget be balanced?

Guest: Rod Phillips, Ontario Finance Minister. 

Guest: Andrea Horwath, leader of the Ontario NDP. 

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What do some of the other organizations in the province feel about the budget that was released yesterday? Will it benefit business? Rocco Rossi is with the Ontario Chamber of Commerce and joins Bill.

Guest: Rocco Rossi, President and CEO, Ontario Chamber of Commerce.  

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What were some of the things left out of this budget? What has reaction been like? How does it fully break down? Briana Carnegie of Global News was part of the lock up and joins Bill.

Guest: Briana Carnegie from the  Global News Radio 640 Toronto newsroom