Posts emerged yesterday about how Rexall appointments for flu shots were cancelled due to a shortage in supply. Rexall says it’s making efforts to secure more vaccine doses, yet the Premier responded with “you knew the allocations that you had, so don’t overbook people”. Ford also stated that it’s ‘great news’ that there’s been such an increase of people getting their flu shot.

Justin J. Bates | Chief Executive Officer, Ontario Pharmacists Association

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Skyler Williams is the spokesperson for 1492 Landback Lane in Caledonia. He joins Bill this morning to provide Bill with an update on how things are going, as well as the differences and similarities between 2006 and now.

Guest: Skyler Williams, 1492 Landback Lane

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Should parliamentarians face a pay freeze during the pandemic? That was an idea floated by Lucie Moncion, one of Canada’s senators. She joins the program to discuss why this is a good idea and whether she’s received any support for her idea from her fellow Senators.

Guest: Lucie Moncion, Senator for Ontario.

It’s the final day of the US election, and people are off to go cast their vote. Mike Armstrong is in Pennsylvania and joins Bill to discuss what he’s seeing on the ground there.

Guest: Mike Armstrong, Global National Quebec Correspondent currently in Pennsylvania, Global News. 

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What is the tone like today as the people of the United States go off to vote in the election? What happens if the results are contested?

Guest: Eric Schnure, Adjunct Professorial Lecturer, School of Communication, American University, and former speechwriter for Al Gore

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Is this election a disaster waiting to happen?

Guest: Lawrence Martin, The Globe and Mail.

It’s the final day before election day in the United States. How are things currently sitting in the race for the White House?

Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Washington Producer and Correspondent with Global News

Guest: Ashley Koning, Ph.D. Assistant Research Professor Director, Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling  Eagleton Institute of Politics, Rutgers University–New Brunswick 

Famed Bond actor Sean Connery passed away over the weekend.

Guest: Robert Thompson, Founding Director of the Bleier Centre for Television and Popular Culture at Syracuse University.

The ETFO has decided to file a labour relations complaint against the Ontario government over its scrapping of the hiring rule.

Guest: Craig Smith, ETFO Thames Valley Teacher Local President.

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Following backlash from the teachers’ unions, Hamilton’s public board says that the additional pay it gave to administrators was to compensate for overtime hurs worked, not bonuses.

Guest: Alex Johnstone, Trustee & Chair, Hamilton Wentworth District School Board. 

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A source within the Ontario government says that they’ll be committing 4 hours of direct care in long term care facilities.

Guest: Richard Brennan, retired journalist with the Toronto Star. Covered Queen’s Park and Parliament Hill.

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Some advocates are suggesting that maybe the CERB savings the provinces have should be used for social supports

Guest: Tom Cooper, Director, Hamilton Roundtable for Poverty Reduction.