Come November 1st, the typical Ontario hydro bill is going to increase nearly 2% as the fixed pricing ends.

Guest: Steve Aplin, Publisher of Emission Trak, which monitors C02 Carbion Dioxide emissions from energy use.

China has lodged a complaint against Canada over the Prime Minister’s comments on Hong Kong and XinJiang.  Yesterday, the PM criticized the country’s human rights record, while marking the anniversary of diplomacy with China.

Guest: Elliot Tepper, Emeritus Professor of Political science, Carleton University.

Hamilton was one of five cities granted a road safety grant, so the city will be placing crash cams near high collision intersections for study and research.

Guest: Chad Collins, City Councillor, Ward 5. 

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The Prime Minister says that he plans to push the premiers in a meeting this week to standardizing norms for long term care homes. This comes as the country hits the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Guest: Bill VanGorder,  Chief Policy Officer pro tem, CARP

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According to a poll, 39% of Canadians think that a COVID-19 vaccine should be mandatory.

Guest: Ahmad Firas Khalid, medical doctor and health policy expert

This week will see the kick off of the Forest City Film Festival, which has gone virtual.

Guest: Dorothy Downs, Executive Director, Forest City Film Festival

2 in 5 Canadians say personal finances have deteriorated amid the pandemic.

Guest: Paul Ihnatiuk, Vice President and Trustee, BDO Debt Solutions