Council ruled 12-2 yesterday in favour of reprimanding Cameron Kroetsch after the Integrity Commissioner’s report. Does this redefine the role of the Integrity Commissioner?

Guest: Peter Graefe. Professor of Political Science, McMaster University

Guest: Wade Poziomka. Partner, Ross & McBride. Co-Counsel for HAMSMaRT and Keeping Six, along with Sharon Crowe and Nadine Watson (Hamilton Community Legal Clinic). He represented Cameron Kroetsch in the Integrity Commisioner case.

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With projections that by mid October we could be seeing 1000’s of cases of COVID-19 a day in Ontario, the government says that going back to Phase two is not imminent.

Guest: Dr. Isaac Bogoch, Staff Physician, General Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases Associate Professor, Dept. of Medicine, University of Toronto

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Canada's COVID-19 Immunity Task Force (CITF) has announced its support for a new SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence study focused on aging Canadian, with  the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA), a national platform for research on aging in Canada, and led by McMaster University

Guest: Dr. Parminder Raina, the study’s Lead Principal Investigator and a Professor in the Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact at McMaster University

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Should the governments be doing more for business owners? And should the rent subsidies available for businesses go straight to the businesses, not the landlords?

Guest: Peggy Sattler, NDP MPP for London-West, Critic, democratic reform, pay equity and employment standards. Also Deputy Opposition House Leader

Liberal Confidence Vote: Over night, the Liberal federal government survived a no confidence vote on pandemic benefits. Where does this go from here? What were reactions from fellow MPs?

Guest: Mercedes Stephenson, Ottawa Bureau Chief, Global News

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Could we end up seeing this government facing another no confidence vote soon?

Guest: Henry Jacek. Professor of Political Science, McMaster University

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COVID-19 Cases: Cases are climbing across the province. Where are we seeing them the most? Is there concerns about overloading our healthcare systems?

Guest: Dr. Elizabeth Richardson, Chief Medical Officer of Health, City of Hamilton

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The Canadian Federation for Independent Business is calling on the federal government to do more for small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic because these small companies may not survive if there’s no help.

Guest: Jasmin Guénette, VP of National Affairs, Canadian Federation of Independent Business

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Should Ontario move back to Phase Two for handling the pandemic? How do you feel about the increase in cases?

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

Last night was the first of the presidential debates between US President Donald Trump and Democratic Candidate Joe Biden and it was….something. Trump continued to talk over Biden, while Biden at one point told the president to shut up. Was there any substance to the debate?

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

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At one point, the US President was asked if he would renounce hate groups, such as Proud Boys, and white supremacy. In response, he said for them to “stand up and stand by”.

Guest: Bernie Farber, Chair of the Canadian Anti-hate network

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Bill goes into further analysis of the debate last night with Laura Babcock. Should there even be any more debates for this election cycle after the poor performance of both candidates? 

Guest: Laura Babcock. President, PowerGroup