How badly has the pandemic impacted our city’s finances? ALSO: The farmers Market went before council on Monday to ask for funding due to the decrease in customers from the pandemic.

Guest: Jason Farr, City Councillor, Ward 2

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London, Ontario has a unique situation where they will have a balanced budget by the end of year. However, council has been warned that there will be a shortfall for next year, so should some bailout money be used to cover pandemic costs?

Guest: Josh Morgan, Ward 7 Councillor. City of London

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The bus driver shortage has been an issue province wide. Just this morning, in Hamilton, 34 bus routes were cancelled due to lack of drivers (according to a story on CBC Hamilton).

Guest: Nancy Daigneault , Executive Director School Bus Ontario

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A new tool has been implemented by the Ontario government to help parents, staffers and students daily assess themselves for COVID-19. How is this going to work? How effective will it be?

Guest: Peter Bethlenfalvy, President of the Treasury Board

Should we be banking on a vaccine? The CDC in the United States says that wearing masks right now is a better option for combatting COVID-19 than banking on a vaccine.

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

While Hamilton has seen homes in the $500K range for quite some time now, in London, the average home has hit the $500,000 price tag. And not too many people are happy about this.

Guest: Stewart Blair, Odland & Blair Real Estate Group, Royal LePage Triland Realty

Hamilton teachers and unions are worried about how many kids are being exempt from wearing a mask in the classroom.

Guest: Daryl Jerome, OSSTF District 21

Cabinet Retreat: Today marks the final day of the Cabinet retreat for the federal Liberal party.

Guest: Genevieve Tellier, Professor, School of Political Studies, University of Ottawa

Guest: Abigail Bimman, Global National Ottawa Correspondent

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Hospitals in Hamilton, Niagara, Haldimand, Norfolk, Brant and Burlington have decided to team up to ensure that when the second wave of the pandemic hits and there could be a potential surge in cases, that they’ll be able to work together.

Guest: Dr. Cheryl Williams, Vice President of Adult Regional Care, Hamilton Health Sciences

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Hamilton teachers and unions are worried about how many kids are being exempt from wearing a mask in the classroom.

Guest: Daryl Jerome, OSSTF District 21

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Yesterday, the US dropped it’s aluminum tariffs  just as Canada was preparing to retaliate. But withdrawing did come with some strings. What are the implications for fiscal and foreign policy?

Guest: Matthew Kronby, Partner at BLG

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