Amazon is going to be building a centre in Hamilton! This news just broke this morning and it will add 1500 jobs to the area. Norm Schleehan is the director of Economic Development for the city and joins Bill.

Guest: Norm Schleehan, Director, Economic Development for the City of Hamilton

Encampments are appearing in various cities, but here in Hamilton, the city council won’t meet with those fighting to keep the encampments going for settlement discussions. At 9:30 today, the council will meet and encampments are up for discussion.

Guest: Lisa Nussey, Keeping Six – Hamilton Harm Reduction Action Team

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SHECovery: A new report by the Ontario Chamber of Commerce goes into the impact that the pandemic has had on women, work and the gender impacted economics of the situation.

Guest: Claudia Dessanti, Senior Policy Analyst at the OCC

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Yesterday, the Ontario government announced a freeze for four weeks on any reopening plans due to a rise in cases in the province. The Chief Medical Officer of Health for Ontario Dr. David Williams joins Bill Kelly this morning. 

Guest: Dr. David Williams. Chief Medical Officer of Health for Ontario

How are some of our other school boards prepping for the incoming school year? Some boards returned yesterday? Mark Fisher is the Education Director with Thames Valley District School Board in London, ON. They begin classes next week and he joins us to discuss how they’re prepping, the choices of parents for in class/virtual, and safety measures put in place.

Guest: Mark Fisher, Education Director,  Thames Valley District School Board

Should parents have a choice in where their kids are sent to school? A report suggests that Ontario has lagged behind other provinces, the US and other countries when it comes to providing school choice to parents for their children.

Guest: Derek Allison, a senior fellow with the Fraser Institute, professor emeritus at the University of Western Ontario and co-author of Bringing School Choice to Ontario

An indigenous journalist and Six Nations researcher face criminal charges after they were arrested last week in regards to the Caledonia land dispute. Courtney Skye is the indigenous researcher and joins Bill to discuss what happened and the land dispute.

Guest: Courtney Skye, policy analyst, Yellowhead Institute, Ryerson University. (Six Nations of the Grand River)