Yesterday the Premier and the Mayor met up as part of the Premier’s tour yesterday, where he visited two local businesses as well as the IBEW (International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers). To chat about their meeting, the mayor joins us today!

Guest: Fred Eisenberger, Mayor, City of Hamilton.

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We take your calls on the ongoing debate about Defunding the Police

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Wage Subsidy: It’s been unveiled that the Conservatives, NDP and the Liberals had been taking money from the Canadian Emergency Wage Subsidy during the pandemic. While the NDP says that they’ll continue to receive payments, the Liberals and the Conservatives will stop taking the subsidy. Only the Conservatives have said they’ll pay it back.

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

The subject of body cameras has been making the rounds again this week, as Toronto Police roll them out and Hamilton police say that a pilot project should be run. Critics argue that body cams are not addressing the defund the police concerns. What are the main issues with body cams?

Guest: Erick Laming, PhD candidate - Criminology, University of Toronto

The Premier is in town today for several visits and announcements.

Guest: Doug Ford, Premier of Ontario.

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How is Ontario doing for recovery? Are we on the right track or do we have a long way to go? And how would a second lockdown come into play here?

Guest: Rocco Rossi, Ontario Chamber of Commerce

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With the school year fast approaching, are changes being made to help benefit the students? What concerns are still in play?

Guest: Craig Smith, ETFO Thames Valley Teacher Local President

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

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In Hamilton, we’ve officially hit 1000 COVID-19 cases.

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

The US administration is saying that there could be a vaccine ready to go for early November. But is this just posturing? Are they rushing a vaccine through?

Guest: Brian J. Karem. Executive Editor - Sentinel Newspapers/ WH reporter for Playboy/ Political analyst at CNN

Criticism and calls for resignation are rising for Dr. David Williams, the Ontario medical officer. Critics are saying that he’s been slow to adapt to the pandemic and that he is a poor communicator. The Premier has come forward to defend his top doctor.

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

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McMaster University is creating and leading an anti-pandemic network that will help avert future ones.What will this all entail?

Guest: Gerry Wright, who is the scientific director of McMaster’s Institute for Infectious Disease Research, is quarterbacking the new anti-pandemic network.

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If a COVID-19 vaccine comes through, it will take a significant amount of people in our population getting the vaccine for it to be truly effective and for life to return to somewhat normalcy.

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.