A two page report was issued by the Hamilton Police Chief in regards to how a 20% reduction in funding will impact their services. In it, he says that 279 jobs would be lost.

Guest: Kojo Damptey, Manager of Programs, Hamilton Centre for Civic Inclusion.

Guest:m Fred Eisenberger, Mayor, City of Hamilton.

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The four teachers unions in Ontario have filed a labour complaint against the Ontario government over the reopening of schools. Will this eventually lead to another strike?

Guest: Harvey Bischoff, President, OSSTF

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Post Secondary schools in Ontario are expecting their students to arrive, either virtually or on premises for the upcoming school year. But how will this year differ due to the pandemic, how will it impact classes? 

Guest: Ron McKerlie, Mohawk College

Today marks Overdose Awareness Day. The opioid crisis still continues on in our cities, but how bad have they become? What can be done to prevent overdoses?

Guest: Harsit Patel, Clinical Pharmacist at a Hamilton hospital (General)

Lion’s Lair 2020: Our final Lion’s Lair contestant is BDATA. BDATA created the BIIOT technology which helps IoT and IIoT by mitigating cybersecurity threats in the network. BIIOT is a blockchain-based cybersecurity solution rendering the IoT and IIoT network become immune to cyber-attacks include phishing, hacking, and data breaches.

Guest: Syed Bari, Founder, BDATA

The Ontario government says that it will introduce legislation this fall to freeze rent for some families next year. The government says that if the bill passes, the vast majority of families will not see rent increases.

Guest: Cole Webber, legal clinic worker, landlordsoftoronto.com 

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Rent freeze bill continued.

Guest: Suze Morrison, Ontario NDP Tenant Rights critic.

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In London, schools will be opening up on September 14th while for Hamilton, it begins on the 8th. What are the major concerns going forward? We’ve discussed previously the concerns of having kids wearing masks all day long, and the small class sizes. But what about ventilation? How does that play in when it’s an airborne virus?

Guest: Dr.Todd Coleman,  PhD Assistant Professor Department of Health Sciences Wilfrid Laurier University

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Protests for Defunding the Police took place in Canada over the weekend, and at one in Montreal, a statue of Sir John A MacDonald was toppled. This has reignited the statue debate online on social media.

Guest: Christo Aivalis, political expert and youtube commentator, formerly of Queen’s University and University of Toronto

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