The Conservative party of Canada will be choosing their new leader this weekend. Who is in the lead right now and what type of leader would serve the party best at this time?

Guest: Peter Woolstencroft, a retired professor of political science, University of Waterloo. (Expertise, Conservative Parties of Canada, Canadian provincial politics, Elections)

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How hard will it be to implement mandatory masks in the classroom? In London, ON, the public board will be debating on how to make masks mandatory. 

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

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Joe Biden officially accepted the nomination for President and spoke at the DNC last night. ALSO: Steve Bannon pleads not guilty to wire fraud.

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

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Did Biden inspire with his speech last night?

Guest: Laura Babcock. President, PowerGroup

Last night, Kamala Harris formally accepted the VP ticket for 2020. What is the latest with the DNC convention?

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

Guest: Josh Pasek, Associate Professor of Communication and Media, Faculty Associate, Center for Political Studies, Core Faculty, Michigan Institute for Data Science at the University of Michigan

Lion’s Lair 2020:  How can you incentivize customers to leave stunning reviews for e-commerce business. Reviewerly, today’s Lion’s Lair finalist has a method for doing so.

Guest: Peter Yang, Founder, Reviewerly

Should our police services have access to the COVID-19 database? London’s police services board is looking into the high usage by the force, whereas Hamilton’s has accessed the database over 10,000 times. What privacy concerns does this bring forward?

Guest: Dr. Ann Cavoukian, presently the Executive Director of Global Privacy and Security by Design Centre of Excellence and is also a Senior Fellow of the Ted Rogers Leadership Centre at Ryerson University and former Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario

Yesterday, more information was unveiled in the WE Charity scandal. The RCMP is now examining the decision to give the charity the deal to run the student grant program. As well, senior public servants repeatedly questioned key parts of the deal. With government prorogued for now, will we get a resolution to this situation?

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

Guest: Abigail Bimman, Global National Ottawa Correspondent

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Should our police services have access to the COVID-19 database? London’s police services board is looking into the high usage by the force, whereas Hamilton’s has accessed the database over 10,000 times. What privacy concerns does this bring forward?

Guest: Dr. Ann Cavoukian,  presently the Distinguished Expert-in-Residence, leading the Privacy by Design Centre of Excellence and is also a Senior Fellow of the Ted Rogers Leadership Centre at Ryerson University and former Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario

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Worries continue over whether a second wave of COVID-19 will hit. A new report by a group of health care providers has analyzed that inadequate paid sick leave should be fixed by employers, particularly because of the pandemic.

Guest: Carolina Jimenaz, registered nurse and MPH, co-ordinator Decent Work and Health Network

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The Prime Minister is weighing whether changes to the social welfare system should happen as well as a series of economic measures that will match it’s climate goals.

Guest: Tom Cooper, Director, Hamilton Roundtable for Poverty Reduction