Jeff Sorensen, president of the Hamilton-Wentworth Elementary Teachers' Local says the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board's current reopening plans for elementary and high schools are lacking in detail.

Guest: Jeff Sorensen, President, Hamilton-Wentworth Elementary Teachers' Local

As the province prepares for public comment on its new food safety law, anti-meat activists and some in Ontario's farming industry agree that tensions are at an all-time high when the two sides meet at protests outside slaughter houses. Lawyer and Animal Justice Executive Director Camille Labchuk agrees that tensions are escalating to troubling levels. Camille joins the show now, to offer her perspective on the tensions and on Bill 156, Ontario's food safety trespassing bill.

Guest: Camille Labchuk Executive Director, Animal Justice.

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Veer AI helps retailers understand their customers and how to market to them as if they are Amazon at a fraction of the cost.

Guest: Fatima Khamitova, Founder & CEO of Veer AI 

Hamilton will receive nearly $45 million in provincial and federal cash to tackle mounting pandemic-related challenges. The Ontario government announced Wednesday the city will receive $27.6 million for municipal operations and $17.2 million for public transit.

In addition to the nearly $45 million, the city expects to net roughly $11.3 million — give or take — to bolster social-service agencies and homelessness initiatives during the pandemic.

Guest: Brad Clark, Ward 9 City Councillor, City of Hamilton.

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Hamilton is soon to reveal the results of a transit study on… LRT or Bus Rapid Transit.

Guest: John Best. Publisher of the Bay Observer. 

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Kamala Harris delivered first speech as Joe Biden’s running mate, making a case against U.S. President Trump.

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

Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough made assurances on Wednesday that the federal government would smoothly funnel millions of Canadians from its key COVID-19 financial aid program into employment insurance, as a major end-of-month deadline looms.

Guest: Ian Lee. Sprott School of Business. Carleton University.