Council approved the motion for Outdoor Dining Districts in the city. What are the next steps? And could it catch on in other cities? 

Guest: Jason Farr, City Councillor, Ward 2

There is a heat warning in effect, and the city of Hamilton is opening its ‘cool down’ stations … but, we still have the pandemic to contend with. And how is Hamilton handling the pandemic?

Guest: Paul Johnson, Director of our Emergency Operations Centre, City of Hamilton

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It has been a couple of days since Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced that “anyone” can get tested for COVID-19. What is the current status of Hamilton's COVID-19 testing abilities?

Guest: Dr. Marek Smieja, an infectious disease physician researcher from St. Joe's, also interim chief of laboratory medicine at Hamilton Regional Laboratory Program

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Is the Ontario Government’s Long-Term Care Commission the best way to deal with the crisis?

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

Over the weekend, U.S. President Donald Trump released a flurry of attacks via Twitter, aimed at Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and more. All this took place while the American COVID-19 death toll grew closer to 100,000.

Guest: Elliot Tepper, Emeritus Professor of Political science, Carleton University.

Mayor Fred Eisenberger joins Bill Kelly to discuss where the City of Hamilton is, in the COVID-19 pandemic, at the start of the week. And Premier Ford announced that anyone in Ontario who thinks they should get tested, can now get tested.

Guest: Fred Eisenberger, Mayor of the City of Hamilton

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Premier Ford announced that anyone in Ontario can now get tested for COVID-19, and he wants everyone to get the test if they have the slightest reason to, in a bid to catch asymptomatic carriers. How much of an effect will the Premier’s message have on the public, particularly when there are people who are worried about going to the test sites? 

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

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Parliament resumes today.

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