How is the world faring against the fight against COVID-19?

Guest: Dr. Rodney Rohde Professor and Chair, Clinical Laboratory Science Program at the College of Health Professions, Texas State University

Guest: Dr. Bart Harvey, associate medical officer of health., CIty of Hamilton

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Are the provinces more powerful than the federal government when it comes to an emergency? David Akin joins Bill Kelly to delve into this deeper!

Guest: David Akin, Chief Political Correspondent, Global News

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We here at 900CHML have been receiving emails from community members asking questions and bringing up their concerns about work and COVID-19. Clive Thurston is with the Ontario General Contractors Association and joins us to chat about worker safety on work sites.

Guest: Clive Thurston, President of the Ontario General Contractors Association

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How are families feeling about their partners going out to still go to work on sites? Tara is a local mother who messaged 900CHML in regards to her concerns about her husband going to work while having two kids at home. Her fear? That COVID-19 may be brought home from the work place.

Guest: Tara, local mother

Tech Talk with Adam Oldfield.

How far could the virus have spread in our country so far? We've seen a second death in Ontario, there's been an infection in a Hamilton nursing home and our mayor has said that we need to act as if we already have the virus and are 'a carrier'.

Guest: Ahmad Firas Khalid, MD, PhD, MMgmt, MEd, GradCertPHM, faculty member in Human and Social Sciences, a medical doctor and a health policy advisor, Wilfrid Laurier University

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The Hamilton Chamber of Commerce along with the City of Hamilton have launched a recovery working group and website to assist business through the COVID-19 pandemic.

Guest: Keanin Loomis. President & CEO, Hamilton Chamber of Commerce &

Guest: Bianca Caramento - Manager of Policy and Government Relations, Hamilton Chamber of Commerce

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Are we making headways to #FlattenTheCurve? China has reported no new cases of COVID-19 in Wuhan or Hubei, while Italy continues to struggle. How has the world's response been to tackling this virus?

Guest: Ben Rowswell, President, Canadian International Council

MP Filomena Tassi is joining Bill Kelly today to discuss how the money announced yesterday will impact Canadians.

Guest: Filomena Tassi, MP, Hamilton-West Ancaster Dundas.

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Last night a virtual townhall was held by the city of Hamilton. The mayor along with hte director of the emergency operations centre and others took questions. What should Hamiltonian's be the most concerned about?

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

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What are the rights of employees during this pandemic? Are they entitled to pay?

Guest: Andrew Goldberg, Associate, Lior Samfiru LLP.

Hamilton has now got it's first case that doesn't have a link to travel or was 'community spread'. What does that mean? Alison Thompson joins Bill to chat about that and the State of Emergency.

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

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The federal government to announce a major economic package that will help stimulate the economy.

Guest: Mike Armstrong, Quebec Correspondent, Global News

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How has the process been for those returning back to Canada? Bill Kelly's daughter has just returned from Jamaica and is now in self isolation as a precaution. She joins the show to discuss her experience coming across the border.

Guest: Amanda Kelly, daughter to Bill Kelly who is now self isolating after returning from Jamaica