Pharmacist Sasha Maleki joins us to talk science and pharmaceutical politics during COVID-19. Plus the latest on Canada-China relations, long-term care, Andrew Weaver’s meltdown and the return to the legislature.

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Pharmacy politics with Sasha Maleki

* Watch Sasha Maleki on Viral Transmissions

* Kenney to use tests, medications from ‘peer’ countries, won’t wait for Health Canada to play ‘catch up’

* Alberta pauses trial testing hydroxychloroquine as COVID-19 treatment

* Dr Bonnie Henry reiterates call for decriminalization of drugs

* Why was Alberta’s chief medical officer not consulted in decision to end public health order, NDP asks

Quick takes

* What the Meng Wanzhou ruling means, and how it could have gone the other way

* Trudeau says Ottawa undecided on whether to block Huawei from 5G networks

* Military teams raise concerns about conditions at Ontario care homes

* Summary of military report

* Armed Forces report

* Nora Loreto’s tracking sheet of long term care deaths

* Freeland says all options open as Singh questions why federal pension fund owns care company facing COVID-19 lawsuits

* PM Trudeau commits to explore plan to allow 10 days of paid sick leave

* Former BC Green Party leader lashes out at former caucus on social media

* BC in longest state of emergency as legislature set to resume