In our weekly news panel with Michelle McQuigge and Meagan Gillmore, we discuss how the federal Liberals have announced intentions to establish a national child-care program. Can they get the provinces on board? We talk about how an American court ruling has banned service animals from airplanes in the U.S. Could that decision have repercussions here? For our third news panel topic, we chat about how reports say the pandemic has meant more people are drinking more alcohol. Some emergency medical doctors are raising concerns about the lack of support for people struggling with alcohol addiction. Coming up in the second hour of the show: Coming up in the second hour of the show, film critic Michael McNeely reviews “Nomadland” a new flick starring Frances McDormand. Karen McKay offers up some holiday reading suggestions from CELA, the Centre for Equitable Library Access. This is the December 4, 2020 episode.