Today on NOW with Dave Brown, we have our first news panel of the year with Michelle McQuigge and Joeita Gupta. We discuss Quebec’s plans to impose a tax on people who are unvaccinated against COVID-19. We also consider a significant COVID-19 policy shift in the provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba. And we analyze the tensions that continue at the Russia-Ukraine border and examine whether the international community can manage to de-escalate the situation. In the second hour of the show, entertainment critic Michael McNeely shares his review of the drama film “Boiling Point.” And Karen McKay from the Centre of Equitable Library Access shares this year’s longlist for Canada Reads. This is the January 14, 2022 episode.