The Scott Thompson Show Podcast

With Schellenberg's appeal denied, Spavor's verdict looming, and developments in Meng Wanzhou's hearing in B.C., we get an update on the situation from Rachel Gilmore, and then turn to Stephanie Carvin to untangle the web of international politics that surrounds these cases.

Guests:

Rachel Gilmore, National Online Journalist with Global News

Stephanie Carvin, Associate Professor of International Affairs at the Norman Paterson School of International Affair at Carleton University, Former National Security Analyst for CSIS; Author of Stand on Guard: Reassessing Threats to Canada’s National Security

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Ontario's back-to-school plan has been released, and the question of mandatory vaccinations for educators and others involved in the system is still on the minds of Ontarians.

Guest: Annie Kidder, Executive Director of People for Education

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Moderna is set to sign a deal that will see the a plant for mRNA development built somewhere in Canada. Why now? Professor Marvin Ryder gives some background on the company, and what this plant means for Canada's pharmacology future.

Guest: Guest:  Marvin Ryder, Professor with the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University

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Host - Scott Thompson
Content/Technical/Podcast Producer - William P. Erskine

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Quebec will soon implement vaccine passports, spurring on the calls for it in Ontario, and the debate around mandatory vaccinations for healthcare workers in Ontario continues.

Guest: Dr. Ahmad Firas Khalid, Health Policy expert and advisor, medical doctor, and a lecturer on health systems and policy

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More than 2,500 people have signed an online petition, started by Democracy Watch, calling on Governor General Mary Simon to reject any request by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for a snap election.

Guest: Duff Conacher, co-founder of Democracy Watch

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Host - Scott Thompson
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Scott welcomed Jacob Tutt of the Playhouse Cinema back to the show, to find out what is has been like seeing the return of audiences to theatre, and what 

Guest: Jacob Tutt, General Manager of the Playhouse Cinema, 177 Sherman Avenue North in Hamilton, Ontario, L8L 6M8 https://playhousecinema.ca/

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Host - Scott Thompson
Content/Technical/Podcast Producer - William P. Erskine

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The border has opened to U.S. tourism, Ontario's COVID-19 numbers have peaked at levels not seen since June, and the debate continues around mandatory vaccinations for healthcare workers and participants in the education system.

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

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Niagara Falls has been waiting for the border to reopen to vaccinated U.S. tourists and today, like so many border cities, they got their wish!

Guest: Jim Diodati, Mayor of Niagara Falls, Ontario

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Many businesses that have relied on tourism from the U.S. are breathing a sigh of relief today, even with COVID concerns still in the air.

Guest: Dan Kelly, President of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business

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Over the weekend, former Ontario Premier Bill Davis died at the age of 92. Scott speaks with Michael Taube about Davis's legacy, and the search for a successor to it in Canadian politics.

Guest: Michael Taube, Troy Media Syndicated Columnist, Washington Times contributor, Former Speech Writer for Stephen Harper

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As Canadians undergo another period of transition -- now returning to the office -- we are calling into question a lot of aspects of our working life that we took for granted. Including the notion of how many days should be in a work week. Is it time for scale down to four days instead of five?

Guest: Linda Nazareth, Macdonald-Laurier Institute Senior Fellow for Economics and Population Change, principal of Relentless Economics, and host of the Work & The Future podcast

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With Summer Olympics behind us, more attention is being turned to the political questions surrounding the Winter Olympics being held in Beijing.

Guest: Charles Burton Senior Fellow with the Centre for Advancing Canada's Interests Abroad at Macdonald-Laurier Institute

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Host - Scott Thompson
Content/Technical/Podcast Producer - William P. Erskine