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Scott spoke with Sean Green, owner of Velofix, to find out how and why his business found a larger market during winter in the pandemic.

Guest: Sean Green, owner of Velofix Hamilton

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Third-year Oenology and Viticulture students at Brock University are taking part in a first-of-its-kind icewine co-op with a local winery.

Guest: Melissa Beamer, Senior Manager, Talent Development & Engagement at Brock University

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Scott spoke with Dr. Katy Kamkar about how the mindset of Canadians has changed over the past 365 days or so, and how we can meet our mental health challenges.

Guest: Dr. Katy Kamkar,Toronto-based Clinical Psychologist, Chair of the Canadian Psychological Association Traumatic Stress Sector, Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto

Check out the Health Series for more conversations about the innovative approaches to mental health care during the the era of COVID-19! https://omny.fm/shows/health-series/part-1?in_playlist=podcast#sharing

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Prime Minister Trudeau announced a tentative agreement with the U.S. company NovaVax that could see Canada producing its own vaccines by the fall. That is good news! However, was such an agreement delayed longer than it could have – or should have – been? 

Guest: Tim Powers, Vice-Chairman, Summa Strategies, Managing Director of Abacus Data, President of Rugby Canada

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The U.S. will see vaccines against the virus that causes COVID-19 shipping to pharmacies in the near future, addressing the problem of distribution. In Canada, our issue is with supply. How do these two situations affect our respective nations’ industries?

Guests:

Jim Krasula, CBS News Correspondent

Marvin Ryder. Business Professor, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University

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We have now seen new variations of SARS-Cov-19 – the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 – arrive appear in Canada. Scott welcomed Dr. Isaac Bogoch to the show, to explain how variant strains of viruses spread, as well as discuss what they mean for Canadians.

Guest: Dr. Isaac Bogoch, Staff Physician, General Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases Associate Professor, Dept. of Medicine, University of Toronto

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McMaster University’s engineering program and the McMaster chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers announced a new scholarship for black students. President of the NSBE Feyisayo Enuiyin joined Scott to talk about the importance of this scholarship in the engineering community.

Guest: Feyisayo Enuin, President of the National Society of Black Engineers

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Kamil Karamali joined the show to speak with Scott about the new Global News 5-part series on anti-black racism in 2021.

Guest: Kamil Karamali, digital broadcast journalist with Global News

A Scott Thompson Show bonus podcast!

John Ivison returned to the show to discuss what is lacking from the government’s approach to dealing with the crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, Scott also wanted to find out about John’s new book on the life of Robbie Burns!

Guest: John Ivison, columnist with the National Post, Author of The Riotous Passions of Robbie Burns

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What should be done about international travel into Canada? A new leger poll suggest Canadians want even tighter restrictions.

Guest: Dave Scholz,  Executive Vice President of Leger

Do you want to hear more about Canada’s agreement with NovaVax and the government’s response to the pandemic? How about an explanation of the variant strains of the virus that causes COVID-19? Check out the newest podcast of the Scott Thompson Show for all that and more! https://omny.fm/shows/scott-thompson-show/canada-s-novavax-agreement-variant-virus-strains-e