Delays are coming to Canada's rollout of COVID-19 vaccines which has put some wrinkles in the federal government's plans. What is being done to minimize the effects of the delays?
Guest: Dr. Andrew Boozary, Executive Director of Health and Social Policy at the University Health Network
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For nearly a year now, Global News has been taking your questions about COVID-19 straight to the experts: Epidemiologists and infectious disease doctors who've had their hands full on the frontlines of the pandemic. But they also make time to answer questions about how Canadians can keep themselves and their families safe. Some of these doctors have become household names, unlikely medical celebrities. Jeff Semple caught-up with a few of them, to discuss their experience and, of course, to answer some of your COVID-19 questions.
Guest: Jeff Semple, Senior Correspondent with Global National
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China is hitting back at Canada over its new measures on forced labour in the Xinjiang region, condemning the move and stating that it exposes Canada’s “hypocritical and ugly face.”
The latest release from the spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy in Canada comes on the heels of an announcement from Global Affairs Canada, which outlined a host of new measures on Tuesday in a bid to move in on businesses that are profiting off forced labour.
“The so-called ‘forced labor’ and ‘mass arbitrary detention’ are just a concoction fanned up by some US and Western institutions and personnel,” read the Chinese embassy’s statement, published on Wednesday.
Guest: Sarah Teich is an international human rights lawyer and a senior fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute
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There isn't much time left in Donald Trump's presidency but that doesn't mean there's a shortage of news. Where are things currently standing in the US in the wake of the assault on Capitol Hill and only days before Joe Biden's inauguration?
Guest: Aaron Kall, Director of Debate at the University of Michigan and editor/co-author of "Debating The Donald" and "I Do Solemnly Swear: Presidential Inaugural Addresses of the Last Five Decades"
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