The Scott Thompson Show Podcast

Moderna released its clinical data for a COVID-19 vaccine, saying it is 94.5% effective. Scott spoke to Eric Arts of Western University and Dr. Jonathan Kimmelman of McGill University, to get their perspectives on the news.

Guests:

Eric Arts Canada Research Chair in HIV Pathogenesis and Viral Control and Chair and Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University

Dr. Jonathan Kimmelman, PhD, James McGill Professor, STREAM Research Group, Interim Director, Division of Ethics and Policy, School of Population and Global Health, McGill University

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Should there be another lockdown before a vaccine comes into play in 2021? Some health experts say it is time.

Guest: Ahmad Firas Khalid, medical doctor and health policy expert

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Erin O’Toole says the government must take a harder stance on China and Huawei technologies.

Guest: Michael Chong, Conservative Shadow Minister on Foreign Affairs

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China and fourteen other nations have signed onto a new trade pact. Will that affect us at all? Is it going to move China into a bigger role in the global economy?

Guest: Gordon Houlden, Director of the China Institute, Professor of Political Science, University of Alberta

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Space X and NASA teamed up and sent four astronauts to the International Space Station yesterday, which marks the first full fledged mission that sends a crew up aboard a privately owned spacecraft.

Guest: Paul Delaney. Professor of Astronomy, York University

Food banks were already experiencing a lot of demand before COVID-19. Now, they are reaching record highs.

Neil Hetherington, CEO of Daily Bread of Food Bank

The Scott Thompson Show Podcast

Prime minister Trudeau is prodding the premiers across Canada to utilize more strict measure to help spread COVID-19 and to not be deterred by the economic costs.

Guest: Michael Taube, Troy Media syndicated, columnist, and Washington Times contributor

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Arizona has officially called their race and says that Biden won the state. Will we see a full confirm of who won the election this weekend? Will the Trump campaign dispute it?

Guest: Michael Traugott, professor emeritus of communication studies and political science, authority on communication, public opinion and media polling. University of Michigan

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#DeleteFacebook is trending once again on social media, this time due to Zuckerberg’s inaction on whether Steve Bannon should be banned from the service. This comes as Bannon said that Dr. Fauci and the former FBI director should be ‘beheaded’.

Guest: Carmi Levy. Tech Analyst

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The Premier says he’s been working closely with the mayor on LRT and says that it’s a good project. He did not give a 100 percent answer on whether his government would endorse LRT or bus rapid transit.

Guest: Fred Eisenberger, Mayor, City of Hamilton

Under Biden, will China-U.S. relations get any better? China has already congratulated Joe Biden on the election results.

Guest: Elliot Tepper, Emeritus Professor of Political science, Carleton University