There are now tighter restrictions on social gatherings for Ontario’s hot spots due to rising cases of COVID-19. Scot talked with Professor Tom Koch to find out more about the logistic of managing the sizes of groups in a pandemic, to prevent the spread of a disease like COVID-19.

Guest: Tom Koch, Professor of medical geography at the University of British Columbia; author of several books on epidemics including Cartographies of Disease, and Disease Maps: Epidemics on the Ground

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There are concerns that with COVID-19 cases rising, so will cases in long-term care homes, and advocates for seniors are raising the alarm.

Guest: Jane E. Meadus, Barrister & Solicitor, Institutional Advocate, Advocacy Centre for the Elderly

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Prime Minister Trudeau says that it is possible to hold and election during the pandemic while still being responsible but that he still does not want one. If that is the case, then why then did he prorogue government and set up the risk for the parties calling for an election?

Guest: Peter Graefe Professor of Political Science, McMaster University

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After an 18-month investigation, the U.S. House Transportation Committee has blasted Boeing and the FAA over the 737 Max planes, which remain grounded after two crashes killed accumulatively 346 people in 2019.

Guest: Keith Mackey, Mackey International

With the COVID-19 numbers raising, so are concerns that we are about to see the same sort of hoarding that took place near the start of the pandemic.

Guest: Bruce Winder, Author of RETAIL Before, During & After COVID-19; President of Bruce Winder Retail; retail analyst, speaker, Consultant and instructor

Want to hear more of the big stories about the pandemic? Check out the newest podcast of the Scott Thompson Show: https://omny.fm/shows/scott-thompson-show/re-tightening-restrictions-on-social-gatherings-pr

The Scott Thompson Show Podcast

The Ontario government will propose bringing back tighter restrictions on social gathering in COVID-19 hotspots.

Guest: Sabrina Nanji, Queen’s Park Today

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Ontario once again has over 300 cases of COVID-19. Is reinstating restrictions from earlier phases of the pandemic the right next step?

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

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U.S. President Trump faced questions from uncommitted voters in a townhall on ABC. Scott spoke with Reggie Cecchini to get his take on how the president came across.

Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Washington Producer and Correspondent with Global News

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Yesterday, Canada was ready to retaliate against U.S. tariffs on aluminum but at the last minute, the U.S. government backed down. There are stipulations, though.

Guest: Patrick LeBlond, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Ottawa

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Does Canada need to do more when it comes to China? Documents supplied to international media over the weekend have provided evidence of the country’s attempts to identify people to target for attacks.

Guest: Matthew Fisher, Fellow, Canadian Global Affairs Institute & contributor with Global News