The Scott Thompson Show Podcast

Sarah Ritchie of Global News Halifax joined the show to provide an update* on the investigation into the mass shooting that took place in Nova Scotia on April 19th.

Guest: Sarah Ritchie, Global News Halifax

*Please note that as this situation develops, confirmed numbers and details may change.

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Ontario revealed that the province is on its way to the 'best case scenario' with the numbers for COVID-19 and that we may have hit the peak early.

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

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A local initiative that feeds essential workers will be donating meals this week to Frank's No Frills, which just saw a COVID-19 case appear among its workforce. What is the We Feed the Need initiative, how did it get started, and how can people help?

Guest: Velle Snoukphonh, of We Feed the Need (https://wefeedtheneed.ca/) and their Go Fund Me page

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The Canadian Medical Association Foundation is making a landmark donation of $20 Million Dollars that will impact every area of the healthcare field from med students to frontline workers.

Guest: Allison Seymour of the Canadian Medical Association Foundation

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Yesterday, the price of gas hit negative numbers. What does that mean for you and me? Scott finds out what Dan McTeague has to say about this … as well as parliament.

GuestL Dan McTeague, former Liberal MP and Canadians for Affordable Energy

U.S. President Trump wants to suspend immigration to the country due to the COVID-19 pandemic, while calling for the country to reopen. And Canadian parliament is figuring out how to go forward.

Guest: Henry Jacek. Professor of Political Science, McMaster University

The Scott Thompson Show Podcast

Yesterday, at least 19* people including an RCMP officer and the suspect were killed in a shooting that is being called one of the deadliest in our country's history.

*Please note that as this situation develops, the confirmed number may change. As the Scott Thompson Show is recorded in the afternoon, the numbers in the podcast are no longer accurate.

Guests:

Ross Lord, Atlantic Correspondent with Global News

Phil Gurski, President and CEO, Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting

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The OSSTF and the Ontario government have reached a tentative deal.

Guest: Harvey Bischoff, President, OSSTF

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Scientists at St. Joseph's Healthcare are leading the race to scale up testing of COVID-19 using robots. How does this work?

Guest: Dr. David Bulir of The Research Institute of St. Joe’s Hamilton

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Is the curve starting to flatten in Hamilton? The city logged three more deaths within our Long Term Care homes, over the weekend.

Guest: Paul Johnson, the Director of our Emergency Operations Centre, City of Hamilton

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A new division of paramedics in Hamilton deals specifically with infectious disease. Dr. David Thompson joined Scott Thompson (no relation) to explain how this special division operates, and how they came about.

Guest: David Thompson, E/EMCA Advanced Care Paramedic CMAIII , Superintendent, Program Development and Strategic Partnerships, Paramedic Services,

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Dr. Ahmad Firas Khalid joined Scott to discuss the flattening of the COVID-19 curve and what the newest models mean.

Guest: Ahmad Firas Khalid, MD, PhD, MMgmt, MEd, GradCertPHM, faculty member in Human and Social Sciences, a medical doctor and a health policy advisor, Wilfrid Laurier University

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Members of Parliament continue to debate how to go about resuming parliament. The Conservatives would like to see everyone seated in the House of Commons while the Liberal government wants to pursue a mix of in-office and virtual meetings, with fewer days in a work week.

Guest: Tim Powers, Vice-Chairman, Summa Strategies

Members of Parliament continue to debate how to go about resuming parliament. The Conservatives would like to see everyone seated in the House of Commons while the Liberal government wants to pursue a mix of in-office and virtual meetings, with fewer days in a work week.

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

Hear more in the latest podcast of the Scott Thompson Show: https://omny.fm/shows/scott-thompson-show/the-horrific-mass-shooting-in-nova-scotia-flatteni

Scientists at St. Joseph's Healthcare are leading the race to scale up testing for COVID-19 ... using robots. How does this work? Scott finds out.

Guest: Dr. David Bulir of The Research Institute of St. Joe’s Hamilton

Hear more in the latest podcast of the Scott Thompson Show: https://omny.fm/shows/scott-thompson-show/the-horrific-mass-shooting-in-nova-scotia-flatteni