Dr. Chris Mackie, medical officer of health for the Middlesex London Health Unit, is advising people not to take to the streets for an anti-racism protest on Saturday city, despite saying he is planning on attending. Is attending the protest worth the risk during a pandemic? 

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Dimitri Lascaris, Candidate for the Leadership of the Green Party of Canada, has recently been notified that he can still run as a candidate for the party. He joins Craig to talk about some of his leadership hopes.

Chris Bauch, professor at the University of Waterloo, explains how social media could be used to predict disease outbreaks. 

Sandy Hudson, well known podcaster, wrote an article in the Huffington post related to racism and policing in the United States. She goes into detail about what defunding police could mean for the country.

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Cedric Richards, a Londoner, wrote a blog post titled "I am so done," sharing in it, his message on race and the conversation surrounding the recent death of George Floyd. Richard's joined Craig to discuss his thoughts and the details of his blog post. 

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Business and marketing expert Allison Graham joins Craig Needles to discuss business lessons form the headlines. Today the chat about the decentralization of the workforce and how to stay productive when there are distractions.

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Andrea Horwath, Leader of the Ontario NDP, joins Craig to discuss Ontario's long term care flaws and the first steps to fixing them.

David Akin, Chief Political Correspondent for Global News, hints at a federal announcement that is aiming at helping municipalities.

Craig plays a clip from Chris Rock on policing in the United States and reacts to the protests emerging from the George Floyd incident. 

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Travis Dhanraj, Global News Queens Park Bureau Chief, joins Craig to discuss the pressure increases on the provincial government in the long term care crisis

Gordon McBean, world leading climatologist, talks the financial impact of climate change and dives into the effect the pandemic has had on climate change.

Andray Domise, contributing editor for Macleans, describes the protests taking place in Minnesota after the murder of George Floyd.

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George Heckman, Schlegel Research Chair in Geriatric Medicine, joins Craig to analyze complications in Ontario's long-term care homes and the next steps to help them improve.

Matthew Fisher, a foreign correspondent, explains how a court ruling involving Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou impact Canada's relationship with China.

Heather Yourex-West, Global News journalist, talks about how the opioid crisis is continuing during the pandemic. 

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Matt Farrell, politics professor at Fanshawe College, joins Craig to discuss how our political leaders are handling the pandemic.

Mercedes Stephenson, Global News Ottawa Bureau Chief, analyzes a report submitted by the Canadian Forces on scandals taking place in Ontario long term care homes.

Dr. Claudio Martin, of Lawson Health Research Institute, explains research showing human protein could be a form of treatment for critically ill COVID-19 patients.

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Jeff Semple, journalist with Global News, answers some concerning questions on the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Shawn Lewis, Ward 2 Councillor for the City of London, explains a project that would restore the Holy Roller tank in Victoria Park. 

Does the Canadian government fully understand the scope of the Huawei situation? Stephanie Carvin, assistant professor of International Affairs at Carleton University, joins Craig to discuss.

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Business and marketing expert Allison Graham joins Craig Needles to discuss business lessons form the headlines. Today they chat about what the world of work might look like in a post-pandemic world.

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