The West Block

Racism....what can the federal government do to end systemic racism?  Plus will the marches and protests south of the border change anything?

Guests: Bardish Chagger, Minister of Diversity, Inclusion and Youth; Jagmeet Singh, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh; Author and sociology professor at Georgetown University, Michael Eric Dyson

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Policing questions, Long-Term care concerns, Canada-China relations and Hong Kong unease with China's new national security legislation.

Guests: John Tory,Toronto Mayor; Rob Oliphant, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs; Garnett Genuis, Conservative Sherwood Park–Fort Saskatchewan; Emily Lau, Former Chair of the Hong Kong Democratic Party

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In this episode we take a look at the billions being spent by the federal government during this pandemic, when will there be an economic update?  Plus we'll talk to Canada's former Ambassador to China about the Canada-China relationship, and then a conversation with former cabinet minister Peter MacKay on his campaign to be the next leader of the Conservative Party of Canada.

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In this edition of The West Block we talk to China's Ambassador to Canada about a full investigation in how COVID-19 started...plus the latest on the two Canadians detained in China.  Then we speak to Canada's federal seniors minister about help for seniors during this pandemic. Then we talk to a labour lawyer about what rights workers have when heading back to work.

Guests: Cong Peiwu, China's Ambassador to Canada; Deb Schulte, Minister of Seniors; Howard Levitt, Employment and Labour Lawyer

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In this episode of The West Block we look at reopening the economy during the COVID 19 pandemic, what civil liberties may have been lost during the coronavirus...and the increase in those suffering from mental health illness because they have lost their job or stuck at home.

Guests: Adrian Hill, B.C. Health Minister; Michael Bryan, Canadian Civil Liberties Association; Margaret Eaton, Canadian Mental Health Association CEO

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Semi automatic weapons designed for military use is now banned in Canada, but what more is the government planning when it comes to gun control?  Plus hard times in Alberta, what lies ahead for this western province?  And workers at meat packing plants in Canada are testing positive COVID-19, what are their concerns inside these facilities?

Guests: Bill Blair, Public Safety Minister; Jason Kenney, Alberta Premier; Paul Meinama, United Food and Commercial Workers Union Presiden

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How does a province re-open following a lockdown?  Plus one week after the biggest mass shooting in Canada, how are residents in Nova Scotia doing?  Then, security challenges with the COVID-19 pandemic, why NATO countries should keep spending on defense.

Guests:  Scott Moe, Saskatchewan Premier; Larry Harrison, MLA Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley; Jens Stoltenbery, NATO Secretary General

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In this episode we look at the impact of COVID-19 on long-term health care homes, why are so many people dying?  Then the government has announced more financial help for the oil and gas sector, is it enough? Plus we look at one business and the protocols they are putting in place for when they re-open their doors.

Guests: Donna Duncan, Ontario Long-Terms Care Association CEO; Jason Dixon, Alberta Minister of Environment & Parks, Government House Leader; Linda Hasenfratz, Linamar CEO

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In this episode of The West Block we look at the governments' help to the business community, is it enough?  Then we hear stories about dairy farmers dumping milk, customers not finding yeast or flour at the grocery store--how is our food supply is being affected by the coronavirus.  And finally an interview with a politician on a new website designed to correct misinformation about COVID-19.

Guests: Perrin Beatty, Chamber of Commerce President; Sylvain Charlebois, Dalhousie University; Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, Liberal-Ontario

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In this episode we look at some of the measures the government has announced to help small and medium sized businesses, plus one politician has returned to the frontlines as an ER nurse, why?  Then we'll talk to a professor who has come up with a free online course to help people cope with their anxiety during this pandemic.

Guests: Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade; MPP Natalia Kusendova, Mississauga Centre; Steve Joordens, professor of psychology at the University of Toronto Scarborough

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