Marking the 4th anniversary of WHO's declaration of COVID-19 a global pandemic

Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson:

Did you watch The Oscars last night? How do we get more physicians in Ontario? Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the federal government will cap the annual alcohol excise tax increase on beer, spirits and wine at two per cent for an additional two years. How can we fix Canada’s military recruiting crunch? On March 15th, the Cancer Assistance Program is celebrating 30 years of providing free practical services to cancer patients and their families in the greater Hamilton Area! It’s the fourth anniversary of the World Health Organization declaring the global COVID-19 outbreak to be a pandemic.

Guests:

Bill Brioux, television critic and author

Dr. Shawn Whatley is a practicing physician, the author of When Politics Comes Before Patients — Why and How Canadian Medicare is Failing, and a senior fellow with the Macdonald-Laurier Institute

CJ Hélie, President of Beer Canada

Richard Shimooka, Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute

Dusty Vacon, Manager of Fund Development with Cancer Assistance Program

Debbie Logel Butler, Executive Director of the Cancer Assistance Program

Steve Joordens, Professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto

Thomas Tenkate, Professor at the School of Occupational & Public Health with Toronto Metropolitan University

Dr. Ian Lee, Associate Professor with the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University

Scott Radley, Host of The Scott Radley Show and Columnist with the Hamilton Spectator

Host – Scott Thompson

Content Producer – William Erskine & Lisa Polewski

Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay

Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan

News Anchor – Dave Woodard & Jen McQueen

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