Ontario Morning Podcast - Monday February 22, 2021
Publisher |
CBC
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
News
Publication Date |
Feb 22, 2021
Episode Duration |
00:53:03
Grey County is in the 'yellow' zone under the province's colour-coded system of restrictions. Selwyn "Buck" Hicks, the Deputy Mayor of Hanover and Warden of Grey County talks about being successful in containing the virus and the concern that people from areas more at-risk may be tempted to visit; Former diplomat Colin Robertson discusses the motion put forward by the federal Conservatives to declare the treatment of the Uighurs by China a genocide; The Federal Minister of Justice, David Lametti, discusses the Liberal government's new bill that relax penalties for some drug offences; A new Angus Reid Institute poll.found that 55% of respondents thought the Royals were no longer relevant. Matthew Rowe is an expert on the Crown, and has worked in several roles for the Royal Family's charitable interests in this country. He explains why he believes the Royals have an important role here in Canada; CBC reporter Erik White shares the stories of a number of people who - in spite of the pandemic - still commute across the border each day for work; Cathy Tollefson is the executive director of the Global Family Care Network which helps to operate Daughter Project Canada shelter in Peterborough. She describes how the pandemic has prevented some young women who endured human trafficking from getting the help they need; This week the Ontario Minor Hockey Association is celebrating the thousands of volunteers who make minor hockey a possibility in the province. We find out more from Ian Taylor of the Ontario Minor Hockey Association and A.J. Wheaton, an amateur coach in Parry Sound.

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