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Ontario Morning Podcast - Thursday August 19, 2021
Publisher |
CBC
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
News
Publication Date |
Aug 19, 2021
Episode Duration |
00:52:46
Samantha Reusch from the organization Apathy is Boring talks about the efforts to engage young voters in the federal election; Optometrists in Ontario say that the province has been under-funding eye exams for decades and will withdraw services September 1st if a new agreement is not reached. Dr. Joshua Smith, the past president of the Ontario Association of Optometrists outlines their position for us; As the Taliban retakes control of Afghanistan, humanitarian organizations say that the country is on the brink of crisis. We discuss the situation there - and Canada's response - with Lauren Ravon of Oxfam Canada; The Premier has given members of his caucus until this afternoon to show they have been vaccinated or have a medical exemption. And it could mean they P.C.'s will lose two members if they don't comply. Rob Benzie of the Toronto Star reports on the situation for us; Family doctor Peter Lin discusses the threat from the Delta variant of the coronavirus and the use of booster shots and masks in preventing its spread; Aneurin Bosley teaches at the School of Journalism and Communication at Carleton University. He talks about their study that is tracking diversity among candidates in the federal election; In response to the lack of walk-in clinics and a shortage of doctors Renfrew County created the Virtual Triage and Assessment Centre. Debbie Robinson, the Warden of Renfrew County tells us about the program.

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