Dr. Charles Gardner, the medical officer of health for the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit discusses the rising rate of infection in his jurisdiction; Our Queen's Park reporter Mike Crawley talks about the Ford government's controversial tactic of including legislation unrelated to the pandemic into bills that were ostensibly about tackling the effects of the coronavirus; Sandy Buchman, the former head of the Canadian Medical Association explains what he sees as the priorities as the provinces and territories prepare to meet with the federal government to discuss health care funding; Rabbi Mendel Nakkar talks about Hanukkah celebrations; Two former students from Queen's University in Kingston, Jeremy Wiener and Daniel Hornstein, tell us why they campaigned to have Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh awarded an honourary degree; Family doctor Peter Lin talks about the challenges that will remain as the vaccine for COVID-19 becomes available across Canada; Dr. Joseph Belliveau of Doctors Without Borders explains the inequity in access to the vaccine between developed and developing countries; Tariq Ahmed of Revel Cider tells us why he frustrated with some of the LCBO's policies when so many licensed establishments are struggling to survive.