Ontario Morning Podcast - Thursday May 19, 2022 - Categories Via RSS |
- News
- Publication Date |
- May 19, 2022
- Episode Duration |
- 01:04:03
According to the Public Health Agency of Canada, 1 in every 50 Canadian children and adolescents are autistic. For years families have pleaded with the government for more support. Now a new report released by the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences provides a nationwide assessment of autism and a strategy to help. We find out more from Mélanie Couture of the Academy; Author and playwright Drew Hayden Taylor takes Chris Glover and Ontario Morning's new host, Ramraajh Sharvendiran on a radio tour of his neighbourhood at Curve Lake; Andrew Rasiulis, a fellow with the Canadian Global Affairs Institute in Ottawa updates us on the Russian invasion of Ukraine; Once again, there is an immediate need for donations of blood. We find out more from Debbi Barfoot who's with Canadian Blood Services in Kingston; We're midway through the provincial election campaign. Analyst Éric Grenier outlines what the polls are saying at this point in the campaign; Family doctor Peter Lin discusses what is known about the relatively rare - but very dangerous - emergence of hepatitis among children; The town of Bracebridge is changing the rules for short-term rentals. Stephen Rettie, the town's Chief Administrative Officer explains why they've initiated the new policy; The May 24th long weekend is the unofficial beginning of the gardening season. Peterborough master gardener Mary-Jane Pilgrim answers our listeners' question.