Ontario Morning Podcast - Wednesday August 18, 2021
Publisher |
CBC
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
News
Publication Date |
Aug 18, 2021
Episode Duration |
00:57:45
A new report reveals that racialized people in Ontario can be seven times more likely to contract COVID-19. White Ontarians had the lowest rates of infection. One of the authors of the report, Dr. Kwame McKenzie of the Wellesley Institute outlines what they learned; Doctors say they are bracing for a spike in patients with advanced cancers due to delays in screening and diagnostic testing during the pandemic. Dr. Craig Earle, of the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer explains their concern; Doris Grinspun, CEO of the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario and Karen Littlewood the President of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation offer their reaction to - and reservations about - the provincial government's decision to require people in public education and health to be vaccinated; In Toronto a policy is being considered end the use of Indigenous names or symbols for amateur sports teams and to prohibit any team that uses them from playing at city facilities. Nick Bertrand an Indigenous educator.of the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte First Nation offers his perspective on the proposal; Lauren Vogel, news editor at the Canadian Medical Association Journal, discusses concerns that vaccination could become a politically polarizing issue during the election campaign and undermine efforts to get more Canadians immunized; Author Wayne Grady talks about his new book, 'The Good Father'; Jason Nickerson, of Doctors Without Borders updates on the situation in the aftermath of the earthquake; Katie Fraser from CBC Windsor shares the story of two women who became friends when they found themselves in the same hospital being treated for COVID-19.

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