Ontario Morning Podcast - Wednesday July 7, 2021
Publisher |
CBC
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
News
Publication Date |
Jul 07, 2021
Episode Duration |
00:57:16
Former diplomat, Mary Simon will be Canada's next Governor General and our first Indigenous Governor General. Charlie Pinkerton of iPolitics discusses her accomplishments and the significance of her appointment; Visitors to the Peterborough area can make the "O'de Piitaanemaan Pledge," a promise to respect the land, waterways and communities. We find out more from Tracie Bertrand from Peterborough and the Kawarthas Economic Deveiopment; Economist Mike Moffatt, who teaches at the Ivey School of Business at Western University in London explains how the growing population in Ontario has been putting upward pressure on house prices since as far back as 2015; Laura Sherwood of Belleville and Toronto hair stylist Winsom Holder talk about going grey - and staying that way - because of the lockdowns; According to new data from the Bank of Canada more than two thirds of the businesses surveyed plan to hire in the coming months. But after what happened to so many of the people who were working in retail, hospitality, travel and other industries - there are worries about just how stable those new jobs will be. Mikal Skuterud an Economics Professor at the University of Waterloo offers his insight; Liz Coates of the Kingston Frontenac Public Library recommends some books written for young adults that are well worth reading; Roger McKnight a petroleum analyst of En-Pro International explains why gasoline prices are continuing to rise and where they're headed; Our happiness columnist Jennifer Moss talks about the stresses caused by our over dependence on the internet to communicate.

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