STRATEGY PANEL: ARE THE PROVINCE’S LOCKDOWN MEASURES STRONG ENOUGH?

Jane Brown is filling in for Libby Znaimer today. She is joined by Karen Stintz,  CEO of Variety Village, John Capobianco, Senior Vice President & Senior Partner, FleishmanHillard HighRoad, and Charles Sousa, The former Minister of Finance for Ontario and Member of Provincial Parliament for Mississauga South.

In the news: a number of medical officers of health from the province’s COVID-19 hotspots (more specifically, Toronto, Peel and Ottawa) are calling for stricter stay-at-home orders. Meanwhile, the province is reporting 3,065 new COVID-19 cases today. And, as hospital ICUs reach capacity, members of the medical community are calling for essential workers to be prioritized in the vaccine rollout. Our panel weighs in on the latest.

NATIONAL CAREGIVER DAY

Jane Brown is filling in for Libby Znaimer today. She is joined by Amy Coupal, CEO of the Ontario Caregiver Organization as well as caregivers Caron Leid and Carole Ann Alloway.

Today marks National Caregiver Day. Amy describes the impact that the pandemic has generally had on caregivers. Caron, and Carole Ann share their personal stories of being caregivers. And, we hear from some of our listeners on the topic.