THE LATEST ON OTTAWA’S LINE 5 PIPELINE LEGAL BATTLE

Libby Znaimer is joined by Conservative MP Michael Chong (Wellington-Halton Hills) and the Conservative Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs followed by Annamie Paul (Toronto Centre), Leader of the Green Party of Canada and then Bob Richardson, Liberal strategist and Senior Council to National PublicRelations.

Ottawa has entered a legal battle over Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline that is an important energy source for Ontario and Quebec. The federal government has gone as far as to say that a shutdown of the pipeline would “harm” the relationship between Canada and the U.S. and be contravening to a 1977 treaty. Meanwhile, Enbridge is continuing operations of Line 5 against Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s May 12 deadline for a shutdown. Our leaders weigh in on the latest diplomatic crisis.

STUDIES SHOW THAT MIXING VACCINE DOSES INCREASES SYMPTOMS

Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Kumanan Wilson, epidemiology researcher and medical professor at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute and Dr. Iris Gorfinkel, a family physician and founder of PrimeHealth Clinical Research.

New findings from a U.K. Study indicate that mixing the two vaccine doses can lead to an increase in symptoms like fever, and fatigue. Our health experts weigh in on the latest.

DR. LAWRENCE LOH UPDATES US ON PEEL REGION’S COVID-19 RESPONSE AND VACCINE ROLLOUT

Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Lawrence Loh, Medical Officer of Health for the Region of Peel.

Dr. Loh has developed a reputation for implementing bold measures to help curb the spread of COVID-19 in the region of peel-one of the hardest hit regions in the province. One of the more recent things he’s done is impose a closure on business operations with links to at least 5 cases of COVID-19. In addition to strict measures, he’s also had a good track record of sticking to consistent public health messaging which contrasts the confused and messy communication of our other public health officials. Dr. Loh joins Fight Back to detail the challenges that lie ahead for Peel Region, and the province as a whole, and provides some additional clarification on the province’s decision to pause the first dose of AstraZeneca. He also weighs in on the recent findings in a U.K. study that reveal that mixing vaccine doses can escalate symptoms like fatigue and fever and whether we should be concerned about this.