STRATEGY PANEL: CANADIANS BLAME OTTAWA OVER SLOW VACCINE ROLLOUT ACCORDING TO POLL

A new Leger poll finds that many Canadians blame Ottawa and not the provinces for the agonizingly delayed and vague COVID-19 vaccine rollout. As many as 69-percent of respondents believe that the country is behind on distribution as a result of not very successfully obtaining doses from the global market. And Canada is expecting to receive its biggest shipment of vaccine doses to date from Pfizer, but can we expect to get our doses in a timely manner? Our panel of strategists weigh in on the latest.

Libby Znaimer is joined by Karen Stintz,  CEO of Variety Village, Charles Sousa, former Minister of Finance for Ontario, and Liberal MPP (Mississauga South), and John Capobianco,  Senior Vice President & Senior Partner, FleishmanHillard HighRoad.

CANADA’S SLOW VACCINE ROLLOUT
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Libby Znaimer is joined by family physician Dr. Iris Gorfinkel.

Together, they discuss Canada’s slow and unclear COVID-19 vaccine rollout. And, Dr. Gorfinkel details how it’s been impacting family doctors like herself.

ONTARIO’S VACCINATION PRIORITY LIST
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Ontarians over the age of 80 are to be prioritized as part of phase one of the province’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout. Dr. Huyer explains the details of this latest development.

Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Dirk Huyer. He’s Ontario’s Chief Coroner and Coordinator for the province’s COVID-19 response and sits on the vaccine-distribution task force.