Scott Thompson Show

Scott spoke with Mark Wilson about how the Ye Old Squire restaurants have managed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Guest: Mark Wilson of Ye Old Squire Want to hear more about how COVID-19 is affecting Ontario and Hamilton? Check out the newest podcast of the Scott Thompson Show: https://omny.fm/shows/scott-thompson-show/administering-covid-19-vaccines-globally-support-f

The Scott Thompson Show PodcastThe federal government reached an agreement with Moderna that will see doses of its Covid-19 vaccine shipped to Canada within 48 hours of Health Canada approval. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that 200,000 more doses of Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine will arrive in Canada next week.Guests:Dr. Eleanor Fish, Canada Research Chair in Women’s Health and Immunobiology and a Professor of Immunology with University ofToronto ThomasTenkate, Professor and Director, School of Occupational & Public Health, Ryerson University -The federal government says upgrades are necessary to Canada’s vaccine-tracking technology because of the “complex and fragile nature” of the COVID-19 vaccine, but it can’t explain why it started looking for a solution just weeks ago.Guest: David Hyde. Security Consultant, David Hyde & Associates-Outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump announced that one of his staunchest allies, Attorney General William Barr, is stepping down before Christmas.Guest: Reggie Cec

By partnering with local restaurants and charitable organizations, Feast in the Hammer delivers purchased restaurant meals to families and residents in need. Scott spoke with Julie Freeman, to find out more about the initiative. Guest: Julie Freeman, Feast in the Hammer Like what you hear? Then you should check out the newest podcast of the Scott Thompson Show! https://omny.fm/shows/scott-thompson-show/the-moderna-vaccine-waiting-in-the-wings-tracking

The Scott Thompson Show Podcast Critical Care Services Ontario reported that as of Friday at midnight, there were 251 COVID-19 patients in Ontario intensive care units and 152 people on ventilators. By comparison, at the peak of the first wave, there were 283 COVID-19 ICU patients. Doctors say they are seeing on average 21 new COVID-19 ICU cases every day. Guest: Dr. Samantha Hill, President of the Ontario Medical Association - Canada’s first batch of coronavirus vaccine doses have now arrived in the country and Ontario has seen that start of vaccinations. Guest: Dr. Susan Waserman, Professor Clinical Immunology & Allergy Division Director Medicine, Clinical Immunology & Allergy at McMaster University - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today released the government's strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 – its centrepiece is a gradual hike in the federal carbon tax on fuels to $170 a tonne by that year. Guest: Jasmine Moulton, Canadian Taxpayers Federation

Scott welcomed Rossana Spadafora to the show, to talk about how Valentino's has been making its way through the pandemic. Guest: Rossana Spadafora, Executive Operations Manager with Valentino’s Restaurant

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau released the government's strategy to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 – its centerpiece is a gradual hike in the federal carbon tax on fuels to $170 a tonne by that year. Guest: Jasmine Moulton, Canadian Taxpayers Federation

Critical Care Services Ontario reported that as of Friday at midnight, there were 251 COVID-19 patients in Ontario intensive care units and 152 people on ventilators. By comparison, at the peak of the first wave, there were 283 COVID-19 ICU patients. Doctors say they are seeing on average 21 new COVID-19 ICU cases every day. Guest: Dr. Samantha Hill, President of the Ontario Medical Association

Hudson’s Bay Co. ULC is going to court in a bid to ease retail lockdowns in Ontario’s Peel Region and the Greater Toronto Area. In an attempt to salvage what remains of the crucial holiday shopping season in Toronto and Peel — which include some of the country’s top-performing malls — Canada’s oldest retailer has applied for a judicial review of the Ontario government’s restrictions on non-essential retail. GUEST: Bruce Winder, Retail Expert, Speaker, Consultant, Professor and Entrepreneur

The Scott Thompson Show Podcast Darrel Bricker, CEO of Ipsos, writes in a new op-ed for Global that the popularity of Trudeau's government hinges on the vaccination rollout. Guest: Darrel Bricker, CEO of IPSOS - Max Kerman of Arkells joined Scott to talk about the band's first Christmas song, and how it came to be in 2020. Guest: Max Kerman, lead singer of Arkells - An update from Ontario's Science and Modelling Consensus Tables says that he present restrictions have not had as much of an impact as the measures taken over the summer. Guest: Chris Bauch, Research chair in the Department of Applied Mathematics with the University of Waterloo - How are local restaurants reacting to the pandemic, as we head into week 40 with the promise of vaccinations on the horizon? Guest: Awnish Srivastava, owner of Unique Restaurant Group - Time for the Friday Message of Hope, with Reverend Jim Carreirre Guest: Reverend Jim Carreire

Max Kerman of Arkells joined Scott to talk about the band's first Christmas song, and how it came to be in 2020. Guest: Max Kerman, lead singer of Arkells

The Scott Thompson Show Podcast What is next with Canada’s vaccine and who will get it?  How do we address the concerns surrounding the two reported cases of people having an allergic reaction soon after receiving the Pfizer vaccine?   Guest: Dr. Jason Ohayon, Pediatrician with Hamilton Allergy and a fellow in Allergy & Clinical Immunology - Scarsin, a Markham-based forecasting and modelling tech company, announced a partnership with the University of Toronto’s Institute for Pandemics (IFP) to advise on and support the deployment of world leading pandemic response tools, technology, research and training. Guest: Dr. David Fisman, Epidemiologist with the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto - A giant experimental rocket built by Elon Musk's SpaceX successfully soared eight miles above the company's testing facilities in South Texas on Wednesday and came back down as planned, before crashing into the ground in an enormous plume of flames and smoke. That still counts as a win!

Government documents, marked secret and for Canadian eyes only, obtained by the Globe and Mail, show that officials at the highest levels of Global Affairs were alarmed that General Jonathan Vance, Chief of the Defence Staff, had cancelled winter military exercises with the People's Liberation Army in 2019. Guest: Michael Taube, Troy Media syndicated, columnist, and Washington Times contributor

Scarsin, a Markham-based forecasting and modelling tech company, announced a partnership with the University of Toronto’s Institute for Pandemics (IFP) to advise on and support the deployment of world leading pandemic response tools, technology, research and training. Guest: Dr. David Fisman, Epidemiologist with the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto

The Ontario government has announced temporary measures to allow liquor-licensed establishments to sell alcohol with food takeout and delivery orders will be made permanent, according to a statement issued Wednesday evening. Guest: Ben Devlin, General Manager for the Tortoise Group

The Scott Thompson Show Podcast Canada has approved Pfizer’s vaccine against the SARS-CoV-19 virus, which causes COVID-19. For more on the day’s big news, Scott turned to Amanda Connolly. Guest: Amanda Connolly, Global News political reporter - The president of a Canadian biomanufacturing company is offering to manufacture a COVID-19 vaccine just as soon as he and his team are asked, but the federal government says it has already picked the best candidates Guest: Justin Ling, the freelance Investigative Journalist who co-authored the piece - Business Professor Marvin Ryder weighed in on the news of the Pfizer vaccine, and the potential of Canada receiving shipments within the month. Guest: Marvin Ryder. Business Professor, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University - There is concern developing over reports that two of the people with histories of sever allergies could have a reaction to Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine. There were two reports from the U.K. of non-fatal allergic reactions developing

Scott welcomed Dr. Jennifer Kwan to the show to discuss the latest news of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine, as well as Alberta's battle against COVID-19, Masks for Canada, the holidays and more. Guest: Dr. Jennifer Kwan, Family Physician and Co-Founder of Masks For Canada, Daily charter of COVID-19 numbers Like what you hear? Check out the newest podcast of the Scott Thompson Show! https://omny.fm/shows/scott-thompson-show/canada-approves-the-pfizer-covid-19-vaccine-the-hu