Scott Thompson Show

The Scott Thompson Show Podcast  The city’s general issues committee (GIC) voted 9-6 on Wednesday to negotiate a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Metrolinx, regarding a 14 kilometre LRT line from McMaster University to Eastgate Square. City Council must still ratify GIC’s decision next Wednesday. Another vote will eventually be needed to approve the MOU, once it has been negotiated and presented to councillors. GUEST: Hamilton Mayor Fred Eisenberger While Ontario eases into reopening, Waterloo region has seen a spike in COVID-19 cases – a spike that is driven by the Delta Variant, which is becoming the predominant strain in the community. Is Waterloo a red flag for the rest of the province or an outlying case, and how big of a threat does the Delta Variant (and other strains of the coronavirus that cuases COVID-19) pose to Ontario?  GUEST: Dr. Timothy Sly, Epidemiologist and Professor Emeritus in the School of Population and Public Health with Ryerson University. Annamie Paul held onto her position