Bank of Canada Keeps Key Interest Rate at 5 Percent
THE MEDICAL RECORD: BOOSTER SHOTS, VITAMINS AND ASPIRIN\n\nMarissa Lennox is filling in for Libby Znaimer today. She is joined by Dr. Amol Verma, a\xa0staff physician in General Internal Medicine at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto, Dr. Aaron Schimmer, the Director of Research at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre as well as a staff physician and a senior scientist and Dr. Alisa Naiman, Family Physician and Founder and Medical Director of The Medical Station in Toronto.\n\nA study by Canadian researchers points to keeping up to date with your booster shots rather than relying on previous infections as the best defense against getting future infections of COVID-19. Meanwhile, another study from the Journal of Clinical Investigation shows that vitamins could contribute to the growth of Cancerous tumours. Additionally, new research reveals how low doses of the Aspirin drug can reduce the risk of Type 2 Diabetes in adults 65 years of age and older. Our panel of doctors weigh in on the latest.\n\nTHE BANK OF CANADA INTEREST RATE\n\nMarissa Lennox is now joined by Moshe Lander, Senior Lecturer of Economics at Concordia University in Montreal.\n\nThis morning we learned that the Bank of Canada has decided to keep the key interest rate steady at 5 per cent.\n\nWHO IS "MR. X"?\n\nMarissa Lennox is now joined by Marit Stiles, leader of the Ontario NDP.\n\nFirst, we get Marit's reaction to both Ontario Housing Minister Steve Clark's resignation (though he will remain an MPP for his riding) and Premier Ford's cabinet shuffle that sees Paul Calandra become the new housing minister amid the Greenbelt scandal. Then we get Marit's reaction to "Mr. X" who was referenced in the integrity commissioners report on the Ford government's Greenbelt plans.\n\nListen live, weekdays from noon to 1, on Zoomer Radio!