Erin O'Toole, China-Canada Relations, and COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy

Published: March 23, 2021, 5:55 p.m.

STRATEGY PANEL: ONTARIO BUDGET, CONSERVATIVE PARTY CONVENTION AND CANADA-CHINA RELATIONS Libby Znaimer is joined by Karen Stintz, CEO of Variety Village, John Capobianco, Senior Vice President & Senior Partner, FleishmanHillard HighRoad, and Charles Sousa, the former minister of finance for Ontario and member of provincial parliament for Mississauga South. In #Onpoli news: We are one day away from the province's budget update. One of the things we want to know here is: will money be allocated towards long-term care? In #Cdnpoli news: Canada's strained relationship with China deepens over our two Michaels and their verdict-less trials. As of late, Ottawa sanctioned 4 Chinese officials over human rights abuses of the country's Uyghur population. Meanwhile, here at home, we take a look at Erin O'Toole at the Conservative Party of Canada's convention. He received push back on a resolution to acknowledge climate change. And, is his party on side with his apparent desire to bring them closer to the centre? Our strategists weigh in on the latest.   SEGMENT 2: ASTRAZENECA VACCINE HESITANCY Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Prabhat Jha, epidemiologist and faculty member at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto and Dr. Iris Gorfinkel, family physician and founder of PrimeHealth Clinical Research. Today: a discussion about AstraZeneca vaccine hesitancy. Ontario's health minister Christine Elliott said that she would televise herself getting the shot in an effort to show that it is safe. But still, many older adults in their 60s and up are expressing concern about its efficacy.