Ontario Morning Podcast - Wednesday August 19, 2020 - a podcast by CBC Radio

We discuss the political implications of Chrystia Freeland's appointment to federal Minister of Finance with Lydia Miljan, a political science at the University of Windsor; Should it become widely available, the saliva-based test for COVID-19 being used by many professional sports teams could allow us to change the way we live during pandemic. We find out more from epidemiologist Colin Furness of the University of Toronto; Brent Preston is the owner of The New Farm in Creemore. He talks about the initiative by the organization Farmers for Climate Solutions to create what they call 'resilient' farms; Dropped your watch off the end dock? Call Dusty Dives. Dustyn McCready-DeBruin tells us how he's made a business out of diving for thngs that have fallen to the bottom of the lake; Nadia Danyluk of the Owen Sound and North Grey Union Library recommends some non-fiction books that have since been adapted for television or streaming online; Dr. Paul Roumeliotis, the Medical Officer of Health with the Eastern Ontario Health Unit, outlines their preparations for the new school year and their call to have the province end the state of emergency.

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