Ontario Morning Podcast- Wednesday September 09, 2020 - a podcast by CBC Radio

Cannabis lawyer Trina Fraser explains what it means as more cannabis stores are allowed to open in the province this fall, while there's still a big queue for those waiting to start selling; Canadian courts are weighing in on parental disputes over sending kids to school. CBC's Blair Sanderson takes a look at why judges are reluctant to decide on such personal matters; Debbie Douglas, Executive Director of the Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants, explains why the Liberal government's planned Covid reconstruction plan must include racial equity and justice; Andrew Struthers, president and co-founder of Smart Safe Science, explains his company's mission to make a better, made-in-Ontario face mask; Amina El Sharif graduated high school during a pandemic. We hear her advice to Grade 9 students starting during COVID-19; As more Canadians continue to work from home, many small businesses surrounding workplaces are struggling to make ends meet. Dan Kelly from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business talks about how the future of flexible work could spell economic disaster for small businesses across the country; Kimberly Sutherland Mills, Manager of Programming and Outreach at Kingston Frontenac Public Library, gives her picks for end-of-summer reading; Charmi Patel, a Grade 12 student leader, gives advice to those entering grade 9 in this unprecedented time; An elementary school in British Columbia found a treasure map left by a student forty years ago. The CBC's Jason Osler hears your stories of discovered notes or time capsules you created as a kid.

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