- Digital inequality: How high-speed internet is dividing Canada
Thursday, November 12th 2020
As many people have been forced to work from home and conduct their business remotely, the COVID-19 pandemic has shown the importance of high-speed internet for all Canadians. Access to fast, reliable internet in pandemic times and the digital age is not just about downloading files or streaming Netflix. It is about getting access to education, health and equal opportunities. Alex Boutilier, a national politics reporter with the Toronto Star, joins This Matters to talk about the digital inequality resulting from high speed internet access, what the digital divide means for Canadians and what it will take to end it.
- Is Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine Canada’s best shot?
Wednesday, November 11th 2020
People are calling Pfizer’s announcement of a potential COVID-19 vaccine a light at the end of the tunnel. But right now, it’s just an announcement that some say is “science by press release” and there are a lot of logistical hurdles to be passed before we get this particular shot in the arm. Alex Boyd is a Star Reporter who’s been following the Road to a Vaccine. She returns to This Matters to discuss the latest vaccine development news.
- Remember ‘flatten the curve?’ Surging numbers say ‘not so much’
Tuesday, November 10th 2020
Ontario's COVID-19 case counts are reaching record numbers, but some health officials say they might be stabilizing. The Star's Ed Tubb has been focusing on the data and takes This Matters through what the numbers are telling us, where things are looking up and where there's cause for concern.
- What Biden and Harris winning means for Canada and the world
Monday, November 9th 2020
Edward Keenan, Toronto Star’s Washington bureau chief, returns to ‘This Matters’ to talk about the election win, the fallout for the US and what a Biden presidency means for the Canada-US relationship, for the next four years.
- Hindsight 2020 Rebroadcast: What if Trump won't leave?
Saturday, November 7th 2020
EDITOR'S NOTE: This version was originally broadcast on September 24, but much of what Geoffrey Skelley, of FiveThirtyEight, predicted could happen, happened. The presidency is settled. But Skelley discusses what could come next.
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Joe Biden is the President-Elect, capturing more than 270 electoral college votes, with more than 4 million votes cast in his favour over Donald Trump. But like so much of his one-term presidency, Trump isn’t following convention. Before, and now after the election, he has claimed voter fraud, with no evidence. He claimed he won on election night, even though he didn’t. He and his campaign refuse to concede the presidency. Does that refusal mean anything?
Geoffrey Skelley, elections analyst for FiveThirtyEight, breaks down how Trump can dispute the results, why it could turn into an ugly fight at the Supreme Court level and what the legal checks and balances are to ensure the election winner serves as president.
