PODCAST: The Rob Snow Show for April 1, 2022

By CityNews Ottawa

Hour 1:

Friday. We made it. Carbon tax goes up today. Pierre Poilievre appears to be solidly leading the Conservative leadership race. COVID-19 patients are complaining it's almost impossible to access new antiviral treatments.

9:54 – “1,000 to 4,000 dollars on a vehicle powered by an internal combustion engine that runs on gas or diesel…this has been pondered for years but we've seen three reports in the last four months.”

Tom Korski is here from Blacklock's Reporter for a look at the top stories from the outlet that's minding Ottawa's business.

21:56 – “This is the problem Rob, wealthy politicians and academics are going to tell us the increase is negligible when our 'climate crisis' is taken into account, but they don't live pay cheque to pay cheque.”

Derick Fage is here with his hot takes on the big news stories of the week.

36:52 – “Right now it's been challenging because right now there are fairly limited eligibility windows”

Multiple news reports are emerging about immunocompromised people in Ontario who are finding it very difficult to access the new COVID-19 antiviral treatments, much-touted by governments as being a key tool to fight the virus as society reopens. Rob speaks with Jen Belcher from the Ontario Pharmacist Association about why patients are already falling through the cracks.

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Hour 2:

It's the Friday Free-For-All on the Talk Back Hour! Rob takes your calls.

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Hour 3:

0:00 – “It's a 46% increase over four years, and I have issues with that.”

Bruce McIntyre is here fromt the Eganville Leader with this week's Valley Views.

13:16 – “He was a guy who was passionate about business and hockey, but he was also difficult.”

Steve Warne joins Rob for a recap of a busy week in sports news.

22:02 – “What they ended up with is exactly the same deal that every other province got.”

It's time for Queens Park Week In Review. This week's panel features PC MPP John Yakabuski, NDP MPP Gilles Bisson and Liberal MPP John Fraser.

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