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Ep. 10: To Mask or Not to Mask
Jan. 11, 2025
After years of masking our faces during Covid, many experts say the practice did more harm than good. Hospitals in Toronto are starting to demand people wear masks again. Listen as Talk Nation Radio unravels the controversy about face masking to prevent the seasonal flu and why a simple common vitamin can do more to prevent sickness than any mask.
Join Rodney Palmer as he speaks to Chris Schaefer, Occupational Safety and Health Expert; Dr. Brian Goldman, ER Physician, Author & CBC Radio Host; Prof. Kanji Nakatsu, Pharmacology, Queen's University; and Prof. Susan Whiting, Nutrition, University of Saskatchewan.
Previous Shows
Ep. 7: Pride and Prejudice
Dec. 13, 2024
Pride Day in Canada is no longer a matter of pride; it's a legal obligation. A Human Rights ruling in a very small town has set a legal precedent that may require every city in Canada to proclaim a special month for sexual minorities.
Ep. 6 Covid Con Job
Dec. 7, 2024
The US Congress has determined that none of the Covid measures like lock-downs, masking and distancing were valid. What does this mean for the rest of the world?
Ep. 8: The Danger of Silence
Dec. 20, 2024
Professor Byram Bridle is one of Canada's top vaccine developers. After sharing potential safety concerns over a COVID vaccine, he was criminally harassed, according to a police investigation report.
Ep. 9: Where Did I Come From?
Jan. 4, 2025
Quebec has canceled international adoptions because many children cannot trace their birth origins, and authorities say international trafficking rings have supplied the Canadian demand for foreign babies for decades.
Journalism Returns to Canada
Journalism is not just a pillar of democracy; it is democracy. It requires the daily discussion of agreed-upon facts. Talk Nation Radio is resurrecting balanced journalism to let you decide how you feel about current affairs in Canadian life. Please join us every week and remember what it means to be a citizen of Canada and the World.
Your host Rodney Palmer is an award-winning journalist with twenty years experience working for Canadian newspapers, magazines, radio and television. He has been a producer and investigative reporter for CBC Radio and Television, and a foreign correspondent for CTV News based in India, China, and the Middle East.
About Talk Nation
With founding members from journalism, business, politics and education, Talk Nation Radio promises first to resurrect honest reporting about Canada, and our place in the world. We believe people can make the best decisions when they are based on fact.
