Grilled Andrew Neary

MPP Rod Phillips, Minister of Finance for Ontario, joins Andrew to speak about staying in contact with your representative, the adoption rate of the new CECRA rent relief, and how the Ontario government is supporting small businesses and Ontarians through this.








How is Ontario fighting the battle to maintain employment for Ontarians? – 4:55



How is the rent relief program (CECRA) going? – 7:33



What is MPP Phillips most concerned about right now? – 10:43



What keeps you moving and inspired through this? – 14:27







More info about MPP Rod Phillips: https://www.rodphillips.ca/about




Covid Support information from Rod Phillips: https://www.covidsupports.ca/rodphillips/




Get in touch with Rod Phillips: https://www.rodphillips.ca/communityoffice






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Ben Earle, Executive Director of Feed the Need Durham, joins Andrew to speak about the impacts of Covid-19 on food security, the increase in need due to fresh financial struggles, and the long terms impacts our supply chain will have to endure.




Has there been a challenge sourcing food? – 2:30

Are increased food prices causing problems? – 3:40

What is the biggest issue in supplying food support right now? – 6:36

How can you get involved to make sure the need is met? – 8:39



How can you help Feed the Need?: https://feedtheneedindurham.ca/how-to-help/


What are Durham's active food banks?: https://feedtheneedindurham.ca/active-member-agencies/


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Dee Lender, Executive Director of OARC, Sharron Cooke, Barry Hickling, and Devora Greenspon join Andrew to speak about the second world of this pandemic challenging long-term care, what there is that can be done to support those living at residences, and the true complexity of the issues that our loved ones are dealing with.



What is the situation in terms of infection count in your residences? – 2:33
Are all of these precautions actually helping? – 13:57
Barry really emphasizing the situation and struggles – 14:37
What is going on with support staff? Are there enough of them? – 16:46
How can visitors see their loved ones? – 26:02

Ontario Association of Residents' Councils website: http://ontarc.com/

A program for empathetic support and counselling for seniors: http://www.nicenet.ca/talk2nice

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Dr. Steven Murphy, President and Chancellor of the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, joins Andrew Neary to speak about the innovations that the University has implemented to operate as a school, and in the community to get us through this situation.


What is OTU working on to help us through this situation? – 1:45
How do you get in touch with OTU to learn about volunteer/partnership opportunities? – 6:42
What has been the biggest challenge for OTU during this pandemic? – 8:16
What will OTU do with the lessons it has learned from this situation? – 11:20
Is OTU running any programs specifically to support new entrepreneurs right now? - 15:38
How weak is Canadian broadband? - 23:56

How do you get involved in OTU's amazing research?: Reach out to president@ontariotechu.ca or check https://partners.ontariotechu.ca/contact/index.php

Information about OTU: https://ontariotechu.ca/about/index.php

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Simon Gill, the Director of Economic Development and Tourism for the region of Durham, joins Andrew to speak about agriculture in Durham, the ways Invest Durham and the region are working tirelessly to support local businesses, and the region moving towards re-opening.


What is going on with agricultural business and farming? – 3:40
How is Durham looking after small businesses? – 6:33
What is the biggest challenge businesses are facing? – 10:35
What do I need to know to open my small business? – 12:53

Invest Durham's detailed list of Durham farmed local food: https://www.durham.ca/en/economic-development/industries/local-food.aspx

Comprehensive information and support to get your business through Covid-19: https://www.investdurham.ca/covidresponse

Any questions or comments? Email andrew.john.neary@gmail.com

More of Andrew on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AndrewJNeary

Andrew’s company Drinks & Dragons: https://www.drinksanddragons.ca

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MPP Jennifer French joins Andrew to discuss difficulties with broadband being revealed by COVID, Ontario closing schools, Oshawa's innovative use of existing infrastructure to create a PPE manufacturing chain, and overcoming boredom with board games.


Oshawa producing 1 million masks per month – 8:50
Battles with broadband – 10:22
School and Family – 15:02

MPP Jennifer French's official page: https://www.jenniferfrench.ca/

One of the best platforms for play board games remotely: https://www.tabletopsimulator.com/

Any questions or comments? Email andrew.john.neary@gmail.com

More of Andrew on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AndrewJNeary 

Andrew’s company Drinks & Dragons: https://www.drinksanddragons.ca