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The Current for Dec. 18, 2020

Today on The Current: Retired general Rick Hillier on Ontario’s vaccine rollout, and André Picard on half-hearted lockdowns; Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante’s new graphic novel charts an uphill battle for women in politics; hunting with Nerf guns keeps spirits up at Wikwemikong Nursing Home on Manitoulin Island, in Ontario; and Claudia Rankine on why we need to have uncomfortable conversations about white privilege.
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Matt Galloway is the host of CBC Radio's The Current. (CBC)

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Today on The Current:

Ontario started COVID-19 vaccinations Monday. Matt Galloway talks to retired general Rick Hillier about overseeing these first few days of rollout, and the challenges that lie ahead. Plus, Globe and Mail health columnist André Picard discusses the high case numbers in Ontario, and whether the province should consider a stricter lockdown. 

Then, Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante discusses how COVID-19 has hit her city hard, and her uphill battle to win her place in politics, as told in a new graphic novel.

Also, long-term care homes have seen some of the worst of this pandemic, but staff at Wikwemikong Nursing Home on Manitoulin Island, Ont., are going the extra mile to bring some cheer to residents this holiday — including simulated deer hunts with Nerf guns.

And poet Claudia Rankine's latest book, Just Us: An American Conversation, is a call for frank discussions about whiteness. She tells us why uncomfortable conversations about white privilege are so important in the fight for equality.

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