Amanda Galbraith fills-in for Evan Solomon.

On today’s show:

• We hear listeners’ thoughts on the warning from Dr. Theresa Tam about the new variants and whether the government’s COVID-19 messaging is getting through to Canadians.
• Amy Go, President of the Chinese Canadian National Council for Social Justice, discusses the dramatic rise in anti-Asian hate crimes since the start of the pandemic.
• Wendy Knight, executive director of Sea Turtle Inc. conservation centre, talks about the turtles being saved from the snowstorm in Texas.
• Richard Berthelsen, CTV’s Royal expert, discusses how Prince Harry and Meghan will officially not be returning to their royal duties.
• Jim Facette, the executive director of Canada’s Accredited Zoos and Aquariums, talks about the struggles zoos in Canada are facing due to the pandemic.
• Blaine Penner explains how he survived an avalanche on a southeastern B.C. slope in the Kootenays.