Guy Saint-Jacques, a former Canadian ambassador to China, joins Martin Stringer to analyze the appointment of Jennifer May to that vital post in Beijing. Dr. Zain Chagla (McMaster University) discusses a new medical assessment arguing Canada's border measures were of little use in preventing the spread of COVID-19. Journalists Tonda MacCharles (Toronto Star) and Mia Rabson (The Canadian Press) review the first week of the fall sitting and other political headlines.