How long can major sports leagues survive like this, and is that pressure leading them to return to playing before it’s safe?

PLUS - why the head of the Tokyo Olympics is already warning that they may not be able to go ahead in 2021.


GUEST: Moshe Lander, economist with Concordia University

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How long can major sports leagues survive like this, and is that pressure leading them to return to playing before it&rsquo;s safe?
PLUS - why the head of the Tokyo Olympics is already warning that they may not be able to go ahead in 2021. GUEST: Moshe Lander, economist with Concordia University 
Ottawa At Work every weekday from 10:00 am to 12:00pm on News Talk 580 CFRA
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