The blue cotton henley is the shirt you throw on when you need to look like you put in effort but also be ready to shovel the driveway at a moment’s notice — roll up the sleeves for the furnace repair, button it up for the Zoom call with Ottawa, and it still looks sharp under your parka at the Loblaws run. It says ‘I watch the news and I own a snow brush,’ which in this country is basically business casual. Underneath, the white cotton crew neck undershirt is doing the real work — the unsung base layer that wicks away the sweat from your morning commute on the TTC, insulates you during the third period, and keeps everything civilized when the henley comes off because someone cranked the thermostat to 26 again. Think of it as your thermal foundation, endorsed by every Canadian who’s ever said ‘it’s not that cold’ while their eyelashes froze together.

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About the episode: This episode of ‘About That’ investigates the Canadian government’s $173 million investment in Medicago, a Canadian company developing a plant-based COVID-19 vaccine. Despite initial promise and Health Canada approval, Medicago is now shutting down, raising questions about the investment and Canada’s vaccine independence.