Fight Back With Libby Znaimer

Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Malcolm Moore, a medical oncologist  at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Dr. Fahad Razak, an internist and epidemiologist at Unity Health Toronto, Dr. Alisa Naiman, a family physician and founder and medical director of The Medical Station in Toronto. A new study in JAMA Network Open reveals how a majority of older Cancer patients received invasive care in the last month of their lives and that it is not something they may have wanted. Our panel discusses the study findings and other topics. ---- BRAD BRADFORD JOINS FIGHT BACK Libby Znaimer is joined by Brad Bradford, Toronto City Councillor for Ward 19 Beaches-East York. He tells Libby about setting up an advisory committee and whether he's any closer to officially declaring that he will put his hat in the Toronto mayoral race. He also details his thoughts on the City's 2023 budget and his thoughts on the Toronto Police ending their additional patrols on the TTC. ---- BMO BUYING AIR MILES: WILL IT SAVE THE REWARDS PROGRAM?

Libby Znaimer is joined by George Smitherman, former Ontario Liberal MPP for Toronto Centre who also served as a health minister and deputy Premier, Lisa Raitt, former deputy leader of the Conservative Party of Canada and Glenn De Baeremaeker, a former Deputy Mayor and Toronto City Councillor. The House of Commons is off. Does that mean that this whole issue of alleged Chinese interference and the Trudeau government's reaction to the issue go away because they are not there and the official opposition aren't there to ask them the tough questions about it? Also, Ottawa is releasing its budget on March 28. What can we expect from that? Toronto Police are ending their additional patrols on the TTC today. Is this a good idea? Meanwhile, Joe Biden is coming to Canada next week to meet with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. ---- TORONTO POLICE ARE ENDING THEIR PATROLS ON TTC: A GOOD OR BAD IDEA?  Libby Znaimer is joined by Toronto City Councillor Jon Burnside for Ward 16 (Don Valley East) and the Chair of the TTC fo

Libby Znaimer is joined by Peter Muggeridge, Senior Editor of Zoomer Magazine, David Cravit, Chief Membership Officer of CARP, and Bill VanGorder, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Policy Officer of CARP. It’s Monday, time for our Zoomer Squad. The older demographic was front and centre at the Oscars last night. 90-year-old John Williams became the oldest Oscar winner ever and in a town notorious for ageism specifically targeting women - both the winner for best supporting actress - Jamie Lee Curtis - and best Actress - Michelle Yeoh - are over 60 with Yeoh exhorting us from the stage - never to let anyone tell you you are past your prime. Does this reflect a change in society as a whole? Is it leading a change? Is it just lip service? And a date for the federal budget has been announced. It will come down in less than 2 weeks. What does CARP want? ---- FLAIR AIRLINES DISPUTE AND FLIGHT CANCELLATIONS Libby Znaimer is joined by John Gradek, a faculty lecturer at McGill University in Montreal and a former exe

Today on Free For All Friday: Listeners weighed in on the high cost of food at the grocery stores and the testimonies made by the CEOs of the large grocery retailers at the House of Commons agricultural committee in Ottawa this week. Listen live, weekdays from noon to 1, on Zoomer Radio!

Libby Znaimer is joined by David Crombie, former Mayor of Toronto, Karen Stintz, CEO of Variety Village and Lauren O'Neil, Senior News Editor of BlogTO. Today: we talk about the latest happenings in the city's mayoral race that has been heating up as prominent councillors like Brad Bradford, Josh Matlow and Stephen Holyday all consider runs. And, then there's this dog barking story that has many dog owners fuming at the City: apparently a sign went up at one downtown dog park that stated that "excessive barking will not be tolerated". Needless to say, the sign was taken down after backlash from the public. ---- DEPUTY MAYOR JENNIFER MCKELVIE JOINS FIGHT BACK Libby Znaimer is now joined by Jennifer McKelvie, Deputy Mayor of the City of Toronto. This is the first time Deputy Mayor Jennifer McKelvie has joined our program since former Mayor John Tory announced his resignation last month due to a sex scandal. She talks about her open letter to both the provincial and federal governments calling on them to help

Jane Brown is joined by Canadian Senator Salma Ataullahjan, and Ontario NDP MPP Kristyn Wong-Tam for Toronto Centre. It's International Women's Day today and to mark the occasion we have invited two Canadian women leaders we feel have done a great job of advocating for our more diverse communities. They share their respective stories and talk about how we can make Canada a more inclusive place for all including religious minorities and the 2SLGBTQ+ Listen live, weekdays from noon to 1, on Zoomer Radio!

Jane Brown is filling in for Libby Znaimer today. She is joined by Dr. Malcolm Moore, a medical oncologist  at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Dr. Fahad Razak, an internist and epidemiologist at Unity Health Toronto, Dr. Alisa Naiman, a family physician and founder and medical director of The Medical Station in Toronto.  This upcoming Saturday will be the three year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our panel reflects on how far we've come. Meanwhile, a new report by the province's patient ombudsman reveals that many patient complaints are driven by inadequate staffing at long-term care homes and hospitals.  Also, as we reported earlier this week, NACI is recommending that Canadians who have a high risk of serious illness should get their bivalent COVID-19 booster shot in the Spring. Finally, numerous NDP MPPS are calling on the Ford government to give clarification on a partnership that an Ottawa hospital has with a private corporation that is leasing their operating and recovering rooms on Saturdays.

Jane Brown is filling in for Libby Znaimer today. She is joined by Jason Lietaer, Conservative Strategist and President of Enterprise, John Milloy, Former Ontario Liberal MPP who served as a cabinet minister under the Dalton McGuinty and Kathleen Wynne governments, and Glenn De Baeremaeker, a former city councillor in Toronto who represented Ward 38 Scarborough Centre. This week: Deputy Mayor Jennifer McKelvie has sent a letter out to the provincial and federal levels of government asking for help to fill the 1-billion dollar budget gap for the City. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has called for investigations into China’s alleged interference of our 2021 federal election, but stopped short of an official public inquiry. Finally, we do a recap of the Ontario Liberals’ annual general meeting. ---- GROCERY CHAIN CEOS TO APPEAR BEFORE HOUSE OF COMMONS COMMITTEE TOMORROW: A PREVIEW Jane Brown is now joined by Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, Senior Director, Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University,  an

ZOOMER SQUAD:  NACI RECOMMENDS AT-RISK CANADIANS GET THEIR BIVALENT COVID-19 BOOSTER THIS SPRING 12:00-12:30  Jane Brown is filling in for Libby Znaimer. She is joined by David Cravit, Chief Membership Officer of CARP,  Bill VanGorder, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Policy Officer of CARP and John Wright, executive VP of Maru Public Opinion. Today: NACI is recommending that Canadians who are at risk of severe illness because of COVID-19, should get their bivalent booster shot in the Spring. Meanwhile, we talk about the intense winter storm that took place this past Friday. Finally, King Charles invites Harry and Meghan to his upcoming coronation. But will they go? Our panel weighs in on the latest. THE FUTURE OF THE ONTARIO LIBERAL PARTY 12:30-12:50 PM Jane Brown is now joined by Mitzie Hunter, Ontario Liberal MPP for Scarborough-Guildwood, and Bob Richardson, a Liberal Strategist and Senior Council to National Public Relations. The Ontario Liberals have elected their new president: former cabinet m

Today on Free For All Friday: listeners called in to weigh in on Ontario nurses wanting a better deal and also how the Trudeau government responded to a leak from CSIS about Chinese interference in our 2021 election.   Listen live, weekdays from noon to 1, on Zoomer Radio!

Libby Znaimer is joined by David Crombie, former Mayor of Toronto, Councillor Paula Fletcher, Ward 14 Toronto-Danforth and Councillor James Pasternak, Ward 6 York Centre. Today: The Toronto mayoral race is heating up--we've seen Councillor Brad Bradford, for example, set up a rather extensive advisory committee with members from a diverse range of sectors and political stripes including our very own panelist Karen Stintz. He has yet to officially declare that he's running. We've also had familiar names come up like former Councillor Rob Davis who appeared on Fight Back yesterday. The list is growing and we get our panelists' taked on who they see as winning candidates and what priorities need to be looked at to fix the City's problems. ---- CITIZEN CEREMONIES TO BE REPLACED BY MOUSE CLICK? Libby Znaimer is joined by Yaniv Or, Chief Technology Officer at ZoomerMedia Ltd, and Daniel Bernhard, CEO of the Institute for Canadian Citizenship. Today: Canadian citizens could soon have the option to make an oath on

Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Malcolm Moore, a medical oncologist  at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Dr. Fahad Razak, an internist and epidemiologist at Unity Health Toronto, Dr. Alisa Naiman, a family physician and founder and medical director of The Medical Station in Toronto. This morning, Ottawa will be making an announcement about national standards for long-term care. Meanwhile, the FBI is making the case that COVID-19 was most likely leaked from a lab in China. And, it's  Shingles Awareness Week. Our medical experts discuss what you need to know about the virus and how to better protect yourself. ---- TORONTO MAYORAL CANDIDATE ROB DAVIS Libby Znaimer is joined by Rob Davis, a former City councillor who has announced he is going to join the race for Mayor of Toronto. Libby asks Rob about how he sees the City has changed since his time as a City councillor and whether he is up to the challenge of fixing the many problems that Toronto is currently suffering from--mainly that basic city services aren

Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Samir Sinha, Director of Geriatrics at Mount Sinai and the University Health Network Hospitals in Toronto This morning, Ottawa made an announcement about national standards for long-term care. Did it indicate that change is truly coming for residents? Dr. Sinha weighs in. Listen live, weekdays from noon to 1, on Zoomer Radio!

Libby Znaimer is joined by George Smitherman, former Ontario Liberal Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, Lisa Raitt, former Deputy Leader of Conservative Party of Canada and Glenn De Baeremaeker,  a former city councillor in Toronto who represented Ward 38 Scarborough Centre. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was in Mississauga yesterday where he appeared with Ontario Premier Doug Ford and made an announcement about AstraZeneca expanding its research and development hub there. Ottawa and the province have recently arrived at a bilateral healthcare agreement. Meanwhile, Trudeau has defended Toronto Liberal MP Han Dong after it was reported that the Chinese government was involved in influencing his nomination in 2019. Also, the federal government has banned the use of Tik Tok on government issued phones to its employees to better protect them from cyber attacks and surveillance. Our panel discusses the latest #cdnpoli news. ---- SHINGLES AWARENESS WEEK: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW  Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. To

Jane Brown is filling in for Libby Znaimer. She is joined by Peter Muggeridge, Senior Editor of Zoomer Magazine, David Cravit, Chief Membership Officer of CARP, and Bill VanGorder, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Policy Officer of CARP. Today: We start off the discussion by remembering Gordon Pinsent, the iconic Canadian actor who died at the age of 92 this past weekend. We then discuss the new bilateral healthcare agreement between Ottawa and Ontario. The agreement includes a commitment to helping older Canadians age with dignity, with greater access to home care or safe care in a long term care facility. Speaking of health, a new Angus Reid Institute poll reveals that Canadians are divided when it comes to privatization. ---- WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW TO GET A HEAD START ON TAX SEASON Jane Brown is now joined by Barry Choi, a personal finance expert and Bruce Ball, Vice President of Taxation at CPA Canada. The deadline for filing your taxes is April 30th So Canadians have until May 1 to finish filing if you

Today on Free For All Friday: an overwhelming number of callers weighed in on Ontario Premier Doug Ford's stag-and-doe, with tickets costing $150 bucks a pop. The Ontario NDP has filed an integrity complaint over the event. Listen live, weekdays from noon to 1, on Zoomer Radio!

Libby Znaimer is joined by David Crombie, former Mayor of Toronto, Karen Stintz, CEO of Variety Village and Lauren O'Neil, Senior News Editor of BlogTO. Today: It's been nearly a week at Toronto City Hall since former Mayor John Tory left and it's been pretty quiet over there. Meanwhile, the number of violent incidents on the TTC has gone up by 60 per cent since 2019 according to a report from CEO Rick Leary's office. ---- OTTAWA'S HEALTHCARE DEAL WITH ONTARIO Libby Znaimer is joined by Ontario NDP MPP France Gélinas (Nickel Belt) and the health critic. Today: Ottawa has struck a deal with Ontario. The funding will go towards improving pediatric hospitals, ER rooms, and surgery wait times. ---- HOW LONG DO YOU SPEND WORRYING ABOUT YOUR FINANCES? Libby Znaimer is joined by Lesley-Anne Scorgie, Founder of MeVest, a leading edge financial education company specializing in money coaching for Canadians. A new poll published by Scotiabank shows that Canadians spend, on average, 15 hours per week worrying about

Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Malcolm Moore, a medical oncologist  at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Dr. Fahad Razak, an internist and epidemiologist at Unity Health Toronto, Dr. Alisa Naiman, a family physician and founder and medical director of The Medical Station in Toronto. This week: We start things off by discussing the increased spread of Norovirus since the pandemic and also a report by Toronto Public Health that shows that during the pandemic, mental illness, opioid overdoses and food and shelter insecurity have all worsened. ---- FRANCOIS LEGAULT'S TAKE ON TRUDEAU'S HANDLING OF THE BORDER  Libby Znaimer is joined by Daniel Béland, James McGill Professor; Director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada (MISC), and Dr. Jennifer Elrick, Associate Professor of Sociology at McGill University who specializes in immigration policymaking and implementation. This week: Quebec Premier François Legault wrote an article in the English national newspaper The Globe and Mail in which he called on P

Marissa Lennox is filling in for Libby Znaimer today. She is joined by George Smitherman, former Ontario Liberal Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, Peggy Nash, a former NDP MP for Parkdale-High Park and David Tarrant, Vice President, National Strategic Communications at Enterprise. Today: Ontario MPPs are returning to Queens Park as the legislature resumes. What can we expect will be the main questions coming from the opposition? For starters, there's the ongoing question about the Ford government's relationship with developers and the Greenbelt. And, then there is the big button issue of expanding services in private healthcare clinics like cataract surgeries. Next we get our panel's take on the explosive Globe and Mail report about CSIS documents revealing the extent of China's influence on our 2021 election. ---- WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT ONTARIO'S CONCERNING NUMBER OF ER CLOSURES Marissa Lennox is now joined by Dr. Jamie Spiegelman, Internal Medicine and Critical Care Physician at Humber River Hos

Jane Brown is filling in for Libby Znaimer today. She is joined by Peter Muggeridge, Senior Editor of Zoomer Magazine, David Cravit, Chief Membership Officer of CARP, and Bill VanGorder, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Policy Officer of CARP. Today: We start things off by discussing what family means to you. Are you taking the day off to make plans with your partner, kids and/or extended family? If so, we'd love to hear about it. Meanwhile, our own David Cravit who is also a demographic trends specialist has come out with a new book on the topic of longevity and we ask the question: has the first human who will live to be 150 been born yet? Finally, we discuss the legacy of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter who made the decision this week to transition into hospice care. He is 98. ---- WHAT CSIS FOUND ABOUT CHINA'S INTERFERENCE IN CANADA'S 2021 ELECTION Jane Brown is now joined by Charles Burton, a Senior Fellow at Macdonald-Laurier Institute and expert on Canada-China relations, Steven Chase, a Senior p