Fight Back With Libby Znaimer

Today on Free For All Friday: A lot of our listeners had plenty to say about former President Donald Trump who was found guilty on 34 counts of falsifying business records in his hush money trial. That and more right here on Zoomer Radio.

TUNE INTO THE TOWN:  ROB FORD IS BACK IN THE NEWS & THE LATEST ON THE MISSISSAUGA MAYORAL ELECTION Libby Znaimer is now joined by Alex Blumenstein, Co-Founder of The Peak, Karen Stintz, CEO, Variety Village, and David Crombie, a former Mayor of Toronto. It’s Thursday - time to talk about all things municipal - and last night there was a key debate in the race for Mississauga mayor. It was, as all debates except for one, a Carolyn Parrish-free debate. And on this segment we’ve spent a lot of time talking about the very controversial and unpopular re-naming of Yonge-Dundas Square. The other night we saw another that went down quite differently! WHAT IS BEHIND THE DRAMATIC PRICE CHANGES IN FRUIT AT THE GROCERY STORE? Libby Znaimer is now joined by Sylvain Charlebois, Senior Director, Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University. We keep hearing that food inflation is coming down yet it’s not unusual to see the opposite at the grocery store  - at least when it comes to certain items. And the swings in

THE MEDICAL RECORD: CANNABIS CONSUMPTION & SUNSCREEN MISINFORMATION ON SOCIAL MEDIA Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Nadia Alam, family doctor and anesthetist in Georgetown, Ontario, Dr. Aaron Schimmer, the Director of Research at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre as well as a staff physician and a senior scientist, and Dr. Fahad Razak, Canada Research Chair in Data Informed Healthcare Improvement at the University of Toronto and a general internist at a Toronto hospital. Today: our panel reacts to the latest dangerous social media trend trying to push misinformation about sunscreen...our doctors debunk that. And, in the States, daily cannabis consumption has jumped ahead of daily alcohol consumption. WHY ARE UNIONS DEFENDING ANTI-ISRAEL PROTESTERS? Libby Znaimer is joined, first, by tech reporter Carmi Levy, followed by Howard Levitt, Senior Partner at Levitt Sheikh Employment | Labour Law and Michael Teper of Save Our Schools. We’ve just been talking about the latest piece of health misinformat

RECOVERING POLITICIANS PANEL: IS PREMIER DOUG FORD AFRAID OF PIERRE POILIEVRE'S CONSERVATIVES? Libby Znaimer is joined by George Smitherman, a former Ontario Liberal Health minister and Deputy Premier, Cheri DiNovo,  a former NDP MPP, and Lisa Raitt, former deputy leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. It’s Tuesday - time to talk politics! Is the Ford government preparing to call a snap election? And the panel reacts to the latest on Ottawa's immigration plans. Plus, what's happening with the Mississauga Mayoral race. CANADA IS HAVING A GOOD MOMENT IN TENNIS Libby Znaimer is now joined by Tennis Canada CEO Gavin Ziv and Wally Rigobon, co-host of the Naz and Wally Sports Hour on Zoomer Radio. There is lots to talk about at the French Open this year! We’re wondering if we have seen the last of Rafa Nadal at Roland-Garros - an event he had a lock on for years. He lost his first round match to Alex Zverev in straight sets - a very tough draw for what may be his swan song. And all four Canadians - who

THE ZOOMER SQUAD: HOW SUPPORTIVE ARE ZOOMERS OF THE FEDERAL LIBERALS? Libby Znaimer is joined by Anthony Quinn, Chief Community Officer of CARP,  Bill VanGorder, Chief Advocacy and Education Officer of CARP, and Darrell Bricker, CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs. It’s Monday - time for our Zoomer Squad - and both politics and health are in the spotlight. New polling shows that Zoomers may be the last bastion of support for the Liberal government. And there’s a new Seniors advocate in BC. One of his first acts was to go to NYC to advocate for a binding international convention on seniors’ rights. Is that a useful thing to pursue? ONTARIO PREMIER DOUG FORD'S BIG BEER PLANS Libby Znaimer is joined by Bob Richardson, Senior Council, National Public Relations, and Karl Moore,  Associate Professor, Strategy & Organization AT McGill University. What’s all this about the moving up of the date for selling wine and beer in corner stores? Why does the PC government want to spend $225M on this? And is it a sign tha

Today on Free For All Friday: YOU called in about Ontario Premier Doug Ford's beer announcement, construction on the Gardiner Expressway and the anti-Israel encampment situation on university campuses.  Listen live, weekdays from noon to 1, on Zoomer Radio!

TUNE INTO THE TOWN: THE CITY'S APPROACH TO HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS & NEW BIKE LANES FOR EGLINTON AVENUE? Libby Znaimer is now joined by Alex Blumenstein, Co-Founder of The Peak, Karen Stintz, CEO, Variety Village, and David Crombie, a former Mayor of Toronto. They are everywhere...or so it feels like...if you live in Toronto you've likely stumbled across a homeless encampment at the local park or public space. And, this week, City staff produced a report about how City Council (which has not passed it yet) might go about addressing the problem. Will it work? REACTION TO CHARGES BEING DROPPED AGAINST SOME INVOLVED IN ANTI-ISRAEL VANDALISM OF INDIGO Libby Znaimer is joined by Richard Robertson, Director of Research and Advocacy at B'nai Brith Canada. This week we learned that charges have been dropped against four of 11 accused individuals involved in the red paint splattering vandalism of an Indigo bookstore in Toronto--a company that is owned by Jewish businesswoman, Heather Reisman.  Richard reacts to

THE MEDICAL RECORD: HIP FRACTURES AMONG OLDER ADULTS Jane Brown is filling in for Libby Znaimer today. She is joined by Dr. Alisa Naiman, Family Physician and Medical Director of The Medical Station in Toronto and Dr. Fahad Razak, Canada Research Chair in Data Informed Healthcare Improvement at the University of Toronto as well as a General Internist.  Today we take a deep dive into hip fractures and other bone fractures among older adults, and best practices while in the recovery process of healing from a fracture. We also heard from listeners about their own experiences dealing with this. MARRYING LATER IN LIFE OR IS IT A SECOND MARRIAGE? WHY MORE COUPLES ARE LOOKING AT PRENUPS Jane Brown is joined by John Schuman of  Devry Smith Frank LLP who specializes in family law.  Getting married later in life or entering a second marriage? There's growing interest for couples to sign a prenuptial agreement before making a union…especially when there are separate assets involved. Our expert on family law weighs

RECOVERING POLITICIANS PANEL: IRAN'S RAISI KILLED IN HELICOPTER CRASH & OTTAWA'S RESPONSE TO AUTO THEFT Libby Znaimer is joined by George Smitherman, a former Ontario Liberal Health minister and Deputy Premier, Cheri DiNovo,  a former NDP MPP and Lisa Raitt, former deputy leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. Today: we react to Ottawa's latest measures against auto-theft and the helicopter crash in Iran whereby both Iranian President Raisi and the Iranian foreign minister were killed.  LOBLAWS AGREES TO SIGN GROCERY CODE OF CONDUCT, BUT OTHER COMPETITORS SAY NO Libby Znaimer is now joined by Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, Senior Director, Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University. Sylvain weighs in on Loblaw agreeing to sign on to Ottawa's Grocery Code of Conduct, why other competitors like Costco and Walmart have not (so far) and what's in it for consumers. WHY ARE OLDER ZOOMERS INCREASINGLY ENDING UP IN ER OVER CANNABIS POISONING? Libby Znaimer is now joined by Dr. Samir Sinha, Director of G

 ZOOMER SQUAD: CANADIAN HOSPITALS CONTINUE SEEING LONG WAITING LINES IN EMERGENCY WARDS Libby Znaimer is joined by Anthony Quinn, Chief Community Officer of CARP,  Rudy Buttignol, President of CARP, and John Wright, Executive Vice President, Maru Public Opinion. Libby today discusses the wait times skyrocketing in emergency wards partially due to shortage of family doctors. Anthony shares his personal experience as a caregiver to his dad. And finally, Loblaws is ready to sign on to the government’s grocery code of conduct. HELICOPTER CRASH KILLED IRANIAN PRESIDENT EBRAHIM RAISI AND FOREIGN MINISTER Libby Znaimer is joined by Larry Haas, a former White House communications strategist and  Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy at the American Foreign Policy Council. Continuing the coverage, Libby talks about the future of Iran after President Embrahim Raisi dies in a helicopter crash. According to Iran’s constitution, an election must take place within 50 days. Meanwhile the little-known vice president has

Today on Free For All Friday-we revisited the conversation around the City's plans to change Yonge-Dundas Square to Sankofa Square which plenty of people are not happy about. Plus, other news that made headlines this week! Listen live, weekdays from noon to 1, on Zoomer Radio!

TUNE INTO THE TOWN:  THE COST OF MAINTAINING TORONTO'S INFRASTRUCTURE IS STEEP...VERY STEEP Libby Znaimer is joined by Alex Blumenstein, Co-Founder of The Peak, Councillor Paula Fletcher, Ward 14 Toronto Centre and Councillor James Pasternak, Ward 6 York Centre. Today we discuss the latest on Sankofa Square, and the steep cost for Toronto to keep its infrastructure maintained over 10 years. ONTARIO WANTS TO IMPOSE TOUGHER LEGISLATION ON IMPAIRED DRIVERS Libby is joined by Dylan Finlay, a Toronto-based criminal defense lawyer, and Tanya Hansen Pratt, National President MADD Canada. A closer look at the Ontario government's plan to impose tougher laws on impaired drivers. WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE TTC LINE 2 SUBWAY SHUTDOWN THAT CAUSED CHAOS Libby Znaimer is now joined by Stuart Green, Spokesperson for the TTC. What went wrong with the TTC shutdown of a section of Subway Line 2 earlier this week for 12 hours and where is the TTC at with regards to talks with the union? Stuart has the latest. Listen live, w

THE MEDICAL RECORD: THE TREND OF CANCER DIAGNOSES AT ONTARIO HOSPITALS Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Malcolm Moore, Medical Oncologist at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and a former head of the BC Cancer Agency, Dr. Alisa Naiman, Family Physician and Medical Director of The Medical Station in Toronto and Dr. Jamie Spiegelman, Internal medicine and critical care physician at Humber River Hospital. We examine why there's a trend in patients receiving cancer diagnoses in Canadian hospitals (part of the reason being the primary care shortage) and more. NUTRITION AND THE PREVALENCE AROUND EATING ULTRA-PROCESSED FOODS Libby is now joined by Rob Hobson, a nutritionist based out of the UK and Mark Schatzker who is the writer-in-residence at the Modern Diet and Physiology Research Center at McGill University and  the author of "The End of Craving". Today our guests discuss the latest research around ultra-processed foods, how it impacts our health and why we crave it so much. GOOGLE MAPS MAKES A SANKOFA SQUARE

RECOVERING POLITICIANS PANEL: PM TRUDEAU'S CAPITAL GAINS TAX EXPLAINER VIDEO FACES BACKLASH Libby is joined by George Smitherman, a former Ontario Liberal Health minister and Deputy Premier, Cheri DiNovo,  a former NDP MPP and Lisa Raitt, a former Deputy Leader of the federal Conservatives. We kick the discussion off about new penalties from Queen's Park for auto theft - will they do any good? And, the latest on the Mississauga mayoral race and Prime Minister Trudeau's video explainer on the capital gains tax. MORE ON THE CAPITAL GAINS TAX: MORE ON THE CAPITAL GAINS TAX: IMPACT ON COTTAGES AND DOCTORS Libby is now joined by Kim Moody, an FCPA and the founder of Moodys Tax/Moodys Private Client, and a former chair of the Canadian Tax Foundation as well as Birute Luksenaite, principal lawyer at Toronto-based Portfolio Estate State Law. It’s true the capital gains increase will affect very rich people but also a specific segment of the middle class - people who have family cottages that they have owned for

THE ZOOMER SQUAD: THE LATEST ON THE CANADIAN DENTAL CARE PLAN Libby Znaimer is joined by Anthony Quinn, Chief Community Officer of CARP,  Rudy Buttignol, President of CARP, and John Wright, Executive Vice President, Maru Public Opinion. Libby and the panel discuss the number of claims processed under the Canada Dental Care Plan since it launched at the beginning of May. CANCER DIAGNOSES IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM Libby Znaimer is joined by Ioana Nicolau, Senior Epidemiologist with the Canadian Cancer Society and family physician, Dr. Iris Gorfinkel Amid Canada’s primary care shortage, there’s a concerning trend whereby patients are being diagnosed with Cancer during visits to hospital emergency departments. TORONTO FIRE CHIEF MATTHEW PEGG IS RETIRING THIS YEAR Libby Znaimer is now joined by Toronto Fire Chief Matthew Pegg. This month, Toronto Fire Chief Matthew Pegg announced that he will be retiring as of October 4th of 2024. He reflects on his career and the leadership role he took on during COVID-19. Li

Today on Free For All Friday: Listeners weighed in on the Toronto Maple Leafs firing head coach Sheldon Keefe, the primary care shortage in Ontario, the Loblaws boycott and more. Listen live, weekdays from noon to 1, on Zoomer Radio!

TUNE INTO THE TOWN: THE COST OF MAINTAINING TORONTO Jane Brown is joined by Alex Blumenstein, Co-Founder of The Peak, Karen Stintz, CEO of Variety Village and Councillor James Pasternak, Ward 6 York Centre. The cost of keeping the City of Toronto in a state of good repair just keeps on increasing.  We learned this week from a city staff report that Toronto needs 26-billion dollars over ten years just to keep much of its infrastructure in the current condition. HOW ARE CANADIANS FEELING ABOUT TRAVEL THESE DAYS?  Jane Brown is now joined by Natalie Preddie, Travel Expert and Travel Freelance Writer, and Martin Firestone, President, Travel Secure Inc. followed by Barry Choi, a personal finance and travel expert. Our guests detail their experiences of travelling lately and to our surprise, they've mostly had a positive experience! And what you need to know about loyalty reward programs that airlines offer. Listen live, weekdays from noon to 1, on Zoomer Radio!

THE MEDICAL RECORD: NEW RESEARCH FINDINGS RELATED TO ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Malcolm Moore, Medical Oncologist at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and a former head of the BC Cancer Agency, Dr. Alisa Naiman, Family Physician and Medical Director of The Medical Station in Toronto and Dr. Amol Verma, a staff physician in General Internal Medicine at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto. Today we discuss new research on Alzheimer’s disease and more healthcare news of the week THE LATEST ON DONALD TRUMP'S HUSH MONEY TRIAL Libby Znaimer is now joined by Brad Polumbo, a conservative commentator and editor-in-chief  & Co-Founder of BASEDPolitics and Larry Haas, a Senior Fellow at the American Foreign Policy Council and a former White House communications strategist. This week: an update on former President Donald Trump's hush money trial involving porn star Stormy Daniels. THE GRIEF ISRAELIS ARE FEELING IN THE AFTERMATH OF OCTOBER 7TH Libby has reunited with her friend Sara who was

LEAD-RECOVERING POLITICIANS PANEL: A TORONTO COUNCILLOR SPENT $16,000 TO ATTEND A CONFERENCE Libby Znaimer is joined by George Smitherman, a former Ontario Liberal Health minister and Deputy Premier, Cheri DiNovo,  a former NDP MPP and Janet Ecker, a former Ontario PC MPP and finance minister. On today's panel discussion: a Toronto City Councillor's very expensive trip abroad, Ottawa's affordable housing funding directly to municipalities in Ontario and the latest on Queen's Parks' policy towards wearing the kaffiyeh on its grounds. THE LATEST ON THE ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR Libby Znaimer is now joined by Gershon Baskin, Middle East Director for the International Communities Organization, and Professor Dan Avnon Leon Blum Chair (emeritus) in Political Science at Department of Political Science at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Yesterday, urgent bulletins crossed the wire at the very end of this show saying that Hamas had accepted a ceasefire deal. It turned out it was not the deal that had been on the table

THE ZOOMER SQUAD: PLANNING YOUR OAS AND CPP FOR RETIREMENT Libby Znaimer is joined by Bill VanGorder, Chief Advocacy and Education Officer of CARP, Anthony Quinn, Chief Community Officer of CARP and Dave Korzinski, Research Director of the Angus Reid Institute. Canada Post just reported staggering losses and warns of more to come. Will we see more cuts or even an end to mail delivery? And let’s talk about pensions and money and big questions around how and when to take CPP. And when it comes to Zoomer health, we’ll check in on the campaign to get more of the latest vaccines covered by medicare. THE LATEST ON THE ANTI-ISRAEL ENCAMPMENT AT UOFT Libby is now joined by Jay Solomon, Chief Advancement Officer, Hillel Ontario which is a campus Jewish organization and Yotam Gubbay, a student at UofT who is about to begin graduate studies. As we have been reporting since last week, the UofT administration has made NO move to dismantle the anti-Israel encampment - not only that - they are allowing the masked  prot