Fight Back with Libby Znaimer

RECOVERING POLITICIANS: PM MARK CARNEY GIVES HIS CABINET THE SUMMER TO PREPARE FISCAL CUTS PLAN Libby Znaimer is joined by George Smitherman, former Liberal MPP for Toronto Centre, Health Minister and Deputy Premier; Cheri DiNovo, NDP MPP; and Chris Alexander, Canada’s former ambassador to Afghanistan and Minister of Immigration under Stephen Harper. The RCMP has arrested four individuals from Que...

ZOOMER SQUAD: MAJOR GRANDPARENT SCAM LEADS TO ARREST IN CANADA Libby Znaimer is joined by Liz West, host of The Afternoon Express on Zoomer Radio, Anthony Quinn, Chief Operating Officer at CARP and David Valentin, Principal at Liaison Strategies. Today we talk about a major grandparent scam that has led to an arrest in Quebec and listeners call in to share their own personal stories of falling vic...

Today on Free For All Friday: listeners reacted to the City of Ottawa raising the American flag on this July 4th, speeding cameras, and Prime Minister Mark Carney dropping the Digital Services Tax.

TUNE INTO THE TOWN: FIRE AT HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT AND TORONTO'S RAT PROBLEM Liz West is filling in for Libby Znaimer today. She is joined by Taylor Scollon, Co-Founder of The Peak,  Rob Davis, a former Toronto City Councillor and Karen Stintz, a former Toronto City Councillor. We begin with a tragic news story whereby an individual has died early this morning in an encampment fire in the City. And, ...

THE MEDICAL RECORD: A PROMISING NEW SEPSIS-TESTING TOOL Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Fahad Razak, general internist at St. Michael's Hospital and Canada Research Chair in Healthcare Data and Analytics at the University of Toronto; Dr. Keith Stewart, Vice President, Cancer and Director of the Princess Margaret Cancer Program at the University Health Network (UHN); and Dr. Alisa Naiman, a family d...

RECOVERING POLITICIANS: THE UPCOMING ALBERTA BYELECTION WHERE POILIEVRE IS SET TO RUN   Jane Brown is filling in for Libby Znaimer today. She is joined by George Smitherman, former Liberal MPP for Toronto Centre, Health Minister and Deputy Premier, Cheri DiNovo, a former NDP MPP and Lisa Raitt, former Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. Happy Canada Day! There's plenty of Canadian p...

ZOOMER SQUAD: OTTAWA DROPS DIGITAL SERVICES TAX Jane Brown is filling in for Libby Znaimer today. She is joined by David Valentin, Principal at Liaison Strategies, Anthony Quinn, Chief Operating Officer at CARP and Dean Hollin, Host of Big Band Sunday Night on Zoomer Radio. Ottawa drops the Digital Services Tax and shortly after that we got news that the Trump administration is resuming trade talk...

Today on Free For All Friday: listeners phoned in to vent their frustrations concerning Toronto City Council, traffic cameras, and the closing of public pools during the recent heat wave.

TUNE INTO THE TOWN: POOL-GATE! Libby Znaimer is joined by Karen Stintz, a former Toronto City Councillor; Taylor Scollon, co-founder of The Peak; and Ariella Kimmel, Executive Director of ABC Toronto to drill down on the latest municipal news of the day. CANADA'S NEW DEFENCE SPENDING TARGET Libby Znaimer is joined by Christian Leuprecht, professor at the Royal Military College and Queen’s Universi...

THE MEDICAL RECORD: THE PROVINCIAL PICKLE OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Malcolm Moore, Medical Oncologist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and former head of BC Cancer; Dr. Fahad Razak, general internist at St. Michael's Hospital and Canada Research Chair in Healthcare Data and Analytics at the University of Toronto; and Dr. Iris Gorfinkel, family physician and founder of P...

RECOVERING POLITICIANS: CANADA'S ROLE IN THE MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT & TORONTO'S POOL-GATE Libby Znaimer is joined by Lisa Raitt, former Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada; George Smitherman, former Liberal MPP for Toronto Centre, Health Minister and Deputy Premier; and social democratic commentator Tom Parkin, to talk PM Carney in Europe, Toronto's Pool-Gate, and more. INVESTMENT IMPL...

ZOOMER SQUAD: HEAT ILLNESS AND THE PASSING OF JOHN McCALLUM Libby Znaimer is joined by David Valentin, Principal at Liaison Strategies; host of The Afternoon Express on Zoomer Radio Liz West; and Anthony Quinn, Chief Operating Officer at CARP, to discuss the signs of heat illness amid our current heat wave, the passing of John McCallum, and more. ARE YOU KIDDING ME WITH KING AND CHURCH ALREADY? Li...

While there was a lot on our listener's minds today, the hot topics were the renaming of Toronto's Sumach-Shuter Parkette (aka Stinky’s park), and the possibility of former Toronto mayor John Tory running in next year's municipal election. Listen live, weekdays from noon to 1, on Zoomer Radio!

TUNE INTO THE TOWN: MAYORAL MULLINGS IN TORONTO Speculation is swirling around potential mayoral candidates for the City’s next municipal election, and ongoing gridlock grief at King and Church. To discuss these municipal matters and more, Jane Brown is joined by Taylor Scollon, Co-Founder of The Peak,  Jon Burnside, City Councillor for Ward 16 (Don Valley East) and Karen Stintz, a former Toronto...

THE MEDICAL RECORD: CANADA'S TOP DOCTOR STEPPING DOWN + ALBERTANS HAVE TO PONY UP FOR COVID VACCINES Canada's Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam is leaving her position at the end of this week, and Premier Danielle Smith has Albertans on the hook for the cost of COVID-19 vaccine shots. Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Malcolm Moore, Medical Oncologist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and fo...

RECOVERING POLITICIANS: THE G7 SUMMIT & DOUG FORD'S BOSTON 'LOVEFEST' Libby Znaimer is joined by George Smitherman, former Liberal MPP for Toronto Centre, Health Minister and Deputy Premier; Cheri DiNovo, former NDP MPP; and Lisa Raitt, former Deputy Leader of Conservative Party of Canada. The G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alberta and Ontario Premier Doug Ford's "lovefest" in Boston - together, Libby a...

THE ZOOMER SQUAD: REMEMBERING BUZZ HARGROVE Libby Znaimer is joined by Anthony Quinn, Chief Operating Officer at CARP; Liz West, host of The Afternoon Express on Zoomer Radio; and David Valentin, Principal at Liaison Strategies. The death of Buzz Hargrove, Canada's 2025 Walk of Fame inductees and the G7 summit taking place this week in Kananaskis, Alberta - together, Libby and the Squad explore th...

Today on Free For All Friday: listeners phoned in to talk about the Israel-Palestine war, their plans for Father's Day, and much more.

TUNE INTO THE TOWN: IS JOHN TORY GOING TO BE RUNNING IN THE NEXT MAYORAL ELECTION?  Libby Znaimer is joined by Taylor Scollon, Co-Founder of The Peak, Jon Burnside, City Councillor for Ward 16 (Don Valley East) and Karen Stintz, a former Conservative Party of Canada Candidate for Eglinton-Lawrence and a former Toronto City Councillor and mayoral candidate. There's speculation that John Tory could...

THE MEDICAL RECORD: THE LATEST ON ONTARIO MEASLES OUTBREAK Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Fahad Razak, general internist at St. Michael's Hospital and Canada Research Chair in Healthcare Data and Analytics at the University of Toronto, Dr. Alisa Naiman, a family doctor practicing in Toronto and Dr. Aaron Schimmer, the Director of Research at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre as well as a staff p...

RECOVERING POLITICIANS: PM MARK CARNEY'S AMBITIOUS GOALS   Libby Znaimer is joined by George Smitherman, former Liberal MPP for Toronto Centre, Health Minister and Deputy Premier, Cheri DiNovo, NDP MPP and Chris Alexander, a former Canadian ambassador to Afghanistan and Minister of Immigration under Stephen Harper.  Our panel reacts to PM Mark Carney's ambitious defence spending announcement and o...

ZOOMER SQUAD: HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF A LIFE LEASE? AND PM MARK CARNEY MAKES AMBITIOUS DEFENCE SPENDING ANNOUNCEMENT Libby Znaimer is joined by Anthony Quinn, Chief Operating Officer of CARP, Liz West, Host of The Afternoon Express on Zoomer Radio and John Wright, a veteran pollster. Prime Minister Mark Carney made an ambitious announcement this morning regarding defence spending. And, have you eve...

Today on Free For All Friday: listeners called in to give their thoughts on the job that Prime Minister Mark Carney is doing, U.S. President Donald Trump increasing tariffs on imported aluminum and steel and Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow calling on the public not to shop at Home Depot. 

TUNE INTO THE TOWN: TORONTO SEES CONCERNING RISE IN VIOLENT INCIDENTS Libby Znaimer is joined by Jon Burnside, City Councillor for Ward 16 (Don Valley East), Karen Stintz, a Conservative Party of Canada Candidate for Eglinton-Lawrence, and Rob Davis, a former Toronto mayoral candidate and City Councillor.  Toronto has seen a concerning level of violence lately with tow truck turf wars and shooting...

THE MEDICAL RECORD: HOW TO PREVENT EXPOSURE TO WILDFIRE AIR POLLUTION Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Malcolm Moore, Medical Oncologist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and former head of BC Cancer, Dr. Fahad Razak, General Internist at St. Michael's Hospital and Canada Research Chair in Healthcare Data and Analytics at the University of Toronto and Dr. Alisa Naiman, a family doctor practicing in T...