Fight Back with Libby Znaimer

On today's Fight Back, we bring you an entire hour of comprehensive post-federal election analysis with all of its twists and turns. Libby Znaimer was first joined by George Smitherman, former Liberal MPP for Toronto Centre, Health Minister and Deputy Premier, Cheri DiNovo, former NDP MPP for Parkdale High Park and Tim Hudak, Partner at Counsel Public Affairs and former Ontario PC leader. Later on...

ZOOMER SQUAD: IT'S ELECTION DAY Libby Znaimer is joined by Anthony Quinn, Chief Operating Officer of CARP, Liz West Host of The Afternoon Express on Zoomer Radio and David Valentin, Principal at Liaison Strategies. Canadians head to the polls today to cast their ballots. Be sure to tune into Zoomer Radio at 9 pm Eastern tonight for our special election coverage at the Zoomerplex. CAR RAMMING ATTAC...

It's the last Free For All Friday before election day on April 28. In a highly engaging conversation, our listeners weighed in with their thoughts on Pierre Poilievre versus Mark Carney. 

TUNE INTO THE TOWN: HOW TORONTO CITY COUNCILLORS ARE SPENDING TAXPAYERS' MONEY   Libby Znaimer is joined by Taylor Scollon, Co-Founder of The Peak, Rob Davis, a former Toronto City Councillor and mayoral candidate and Councillor James Pasternak for Ward 6 York Centre. We have some head scratching details on how Toronto City Councillors are spending taxpayers' money. Meanwhile, Toronto is getting a...

THE MEDICAL RECORD: AI WEAPONS DETECTION SYSTEM AT THE HOSPITAL Jane Brown is filling in for Libby Znaimer today. She 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 Naima...

RECOVERING POLITICIANS PANEL: PIERRE POILIEVRE FINALLY MAKES HIS CASE TO OLDER VOTERS  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, a former Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. This week: Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre finally made his case to older voters b...

ZOOMER SQUAD: PIERRE POILIEVRE MEETS WITH CARP Libby Znaimer is joined by Liz West, Host of The Afternoon Express on Zoomer Radio and Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist and Founder of Nanos Research.  Today: Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre addresses CARP members in Toronto. Meanwhile, have you voted yet? Elections Canada reported a record 2 million voters during the first day of advanced p...

Today on Free For All Friday: listeners phoned in to discuss the recent federal election debates, and to let us know who they will be voting for as the election approaches.

ONTARIO PLACE BOMBSHELL: FORD GOVERNMENT DUPED Libby Znaimer is joined by Ana Bailao, a former Toronto Deputy Mayor, City Councillor and Mayoral Candidate, Jon Burnside, City Councillor for Ward 16 (Don Valley East) and Taylor Scollon, Co-Founder of The Peak. A bombshell NYT report exposes the Ford government’s billion-dollar blunder with Therme’s Ontario Place deal—95-year lease, dubious claims,...

NEW CMAJ GUIDELINES PRIORITIZE MENTAL HEALTH, PERSONALIZED CARE IN YOUTH OBESITY TREATMENT Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Fahad Razak, General Internist at Unity Health Toronto, Provincial Co-Lead General Medicine, Dr. Alisa Naiman, family doctor practicing comprehensive primary care in Toronto and Dr. Malcolm Moore, Medical Oncologist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre. The Canadian Medical Associa...

LIBERALS HOLD LEAD AHEAD OF KEY DEBATES Libby Znaimer is joined by the Recovering Politicians Panel with Cheri DiNovo, former Member of Provincial Parliament of Ontario, George Smitherman, former Liberal MPP for Toronto Centre, Health Minister and Deputy Premier and Janet Ecker, former Ontario PC MPP. With the election looming, the two-way race heats up. According to the latest National Tracker fr...

FEDERAL ELECTION COUNTDOWN: TWO WEEKS REMAIN Guest host Jane Brown was joined by Anthony Quinn, CARP’s Chief Operating Officer, David Valentin, Principal at Liaison Strategies and Bob Richardson, public affairs consultant and former Liberal strategist. With the federal election just two weeks away, CARP is rallying older voters through its A Million Seniors Strong campaign. Youth engagement at the...

Today on Free For All Friday: with the ongoing Canadian federal election campaign on everyone's mind and voting day coming up soon, listeners called in about their thoughts on Liberal leader Mark Carney versus Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre and whether this has become a two party race.

TUNE INTO THE TOWN: CONSTRUCTION IS LEADING CAUSE OF CONGESTION IN TORONTO Jane Brown 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 Jon Burnside, City Councillor for Ward 16 (Don Valley East). The City of Toronto is pointing to construction as the leading cause of congestion in the City. Meanwhile, it...

THE MEDICAL RECORD: A NEW STUDY ON SHINGLES AND DEMENTIA  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 Toronto.  Tod...

RECOVERING POLITICIANS: THE LATEST ON THE FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN 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, a former Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. This week, we've reached the halfway point of Canada's federal election race. Where are the leaders on the...

ZOOMER SQUAD: THE LATEST ON THE FEDERAL ELECTION RACE  Libby Znaimer is joined by Anthony Quinn, Chief Operating Officer of CARP, Liz West, Host of The Afternoon Express on Zoomer Radio and David Valentin, Principal at Liaison Strategies. This morning, we look at the latest polling and what it says about the Conservatives versus the Liberals in this federal election race. And, what are Zoomers see...

Today on Free For All Friday: listeners called in about their thoughts regarding both Mark Carney, leader of the federal Liberals and Pierre Poilievre, leader of the federal Conservatives, and also U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs. 

TUNE INTO THE TOWN: CONGESTION FROM GARDINER CONSTRUCTION & FLOODING IN TORONTO DUE TO STORM Libby Znaimer is joined by Taylor Scollon, Co-Founder of The Peak, Ana Bailao, a former Toronto City Councillor and Mayoral Candidate, and Jon Burnside, City Councillor for Ward 16 (Don Valley East). We take a closer look at the plan for Gardiner Expressway construction and we examine the aftermath of the...

THE MEDICAL RECORD: THE LATEST ON THE MEASLES OUTBREAK IN ONTARIO  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 Toro...

RECOVERING POLITICIANS: LIBERAL CANDIDATE PAUL CHIANG DROPS OUT OF THE RACE AFTER CONTROVERSY  Libby Znaimer is joined by George Smitherman, former Liberal MPP for Toronto Centre, Health Minister and Deputy Premier, Cheri DiNovo, former NDP MPP and Will Stewart, a Conservative Strategist and Senior Vice President with Enterprise Canada. Paul Chang, the Liberal candidate for Markham-Unionville is n...

ZOOMER SQUAD: HAVE THE FEDERAL CONSERVATIVES LOST THE PLOT? Libby Znaimer is joined by Anthony Quinn, Chief Operating Officer of CARP, Liz West, Host of The Afternoon Express on Zoomer Radio and David Valentin, Principal at Liaison Strategies. The latest polling by Liaison strategies shows the federal Liberals continuing to lead (now by five points) against Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives. Have t...

Today on Free For All Friday: listeners phoned in to talk about how they will be voting in the upcoming federal election, Prime Minister Mark Carney's phone call with President Trump, and the proposed raise for city councillors.

TUNE INTO THE TOWN: ARE TORONTO CITY COUNCILLORS ABOUT TO GET A MAJOR PAY RAISE? Libby Znaimer is joined by Taylor Scollon, Co-Founder of The Peak, Ana Bailao, a former Toronto Deputy Mayor and mayoral candidate, and Rob Davis, a former Toronto City Councillor. Are Toronto City Councillors about to get a major salary increase? And we get reaction to Toronto City Council's plans for responding to t...

THE MEDICAL RECORD: THE LATEST ON MEASLES OUTBREAK IN ONTARIO 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 Toronto....