Fight Back with Libby Znaimer

RECOVERING POLITICIANS: WHERE LEADERS ARE ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL 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. It's day two of the federal election campaign and the Liberals are now ahead in the polls. And, we're already...

ZOOMER SQUAD: THE FEDERAL ELECTION IS NOW UNDERWAY Libby Znaimer is joined by Rudy Buttignol, President of CARP, Anthony Quinn, Chief Operating Officer of CARP and Eddie Sheppard, Vice President of Insights at Abacus Data. On Sunday, Prime Minister Mark Carney triggered a snap election and Canadians will be voting at the polls on April 28. We get reaction to that and more. AN UPDATE FROM KAREN STI...

Today on Free For All Friday: listeners weighed in on who they would vote for ahead of a looming federal election call here in Canada and other news of the week. 

TUNE INTO THE TOWN: THE LATEST ON THE CITY'S APPROACH TO ITS COYOTE PROBLEM Libby Znaimer is joined by Toronto City Councillor Jon Burnside,  City Councillor for Ward 16 (Don Valley East), Taylor Scollon, Co-Founder of The Peak and Will Stewart, a Conservative Strategist and Senior Vice President with Enterprise Canada. Is Toronto seriously considering the idea of purchasing FIFA tickets for the 2...

THE MEDICAL RECORD: GETTING THE SHINGLES SHOT & LOCAL MEASLES OUTBREAK IN ONTARIO  Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Malcolm Moore, Medical Oncologist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and former head of B.C. Cancer, Dr. Jamie Spiegelman, Internal Medicine and Critical Care Physician at Humber River Hospital and Dr. Iris Gorfinkel, Family Physician, Founder of PrimeHealth Clinical Research. Have you g...

RECOVERING POLITICIANS: MARK CARNEY MAKES INTERNATIONAL TRIP AS PRIME MINISTER Jane Brown is filling in for Libby Znaimer today. She is joined by George Smitherman, former Ontario Liberal Health Minister and Deputy Premier, Cheri DiNovo, former NDP MPP and John Mykytyshyn, Conservative Consultant and President of Bradgate Research Group. Mark Carney hasn't even been Prime Minister for a week and h...

ZOOMER SQUAD: CARNEY MAKES FIRST INTERNATIONAL TRIP SINCE BECOMING PRIME MINISTER Libby Znaimer today is joined by Rudy Buttignol, President of CARP, Anthony Quinn, Chief Operating Officer of CARP and David Valentin, Principal at Liaison Strategies. On Friday, Mark Carney was sworn in as Canada's Prime Minister. This week, he touched down in Europe as part of his first trip abroad. The trip, of co...

Today on Free For All Friday: listeners called in about U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs against Canada and Liberal leader Mark Carney officially becoming Prime Minister. 

TUNE INTO THE TOWN: THE POLITICS OF POTHOLES Libby Znaimer is joined by Jon Burnside, City Councillor for Ward 16 (Don Valley East), Councillor James Pasternak for Ward 6 (York Centre) and Ana Bailao, a former Toronto City Councillor and Mayoral Candidate. This week:  we get right into the politics of potholes in the City, following yesterday's conversation about the science of how they form. The...

THE MEDICAL RECORD: FIVE YEARS SINCE THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC STARTED    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...

RECOVERING POLITICIANS: PREMIER FORD'S SURCHARGE ON ELECTRICITY TO AMERICANS AND TRUMP'S RESPONSE  Libby Znaimer is joined by George Smitherman, former Ontario Liberal Health minister and Deputy Premier, Cheri DiNovo, former NDP MPP and John Mykytyshyn, Conservative Activist, Political Consultant and President of Bradgate Research Group. Our panel reacts to Ontario imposing a 25 percent surcharge...

ZOOMER SQUAD: A DECISIVE VICTORY FOR MARK CARNEY Libby Znaimer is joined by Rudy Buttignol, President of CARP, Anthony Quinn, Chief Operating Officer of CARP and David Valentin, Principal at Liaison Strategies. It was a decisive victory for Mark Carney at yesterday's Liberal leadership convention. The former central banker turned politician is now leader of the federal Liberal party and takes on t...

Today on Free For All Friday: listeners reacted to the latest on the federal Liberal leadership race and the Canada-U.S. trade war. 

TUNE INTO THE TOWN: CITY WORKERS COULD GO ON STRIKE STARTING MONDAY  Libby Znaimer is joined by Taylor Scollon,  Co-Founder of The Peak, Jon Burnside, City Councillor for Ward 16 Don Valley East and Brad Bradford, City Councillor for Ward 19 Beaches East York. On Monday at 12:01 AM, there's a good chance that thousands of city workers could go on strike. What are the issues in the negotiations bet...

THE MEDICAL RECORD:  ARE YOU IODINE DEFICIENT? 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. Our panel discu...

RECOVERING POLITICIANS:  THE CANADA-U.S. TARIFF WAR HAS BEGUN  Libby Znaimer is joined by George Smitherman, former Ontario Liberal Health Minister and Deputy Premier, Cheri DiNovo, former NDP MPP and Lisa Raitt, former Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. U.S. President Donald Trump implemented 25 percent tariffs on Canadian goods today (10 percent on our energy) and Ottawa has reta...

ZOOMER SQUAD:  REACTION TO PREMIER DOUG FORD SECURING A THIRD MAJORITY  Libby Znaimer is joined by John Mykytyshyn, Conservative strategist and President of Bradgate Research Group, Anthony Quinn, Chief Operating Officer of CARP and David Valentin, Principal at Liaison Strategies. We get reaction from our panel regarding the outcome of the Ontario election and Premier Doug Ford securing a third co...

Today on Free For All Friday: listeners called in to discuss the outcome of the Ontario election in which Premier Doug Ford and the PCs won a third majority government. 

TUNE INTO THE TOWN: MAYOR OLIVIA CHOW'S RESPONSE TO SNOW REMOVAL Libby Znaimer is joined by Taylor Scollon,  Co-Founder of The Peak, Councillor Jon Burnside, Ward 16 Don Valley East and Councillor James Pasternak, Ward 6 York Centre. We begin today's discussion about Toronto's snow problem and more specifically how Mayor Chow has been dealing with it. Our guests also weigh in on satisfaction level...

THE MEDICAL RECORD: WHAT ARE THE PROVINCIAL LEADERSHIP CANDIDATES PROMISING ON HEALTHCARE? Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Malcolm Moore, Medical Oncologist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and former head of BC Cancer, Dr. Amol Verma, a physician and professor at the University of Toronto and Dr. Alisa Naiman, a family doctor practicing in Toronto. This week: we get reaction from our doctors on wh...

RECOVERING POLITICIANS PANEL:  REACTION TO THE FEDERAL LIBERAL LEADERSHIP DEBATE Libby Znaimer is joined by George Smitherman, a former Ontario Liberal Health Minister and Deputy Premier, Janet Ecker, former Ontario PC Finance Minister, and Cheri DiNovo, a former NDP MPP. Yesterday, the federal Liberal leadership candidates participated in a French language debate, and the panel takes a look at th...

ZOOMER SQUAD: HAVE YOU VOTED YET? Libby Znaimer is joined by Rudy Buttignol, President of CARP, Anthony Quinn, Chief Operating Officer of CARP and David Valentin, Principal at Liaison Strategies. The provincial election is fast approaching (February 27th). Are you among the Ontarians who have already cast a vote? And, have you been finding it manageable to go out and vote at your polling station w...

Today on Free For All Friday: listeners reacted to award-winning singer Chantal Kreviazuk changing lyrics while singing O Canada at last night's Canada-USA Hockey final. Meanwhile, others called in to tell us who they will be voting for in the upcoming Ontario election. 

TUNE INTO THE TOWN:  WHY IS THE CITY'S SNOW REMOVAL TAKING SO LONG? Libby Znaimer is joined by Taylor Scollon,  Co-Founder of The Peak, Jon Burnside, City Councillor for Ward 16 Don Valley East and Vincent Crisanti, Toronto City Councillor for Ward 1 Etobicoke North. Today we discuss Toronto's timeline for snow removal after the city was hit by a few major storms this winter and other municipal ne...

THE MEDICAL RECORD: HEART ATTACKS FROM SHOVELLING SNOW AND THE POPE HAS PNEUMONIA   Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Fahad Razak, General Internist at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto and Canada Research Chair in Healthcare Data and Analytics at the University of Toronto, Dr. Aaron Schimmer, the Director of Research at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre as well as a staff physician and a senior sc...