Fight Back with Libby Znaimer

RECOVERING POLITICIANS PANEL: THE LATEST ON THE FEDERAL LIBERAL LEADERSHIP RACE Libby Znaimer is joined by George Smitherman, a former Ontario Liberal Deputy Premier and Health Minister, John Mykytyshyn,  a Conservative strategist and President of Bradgate Research Group and Tom Parkin, a social democratic commentator and writer. Our guests provide an update on the ongoing federal Liberal leadersh...

ZOOMER SQUAD: WHAT IS THE PROPOSED TORONTO PROPERTY TAX INCREASE? Libby Znaimer is joined by Anthony Quinn, Chief Operating Officer of CARP, Bill VanGorder, Advocacy and Education Officer at CARP and Nik Nanos, chief data scientist at Nanos Research, and research adjunct professor at the Norman Paterson School for International Affairs at Carleton University Is there a demographic divide in the ra...

Today on Free For All Friday: listeners weighed in on the ongoing federal Liberal leadership race in the aftermath of PM Trudeau's resignation announcement this week, President-Elect Donald Trump's comments about Canada and their thoughts on Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre.

TUNE INTO THE TOWN: HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS &  SPEED CAMERA VANDALISM  Libby Znaimer is joined by Karen Stintz, a Conservative Party of Canada candidate for Eglinton-Lawrence, Jon Burnside, Toronto City Councillor for Ward 16 (Don Valley East) and Taylor Scollon, Co-Founder of The Peak. Toronto speed cameras are getting vandalized across the city and more are coming to city roads this year. Mayor Oli...

THE MEDICAL RECORD:  SHOULD WE HAVE CANCER WARNING LABELS ON ALCOHOL? Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Keith Stewart, Vice President, Cancer and Director of the Princess Margaret Cancer Program, UHN, 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 and Dr. Alisa Naiman, a family doctor pract...

RECOVERING POLITICIANS: MORE REACTION TO PM TRUDEAU RESIGNATION    Libby Znaimer is joined by Lisa Raitt, a former Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, George Smitherman, a former Ontario Liberal Deputy Premier and Health Minister and Tom Parkin, a social democratic commentator and writer. It's the day after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's resignation announcement and his request of...

ZOOMER SQUAD: IT'S OFFICIAL - PM JUSTIN TRUDEAU IS RESIGNING Libby Znaimer is joined by Rudy Buttignol, President of CARP, Anthony Quinn, Chief Operating Officer of CARP, and Jason Lietaer, Conservative Strategist and President at Enterprise, followed by Bob Richardson, a public affairs consultant. It's official: PM Justin Trudeau announced that he is resigning as leader of the Liberal party and a...

Today on Free For All Friday: listeners shared some of their New Year's resolutions, how they have felt about Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow's track record so far, and whether they would vote for Chrystia Freeland if she were to be the future leader of the federal Liberal party. 

TUNE INTO THE TOWN: WHERE SHOULD TORONTO AND MAYOR OLIVIA CHOW'S PRIORITIES BE IN 2025?   Jane Brown is filling in for Libby Znaimer today. She is joined by Karen Stintz, a Conservative Party of Canada candidate for Eglinton-Lawrence, Jon Burnside, Councillor for Ward 16 Don Valley East and Councillor James Pasternak for Ward 6 York Centre. 2024 was a difficult year here in Toronto: auto theft, ho...

A look back at the biggest Fight Back stories from the year that was.

RECOVERING POLITICIANS PANEL: THE YEAR THAT WAS IN CANADIAN POLITICS Tasha Kheiriddin is filling in for Libby Znaimer today. She is joined by Lisa Raitt, a former Deputy Leader of Conservative Party of Canada, Bob Richardson, a public affairs consultant, and Tom Parkin, a social democratic columnist and commentator. 2024 has been a year of non-stop, action-packed politics right up until the end. O...

ZOOMER SQUAD: REFLECTING ON THE LIFE AND TIMES OF JIMMY CARTER   Tasha Kheiriddin is filling in for Libby Znaimer today. She is joined by Anthony Quinn, Chief Operating Officer of CARP, Bill VanGorder, Advocacy and Education Officer of CARP and John Wright, a veteran pollster. Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has died at the age of 100 after some time in hospice care. We reflect on his legacy du...

Today on Free For All Friday: listeners called in to discuss U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's joke about Canada becoming the 51st State and the ongoing political drama in Ottawa with calls for PM Justin Trudeau to resign, as well as to share their holiday messages with the Zoomer Radio audience.

A look back at the biggest Fight Back stories from the year that was.

RECOVERING POLITICIANS: TRUDEAU WILL SKI RATHER THAN WALK IN THE SNOW DURING HOLIDAYS Libby Znaimer is joined by Lisa Raitt, a former Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, Cheri DiNovo, a former Ontario NDP MPP, and John Milloy, a former Ontario Liberal MPP who served as a cabinet minister under the Dalton McGuinty and Kathleen Wynne governments. Our panel reacts to the ongoing turmoi...

ZOOMER SQUAD: WHAT DOES THE FALL ECONOMIC STATEMENT OFFER OLDER ZOOMERS?  Libby Znaimer is joined by Anthony Quinn, Chief Operating Officer of CARP, Bill VanGorder, Education and Advocacy Officer at CARP, and Darrell Bricker, CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs. Ottawa has just appointed its new Minister of Seniors as part of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet shuffle. The question is: how much can s...

Today on Free For All Friday: listeners reacted to the dramatic week that was for PM Justin Trudeau, starting with the resignation of Chrystia Freeland from cabinet and ending with the cabinet shuffle earlier today.  

TUNE INTO THE TOWN: WHAT'S THE LATEST AT CITY HALL?  Libby Znaimer is joined by Toronto City Councillor Jon Burnside for Ward 16 Don Valley East, Karen Stintz, a candidate for the Conservative Party of Canada and a former Toronto City Councillor, and Taylor Scollon, co-founder of The Peak. This week: what are the hot button issues coming out of City Hall before the year's end? And, sadly, we have...

THE MEDICAL RECORD: WHY ARE THERE MORE HEART ATTACKS DURING CHRISTMAS WEEK? Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Malcolm Moore, Medical Oncologist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Dr. Nadia Alam, a family doctor and anesthetist in Georgetown, and Dr. Jamie Spiegelman, Internal Medicine and Critical Care Physician at Humber River Hospital. Today: we discuss challenges in primary care, the spike in heart...

RECOVERING POLITICIANS PANEL: MORE REACTION TO FREELAND’S RESIGNATION LETTER  Libby Znaimer is joined by Bob Richardson, a Public Affairs Consultant, Cheri DiNovo, a former Member of Provincial Parliament of Ontario, and Lisa Raitt, a former Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. Our panel reacts to Chrystia Freeland's resignation letter she put out yesterday that was directed to Prime...

ZOOMER SQUAD: OTTAWA'S GST HOLIDAY AND LATEST ON CANADA POST Libby Znaimer is joined by Rudy Buttignol, President of CARP, Darrell Bricker, CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs, and Anthony Quinn, Chief Operating Officer of CARP. There is a lot to unpack today. The Trudeau Liberals' GST holiday is in effect. Meanwhile, Canada Post workers are being sent back to work tomorrow by order of the Canada Industri...

Today on Free For All Friday: listeners phoned in to discuss the Canada Post strike, the CEO shooting in New York, Trudeau's meeting with Trump, and more.

TUNE INTO THE TOWN: ENCAMPMENT TUNNELS, SHELTER DISPUTES, AND CONGESTION WOES Libby was joined by Karen Stintz, CEO, Variety Village, Councillor Paula Fletcher, Ward 14 Toronto-Danforth and Anthony Perruzza, City Councillor Humber River- Black Creek. Hamilton’s discovery of 6-foot tunnels tapping into the electrical grid highlights alarming trends seen in impoverished areas worldwide. Meanwhile, T...

THE MEDICAL RECORD: ONTARIO PROPOSES EMPOWERING NURSE PRACTITIONERS TO LEAD MEDICAL CARE IN LTC FACILITIES Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Alisa Naiman, a family doctor practicing comprehensive primary care in Toronto, Dr. Malcolm Moore, Medical Oncologist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and Dr. Jamie Spiegelman, Internal Medicine and Critical Care Physician at Humber River Hospital. Ontario's new...

RECOVERING POLITICIANS: CANADA POST STRIKE REACHES DAY 26 Guest Host Jane Brown was joined by Cheri DiNovo, former NDP MPP, George Smitherman, former Ontario Liberal Cabinet Minister and Lisa Raitt, former Federal Conservative Deputy Leader. Mediated talks to end the Canada Post strike remain stalled, with no updates on resumption. The union's latest proposal includes a 19% wage increase over four...