Fight Back with Libby Znaimer

RECOVERING POLITICIANS: CARNEY'S ADDRESS ON COMBATING ANTISEMITISM + WHAT IS A “TECHNICAL RECESSION”?  Libby Znaimer is joined by George Smitherman, former Ontario Liberal Deputy Premier and Health Minister; Cheri DiNovo, a former Ontario NDP MPP; and Janet Ecker, a former Ontario PC Finance Minister. They react to Prime Minister Mark Carney's speech on combating antisemitism in Canada, and what i...

ZOOMER SQUAD: CANADIANS’ ATTITUDES REGARDING MAiD LEGISLATION ACCORDING TO ANGUS REID SURVEY Libby Znaimer is joined by Anthony Quinn, President of CARP, David Valentin, Principal at Liaison Strategies and John Mykytyshyn, a Conservative Strategist and President of Bradgate Research Group. Our Zoomer Squad reacts to new polling from the Angus Reid Institute about Canadians attitudes regarding MAiD...

Today on Free For All Friday: Libby, guests and listeners reacted to the news of Claude Lemieux's death, Ontario's bill to allow the firing of city councillors if they violate the code of conduct, the issue of antisemitism in Toronto and many more topics. Libby Znaimer was joined by Karen Stintz, a former Toronto City Councillor and Bob Richardson, a public affairs consultant.

TUNE INTO THE TOWN: MISSISSAUGA IS CHANGING NAME OF PARAMOUNT FINE FOODS CENTRE & REACTION TO ONTARIO’S BILL 9 Libby Znaimer is joined by Jon Burnside, City Councillor (Ward 16 Don Valley East), James Pasternak, City Councillor (Ward 6 York Centre) and former Toronto City Councillor Rob Davis. We talk about an Ontario bill to allow the firing of badly behaved city councillors, noise pollution from...

THE MEDICAL RECORD: A SLEEP APNEA PILL Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Aaron Schimmer, the Director of Research at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre as well as a staff physician and a senior scientist; Dr. Barry Pakes, Professor at the University of Toronto's Dalla Lana School of Public Health and former medical officer of health for York Region; and Dr. Nadia Alam,a family doctor and anesthetist...

RECOVERING POLITICIANS: WHAT CANADIANS THINK ABOUT PM MARK CARNEY'S PERFORMANCE Libby Znaimer is joined by Cheri DiNovo, a former Ontario NDP MPP, Muhammad Ali, a Liberal Strategist and Partner at Crestview in Ottawa and Will Stewart, a Conservative Strategist and Senior Vice President with Enterprise Canada. Our panel reacts to the news that Navdeep Bains is running for leadership of the Ontario...

ZOOMER SQUAD: OLIVIA CHOW OFFICIALLY RUNNING AND CAROLINE MULRONEY ANNOUNCES SHE’S RESIGNING  Libby Znaimer is joined by David Valentin, Principal at Liaison Strategies, Melissa Bruno, Principal, Public Affairs at Earnscliffe and John Mykytyshyn, Conservative Strategist and President of Bradgate Research Group. Plenty to discuss on the political front today including the news that Olivia Chow is o...

Today on Free For All Friday: Libby, guests and listeners reacted to the news that Toronto City Council voted to approve covering half the cost of Councillor Chris Moise's legal fees connected to an integrity commissioner investigation that concluded that he violated the City's code of conduct, among other local news of the week.  Libby is joined by Karen Stintz, a former Toronto City Councillor,...

TUNE INTO THE TOWN: FIFA COST TO TAXPAYERS OVER $1 BILLION + THE LATEST ON TORONTO POLICE  Libby Znaimer is joined by former Toronto City Councillor Karen Stintz, Executive Director of IntegrityTO Daniel Tate and John Mykytyshyn, Conservative Strategist and President of Bradgate Research Group. We discuss the over $1 billion cost of FIFA games for taxpayers, the latest on the TPS scandals and Chie...

THE MEDICAL RECORD: THE LATEST ON HANTAVIRUS + OTHER HEALTHCARE NEWS THIS WEEK 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 and Dr. Alisa Naiman, a family doctor practicing in Toronto. Together, our panel discusses the latest on the hantavirus outbreak and other health...

RECOVERING POLITICIANS:  CONSERVATIVE MP VISITS TAIWAN Libby Znaimer 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, a former Deputy Leader of Conservative Party of Canada. Our panel reacts to Conservative MP Michael Chong's visit to Taiwan, the arrest of TPS officers in Spain and the US back...

THE ZOOMER SQUAD: GENERATIONAL SHIFTS IN GRANDPARENTING Jane Brown is filling in for Libby Znaimer today. She is joined by Anthony Quinn, President of CARP; former Toronto City Councillor Rob Davis; and David Valentin, Principal at Liaison Strategies, for a conversation about all things Zoomer. THE HISTORY OF VICTORIA DAY AND AN UPDATE ON THE ROYAL FAMILY Jane Brown is joined by Dr. Justin Vovk, a...

Today on Free For All Friday: Libby Znaimer, guests and listeners weighed in on the news of the week including what polling shows when it comes to mayoral candidate Brad Bradford and Mayor Olivia Chow (who has yet to declare that she's running) and more. Libby was joined by Janet Ecker, a former Ontario PC Finance Minister and Darrell Bricker, the CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs.

TUNE INTO THE TOWN: WHAT DOCUMENTS SHOW ABOUT THE SALE OF DOUG FORD’S JET & TORONTO’S ELECTRIC FERRIES NOW HAVE NAMES Libby Znaimer is joined by Jon Burnside, Toronto City Councillor for (Ward 16 Don Valley East), Mike Colle, Toronto City Councillor (Ward 8 Eglinton-Lawrence) and Deputy Mayor of North York, and former Toronto City Councillor Karen Stintz. The latest Liaison poll shows Olivia Chow...

THE MEDICAL RECORD: ONTARIO AG REPORT ON AI SCRIBES FOR DOCTORS AND OTHER HEALTHCARE NEWS THIS WEEK Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Malcolm Moore, Medical Oncologist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and former head of BC Cancer; Dr. Barry Pakes, Professor at the University of Toronto's Dalla Lana School of Public Health and a former medical officer of health for York Region; and Dr. Alisa Naiman, a...

RECOVERING POLITICIANS: NATE ERSKINE SMITH’S LOSS, A TORONTO COUNCILLOR BEING INVESTIGATED BY OPP AND MORE NEWS THIS WEEK   Libby Znaimer is joined by George Smitherman, former Liberal MPP for Toronto Centre, Health Minister and Deputy Premier; Cheri DiNovo, a former NDP MPP; and John Mykytyshyn, a Conservative Strategist and President of Bradgate Research Group. Today: reaction to Nate Erskine Sm...

ZOOMER SQUAD: THE CANADA CENSUS AND OTHER NEWS THIS WEEK   Libby Znaimer is joined by Anthony Quinn, President of CARP, David Valentin, Principal at Liaison Strategies and Rob Davis, a former Toronto City Councillor. Our panel discusses what's new about the latest Canada census and concerns people are expressing over privacy, a deadly fire at a seniors home in Toronto and other news of the week. W...

Today on Free For All Friday: Libby, guests and listeners discuss the issue of theft at grocery store self-checkouts, as well as the consumer experience of self-checkout stations versus checking out with a store clerk and the latest news of the week.  Libby is joined by David Valentin, Principal at Liaison Strategies, and Janet Ecker, a former Ontario Finance Minister. 

TUNE INTO THE TOWN: TORONTO’S MUNICIPAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN AND MORE Libby Znaimer is joined by Toronto City Councillors Jon Burnside (Ward 16 Don Valley East), James Pasternak (Ward 6 York Centre) and Mike Colle (Ward 8 Eglinton-Lawrence), Deputy Mayor of North York. We get the latest reaction to the municipal election campaign in Toronto and other local news of the week. LIBBY’S EXCLUSIVE INTERVIE...

THE MEDICAL RECORD: COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING, HANTAVIRUS & NEW ALZHEIMER’S DRUG APPROVED BY HEALTH CANADA Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Malcolm Moore, Medical Oncologist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and former head of BC Cancer; Dr. Alisa Naiman, a family doctor practicing in Toronto; and Dr. Barry Pakes, Professor at the University of Toronto’s Dalla Lana School of Public Health and a for...

RECOVERING POLITICIANS: ONTARIO NDP’S MARIT STILES' COMMENTS TO PREMIER FORD: “YOU’LL BE IN PRISON” & CANADA’S NEW GOVERNOR GENERAL ANNOUNCED  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 Karen Stintz, a former Toronto City Councillor. Prime Minist...

ZOOMER SQUAD: IT’S MUNICIPAL ELECTION SEASON  Libby Znaimer is joined by Anthony Quinn, President of CARP, Rob Davis, a former Toronto City Councillor, and John Mykytyshyn, a Conservative Strategist and President of Bradgate Research Group. Today: a discussion about the demographic split when it comes to support for Olivia Chow versus declared mayoral candidate Brad Bradford and other local news o...

Today on Free For All Friday: Libby Znaimer, her guests and listeners weighed in on Toronto's municipal election for 2026, the issue of potholes in the City and Ontario Premier Doug Ford's polling in the aftermath of the private jet controversy.  Libby Znaimer was joined by Tasha Kheiriddin, a columnist for The National Post, commentator and occasional guest host on Fight Back and Diane Francis, a...

TUNE INTO THE TOWN: REACTION TO GORD PERKS NOT SEEKING RE-ELECTION  Libby Znaimer is joined by Jon Burnside, City Councillor for Ward 16 (Don Valley East), Mike Colle, Toronto City Councillor Ward 8 (Eglinton-Lawrence) and Deputy Mayor for North York, and former Toronto City Councillor Karen Stintz. The panel reacts to the news that Toronto City Councillor Gord Perks won't be seeking re-election a...

THE MEDICAL RECORD: A GENERIC VERSION OF OZEMPIC WEIGHT-LOSS DRUG HAS BEEN APPROVED BY HEALTH  CANADA & WE TALK HEARING AIDS 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 Toront...