Fight Back with Libby Znaimer

RECOVERING POLITICIANS: A LOOK AHEAD TO OTTAWA'S ECONOMIC UPDATE  Libby Znaimer is joined by George Smitherman, former Ontario Liberal Health Minister and Deputy Premier; Cheri DiNovo, a former Ontario NDP MPP; and John Mykytyshyn, a Conservative Strategist and President of Bradgate Research Group. Today: a look ahead to the upcoming economic update from Ottawa being announced later today and reac...

ZOOMER SQUAD: REACTION TO B'NAI BRITH CANADA'S ANTISEMITISM AUDIT FOR 2025 & PM CARNEY SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUND Libby Znaimer is joined by Anthony Quinn, President of CARP, David Valentin, Principal at Liaison Strategies and Rob Davis, a former Toronto City Councillor. Today: reaction to B'nai Brith Canada's report on antisemitism for 2025 which details 6800 recorded incidents of antisemitism in 2025...

TUNE INTO THE TOWN: DRAKE'S ICEMAN STUNTS & TORONTO CHANGES PLAN FOR FIFA FAN FEST TICKETS, MAJORITY TO BE FREE Libby Znaimer is joined by Toronto City Councillors Mike Colle (Ward 8 Eglinton-Lawrence) who is the Deputy Mayor for North York, James Pasternak (Ward 6 York Centre) and former Toronto City Councillor Karen Stintz. Drake's Iceman stunts in Toronto: should the rapper foot the bill for th...

THE MEDICAL RECORD: NEW RESEARCH ON THE HIGH DOSE FLU SHOT AND OTHER HEALTHCARE NEWS OF THE WEEK 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 f...

RECOVERING POLITICIANS: WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE NEW CANADA-U.S. ADVISORY COUNCIL & CANADA POST LOSSES  Libby Znaimer is joined by George Smitherman, former Ontario Liberal 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 the new Canada-U.S. Advisory Council which Lisa is a member o...

ZOOMER SQUAD: A CASE OF BUYER’S REMORSE? PREMIER DOUG FORD NOW SELLING PRIVATE JET AFTER BACKLASH      Libby Znaimer is joined by Anthony Quinn, President of CARP, David Valentin, Principal at Liaison Strategies and Rob Davis, a former Toronto City Councillor. Ontario Premier Doug Ford is now working towards selling the $28.9 million private jet that sparked plenty of backlash. And, we hear from C...

Today on Free For All Friday: Libby Znaimer, her panel and listeners weighed in on Premier Doug Ford's $28.9 million private jet, Canada Post ending door-to-door delivery and other news that made headlines this week.  Libby was joined by Diane Francis, author, columnist and Editor-at-Large at The National Post as well as John Mykytyshyn, a Conservative Strategist and President of Bradgate Research...

THE MEDICAL RECORD: ONTARIO’S MEDICAL RESIDENCY POSITIONS RULE CHANGE 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 former Medical Officer of Health for York Re...

RECOVERING POLITICIANS:  WHAT CANADIANS THINK ABOUT PM MARK CARNEY'S PERFORMANCE Libby Znaimer is joined by George Smitherman, a former Ontario Liberal Health Minister and Deputy Premier; Lisa Raitt, a former Deputy Leader of Conservative Party of Canada; and Peter Tabuns, an Ontario NDP MPP (Toronto-Danforth).  The panel discusses Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberals securing a majority governme...

ZOOMER SQUAD: TRANSPORT CANADA LOOKING INTO EXTRA BRIGHT LIGHTS ON CARS Libby Znaimer is joined by Anthony Quinn, President of CARP, David Valentin, Principal at Liaison Strategies and Rob Davis, a former Toronto City Councillor. Today: a discussion about MPs crossing the floor to the Liberals, the federal byelections and Transport Canada's survey regarding bright headlights from cars. WHAT VIKTOR...

Today on Free For All Friday: Guest host Dean Hollin, guests and listeners weighed on the latest floor Crossing of a Conservative MP to the Carney Liberals.  Dean was joined by Diane Francis, an author, commentator and Editor-at-Large for The National Post as well as Janet Ecker, a former Ontario PC Finance Minister.

TUNE INTO THE TOWN: NEIGHBOURHOODS HIRING PRIVATE SECURITY & LONGEVITY IN POLITICS Libby Znaimer is joined by Jon Burnside, City Councillor for Ward 16 (Don Valley East), Mike Colle, a Toronto City Councillor for Ward 8 Eglinton-Lawrence and Deputy Mayor of North York as well as Lorne Bozinoff, Founder and President of Forum Research. Let's talk longevity in politics as 88-year-old Milton Mayor Go...

THE MEDICAL RECORD: A MAJOR SPIKE IN ER VISITS AT A TORONTO HOSPITAL 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. Jamie Spiegelman, internal medicine and critical care physician at Humber River Hospital. We discuss a major spike in ER visits at a Toron...

RECOVERING POLITICIANS:  UPCOMING FEDERAL BYELECTIONS, PIERRE POILIEVRE’S NEW AD CAMPAIGN AND THE BIZARRE NDP CONVENTION THAT WAS Libby Znaimer is joined by George Smitherman, former Ontario Liberal Deputy Premier and Health Minister, Cheri DiNovo, a former NDP MPP and John Mykytyshyn, a Conservative Strategist and President of Bradgate Research Group. Our panel reacts to President Donald Trump's...

ZOOMER SQUAD: AIRFARE IS SET TO INCREASE + ER VISITS SPIKE AT A TORONTO HOSPITAL Libby Znaimer is joined by Anthony Quinn, President of CARP, David Valentin, Principal at Liaison Strategies and Bob Richardson, a public affairs consultant. We look ahead to the federal byelections. Meanwhile, airfare is set to increase for Canadians, and Michael Garron Hospital in Toronto is experiencing a big spike...

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TUNE INTO THE TOWN: RISING GAS PRICES IN THE GTA & POILIEVRE'S CALL FOR TEMPORARY GAS TAX RELIEF AND POTHOLE MAINTENANCE IN THE CITY. Jane Brown is filling in for Libby Znaimer today. She is joined by Mike Colle, City Councillor for Ward 8 (Eglinton-Lawrence) and Deputy Mayor for North York; Jon Burnside, City Councillor for Ward 16 (Don Valley East); and former Toronto City Councillor Karen Stint...

THE MEDICAL RECORD: REACTION TO THE ONTARIO’S BUDGET & NEW COVID-19 STRAIN CIRCULATING 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, Canada Research Chair in Healthcare Data and Analytics at the University of Toronto; and Dr. Barry Pakes, Professor at the Unive...

RECOVERING POLITICIANS: DOES AVI LEWIS HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO BRING THE NDP PARTY BACK TO LIFE?  Jane Brown is filling in for Libby Znaimer today. She is joined by George Smitherman, former Ontario Liberal Health Minister and Deputy Premier; Janet Ecker, former Ontario PC Finance Minister; and Peter Tabuns, an Ontario NDP MPP for Toronto-Danforth. Where do things stand with Premier Doug Ford's plan...

ZOOMER SQUAD: REACTION TO THE ONTARIO BUDGET AND AIR CANADA CEO TO RESIGN LATER THIS YEAR Libby Znaimer is joined by Anthony Quinn, President of CARP, David Valentin, Principal at Liaison Strategies and Bob Richardson, a public affairs consultant. Our panelists react to the key highlights of the Ontario budget and weigh in on the news that Air Canada's CEO will be resigning later this year after s...

Today on Free For All Friday: Libby, guests and listeners weighed in on Toronto City Council's approval of city-run grocery stores, their voting in favour of banning the raising of international flags at Toronto City Hall and civic centres, and Air Canada's CEO sparking an outcry for issuing an English-only condolence message in the aftermath of the plane crash at New York's LaGuardia Airport. Tod...

TUNE INTO THE TOWN: THE BIG ITEMS BEING DISCUSSED AT TORONTO CITY HALL THIS WEEK  Libby Znaimer is joined by John Mykytyshyn, Conservative strategist and President of Bradgate Research Group; Bob Richardson, a Public Affairs Consultant; and Lorne Bozinoff, President, Forum Research Group. We discuss the latest out of Toronto City Hall and other local news this week. IS THE AIR CANADA CEO’S STATEME...

THE MEDICAL RECORD: ONTARIO’S PUSH FOR ELECTRONIC RECORDS IN PRIMARY CARE Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Malcolm Moore, Medical Oncologist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and former head of BC Cancer; and 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. We discuss the Ford government's push for ele...

RECOVERING POLITICIANS: A LOOK AHEAD TO THE PROVINCIAL BUDGET AND FORD GOVT'S BILLY BISHOP PLANS Libby Znaimer is joined by George Smitherman, a former Ontario Liberal MPP, Health Minister and Deputy Premier; Lisa Raitt, a former Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada; and Peter Tabuns, an Ontario NDP MPP (Toronto-Danforth). There is lots to talk about on the provincial politics front t...

ZOOMER SQUAD: ONTARIO’S LEGISLATURE RETURNS AND A LOOK AHEAD TO BUDGET   Libby Znaimer is joined by Anthony Quinn, President of CARP, David Valentin, Principal at Liaison Strategies and Rob Davis, a former Toronto City Councillor. Today, Ontario's legislature returns from a lengthy break and it comes after a string of bold announcements from the Ford government pertaining to FOIs, pepper spray, th...