Fight Back with Libby Znaimer

TUNE INTO THE TOWN: MAYOR OLIVIA CHOW’S 2.2% PROPERTY TAX PROPOSAL & WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT THE REST OF TORONTO’S BUDGET Libby Znaimer is joined by Jon Burnside, City Councillor for Ward 16 (Don Valley East), Councillor Brad Bradford, Ward 19 Beaches East York, and former Toronto City Councillor Karen Stintz. Our panel reacts to Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow's 2.2 percent property tax proposal and other d...

THE MEDICAL RECORD: ARE WE ABOUT TO GET CHEAPER ALTERNATIVES TO OZEMPIC?  Tasha Kheirddin is filling in for Libby Znaimer today. She is joined by Dr. Alisa Naiman, a family doctor practicing primary care in Toronto; Dr. Amol Verma, a staff physician in General Internal Medicine at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto; and Dr. Aaron Schimmer, the Director of Research at the Princess Margaret Cancer Ce...

RECOVERING POLITICIANS: WAS MADURO'S CAPTURE BY THE U.S. ON YOUR BINGO CARD? 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 Lisa Raitt, a former Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. Our panel reacts to the U.S. capturing Venezuelan Pres...

ZOOMER SQUAD: THE CHANGING PATTERNS OF CANADIAN SNOWBIRDS  Tasha Kheiriddin is filling in for Libby Znaimer today. She is joined by Anthony Quinn, President of CARP; David Valentin, Principal at Liaison Strategies; and Liz West, Host of The Afternoon Express right here on Zoomer Radio. Our squad reacts to the Ford government's back-to-work mandate for public service workers, and where Canadian sno...

Today on Free For All Friday: Guest host Jane Brown was joined by panelists Dean Hollin, Tasha Kheiriddin and producer Ziv Haddi to discuss the news of the year and more.

RECOVERING POLITICIANS: A LOOK BACK AT THE BIG MUNICIPAL STORIES OF THE YEAR 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 Janet Ecker, former Ontario PC MPP and Finance Minister. We take a look back at the biggest municipal stories of the year, May...

ZOOMER SQUAD: THE TOP FEEL-GOOD NEWS STORIES OF 2025   Jane Brown is filling in for Libby Znaimer this week. She is joined by Liz West, Host of The Afternoon Express on Zoomer Radio; David Valentin, Principal at Liaison Strategies; and Bob Richardson, a Public Affairs Consultant. Today: a discussion about the top feel-good stories of 2025. And, what the latest polling shows about the federal Conse...

RECOVERING POLITICIANS: THE YEAR THAT WAS IN CANADIAN POLITICS 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 Janet Ecker, a former Ontario PC MPP and Finance Minister. Prime Minister Mark Carney is crowned newsmaker of the year by Canadian Press. And, we talk about the biggest Canadian po...

ZOOMER SQUAD: CAREGIVER BURNOUT & RENEWING YOUR DRIVERS LICENCE AT AGE 80 AND OLDER Libby Znaimer is joined by Anthony Quinn, President of CARP, David Valentin, Principal at Liaison Strategies and Liz West, Host of The Afternoon Express on Zoomer Radio. Today, we discuss caregiver burnout and key findings from a new report from The Ontario Caregiver Organization. And, here's what you need to know...

Libby Znaimer was joined by Liz West, Host of The Afternoon Express on Zoomer Radio; Tasha Kheiriddin, a public affairs commentator, consultant, lawyer, policy analyst and writer; and Dean Hollin, host of Radio Limelite and FM Breakfast Classics, for an alternative Free For All Friday. They discussed politicians' reactions to the Bondi Beach terror attack, holiday shopping, Christmas cards and the...

TUNE INTO THE TOWN: SPEEDING UP THE LRT Tasha Kheiriddin filled in for Libby Znaimer today. She was joined by Jon Burnside, City Councillor for Ward 16 (Don Valley East), Councillor Mike Colle for Ward 8 (Eglinton-Lawrence) and former Toronto City Councillor Rob Davis to discuss speeding up the LRT, the hike in transfer tax on luxury homes, and other municipal topics. WHO SHOULD TAKE OVER THE CONS...

THE MEDICAL RECORD: THIS YEAR'S FLU LEAVES MANY SUFFERING Jane Brown filled in for Libby Znaimer today. She was 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. Nadia Alam, a famil...

RECOVERING POLITICIANS: REACTION TO THE BONDI BEACH MASSACRE Libby Znaimer was joined by George Smitherman, former Liberal MPP for Toronto Centre, Health Minister and Deputy Premier; Cheri DiNovo, former Member of Provincial Parliament of Ontario; and Lisa Raitt, former Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada to discuss today's political news. FBI THWARTS L.A. TERROR ATTACK  Four people...

THE ZOOMER SQUAD: JEWISH COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD ARE REELING FROM THE HANUKKAH ATTACK IN AUSTRALIA Libby Znaimer was joined by Anthony Quinn, President of CARP; Liz West, Host of the Afternoon Express; and David Valentin, Principal at Liaison Strategies to discuss the horrific terrorist attack on the Hanukkah festival in Australia as well as other news of the day. CANADIAN POLITICIANS AND POL...

TUNE INTO THE TOWN: WHEN IT COMES TO MOST RATS IN A CANADIAN CITY, TORONTO GETS FIRST PLACE Libby Znaimer is joined by Daniel Tate, a concerned citizen, taxpayer and Director of IntegrityTO and former Toronto City Councillors Karen Stintz and Rob Davis. It’s Thursday, time to talk about all things municipal and that includes Toronto's rat problem, the Finch LRT, and Ontario Premier Doug Ford decid...

THE MEDICAL RECORD: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THIS YEAR'S FLU SEASON Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Malcolm Moore, Medical Oncologist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and former head of BC Cancer, Dr. Amol Verma, a staff physician in General Internal Medicine at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto and Dr. Alisa Naiman, a family doctor practicing in Toronto. Today: a discussion about this year's ag...

RECOVERING POLITICIANS:  OPP INVESTIGATION INTO COMPANY THAT GOT MILLIONS FROM FORD GOVERNMENT Libby Znaimer is joined by George Smitherman, former Liberal MPP for Toronto Centre, Health Minister and Deputy Premier; Tasha Kheiriddin, a columnist with the National Post; and Rob Davis, a former Toronto City Councillor. Our panel reacts to the news that the OPP is investigating a company that got mil...

TUNE INTO THE TOWN: MAYOR CHOW'S PROPOSED LAND TRANSFER TAX INCREASE ON LUXURY HOME BUYERS Libby Znaimer is joined by Jon Burnside, City Councillor for Ward 16 (Don Valley East) and former Toronto City Councillors Karen Stintz and Rob Davis. We take a closer look at Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow's proposed land transfer tax increase on luxury homes, the latest on the soon-to-be opened Finch West LRT a...

THE MEDICAL RECORD: WHY ARE MORE PEOPLE GETTING DIAGNOSED WITH PROSTATE CANCER DURING STAGE 4 OF THE DISEASE?  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. Ali...

RECOVERING POLITICIANS: PM MARK CARNEY'S CABINET SHUFFLE & THE LATEST ON THE EGLINTON CROSSTOWN LRT Libby Znaimer is joined by George Smitherman, former Liberal MPP for Toronto Centre, Health Minister and Deputy Premier; Lisa Raitt, former Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada; and Peggy Nash who was an NDP MP for Parkdale-High Park. Today: we discuss Prime Minister Mark Carney's cabin...

THE ZOOMER SQUAD: CANADIANS ARE SPENDING MORE THIS HOLIDAY SEASON Canadians are spending more to find the perfect gift this holiday season, and how important is “Made in Canada” shopping? Libby Znaimer was joined by Anthony Quinn, President of CARP; Liz West, Host of the Afternoon Express; and David Valentin, Principal at Liaison Strategies to discuss this and more spending trends. FIRE SAFETY BES...

Today on Free For All Friday: listeners reacted to the news that Toronto received oversized signs from the province to replace speed cameras at school zones and other news stories that made headlines this week. 

TUNE INTO THE TOWN: TORONTO'S SIGN WOES Libby Znaimer is joined by Jon Burnside, City Councillor for Ward 16 (Don Valley East) and former Toronto City Councillors Karen Stintz and Rob Davis.  Toronto is getting signs from the province to replace speed cameras in school zones. There's just one problem: they are too big for the City's poles. And, we discuss the horrific stabbing of a TTC employee an...

THE MEDICAL RECORD: THE NEW EARLY CANCER DETECTION RESEARCH CENTRE COMING TO PRINCESS MARGARET 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 fam...

RECOVERING POLITICIANS:  PM MARK CARNEY'S "WHO CARES" STATEMENT & ONTARIO BAIL LEGISLATION Libby Znaimer is joined by John Milloy, a former Ontario Liberal MPP who served as a cabinet minister under the Dalton McGuinty and Kathleen Wynne governments; Cheri DiNovo, a former NDP MPP; and Lisa Raitt, a former Deputy Leader of Conservative Party of Canada. Our panel reacts to Prime Minister Mark Carne...