ZOOMER SQUAD: WILL OTTAWA BE ABLE TO MAKE UNIVERSAL DRUG COVERAGE A REALITY? Libby Znaimer is joined by Bill VanGorder, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Policy Officer of CARP, Anthony Quinn, Chief Community Officer of CARP and Peter Muggeridge, Senior Editor of Zoomer Magazine. Ottawa is expected to table legislation on universal pharmacare as early as this Fall. But doubts have been raised by members of the healthcare community about whether such a plan will be able to become reality even aft...
Oct 23, 2023•35 min
Today on Free For All Friday... Listeners called in to weigh in on the latest developments of the war between Israel and Hamas terrorists in Gaza.
Oct 20, 2023•50 min
TUNE INTO THE TOWN: ONTARIO NDP WANT FORD GREENBELT SCANDAL TO BE VERY MUCH ALIVE 12:00PM-12:30 PM Libby Znaimer is joined by David Crombie, Former Mayor of Toronto, Alex Blumenstein, Co-Founder of The Peak, and Councillor Paula Fletcher, Ward 14 Toronto-Danforth. The Ontario NDP want very much to keep the Ford government Greenbelt landswap deal alive with leader Marit Stiles asking the integrity commissioner to investigate the Las Vegas trip involving Kaleed Rasheed, Former Minister of Public a...
Oct 19, 2023•52 min
THE MEDICAL RECORD: NEW DATA ON HOSPITAL STAFFING SHORTAGES DURING PANDEMIC 12-12:30 PM Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Alisa Naiman, Family Physician and Founder and Medical Director of The Medical Station 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 Centre as well as a staff physician and a senior scientist. In the news: a new report published by C...
Oct 18, 2023•50 min
RECOVERING POLITICIANS PANEL: PM TRUDEAU SAYS CANADIANS COULD BE AMONG HAMAS HOSTAGES 12:00-12:30 Jane Brown is filling in for Libby Znaimer today. She is joined by Andrew Cash, Former NDP MP, Toronto-Davenport district, John Milloy, Former Ontario Liberal MPP who served as a cabinet minister under the Dalton McGuinty and Kathleen Wynne governments, and Lisa Raitt, Former Deputy Leader of Conservative Party of Canada. According to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, there may be three Canadians taken...
Oct 17, 2023•51 min
ZOOMER SQUAD: ZOOMER HEROES DURING THE ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR 12:00-12:30 Libby Znaimer is joined by Bill VanGorder, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Policy Officer of CARP, Anthony Quinn, Chief Community Officer of CARP and Peter Muggeridge, Senior Editor of Zoomer Magazine. One of many heroic stories emerging out of Israel as it's war continues to ramp up with Hamas, is that of retired major general in the IDF Noam Tibon, 62, and his wife who grabbed a pistol and made their way all the way from Tel...
Oct 16, 2023•52 min
Today on Free For All Friday: listeners called in to respond to the war in Israel after the horrific attack by Hamas terrorists last weekend
Oct 13, 2023•51 min
Today is World Sight Day and this year’s theme is the importance of eye care in the workplace and, of course, the health of your eyes in general. For our Zoomer audience, the risks of eye disease increase with age. Glaucoma is a group of eye conditions that damage the optic nerve. Glaucoma can occur at any age but is more common in older adults. It is one of the leading causes of blindness for people over the age of 60. Now I am joined by Dr. Nupura Bakshi who is a retina and uveitis specialist,...
Oct 12, 2023•25 min
TUNE INTO THE TOWN: TORONTO POLICE RAMPS UP SECURITY MEASURES IN JEWISH COMMUNITY 12-12:30 PM Libby Znaimer is joined by Karen Stintz, CEO, Variety Village, Alex Blumenstein,Co-Founder of The Peak, and Councillor Paula Fletcher, Ward 14 Toronto-Danforth. We are catching up with local news: The RCMP is investigating the Greenbelt land swap scandal. What implications will this have for the Ford government? Meanwhile, Toronto City Council has voted to increase the vacant home tax to 3 per cent. And...
Oct 12, 2023•52 min
THE MEDICAL RECORD: TORONTO PUBLIC HEALTH LAUNCHES FLU/COVID-19 VACCINE CAMPAIGN 12-12:30 PM Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Alisa Naiman, Family Physician and Founder and Medical Director of The Medical Station 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. Toronto Public Health has launched a flu/COVID-19 vaccine campaign and has a phased approach to the adminis...
Oct 11, 2023•52 min
RECOVERING POLITICIANS PANEL: TRUDEAU AND FORD TAKE A STAND WITH ISRAEL AS WAR RAGES ON 12:00-12:30 Libby Znaimer is joined by Janet Ecker, Former Ontario PC MPP, George Smitherman, former Ontario Liberal MPP for Toronto Centre who also served as a health minister and deputy Premier, and Cheri DiNovo, Former Ontario NDP MPP. Over the weekend, in a surprise attack, Hamas terrorists launched a vicious attack on Israeli civilians inside Israel by land, sea and air. So far, over 900 Israelis have be...
Oct 10, 2023•52 min
THE ZOOMER SQUAD Marissa Lennox is joined by Bill VanGorder, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Policy Officer of CARP; Anthony Quinn, Chief Community Officer of CARP; and Gabe De Roche, founder of Pluriel Research. Last month, Premier Danielle Smith’s government said it would launch consultations around the proposal to pull Alberta out of the CPP so the province could have its own retirement fund, and polling numbers are starting to come in to take the public’s temperature on that idea. COVID, i...
Oct 09, 2023•50 min
Today on Free For All Friday: listeners called in to discuss their Thanksgiving plans this weekend and to talk about the future of Ontario Place.
Oct 06, 2023•51 min
TUNE INTO THE TOWN: FORD GOVERNMENT FACING MORE HEAT OVER MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES Libby Znaimer is joined by Karen Stintz, CEO, Variety Village, Alex Blumenstein,Co-Founder of The Peak, and Councillor Paula Fletcher, Ward 14 Toronto-Danforth. A new report by the City's integrity commissioner found that former Mayor John Tory violated his code of conduct over his affair with a staffer. Our panel reacts to the latest. CALLS TO OPEN RECORDS OF NAZI WAR VETS LIVING IN CANADA 12:30-12:45 Libby Znaimer i...
Oct 05, 2023•52 min
THE MEDICAL RECORD: THE WIDESPREAD ISSUE OF CHRONIC PAIN 12-12:30 PM Liz West is filling in for Libby Znaimer today. She is joined by Dr. Malcolm Moore, Medical Oncologist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, and Dr. Fahad Razak, General Internist at Unity Health Toronto. We begin the discussion with a closer look into the widespread issue of chronic pain. One in five Canadians suffer from it. So, how does Canada's healthcare system help patients find answers and treatments? Meanwhile, is adult ADH...
Oct 04, 2023•53 min
RECOVERING POLITICIANS PANEL: MPs TO ELECT NEW HOUSE SPEAKER TODAY 12:00-12:30 Liz West is filling in for Libby Znaimer today. She is joined by Lisa Raitt, former deputy leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, Andrew Cash, a former NDP MP for Toronto Davenport district and John Milloy, a former Ontario Liberal MPP who served as a cabinet minister under the Dalton McGuinty and Kathleen Wynne governments. Today: members of Parliament are expected to vote in a new speaker of the house today. It...
Oct 03, 2023•54 min
ZOOMER SQUAD: FORMER U.S. PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER TURNS 99! 12:00-12:30 Jane Brown is filling in for Libby Znaimer today. She is joined by Bill VanGorder, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Policy Officer of CARP, Peter Muggeridge, Senior Editor of Zoomer Magazine, and Anthony Quinn, Chief Community Officer of CARP. We kick the discussion off by reflecting on the life and times of former U.S. President and iconic Zoomer Jimmy Carter who turned 99 years old this week as he lives in hospice care. Me...
Oct 02, 2023•52 min
Today on Free For All Friday: our listeners weighed in on a former Nazi war veteran being invited to the House of Commons during Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's address to Parliament. Since that happened, house speaker Anthony Rota resigned and, after some time, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologized for the incident.
Sep 29, 2023•51 min
TUNE INTO THE TOWN: GREENBELT BOUNDARIES & CROSSTOWN LRT 12-12:30 PM Libby Znaimer is joined by Matt Buckman Former Senior Advisor to former Mayor John Tory, Councillor Paula Fletcher, Toronto City Councillor for Ward 14 Toronto-Danforth, and Councillor James Pasternak, Toronto City Councillor for Ward 6 York Centre. The Ford government is planning to introduce a bill that will protect the boundaries of the Greenbelt and enshrine them into law. This comes after Premier Ford backed down from ...
Sep 28, 2023•53 min
THE MEDICAL RECORD: FOOD BANK REPORT GIVES FAILING GRADE TO PROVINCES OVER POVERTY MEASURES 12-12:30 PM Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Alisa Naiman, Family Physician and Founder and Medical Director of The Medical Station 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. This week: a new report from Food Banks Canada has been released. Meanwhile, The European Commiss...
Sep 27, 2023•51 min
