TUNE INTO THE TOWN: THE FUTURE OF TASTE ON THE DANFORTH Libby Znaimer is joined by Karen Stintz, CEO of Variety Village, Alex Blumenstein, Co-Founder of The Peak, and David Crombie, a former Mayor of Toronto. It’s Thursday time to talk about local politics! Up first, what is happening or not happening with the taste of the Danforth - one of our largest and most successful street fairs. Yesterday local businesses voted to cancel it rather than accept a 20% increase in their levies which their BIA...
Nov 30, 2023•51 min
THE MEDICAL RECORD: ALBERTA'S NURSING STRATEGY Libby Znaimer is now joined by Dr. Malcolm Moore, Medical Oncologist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Dr. Jamie Spiegelman, Internal medicine and critical care physician at Humber River Hospital and Dr. Iris Gorfinkel, Family Physician as well as Founder of PrimeHealth Clinical Research. Today: we kick things off with a discussion of both the province's wastewater signal and COVID-19 hospitalizations reaching a one-year high. It's a clear sign that...
Nov 29, 2023•50 min
RECOVERING POLITICIANS PANEL: THE PROVINCE WILL NOW OVERSEE THE GARDINER EXPRESSWAY AND DVP Libby Znaimer is joined by George Smitherman, Former Liberal MPP for Toronto Centre who served as a health minister and Deputy Premier, Cheri DiNovo, Former Ontario NDP MPP and a recipient of the Order of Canada and John Capobianco, Senior Vice President & Senior Partner, FleishmanHillard HighRoad. It’s Tuesday: Time to talk politics and yesterday’s new deal between the City of Toronto and the provinc...
Nov 28, 2023•52 min
THE ZOOMER SQUAD: WASTEWATER SIGNAL AND COVID-19 HOSPITALIZATIONS REACH ONE-YEAR HIGHS Jane Brown is joined by Peter Muggeridge, Senior Editor of Zoomer Magazine, Rudy Buttignol, President of CARP and John Wright, Executive Vice President, Maru Public Opinion. According to the latest data, both Ontario's wastewater signal and hospitalization rates for COVID-19 have reached one-year highs respectively. It's a confirmation that the virus still poses a significant public health threat. Meanwhile, J...
Nov 27, 2023•52 min
Today on Free For All Friday, listeners called in to weigh in on Justin Trudeau's performance as our Prime Minister, whether or not its time for him to go and who they are voting for in the next election.
Nov 24, 2023•51 min
The release of the first group of Israeli hostages held by the Hamas terrorist group is scheduled to begin this Friday. It is expected that 50 women and children will be returned as part of the deal. In a conversation with Libby Znaimer, Lt. Col. Conricus explains how the IDF will play a role in bringing the hostages back to safety in Israel, how their families will be notified and the aims of the IDF in the days to come.
Nov 23, 2023•13 min
TUNE INTO THE TOWN: MAYOR OLIVIA CHOW DEMANDS MORE FROM OTTAWA Libby Znaimer is joined by Karen Stintz, CEO, Variety Village, Alex Blumenstein, Co-Founder of The Peak which is now part of the ZoomerMedia family, and Councillor Paula Fletcher, Ward 14 Toronto-Danforth. It’s Thursday time to talk about all things municipal. And zmsyornOlivia Chow is pushing back against the federal govt in the wake of the fall economic statement which had very little for Toronto. She is also unhappy with the Immig...
Nov 23, 2023•52 min
THE MEDICAL RECORD: A SAFE HOME TEST TO CHECK FOR HPV Libby Znaimer is now 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. It’s Wednesday time to talk about your health. Following yesterday’s economic update there are questions about what is not there. There was no...
Nov 22, 2023•53 min
RECOVERING POLITICIANS PANEL: WHY THE TRUDEAU LIBERALS ARE TRAILING BEHIND POILIEVRE'S CONSERVATIVES Marissa Lennox is joined by Lisa Raitt, Former Deputy Leader of Conservative Party of Canada, Charles Bird, Managing Principle of Earnscliffe Strategies in Toronto, and Cheri DiNovo, Former Ontario NDP MPP and a recipient of the Order of Canada. Today: A Nanos poll shows that the Trudeau Liberals are trailing behind Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives and that the Conservative brand is "stronger now...
Nov 21, 2023•49 min
LEAD-THE ZOOMER SQUAD: REMEMBERING ROSALYNN CARTER Marissa Lennox is joined by Rudy Buttignol, President of CARP, Anthony Quinn, Chief Community Officer of CARP and Peter Muggeridge, Senior Editor of Zoomer Magazine. This week: Ottawa is set to release its Fall fiscal update on Tuesday. CARP wants to know if there will be anything in it for its members. Meanwhile, the wife of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has passed away. Rosalynn Carter was 96. Our panel reflects on their legacy together. ...
Nov 20, 2023•50 min
Today on Free For All Friday, we put the question to our listeners: should the Brass Rail Strip club receive heritage status? That's what Toronto's Preservation Board is recommending. Meanwhile, we get calls on the Israel-Hamas war and talk about congestion in the downtown core.
Nov 17, 2023•51 min
TUNE INTO THE TOWN: THE PROBLEM WITH SARA JAMA Marissa Lennox is now joined by David Crombie, Former Mayor of Toronto, Alex Blumenstein, Co-Founder of The Peak, and Karen Stintz, CEO, Variety Village. This week: Independent MPP Sara Jama once again made highly offensive comments about Israel. In other news, Toronto's Preservation Board wants City Council to protect the historic Brass Rail strip club in the downtown core. And, Ottawa says it will contribute $1.2 billion in fully repayable low int...
Nov 16, 2023•52 min
THE MEDICAL RECORD 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. Amol Verma, a staff physician in General Internal Medicine at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto. Ontario's Patient Ombudsman Craig Thompson's office has received a 33 per cent jump in complaints and he highlighted a concerning trend about challenges accessing primary car...
Nov 15, 2023•48 min
RECOVERING POLITICIANS PANEL: THE FUTURE OF TRUDEAU'S LIBERALS LOOKS GRIM + ONTARIO WANTS MORE PROTECTION FOR RESTAURANT STAFF Libby Znaimer is joined by Lisa Raitt, Former Deputy Leader of Conservative Party of Canada, George Smitherman, Former Liberal MPP for Toronto Centre who served as a health minister and Deputy Premier, and Cheri DiNovo, Former Ontario NDP MPP and a recipient of the Order of Canada. Today: an Abacus Data survey reveals that the Liberals would lose to the opposition Conser...
Nov 14, 2023•53 min
THE ZOOMER SQUAD 12:00-12:30 Marissa Lennox 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. Five Premiers from Saskatchewan, Alberta, Ontario, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia are calling for a meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and asking Ottawa to extend the carbon price exemption to all types of home heating and not just home heating oil. Meanwhile...
Nov 13, 2023•49 min
Today on Free For All Friday: Listeners called in to share stories of their family and loved ones who fought in Canada's wars and to reflect on the sacrifices they made ahead of Remembrance Day this Saturday.
Nov 10, 2023•52 min
TUNE INTO THE TOWN 12:00PM-12:30 PM Marissa Lennox is joined by David Crombie, Former Mayor of Toronto, Councillor Paula Fletcher, Ward 14 Toronto-Danforth and Karen Stintz, CEO, Variety Village. The Auditor General has launched investigations into the Ford government's Ontario Place and Ontario Science Centre development plans. Meanwhile, this past Wednesday, City Council voted 24-1 for Mayor Olivia Chow's ambitious affordable housing plan that would involve building 65,000 affordable homes and...
Nov 09, 2023•52 min
Marissa Lennox is joined by Dr. Hayley Wickenheiser, a legendary former Canadian hockey player who won five Olympic medals with Canada women's national ice hockey team. Hayley retired from hockey in 2017 and the IOC in 2022. She is currently serving as the Assistant General Manager of Player Development for the Toronto Maple Leafs and is a practicing Family and Emergency medicine doctor. It's Lung Cancer Awareness Month. To mark the occasion, Hayley has partnered with the Be the MVP – Change the...
Nov 08, 2023•23 min
THE MEDICAL RECORD: NURSES HAVE ADDITIONAL PRESCRIBING POWERS NOW 12-12:30 PM Marissa Lennox 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. Fahad Razak, General Internist at Unity Health Toronto. Ontario registered nurses will now be able to independently prescribe medications including birth control and topical antibiotics. It's all part of a strat...
Nov 08, 2023•51 min
RECOVERING POLITICIANS PANEL: ONTARIO AG INVESTIGATING FORD GOVERNMENT'S ONTARIO PLACE PLANS 12:00-12:30 Libby Znaimer is joined by Lisa Raitt, former deputy leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, Charles Bird , Managing Principal at Earnscliffe Strategy Group in Toronto andCheri DiNovo, Former Ontario NDP MPP and a recipient of the Order of Canada. Ontario's Auditor General is conducting an investigation on the Ford government's Ontario Place development plans. Meanwhile, many of Canada's ...
Nov 07, 2023•38 min
ZOOMER SQUAD: THE PINCH OF HEALTHCARE COSTS DURING RETIREMENT 12:00-12:30 Marissa Lennox is joined by Bill VanGorder, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Policy Officer of CARP, Anthony Quinn, Chief Community Officer of CARP and John Wright, Executive VP of Maru Public Opinion. In the news: a report details how one third of Zoomers are feeling the pinch of health care costs and the impact of that on their retirement savings. Meanwhile, the Ford government is re-examining its use of the ministerial...
Nov 06, 2023•40 min
Today on Free For All Friday: with the upcoming time change from Daylight Saving Time to Standard Time on Sunday, our listeners debate: should we scrap the time change in future or keep it and why?
Nov 03, 2023•51 min
TUNE INTO THE TOWN: OLIVIA CHOW AND DOUG FORD'S SECOND MEETING & A SECRET TTC BOARD MEETING 12:00PM-12:30 PM Jane Brown is joined by David Crombie, Former Mayor of Toronto, Councillor Paula Fletcher, Ward 14 Toronto-Danforth and Councillor Brad Bradford, Ward 19 Beaches-East York. This week: Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow and Ontario Premier Doug Ford held a second meeting to talk about Toronto's finances. In a letter, they both called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government to get involved...
Nov 02, 2023•52 min
THE MEDICAL RECORD: WHAT A CMAJ STUDY TELLS US ABOUT SENIORS AND COVID-19 INFECTIONS 12-12:30 PM Marissa Lennox is joined by Dr. Sohail Gandhi, Family physician, and a past president of the Ontario Medical Association (OMA), Dr. Malcolm Moore, Medical Oncologist at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, and Dr. Fahad Razak, Canada Research Chair in Healthcare Data and Analytics at the University of Toronto. In the news: The Ontario government is reducing breast screening mammograms for women from ...
Nov 01, 2023•51 min
RECOVERING POLITICIANS PANEL: TRUDEAU'S CARBON TAX FLOP 12:00-12:30 Marissa Lennox is joined by George Smitherman, a Former Ontario Liberal MPP for Toronto Centre who also served as a health minister and deputy Premier, Janet Ecker Former Ontario PC MPP and finance minister and Cheri DiNovo,Former Ontario NDP MPP and recipient of the Order of Canada. Eight years of pushing fossil fuel taxes for climate action, but now, a seismic shift: the Prime Minister announced a suspension of the carbon tax ...
Oct 31, 2023•53 min
ZOOMER SQUAD: PUBLIC HEALTH MESSAGING FOR COVID-19 VACCINES 12:00-12:30 Marissa is joined by Bill Van Gorder, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Policy Officer of CARP, Anthony Quinn, Chief Community Officer of CARP and Bob Richardson, Senior Council to National PR. We compare the highly effective public health messaging campaigns during the rollout of the first COVID-19 vaccines earlier on in the pandemic vs those around the new COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna for the XBB.1.5 Omicron s...
Oct 30, 2023•51 min
Today on Free For All Friday: listeners called in to discuss the latest on the Israel-Hamas war and other stories making headlines this week.
Oct 27, 2023•50 min
TUNE INTO THE TOWN: IT’S BEEN 100 DAYS OF MAYOR OLIVIA CHOW-HOW HAS SHE PERFORMED? 12:00-12:30 Marissa Lennox is joined by David Crombie, Former Mayor of Toronto, Councillor Paula Fletcher, Ward 14 Toronto-Danforth and Karen Stintz, CEO, Variety Village. A couple of days ago marked 100 days since Mayor Olivia Chow took office. So, how has she performed so far? In provincial news, the Ford government has reversed its decision to make numerous municipalities expand their municipal boundaries and e...
Oct 26, 2023•51 min
THE MEDICAL RECORD: NURSES IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR & BLOOD TEST FOR CANCER DETECTION 12-12:30 PM Marissa Lennox 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. Fahad Razak, Canada Research Chair in Healthcare Data and Analytics at the University of Toronto. With a substantial shortage of nurses across Canada, hospitals and long term care homes have...
Oct 25, 2023•26 min
RECOVERING POLITICIANS PANEL: SARAH JAMA BOTH CENSURED FROM LEGISLATURE AND OUSTED FROM CAUCUS 12:00-12:30 Libby Znaimer is joined by Andrew Cash, Former NDP MP, Toronto-Davenport district, Charles Bird, Managing Principal at Earnscliffe Strategies and Lisa Raitt, Former Deputy Leader of Conservative Party of Canada. This week: Ontario NDP leader Marit Stiles made the decision to oust MPP Sarah Jamah from the NDP caucus in the aftermath of her offensive remarks about Israel. The legislature also...
Oct 24, 2023•35 min
