NEW CMAJ GUIDELINES PRIORITIZE MENTAL HEALTH, PERSONALIZED CARE IN YOUTH OBESITY TREATMENT Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Fahad Razak, General Internist at Unity Health Toronto, Provincial Co-Lead General Medicine, Dr. Alisa Naiman, family doctor practicing comprehensive primary care in Toronto and Dr. Malcolm Moore, Medical Oncologist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre. The Canadian Medical Association Journal has released updated obesity treatment guidelines for youth, highlighting early interve...
Apr 16, 2025•52 min
LIBERALS HOLD LEAD AHEAD OF KEY DEBATES Libby Znaimer is joined by the Recovering Politicians Panel with Cheri DiNovo, former Member of Provincial Parliament of Ontario, George Smitherman, former Liberal MPP for Toronto Centre, Health Minister and Deputy Premier and Janet Ecker, former Ontario PC MPP. With the election looming, the two-way race heats up. According to the latest National Tracker from Liaison Strategies, the Liberals are currently leading with 44% support, while the Conservatives ...
Apr 15, 2025•48 min
FEDERAL ELECTION COUNTDOWN: TWO WEEKS REMAIN Guest host Jane Brown was joined by Anthony Quinn, CARP’s Chief Operating Officer, David Valentin, Principal at Liaison Strategies and Bob Richardson, public affairs consultant and former Liberal strategist. With the federal election just two weeks away, CARP is rallying older voters through its A Million Seniors Strong campaign. Youth engagement at the polls remains low—only 46.7% of 18–24-year-olds voted in 2021, well below the national turnout of 6...
Apr 14, 2025•51 min
Today on Free For All Friday: with the ongoing Canadian federal election campaign on everyone's mind and voting day coming up soon, listeners called in about their thoughts on Liberal leader Mark Carney versus Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre and whether this has become a two party race.
Apr 11, 2025•51 min
TUNE INTO THE TOWN: CONSTRUCTION IS LEADING CAUSE OF CONGESTION IN TORONTO Jane Brown is filling in for Libby Znaimer today. She is joined by Taylor Scollon, Co-Founder of The Peak, Rob Davis, a former Toronto City Councillor and Jon Burnside, City Councillor for Ward 16 (Don Valley East). The City of Toronto is pointing to construction as the leading cause of congestion in the City. Meanwhile, it looks like we're getting some compromise between the province and the City of Toronto over bike lan...
Apr 10, 2025•52 min
THE MEDICAL RECORD: A NEW STUDY ON SHINGLES AND DEMENTIA 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 family doctor practicing in Toronto. Today: our panel discusses a new study about the shingles vaccine and their link to reduced dementia risk...
Apr 09, 2025•51 min
RECOVERING POLITICIANS: THE LATEST ON THE FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN Libby Znaimer is joined by George Smitherman, former Liberal MPP for Toronto Centre, Health Minister and Deputy Premier, Cheri DiNovo, former NDP MPP and Lisa Raitt, a former Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. This week, we've reached the halfway point of Canada's federal election race. Where are the leaders on the campaign trail and what does the latest polling suggest? ISRAELI PM BENJAMIN NETANYAHU'S STRATEGIC ...
Apr 08, 2025•50 min
ZOOMER SQUAD: THE LATEST ON THE FEDERAL ELECTION RACE Libby Znaimer is joined by Anthony Quinn, Chief Operating Officer of CARP, Liz West, Host of The Afternoon Express on Zoomer Radio and David Valentin, Principal at Liaison Strategies. This morning, we look at the latest polling and what it says about the Conservatives versus the Liberals in this federal election race. And, what are Zoomers seeing as the key issues lately? U.S. PRESIDENT TRUMP'S GLOBAL TARIFFS STRATEGY: WHAT'S THE END GAME? Li...
Apr 07, 2025•53 min
Today on Free For All Friday: listeners called in about their thoughts regarding both Mark Carney, leader of the federal Liberals and Pierre Poilievre, leader of the federal Conservatives, and also U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs.
Apr 04, 2025•51 min
TUNE INTO THE TOWN: CONGESTION FROM GARDINER CONSTRUCTION & FLOODING IN TORONTO DUE TO STORM Libby Znaimer is joined by Taylor Scollon, Co-Founder of The Peak, Ana Bailao, a former Toronto City Councillor and Mayoral Candidate, and Jon Burnside, City Councillor for Ward 16 (Don Valley East). We take a closer look at the plan for Gardiner Expressway construction and we examine the aftermath of the ice storm that hit the GTA and caused road closures and flooding. Also: Toronto City Councillors...
Apr 03, 2025•53 min
THE MEDICAL RECORD: THE LATEST ON THE MEASLES OUTBREAK IN ONTARIO 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 family doctor practicing in Toronto. We discuss the latest pertaining to the measles outbreak in Ontario, supervised injection sites ...
Apr 02, 2025•52 min
RECOVERING POLITICIANS: LIBERAL CANDIDATE PAUL CHIANG DROPS OUT OF THE RACE AFTER CONTROVERSY Libby Znaimer is joined by George Smitherman, former Liberal MPP for Toronto Centre, Health Minister and Deputy Premier, Cheri DiNovo, former NDP MPP and Will Stewart, a Conservative Strategist and Senior Vice President with Enterprise Canada. Paul Chang, the Liberal candidate for Markham-Unionville is no longer in the race. Our panel also weighs in on the latest in the federal election race. CANADA'S B...
Apr 01, 2025•50 min
ZOOMER SQUAD: HAVE THE FEDERAL CONSERVATIVES LOST THE PLOT? Libby Znaimer is joined by Anthony Quinn, Chief Operating Officer of CARP, Liz West, Host of The Afternoon Express on Zoomer Radio and David Valentin, Principal at Liaison Strategies. The latest polling by Liaison strategies shows the federal Liberals continuing to lead (now by five points) against Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives. Have the Conservatives lost the plot when it comes to their messaging? One prominent Conservative strategi...
Mar 31, 2025•52 min
Today on Free For All Friday: listeners phoned in to talk about how they will be voting in the upcoming federal election, Prime Minister Mark Carney's phone call with President Trump, and the proposed raise for city councillors.
Mar 28, 2025•51 min
TUNE INTO THE TOWN: ARE TORONTO CITY COUNCILLORS ABOUT TO GET A MAJOR PAY RAISE? Libby Znaimer is joined by Taylor Scollon, Co-Founder of The Peak, Ana Bailao, a former Toronto Deputy Mayor and mayoral candidate, and Rob Davis, a former Toronto City Councillor. Are Toronto City Councillors about to get a major salary increase? And we get reaction to Toronto City Council's plans for responding to the Trump administration's tariffs. FEDS PUT FREEZE ON TESLA REBATE PAYMENTS + LAUNCH INVESTIGATION L...
Mar 27, 2025•52 min
THE MEDICAL RECORD: THE LATEST ON MEASLES OUTBREAK IN ONTARIO 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 family doctor practicing in Toronto. What is the latest on the measles outbreak in Ontario? And, south of the border, how are President T...
Mar 26, 2025•50 min
RECOVERING POLITICIANS: WHERE LEADERS ARE ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL Libby Znaimer is joined by George Smitherman, former Liberal MPP for Toronto Centre, Health Minister and Deputy Premier, Cheri DiNovo, former NDP MPP and Lisa Raitt, a former Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. It's day two of the federal election campaign and the Liberals are now ahead in the polls. And, we're already hearing pledges from both the Liberals and Conservatives on bread and butter issues including tax cu...
Mar 25, 2025•52 min
ZOOMER SQUAD: THE FEDERAL ELECTION IS NOW UNDERWAY Libby Znaimer is joined by Rudy Buttignol, President of CARP, Anthony Quinn, Chief Operating Officer of CARP and Eddie Sheppard, Vice President of Insights at Abacus Data. On Sunday, Prime Minister Mark Carney triggered a snap election and Canadians will be voting at the polls on April 28. We get reaction to that and more. AN UPDATE FROM KAREN STINTZ ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL Libby Znaimer is joined by Karen Stintz, the Conservative Party of Canada ...
Mar 24, 2025•51 min
Today on Free For All Friday: listeners weighed in on who they would vote for ahead of a looming federal election call here in Canada and other news of the week.
Mar 21, 2025•51 min
TUNE INTO THE TOWN: THE LATEST ON THE CITY'S APPROACH TO ITS COYOTE PROBLEM Libby Znaimer is joined by Toronto City Councillor Jon Burnside, City Councillor for Ward 16 (Don Valley East), Taylor Scollon, Co-Founder of The Peak and Will Stewart, a Conservative Strategist and Senior Vice President with Enterprise Canada. Is Toronto seriously considering the idea of purchasing FIFA tickets for the 2026 games and then reselling them at a greater cost to help with recouping the costs of co-hosting? T...
Mar 20, 2025•52 min
THE MEDICAL RECORD: GETTING THE SHINGLES SHOT & LOCAL MEASLES OUTBREAK IN ONTARIO Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Malcolm Moore, Medical Oncologist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and former head of B.C. Cancer, Dr. Jamie Spiegelman, Internal Medicine and Critical Care Physician at Humber River Hospital and Dr. Iris Gorfinkel, Family Physician, Founder of PrimeHealth Clinical Research. Have you gotten both of your shingles shots? And remember that the interval between getting both shots is 2...
Mar 19, 2025•52 min
RECOVERING POLITICIANS: MARK CARNEY MAKES INTERNATIONAL TRIP AS PRIME MINISTER Jane Brown is filling in for Libby Znaimer today. She is joined by George Smitherman, former Ontario Liberal Health Minister and Deputy Premier, Cheri DiNovo, former NDP MPP and John Mykytyshyn, Conservative Consultant and President of Bradgate Research Group. Mark Carney hasn't even been Prime Minister for a week and he's already getting defensive with journalists who asked him questions about his assets and whether ...
Mar 18, 2025•52 min
ZOOMER SQUAD: CARNEY MAKES FIRST INTERNATIONAL TRIP SINCE BECOMING PRIME MINISTER Libby Znaimer today is joined by Rudy Buttignol, President of CARP, Anthony Quinn, Chief Operating Officer of CARP and David Valentin, Principal at Liaison Strategies. On Friday, Mark Carney was sworn in as Canada's Prime Minister. This week, he touched down in Europe as part of his first trip abroad. The trip, of course, comes amid the Trump administration's tariff war on Canada. JOHN BOLTON REACTS TO PRESIDENT DO...
Mar 17, 2025•51 min
Today on Free For All Friday: listeners called in about U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs against Canada and Liberal leader Mark Carney officially becoming Prime Minister.
Mar 14, 2025•50 min
TUNE INTO THE TOWN: THE POLITICS OF POTHOLES Libby Znaimer is joined by Jon Burnside, City Councillor for Ward 16 (Don Valley East), Councillor James Pasternak for Ward 6 (York Centre) and Ana Bailao, a former Toronto City Councillor and Mayoral Candidate. This week: we get right into the politics of potholes in the City, following yesterday's conversation about the science of how they form. The burning question, of course, is what explains the delay by city workers to fill them all up? PREMIER ...
Mar 13, 2025•51 min
THE MEDICAL RECORD: FIVE YEARS SINCE THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC STARTED 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 family doctor practicing in Toronto. Yesterday marked 5 years since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Our doctors share their personal st...
Mar 12, 2025•52 min
RECOVERING POLITICIANS: PREMIER FORD'S SURCHARGE ON ELECTRICITY TO AMERICANS AND TRUMP'S RESPONSE Libby Znaimer is joined by George Smitherman, former Ontario Liberal Health minister and Deputy Premier, Cheri DiNovo, former NDP MPP and John Mykytyshyn, Conservative Activist, Political Consultant and President of Bradgate Research Group. Our panel reacts to Ontario imposing a 25 percent surcharge on electricity going to the U.S. and President Donald Trump's response of doubling tariffs on Canadia...
Mar 11, 2025•35 min
ZOOMER SQUAD: A DECISIVE VICTORY FOR MARK CARNEY Libby Znaimer is joined by Rudy Buttignol, President of CARP, Anthony Quinn, Chief Operating Officer of CARP and David Valentin, Principal at Liaison Strategies. It was a decisive victory for Mark Carney at yesterday's Liberal leadership convention. The former central banker turned politician is now leader of the federal Liberal party and takes on the role of Prime Minister-designate. So when will the federal election be called? In other news, the...
Mar 10, 2025•52 min
Today on Free For All Friday: listeners reacted to the latest on the federal Liberal leadership race and the Canada-U.S. trade war.
Mar 07, 2025•50 min
TUNE INTO THE TOWN: CITY WORKERS COULD GO ON STRIKE STARTING MONDAY Libby Znaimer is joined by Taylor Scollon, Co-Founder of The Peak, Jon Burnside, City Councillor for Ward 16 Don Valley East and Brad Bradford, City Councillor for Ward 19 Beaches East York. On Monday at 12:01 AM, there's a good chance that thousands of city workers could go on strike. What are the issues in the negotiations between the City of Toronto and the union representing the city workers and what services will be disrupt...
Mar 06, 2025•52 min
