Will the Provinces Cooperate on Pharmacare?

THE ZOOMER SQUAD:  WILL THE PROVINCES COOPERATE ON PHARMACARE? Libby Znaimer is joined by Rudy Buttignol, President of CARP, Anthony Quinn, Chief Community Officer of CARP and Darrell Bricker, CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs. How easy will it be for Ottawa to get all the provinces and territories on board with its pharmacare plan that at this point will cover diabetes medication and contraception like birth control meds? Health Minister Mark Holland hopes to have some provinces adopt the plan by the end of the year. But is that realistic? THE SEXUAL ASSAULT ATTROCITIES COMMITTED BY HAMAS ON OCTOBER 7 Libby Znaimer is now joined by Professor Ruth Halperin-Kaddari, Director of the Rackman Center for the Advancement of the Status of Women at Bar Ilan University. Professor Halperin-Kaddari is on a mission: she is working to get the international community to recognize and address the sexual violence perpetrated by Hamas terrorists on Israeli women during the October 7th massacre. HOW CHANGING YOUR JOB CAN IMPACT YOUR PENSION Libby Znaimer is now joined by Kurt Rosentreter, Senior Financial Advisor & Portfolio Manager at Manulife Wealth. With finances so tight for so many, it’s hard to imagine losing track of a sure thing. But that is what happened to nearly 200,000 pension plan members who lost track of their plans. That number is from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario which figures that there are  $3 billion in associated benefits that are stranded because of this.