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  • Snow Removal is Underway in Toronto

    Snow Removal is Underway in Toronto
    Jan 29 2026
    TUNE INTO THE TOWN: SNOW REMOVAL IS UNDERWAY IN TORONTO Libby Znaimer was joined by Jon Burnside, City Councillor for Ward 16 (Don Valley East), Mike Colle, City Councillor for Ward 8 (Eglinton-Lawrence) and Kelly Aizicowitz, founding Board Member and Interim Executive Director of ABC Toronto to discuss Toronto’s snow removal and other municipal news. CANADA FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY CUTTING JOBS & GENE-EDITED PORK Libby Znaimer was joined by Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, Professor and Senior Director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University and co-host of The Food Professor Podcast; and Milton Dyck, National President of the Agriculture Union to discuss the Canada Food Inspection Agency decision to cut 1,371 agency jobs as part of the government’s cost-cutting exercise, as well as the topic of gene-edited pork. TORONTO DRIVERS BATTLE GRIDLOCK AND CONGESTION Libby Znaimer was joined by David Amborski, Founding Director, Centre for Urban Research and Land Development at Toronto Metropolitan University and Naama Blonder, Architect, Urban Planner and co-founder of Smart Density to discuss Toronto drivers' battle with gridlock.
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    54 min
  • Ontario Fast-Tracking Access to Six Breakthrough Cancer Drugs

    Ontario Fast-Tracking Access to Six Breakthrough Cancer Drugs
    Jan 28 2026
    THE MEDICAL RECORD: ONTARIO FAST-TRACKING ACCESS TO SIX BREAKTHROUGH CANCER DRUGS 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 comprehensive primary care in Toronto. They discussed Ontario fast tracking access to six breakthrough cancer drugs and other medical stories. CANADA'S TAX SYSTEM PUNISHES LOW-INCOME SENIORS Libby Znaimer is joined by Gabriel Giguère, Senior Policy Analyst at the Montreal Economic Institute and Jamie Golombek, Managing Director, Tax & Estate Planning, CIBC Financial Planning & Advice to discuss a new report from the Montreal Economic Institute that finds the current tax-and-benefit system disadvantages low-income seniors. MARINELAND SET TO SEND WHALES TO USA PARKS Libby Znaimer is joined by Erin Ryan, Wildlife Campaign Manager with World Animal Protection and Alexandra Pester, Staff Lawyer with Animal Justice, Canada’s only national animal law advocacy organization, to discuss Marineland getting “conditional approval” from Ottawa to send its remaining whales and dolphins to institutions in the USA.
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    54 min
  • Trump Versus Carney Continues

    Trump Versus Carney Continues
    Jan 27 2026
    RECOVERING POLITICIANS: TRUMP VS CARNEY CONTINUES Libby Znaimer was joined by Cheri DiNovo, former Member of Provincial Parliament of Ontario; John Milloy, former Ontario Liberal MPP who served as a cabinet minister under the Dalton McGuinty and Kathleen Wynne governments; and Janet Ecker, former Ontario PC MPP and Finance Minister to discuss today's political news.\ INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY Libby Znaimer was joined by Holocaust Survivor Andy Reti and Dara Solomon, Executive Director of the Toronto Holocaust Museum to discuss the importance of International Holocaust Remembrance Day. EGLINTON CROSSTOWN TO OPEN? Libby Znaimer was joined by Andrew Pulsifer, Executive Director of TTC Riders and Steve Munro, transit advocate to discuss the opening of the Eglinton LRT and the issues with the Finch West LRT.
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    54 min
  • Digging Out of the Massive Snow Storm

    Digging Out of the Massive Snow Storm
    Jan 26 2026
    DIGGING OUT OF THE MASSIVE SNOW STORM & TRUMP VS CARNEY Libby Znaimer was joined by Anthony Quinn, President of CARP, David Valentin, Principal at Liaison Strategies and Rob Davis, a former Toronto City Councillor to discuss the massive snow storm that hit Ontario, the latest with Trump versus Carney and more news that matters to Zoomers. TARIFF THREATS Libby Znaimer was joined by Moshe Lander, Senior Lecturer of Economics at Concordia University and Dr. Ian Lee, Associate Professor at the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University to discuss the recent tariff threats on Canada by Trump. RECORD SETTING SNOW STORM Libby Znaimer was joined by Dave Phillips, Climatologist at Environment Canada and Sgt. Kerry Schmidt of the OPP Highway Safety Division to discuss the record setting snow storm. SPECIAL ENVOY FOR COMBATING ANTISEMITISM Libby Znaimer was joined by Richard Robertson, Director of Research and Advocacy at B'nai Brith Canada to discuss the need for Ottawa to fill the role of special envoy for combating antisemitism.
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    53 min
  • Free For All Friday - January 23 2026

    Free For All Friday - January 23 2026
    Jan 23 2026
    Today on Free For All Friday: Libby Zniamer was joined by Diane Francis, National Post Editor-at-Large, Bob Richardson, a Public Affairs Consultant and Dean Hollin, host of Radio Limelite and FM Breakfast Classics, for an alternative Free For All Friday. They discussed this week's events at NATO, including Trump's remarks, Carney's response and more.
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    55 min
  • Blue Bin Blues

    Blue Bin Blues
    Jan 22 2026
    TUNE INTO THE TOWN: RECYCLING NIGHTMARE Libby Znaimer was joined by Jon Burnside, City Councillor for Ward 16 (Don Valley East), Stephen Holyday, City Councillor for Ward 2 Etobicoke Centre and former Toronto City Councillor Karen Stintz to discuss the many issues with the new recycling program with Circular Materials. FOOD TRENDS AND CHANGES FOR 2026 Libby Znaimer was joined by Jo-Ann McArthur, President of Nourish Food Marketing to discuss some of the food trends and changes for 2026 and how these trends affect grocery stores through displays, packaging and what is sold. GROWING OLDER IN CANADA: A LOOK AT THE NIA AGEING IN CANADA SURVEY Libby Znaimer was joined by Talia Bronstein, Director of Policy at the National Institute on Ageing to discuss the NIA’s released findings from Perspectives on Growing Older in Canada: The 2025 NIA Ageing in Canada Survey.
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    55 min
  • NATO and Canada's Involvement

    NATO and Canada's Involvement
    Jan 20 2026
    RECOVERING POLITICIANS: NATO AND MARK CARNEY 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, former Ontario PC MPP and Finance Minister to talk about NATO, Carney's speech in Davos, and President Trump's interest in Greenland. CANADA IS NUMBER ONE IN FOOD INFLATION Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Evan Fraser, the director of the Arrel Food Institute at the University of Guelph. They discuss how and why Canada's food inflation is at its highest level since 2023. NATO AND CANADA'S INVOLVEMENT Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Stephanie Carvin, Assistant Professor of International Affairs at Carleton University and expert on national security issues, to discuss NATO and Canada's involvement.
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    54 min
  • Blue Monday and Canada's Chinese EV Conundrum

    Blue Monday and Canada's Chinese EV Conundrum
    Jan 19 2026
    ZOOMER SQUAD: AGE 80 AIN'T WHAT IT USED TO BE! Libby Znaimer is joined by Anthony Quinn, President of CARP; David Valentin, Principal at Liaison Strategies; and Rob Davis, a former Toronto City Councillor, for a discussion about our perception of ageing in 2026 and Zoomers' attitudes towards electric vehicles. IT'S BLUE MONDAY: STRATEGIES FOR GETTING THROUGH THE WINTER GLOOM Libby Znaimer is joined by clinical psychologist Dr. Sam Klarreich and Dr. Michael Mak, a psychiatrist at The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health to drill down on the facts and fictions surrounding Blue Monday. IS TESLA SET TO WIN AS CARNEY GREENLIGHTS CHINESE EVs? The Prime Minister recently announced that he is removing almost all the tariffs on Chinese EV’s in exchange for hopefully getting them to buy canola, in a bid to expand our roster of trading partners and reset the relationship with China. Who might stand to benefit from the move might surprise you. Libby Znaimer is joined by David Adams, President and CEO, Global Automakers of Canada; and Sam Fiorani, VP, Global Vehicle Forecasting at AutoForcastSolutions to discuss this contentious issue.
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    49 min