Fight Back with Libby Znaimer Zoomer Podcast Network

Best of Fight Back Saturday May 25 Edition

The Zoomer Squad started the week off discussing Loblaw grocery giant agreeing to sign on Ottawa's grocery code of conduct if other major players sign on too

Then on the show, Larry Haas dialed in to react to news of the Iranian helicopter crash that killed Iranian President Raisi among others.

On Tuesday, Dr. Sylvain Charlebois of Dalhousie University carried on the conversation about Loblaws and the Grocery Code of Conduct.

And, we brought on a couple of geriatricians including the co-author of a study that discusses to what extent older Canadians are ending up in the ER over cannabis poisoning.

Today on Free For All Friday: YOU called in about Ontario Premier Doug Ford's beer announcement, construction on the Gardiner Expressway and the anti-Israel encampment situation on university campuses. 

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TUNE INTO THE TOWN: THE CITY'S APPROACH TO HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS & NEW BIKE LANES FOR EGLINTON AVENUE?

Libby Znaimer is now joined by Alex Blumenstein, Co-Founder of The Peak, Karen Stintz, CEO, Variety Village, and David Crombie, a former Mayor of Toronto.

They are everywhere...or so it feels like...if you live in Toronto you've likely stumbled across a homeless encampment at the local park or public space. And, this week, City staff produced a report about how City Council (which has not passed it yet) might go about addressing the problem. Will it work?

REACTION TO CHARGES BEING DROPPED AGAINST SOME INVOLVED IN ANTI-ISRAEL VANDALISM OF INDIGO

Libby Znaimer is joined by Richard Robertson, Director of Research and Advocacy at B'nai Brith Canada.

This week we learned that charges have been dropped against four of 11 accused individuals involved in the red paint splattering vandalism of an Indigo bookstore in Toronto--a company that is owned by Jewish businesswoman, Heather Reisman.  Richard reacts to the latest.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT AIRLINE BAGGAGE FEES

Libby Znaimer is now joined by travel journalist and copywriter Doug Wallace as well as John Gradek, a faculty lecturer at McGill University in Montreal and a former executive with Air Canada.

An American airline is planning to introduce cheaper fare for flying customers who don't bring on a carry-on. But is it really a good deal for the customer and can we see this becoming a wider trend among other airlines?
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THE MEDICAL RECORD: HIP FRACTURES AMONG OLDER ADULTS

Jane Brown is filling in for Libby Znaimer today. She is joined by Dr. Alisa Naiman, Family Physician and Medical Director of The Medical Station in Toronto and Dr. Fahad Razak, Canada Research Chair in Data Informed Healthcare Improvement at the University of Toronto as well as a General Internist. 

Today we take a deep dive into hip fractures and other bone fractures among older adults, and best practices while in the recovery process of healing from a fracture. We also heard from listeners about their own experiences dealing with this.

MARRYING LATER IN LIFE OR IS IT A SECOND MARRIAGE? WHY MORE COUPLES ARE LOOKING AT PRENUPS

Jane Brown is joined by John Schuman of  Devry Smith Frank LLP who specializes in family law. 

Getting married later in life or entering a second marriage? There's growing interest for couples to sign a prenuptial agreement before making a union…especially when there are separate assets involved. Our expert on family law weighs in.

PARKS CANADA'S NEW JOHN A MACDONALD TOUR HAS PEOPLE SCRATCHING THEIR HEADS

Jane Brown is now joined by Dr. Patrice Dutil, a Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute and Professor of Politics and Public Administration at Toronto Metropolitan University.

After 6 years of restoration, Parks Canada has reopened the Bellevue House National Historic Site in Kingston, Ontario--which was briefly home to John A. Macdonald. But it's sparking controversy for the way it is portraying the late icon of Canadian history.


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RECOVERING POLITICIANS PANEL: IRAN'S RAISI KILLED IN HELICOPTER CRASH & OTTAWA'S RESPONSE TO AUTO THEFT

Libby Znaimer is joined by George Smitherman, a former Ontario Liberal Health minister and Deputy Premier, Cheri DiNovo,  a former NDP MPP and Lisa Raitt, former deputy leader of the Conservative Party of Canada.

Today: we react to Ottawa's latest measures against auto-theft and the helicopter crash in Iran whereby both Iranian President Raisi and the Iranian foreign minister were killed. 

LOBLAWS AGREES TO SIGN GROCERY CODE OF CONDUCT, BUT OTHER COMPETITORS SAY NO

Libby Znaimer is now joined by Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, Senior Director, Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University.

Sylvain weighs in on Loblaw agreeing to sign on to Ottawa's Grocery Code of Conduct, why other competitors like Costco and Walmart have not (so far) and what's in it for consumers.

WHY ARE OLDER ZOOMERS INCREASINGLY ENDING UP IN ER OVER CANNABIS POISONING?

Libby Znaimer is now joined by Dr. Samir Sinha, Director of Geriatrics at Mount Sinai and the University Health Network Hospitals in Toronto.

What a study tells us about the rate and reasons for older Canadians ending up in the ER over Cannabis poisoning. 

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 ZOOMER SQUAD: CANADIAN HOSPITALS CONTINUE SEEING LONG WAITING LINES IN EMERGENCY WARDS

Libby Znaimer is joined by Anthony Quinn, Chief Community Officer of CARP,  Rudy Buttignol, President of CARP, and John Wright, Executive Vice President, Maru Public Opinion.

Libby today discusses the wait times skyrocketing in emergency wards partially due to shortage of family doctors. Anthony shares his personal experience as a caregiver to his dad. And finally, Loblaws is ready to sign on to the government’s grocery code of conduct.

HELICOPTER CRASH KILLED IRANIAN PRESIDENT EBRAHIM RAISI AND FOREIGN MINISTER

Libby Znaimer is joined by Larry Haas, a former White House communications strategist and  Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy at the American Foreign Policy Council.

Continuing the coverage, Libby talks about the future of Iran after President Embrahim Raisi dies in a helicopter crash. According to Iran’s constitution, an election must take place within 50 days. Meanwhile the little-known vice president has become the interim president.

CANADA CELEBRATES VICTORIA DAY

Libby Znaimer is joined by Alison Eastwood, Editor-in-Chief at HELLO! Canada and Anthony Wilson-Smith, President and CEO, Historica Canada.

Libby and guests talk about the history behind Victoria Day and Queen Victoria as the “Mother of Confederation.” Guests discuss the mystique about the royal family that keeps people intrigued about their personal lives.

CAFETO PROGRAM & CANADA SEEING A TREND OF PEOPLE EATING DINNER AT 5 P.M.

Libby Znaimer is joined by Derek Valleau, Co-Owner of Pukka and Corey Mintz, Food Reporter, and the author of THE NEXT SUPPER: The End of Restaurants as We Knew Them, And What Comes After.

Libby talks about how important it is for restaurants to partake in the patio season, how reservation apps like OpenTable work and how Corey found that a lot of people all over the country were eating dinner around 5 p.m.
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