Fight Back with Libby Znaimer

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Fight Back with Libby Znaimer is a live, current affairs, call-in talk show airing daily on Zoomer Radio (AM740 and FM96.7 between 12 pm and 1 pm EST). Have your say about the headlines that have you talking and get trusted, expert advice on your health, wellness and finances. Call into the show: (416) 360-0740 or 1 (866) 740-4740 or email us at fightback@zoomer.ca. You can also follow us on Twitter at @fightbacklibby.

  1. 5d ago

    Canada's Healthcare System and The Issue of Car Access to High Park

    THE MEDICAL RECORD: HEALTH CANADA APPROVES SLEEP APNEA PILL & A PROMINENT DOCTOR’S POV ABOUT CANADA’S HEALTHCARE SYSTEM Jane Brown is filling in for Libby Znaimer today. She is joined by Dr. Malcolm Moore, Medical Oncologist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and former head of BC Cancer, Dr. and Dr. Alisa Naiman, a family doctor practicing in Toronto and Dr. Barry Pakes, a Professor at the University of Toronto's Dalla Lana School of Public Health and former medical officer of health for York Region. Together: they react to an op-ed from Dr. Brian Goldman in The Globe and Mail about Canada's public health care system and, in other news, Health Canada has approved a drug for sleep apnea. THE LATEST ON BILLY BISHOP EXPANSION PLANS AND PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS Jane Brown is now joined by Norm Di Pasquale, Chair of NoJetsTO. Norm weighs in on the latest on the Billy Bishop Airport expansion plans and the public consultations around it. REVISITING THE ISSUE OF VEHICLE ACCESS TO HIGH PARK Jane Brown is now joined by Karen Stintz, a former Toronto City Councillor and Daniel Tate, Executive Director of IntegrityTO. Together, they continue the very important discussion around the issue of vehicle access to High Park. We reached out to High Park Access earlier this morning to join the conversation but have not heard back yet. They have just launched their new website and have a petition that has received over 32,000 signatures Listen live, weekdays from noon to 1, on Zoomer Radio!

    52 min

  2. 6d ago

    What John Bolton Thinks About The US-Iran Deal

    RECOVERING POLITICIANS PANEL:  REACTION TO UK PRIME MINISTER KEIR STARMER RESIGNING Jane Brown is filling in for Libby Znaimer today. She is joined by George Smitherman, former Ontario Liberal Deputy Premier and health minister, Cheri DiNovo, a former NDP MPP and Lisa Raitt, a former Deputy Leader of Conservative Party of Canada. Our politics panel reacts to the resignation of UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, the latest between the US and Iran and what it all means and Jane gives her take on the media coverage and polling of Premier Doug Ford. And, a new Mainstreet Research poll shows that Toronto Mayoral candidate Brad Bradford is closing in on Olivia Chow. ONE-ON-ONE WITH AMB. JOHN BOLTON ON US-IRAN DEAL Jane Brown is now joined by John Bolton, a former US Ambassador to the UN as well as a former National Security Advisor for President Donald Trump during his first term in office. Mr. Bolton gives his perspective on the latest between the US and Iran, what's going on with the Strait of Hormuz, and talks between Israel and Lebanon in Washington. CANADIANS AND LOYALTY PROGRAM RELIANCE AMID THE AFFORDABILITY CRISIS Jane Brown is now joined by Bruce Winder, Retail Analyst & Author How are Canadians relying on loyalty programs as of late and what's up with the prices of tomatoes?! We get into it all. Listen live, weekdays from noon to 1, on Zoomer Radio!

    52 min

  3. 6d ago

    The Pros and Cons of Living Forever

    THE ZOOMER SQUAD: REPORT CARD FOR ONTARIO'S LONG-TERM CARE HOMES Tasha Kheirddin is filling in for Libby Znaimer today. She is joined by Anthony Quinn, President of CARP; David Valentin, Principal at Liaison Strategies; and Rob Davis, a former Toronto City Councillor, for a conversation about new appointments to the National Seniors Council of Canada; a report card on Ontario’s long-term care homes; and more. WHEN THE BUBBLE BURSTS: LIFE AFTER A.I. Tasha Kheirddin is joined by author and technology critic Cory Doctorow, for an in-depth look at life after A.I. EXAMINING THE ONLINE MOVEMENT PUSHING THE MESSAGE OF LIVING FOREVER Tasha Kheirddin is joined by Timothy Caulfield, Professor, Faculty of Law and School of Public Health; and Research Director, Health Law Institute at the University of Alberta, for a conversation about the pros and cons of living forever. Listen live, weekdays from noon to 1, on Zoomer Radio!

    51 min

  4. Jun 19

    Free For All Friday - June 19 2026

    Today on Free For All Friday: the phone lines lit up in response to the shocking news of a pattern of young people being hired through encrypted messaging apps to commit crimes. Dean Hollin was sitting in for Libby Znaimer, and he was joined by Bob Richardson, a public affairs consultant, and Will Stewart, a Conservative strategist and Senior Vice President at Enterprise Canada.

    52 min

  5. Jun 18

    What a Committee Has Recommended When IT Comes to MAiD and Mental Illness

    TUNE INTO THE TOWN: IS BONNIE CROMBIE CONSIDERING A COMEBACK IN MUNICIPAL POLITICS?  Jane Brown is filling in for Libby Znaimer today. She is joined by Toronto City Councillors Jon Burnside (Ward 16 Don Valley East), James Pasternak (Ward 6 York Centre) and Stephen Holyday (Ward 2 Etobicoke Centre). Together, the panel discusses noise complaints revolving around Rogers Stadium, the latest on the World Cup and Bonnie Crombie eyeing a political comeback in municipal politics. WHAT A  COMMITTEE JUST RECOMMENDED REGARDING MAiD & MENTAL ILLNESS  Jane Brown is joined by Dr. Georgia Vrakas, a clinical psychologist and professor at the University of Quebec who lives with Bipolar Disorder, and Danelia Chacon who is an individual with lived experience with mental illness. A committee recommends Ottawa to exclude mental illness as a sole underlying condition when it comes to individuals applying for MAiD. We get reaction to the latest. WHAT TO CONSIDER ABOUT INSURANCE IN CASE OF FLOODING AFTER LAST NIGHT’S BIG STORM  Jane Brown is joined by Anne Marie Thomas, Insurance Bureau of Canada’s Director of Consumer and Industry Relations. Anne Marie explains what you might consider in terms of insurance for your home in the event of flooding in the aftermath of last night's (and this morning's) big storm.

    53 min

  6. Jun 17

    Reaction to TPS Announcement on Gun-For-Hire Network in Toronto

    THE MEDICAL RECORD: A DECLINE IN OPIOID DEATHS IN CANADA AND MORE  Tasha Kheiriddin sits in for Libby Znaimer today. She is joined by Dr. Fahad Razak, general internist at St. Michael's Hospital and Canada Research Chair in Healthcare Data and Analytics at the University of Toronto; Dr. Alisa Naiman, a family doctor practicing in Toronto; and Dr. Barry Pakes, a Professor at the University of Toronto's Dalla Lana School of Public Health and former medical officer of health for York Region. We talk about a decline in opioid-related deaths here in Canada and other healthcare news of the week. REACTION TO TPS ANNOUNCEMENT ON GUNS-FOR-HIRE NETWORK IN TORONTO Tasha is joined by Clayton Campbell, President of the Toronto Police Association followed by Phil Gurski, a former senior strategic terrorism analyst at CSIS and author of 8 books including one coming out in September about 9/11 25 years later. We get reaction to the Toronto Police announcement of a gun-for-hire network here in Toronto and what we know from the investigation so far. THE AMOUNT OF TIME CANADIANS SPEND ONLINE AND THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON MENTAL HEALTH Tasha is joined by Jonathan Lamont, Editor-in-Chief of MobileSyrup and Rob Whitley, a Professor of Psychiatry at McGill University and author of several books including Men’s Issues and Men’s Mental Health. Our panel discusses a new survey on the time Canadians spend online and also the impact of social media on mental health.

    52 min

  7. Jun 16

    More Reaction to US-Iran Deal and Dave LeBlanc Talks "Hidden Toronto"

    RECOVERING POLITICIANS:  REACTION TO US-IRAN DEAL Jane Brown is filling in for Libby Znaimer today. She 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, a former Ontario PC Finance Minister. We get reaction to the US-Iran deal, additional sanctions against Russia announced by Prime Minister Carney and is Toronto doing a good job of hosting the World Cup so far? A CLOSER LOOK AT PM CARNEY’S NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY STRATEGY Jane Brown is joined by Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, Professor and Senior Director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University. Sylvain reacts to PM Carney's new National Food Security strategy and the implications for Canadians. DAVE LEBLANC TALKS ABOUT HIS NEW BOOK, “HIDDEN TORONTO” Jane Brown is joined by Dave LeBlanc, author of Hidden Toronto: Secret Places and Forgotten Gems of Toronto and the GTA Dave talks about his new book all about the hidden gems, neighbourhoods and spaces in the City of Toronto.

    52 min

  8. Jun 15

    Reaction to the US-Iran Deal and Where It Leaves Israel

    ZOOMER SQUAD: IS 80 THE NEW 60?  Libby Znaimer is joined by Anthony Quinn, President of CARP, David Valentin, Principal at Liaison Strategies and Rob Davis, a former Toronto City Councillor. Is 80 the new 60? And, we get reaction to the OMA survey on emergency room doctors. WHERE A US-IRAN DEAL LEAVES ISRAEL  Libby Znaimer is joined by Vivian Bercovici, former Ambassador of Canada to Israel, Jonathan Conricus, Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, a Washington, D.C. based research institute, and Larry Haas, Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy at the American Foreign Policy Council. Together, they react to the latest developments in the Middle East including the US-Iran deal and what it all means for Israel.

    52 min
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Fight Back with Libby Znaimer is a live, current affairs, call-in talk show airing daily on Zoomer Radio (AM740 and FM96.7 between 12 pm and 1 pm EST). Have your say about the headlines that have you talking and get trusted, expert advice on your health, wellness and finances. Call into the show: (416) 360-0740 or 1 (866) 740-4740 or email us at fightback@zoomer.ca. You can also follow us on Twitter at @fightbacklibby.

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