Libby Znaimer is joined by David Cravit, Vice President of Zoomer Media and Chief Membership Officer at CARP, Peter Muggeridge, Senior Editor of Zoomer Magazine and Bill VanGorder, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Policy Officer of CARP.

On today's agenda: Since our last Zoomer Squad panel, Ontario's Minister of LTC, Rod Phillips, announced a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all staff. And, the provincial throne speech focused a lot on long-term care pledging things like an additional 30,000 new long-term care beds. Our squad reacts to that. Meanwhile, the Ford government is opening long-term care legislation this fall. What can we expect from that?

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THE PROVINCIAL THRONE SPEECH: A RECAP

Libby is joined by Ontario Liberal Party leader, Steven Del Duca, followed by Ontario Green Party leader Mike Schreiner and then John Mykytyshyn, Conservative political consultant as well as President of Bradgate Research Group,

At 9 am this morning, Ontario's Lt.-Gov. Elizabeth Dowdeswell delivered the throne speech. It outlines the government's commitment to supporting both the healthcare and long-term care systems and overall economic recovery. Our guests from differing political stripes recap what they heard and weigh in on whether the Ford government has the right priorities for the next 8 months before the next provincial election.

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