THE ZOOMER SQUAD

Marissa Lennox is joined by Bill VanGorder, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Policy Officer of CARP; Anthony Quinn, Chief Community Officer of CARP; and Gabe De Roche, founder of Pluriel Research.

Last month, Premier Danielle Smith’s government said it would launch consultations around the proposal to pull Alberta out of the CPP so the province could have its own retirement fund, and polling numbers are starting to come in to take the public’s temperature on that idea.

COVID, influenza, pneumococcal, and, for the first time, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccines will all be available this fall for older adults. But while older Canadians might have more options to protect themselves than ever before, physicians are warning that staggered rollouts, patchwork approaches among the provinces, and high costs for certain shots could hinder uptake.

Together, Marissa and the Zoomer Squad unpack these issues, and more.

THANKSGIVING SURVEY

A new survey finds this weekend may well signal a return to the pre-pandemic tradition of gathering family, friends, and/or neighbor's together for Thanksgiving dinner, as more than half (54%) of Canadians indicate they’ll either be hosting or going to another household for Thanksgiving dinner this holiday weekend.

Marissa Lennox is joined by John Wright, Executive Vice President of Maru Public Opinion to discuss.

THE SURPRISE WAR AGAINST ISRAEL

In the aftermath of Saturday’s unprecedented Hamas attack on Israel, as body counts on both sides continue to rise, the world is both reeling and bracing itself for what is yet to come.

Marissa Lennox is joined by Zach Levey, Israel Institute Visiting Professor, International Affairs Program, University of Colorado at Boulder; and Dr. Yael Aronoff, Director of the Michael and Elaine Serling Institute for Jewish Studies and Modern Israel and Serling Chair in Israel Studies at Michigan State University to discuss these sad and shocking events.