Today on Free For All Friday: Libby, listeners and guests reacted to the big news stories of the week, and discussed their thoughts on US President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Premier Doug Ford.

Libby Znaimer was joined by Karen Stintz, a former Toronto City Councillor and Charles Bird, Principal at Earnscliffe Strategies and a surprise chat with Bob Richardson who is going to the World Cup match today and gives us a sense of the atmosphere.

THE MEDICAL RECORD: WHAT RESEARCH SHOWS ABOUT GLP-1S AND CANCER RISK REDUCTION

Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Malcolm Moore, Medical Oncologist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and former head of BC Cancer; Dr. Alisa Naiman, a family doctor practicing in Toronto; and Dr. Jamie Spiegelman, internal medicine and critical care physician at Humber River Hospital.

Together, they discuss what research indicates about GLP-1s and reducing cancer risk, a study about the popularity of nicotine pouches among youth and an AI designed vaccine!

WHAT IS “BERNARDO’S LAW” AND WILL IT COME TO BE? 

Libby Znaimer is joined by Ari Goldkind, a Toronto-based criminal defence lawyer to discuss "Bernardo's Law" which may or may not get passed.

CAN LOCAL BUSINESSES EXPECT A REVENUE BOOST FROM THE WORLD  CUP? HERE’S WHAT THE CFIB FOUND

Libby Znaimer is joined by Joseph Falzata, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) Ontario policy analyst and Kevin MacDougall, the Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Merci Mon Ami Restaurant.

Can local Toronto businesses expect a revenue boost as the City hosts FIFA matches? According to the CFIB, "nearly three in four (72%) small businesses expect the tournament to have no impact on revenue, while relatively few anticipate any change (11% decrease, 9% increase)".

RECOVERING POLITICIANS: PM MARK CARNEY’S POLLING, POILIEVRE'S ALBERTA SPEECH  & THE OPENING OF THE GORDIE HOWE BRIDGE

Libby Znaimer is joined by George Smitherman, former Ontario Liberal MPP, Health Minister and Deputy Premier; Cheri DiNovo, a former NDP MPP; and Lisa Raitt, a former Deputy Leader of Conservative Party of Canada.

Together, they react to news of the soon-to-be opening Gord Howie bridge and the tensions associated with it, Poilievre's speech to Albertans and how Carney's Liberals are doing according to polling.

TODAY MARKS “TAX FREEDOM DAY”

Libby Znaimer is joined by Kris Sims, Alberta director at the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.

Today marks "Tax Freedom Day". We get into what this day is all about.

 

CANADA WANTS TO IMPLEMENT SOCIAL MEDIA BAN FOR INDIVIDUALS UNDER 16, WILL IT WORK? 

Libby Znaimer is joined by Jonathan Lamont, Editor-in-Chief of ZoomerMedia property MobileSyrup and Carmi Levy, technology analyst and journalist based in London, Ontario.

Canada wants to impose a social media ban for individuals under the age of 16, but will it actually work? We can look to Australia to see how well their ban is holding up with this demographic.

ZOOMER SQUAD: WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT CANADA’S GROCERY BENEFIT PROGRAM

Libby Znaimer is joined by David Valentin, Principal at Liaison Strategies and Rob Davis, a former Toronto City Councillor.

They get into Canada's grocery benefit and we continue the discussion about Canada's "technical recession".

DIGGING DEEPER INTO THE SCIENCE BEHIND CREATINE AND ITS BENEFITS FOR ADULTS AS THEY AGE

Libby Znaimer is joined by Mark Tarnopolsky, a Professor and Division Head of Neuromuscular and Neurometabolic Disorders in the Department of Pediatrics at McMaster University.

Mark details the science behind creatine supplements and explains the benefits for adults as they age.

A CLOSER LOOK AT THE ROLE OF CANADA’S GOVERNOR GENERAL 

Libby Znaimer is joined by Daniel Beland, Director, McGill Institute for the Study of Canada and James McGill, Professor in the Department of Political Science.

Canada has a new Governor General: Louise Arbour. Who is she and what exactly is the role of GG? Daniel weighs in on the latest.

Today on Free For All Friday: Libby Znaimer, guests and listeners weighed in on the upcoming FIFA games in Toronto, reaction to Prime Minister Mark Carney's speech addressing antisemitism in Canada as well as other news that made headlines this week. 

Libby Znaimer was joined by Diane Francis, an author, commentator and editor-at-large at The National Post.

TUNE INTO THE TOWN: THE TIMELINE FOR FORD PCs TO TAKE OVER DVP

Libby Znaimer is joined by Jon Burnside, City Councillor for Ward 16 (Don Valley East) and former Toronto City Councillors Karen Stintz and Rob Davis.

Our municipal panel reacts to the news that the Ontario legislature is being closed until October, the Ford PCs timeline of taking over the DVP and Gardiner Expressway + the TTC's service troubles.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT AUTO INSURANCE CHANGES THAT ARE ABOUT TO KICK IN HERE IN ONTARIO 

Libby Znaimer is joined by Anne Marie Thomas, Insurance Bureau of Canada’s Director of Consumer and Industry Relations.

Changes are coming to auto insurance here in Ontario starting on July 1st. Anne details what you need to know about that.

THE TOP TEN WORST ROADS IN THE PROVINCE ACCORDING TO ONTARIANS

Libby Znaimer is joined by Brian Pirvu, Government Relations Consultant for CAA South Central Ontario.

The results are in! The CAA has published the top ten list of worst roads in Ontario voted by Ontarians and yes, a number of those roads are right here in Toronto. The question is: are municipalities going to make any substantial changes to improve road conditions from all of this feedback?

Listen live, weekdays from noon to 1, on Zoomer Radio!

RECOVERING POLITICIANS: CARNEY'S ADDRESS ON COMBATING ANTISEMITISM + WHAT IS A “TECHNICAL RECESSION”? 

Libby Znaimer is joined by George Smitherman, former Ontario Liberal Deputy Premier and Health Minister; Cheri DiNovo, a former Ontario NDP MPP; and Janet Ecker, a former Ontario PC Finance Minister.

They react to Prime Minister Mark Carney's speech on combating antisemitism in Canada, and what is a "technical recession"?

WHY PM CARNEY’S ANNOUNCEMENT ON ANTISEMITISM MISSED THE MARK 

Libby Znaimer is joined by Mark Sandler, Chair of the Alliance of Canadians Combating Antisemitism and Alan Kessel, a Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute as well as a former Assistant Deputy Minister and legal adviser to the Government of Canada and a former deputy high commissioner of Canada to the United Kingdom.

Our panel reacts to what was left out of Prime Minister Mark Carney's address this week about combating antisemitism and whether Canada's Jewish community feels better after his remarks.

TENNIS STAR SERENA WILLIAMS COMING BACK FROM RETIREMENT

Libby Znaimer is joined by Karl Hale, Tournament Director, National Bank Open for reaction to tennis star Serena Williams coming out of retirement to return to the sport at age 44.

ZOOMER SQUAD: CANADIANS’ ATTITUDES REGARDING MAiD LEGISLATION ACCORDING TO ANGUS REID SURVEY

Libby Znaimer is joined by Anthony Quinn, President of CARP, David Valentin, Principal at Liaison Strategies and John Mykytyshyn, a Conservative Strategist and President of Bradgate Research Group.

Our Zoomer Squad reacts to new polling from the Angus Reid Institute about Canadians attitudes regarding MAiD, and we get into a discussion about keeping active well into our Zoomer years.

 

DOES PM CARNEY ACTUALLY HAVE A PLAN TO COMBAT ANTISEMITISM IN CANADA? 

Libby Znaimer is joined by Melissa Lantsman, Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party and MP for Thornhill followed by Alan Kessel, a Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, former Assistant Deputy Minister and legal adviser to the Government of Canada and a former deputy high commissioner of Canada to the United Kingdom.

Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to make an announcement at a synagogue in Toronto later today that will focus on how the government will tackle antisemitism in Canada. Can we expect any serious changes to come out of it or just words?

WHAT IS A METEOROLOGICAL SUMMER? 

Libby Znaimer is joined by Dave Phillips, Senior Climatologist at Environment Canada.

Dave explains what a meteorological summer is and the kind of weather we can expect locally this summer season.

Today on Free For All Friday: Libby, guests and listeners reacted to the news of Claude Lemieux's death, Ontario's bill to allow the firing of city councillors if they violate the code of conduct, the issue of antisemitism in Toronto and many more topics.

Libby Znaimer was joined by Karen Stintz, a former Toronto City Councillor and Bob Richardson, a public affairs consultant.