Fight Back with Libby Znaimer

Zoomer Podcast Network

The Sunday edition of the Best of Fight Back, from the week that was, with Jane Brown

Interviews with:

- Larry Isaacs and Perry Tucciarone respond to Ontario easing restrictions on their businesses

- Dr. Barry Pakes and Dr. Alon Vaisman discuss the wisdom of easing restrictions at this time

- Peter Tabuns and Paul Acchione break down the details of relief coming for your next electrical bill

- Dr. Talan Iscan and David Cravit offer perspective on the inflation of the Canadian dollar

- And the best calls of the week!

The Saturday edition of the Best of Fight Back, from the week that was, with Jane Brown

Interviews with:

- The Zoomer Squad with Morgan Hoffarth, Marissa Lennox, and John Wright discuss the resignation of Rod Phillips

- Ontario Liberal Leader Steven Del Duca reacts to the resignation of Rod Phillips

- Sgt. Kerry Schmidt with safety tips and road updates after a massive snowstorm

- Rita Dhami and Jen Belcher on the latest behind a new COVID-19 drug

- And the best calls of the week!

Jagmeet Singh's rocking chair, Vladimir Putin, and Ontario public health restrictions.

Is now the time to ease COVID-19 restrictions in Ontario?

What exactly is happening between Russia, NATO and the Ukraine?

Health Canada approved Pfizer's oral COVID-19 drug treatment.

Libby Znaimer is joined by Marissa Lennox, Producer and host of theZoomer and former Chief Policy Officer of CARP, Morgan Hoffarth, President of the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO), and John Wright Executive Vice President of Maru Public Opinion.

Last Friday, we learned that Rod Phillips, Ontario's Minister of Long-Term Care and MPP for Ajax, would be resigning at the end of next month and not seeking re-election in the next provincial election cycle.

And, Marissa details the COVID-19 testing nightmare she faced after coming home from Turks and Caicos last week and she still doesn't even have the results of her test back yet! Canada's own Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Theresa Tam, said that the policy will be evaluated over time and that “It is a capacity drain on the system as a whole.”

Later, Libby Znaimer is joined by Toronto City Councilors Gary Crawford (Ward 20, Scarborough SouthWest) and Chair of the City's Budget Committee alongside Councilor Shelley Carroll (Ward 17 Don Valley North) who is also a member of the City's budget committee and Brad Bradford (Ward 19 Beaches-East York).

Toronto's proposed budget for 2022 includes a property tax increase that would be the largest of any under Mayor Tory's leadership and it means you could be paying an additional extra $141 in 2022. Last Friday, on Free For All, we heard from listeners complaining about this proposed increase. Our councilors explain the rationale behind it. Hint: it has a lot to do with the current rate of inflation.

Finally, Libby Znaimer is joined by Ontario Liberal Party leader, Steven Del Duca.

Opposition leader Steven Del Duca joins Fight Back to weigh in on Minister Rod Phillips' departure. In a statement on Twitter, Del Duca said that Phillips' leaving "while more than half of nursing homes have outbreaks, is a total abdication of leadership and a sign of pure chaos in Ford's Conservative Party."

The Sunday edition of the Best Fight Back, from the week that was, with Jane Brown

Interviews with:

- Dr. Kerry Bowman, Dr. Alon Vaisman, and Cara Zwibel react to Quebec's vaccine fine

- Jason Lietaer and Robin V. Sears discuss the PMs reaction to the Quebec vaccine tax

- Justin Bates, Kyro Masseh, and Dean Miller talk about the lack of supply for rapid testing

- John Sewell and Bryan Campbell debate the purpose of the Police mounted unit

- And the best calls of the week!

The Saturday edition of the Best Fight Back, from the week that was, with Jane Brown

Interviews with:

- The Zoomer Squad with Peter Muggeridge, Bill VanGorder, and David Cravit discuss the latest restrictions facing Long Term Care

- Dr. Jamie Spiegelman and Dr. Eyal Golan on COVID-19 spreading inside hospitals

- The Strategy Panel with John Capobianco, Bob Richardson, and Ana Bailao on Ford's back-to-school plan

- Dr. Peter Juni with the latest on Omicron

- And the best calls of the week!