Fight Back with Libby Znaimer

Flu Season & the rise of food allergies in Canada.

Doug Ford's comment about immigrants & vet clinic wait times in Ontario.

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: The COVID-19 pandemic has left most Canadians feeling concerned about the financial security and well-being of their families today and in the future. The level of worry is particularly acute for Canadians close to retiring or in early retirement.

A new report released by the National Institute on Ageing (NIA), called Canadian Perspectives on the Financial Realities of Ageing in Place, shows that 75% of adults say the pandemic has made them more concerned about their family’s financial security and well-being.

Together, Libby and the Zoomer Squad unpack this concerning issue, and more.

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U.S. PANEL PROVIDES NEW GUIDANCE ON DAILY ASPIRIN FOR ADULTS

Adults at high risk for cardiovascular disease may face serious side effects if they start a daily regimen of low-dose aspirin.

Doctors should no longer routinely start most people who are at high risk of heart disease on a daily regimen of low-dose aspirin, according to new draft guidelines by a U.S. panel of experts.

Libby Znaimer is joined by...Dr. Chi-Ming Chow,

attending staff cardiologist at St. Michael’s Hospital and a full professor in the Department of Medicine, University of Toronto; and Dr. Mike Farkouh, Cardiologist and Peter Munk Chair in Multinational Clinical Trials (UHN).

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

Interviews with:

- Dan McTeague on the shocking rise of gas prices

- Terence Kernaghan, the NDP Consumer Protection critic, on the rising costs of auto insurance

- Dr. Baher Abdul-hye, Tyrenny Anderson, and Police Constable Sean Shapiro on deadly driving in the city

- Martin Firestone, Richard Smart, and Dr. Frederic Dimanche on the US land border opening to non-essential travel

- 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, David Cravit, and Bill VanGorder discuss CARP's meeting with Long Term Care Minister Rod Phillips

- Dr. Iris Gorfinkel and Dr. Mare Kreeger on sleep deprivation and "Corona-somnia"

- The Strategy Panel with John Capobinaco, Bob Richardson, and Karen Stintz look ahead to the provincial election in eight months

- Celina Blanchard, Larry Isaacs, and Tony Elenis react to the province's decision not to open up capacity for restaurants

- And the best calls of the week!

Ontario's new QR code app for proof-of-vaccination and more.

The U.S.-Canada land border to reopen soon & family doctors urged to take on in-patient care.

Rising gas and auto insurance prices, as well as road safety.

Restaurants must continue to operate at limited capacity while other venues have capacity restrictions lifted.

Rod Phillips' promises & tips to improve your sleep.