Fight Back with Libby Znaimer

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

Interviews with:

- Rod Phillips helps break down the funding announcement for Long Term Care in Ontario

- Donna Duncan, Sharleen Stewart, and Samantha Peck react to Rod Phillips' announcement on LTC funding

- Dr. Alisa Naiman and Dr. Timothy Sly go over the rules for celebrating a safe Thanksgiving

- Rose Reisman and Lucy Waverman offer up some Thanksgiving food inspiration

- 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 Ford's LTC promises

- Steven Del Duca, Mike Schriener, and John Mykytyshyn react to the provincial throne speech

- The Strategy Panel with John Capobinaco, Bob Richardson, and Karen Stintz debate Trudeau's choice to go on holidays during the first National Day of Truth & Reconciliation

- Dr. Peter Juni on Ontario's announcement of rapid testing for some schools

- And the best calls of the week!

What do you think about all of these mandatory vaccine mandates at workplaces?

Libby expects that question will get the phones ringing today.

This week, the prime minister announced his promised plan to make COVID vaccination mandatory for federal employees along with travelers on planes and trains, and eventually cruise ships.

Here in Ontario, administrators in 2 separate hospitals-one in Kitchener one in Windsor- are following through on suspending or firing employees who failed to get double vaccinated by set deadlines.

What do you think about all of this?  Should employees who refuse to get vaccinated be fired?  Is this no-nonsense approach the only way to get the holdouts to finally get their shots?

Speaking of the prime minister, he acknowledged this week that he regrets a decision to spend the first Truth and Reconciliation Day vacationing with family rather than attending an Indigenous-led event.

Has Justin Trudeau made one too many apologies?  Can he overcome this latest misstep?  It certainly makes you wonder about his personal judgment.

Whatever in the news has you talking, grab a phone line during the noon news and join Libby for Free For All Friday.

Ontario LTC Minister Rod Phillips joins Fight Back.

Ottawa to mandate vaccination for federal workers & Thanksgiving food recipes to inspire you.

Ontario implements a plan for rapid testing in schools. Is it good enough?

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.

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

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

Interviews with:

- Doris Grinspun on Quebec's deadline for healthcare workers to get vaccinated

- Dr. Alon Vaisman and David Musyj on Ontario's situation for hospital staff vaccinations

- Dr. Veldon Coburn, Pam Palmater, and Dawn Martin-Hill on the National Day for Truth & Reconciliation

- Franco Terrazzano on the costs of MP severances and pensions

- 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 with an election postmortem

- Dr. Stephanie Carvin and Dr. Jeremy Paltiel discuss the return of the Two Michaels from China

- The Strategy Panel with John Capobinaco, Bob Richardson, and Karen Stintz on the resignation of Annamie Paul and the future for Erin O'Toole

- Dr. David Stevenson and Dr. Sarah Hansen explain the rules that mean that dentists and their staff do not have to disclose their vaccine status to you

- And the best calls of the week!

What do you think about PM Trudeau's Tofino trip amid National Day for Truth & Reconciliation.