Fight Back with Libby Znaimer

Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Veldon Coburn, professor of Aboriginal studies at the University of Ottawa, Dr. Dawn Martin-Hill, Associate Professor and a founder of the Indigenous Studies program at McMaster University alongside Pam Palmater, a lawyer and Professor and Chair in Indigenous Governance at Ryerson University.

Today marks National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada. It comes after a year of heartbreaking discoveries of mass graves of Indigenous children on the sites of former residential schools across the country. Today, our all-Indigenous panel weighs in on the painful year that was, and what truth and reconciliation is all about.

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FORD GOVERNMENT REQUESTS AGENCIES TO STOP SUPPLYING RAPID ANTIGEN COVID-19 TESTS TO PARENTS 

Libby Znaimer is joined by Ryan Imgrund,  an educator in York region and a biostatistician who has been providing daily COVID-19 data analysis for Ontario and Canada and Kate Dupuis, who is part of the Earl Beatty Community Asymptomatic Testing program.

Parents in Ontario are very angry after learning that the Ford government requested agencies, supplying rapid antigen COVID-19 tests, to stop supplying them to families. The province's rationale is that these tests are to be allocated for businesses rather than community groups and parents. Our guests weigh in on the latest.

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FOOD PRICES ARE INFLUENCING WHAT CANADIANS SHOP FOR AND EAT

Libby Znaimer is joined by Janet Music, Research Program Coordinator at the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University.

According to a new report by the Agri-Food Analytics Lab, rising food prices are influencing the grocery shopping and food consumption behaviours of Canadians. Janet explains why.

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How are Ontario hospitals doing with their COVID-19 vaccine mandates?

Libby Znaimer is joined by Karen Stintz, CEO of Variety Village, John Capobianco, Senior Vice President & Senior Partner, FleishmanHillard HighRoad, and Bob Richardson, Liberal strategist and Senior Council to National Public Relations.

In the news, after losing for a third time in Toronto-Centre and after many months of a very public and bitter fallout with members of her party, Annamie Paul has announced her resignation as leader of the Green Party of Canada. Meanwhile, the knives are out for Conservative leader Erin O'Toole. But there appears to be a divide among Conservatives about what to do with his future. And, Canada's two Michaels are now back home on Canadian soil after 1,019 days in Chinese captivity. The Globe and Mail broke the story that U.S. President Biden directly intervened in securing their freedom. Our panelists weigh in on the latest #cdnpoli news.

Later, Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. David Stevenson, President of the Ontario Dental Association and Chair of it's Pandemic Recovery Working Group followed by Dr. Sarah Hansen, Dentist at Mercer Street Dentistry.

Last Wednesday, the Ontario Dental Association published a press release in which it said that due to Ontario privacy laws, dentists don't have to disclose the vaccination status of their staff. And, Libby talks to her own dentist about how she and her entire team are fully vaccinated.

Canada's two Michaels have returned home after 1,020 days detained in China.

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

Interviews with:

- Jim Solomon, Daniel Safayeni, and Larry Isaacs react to the first days of Ontario's vaccine passport policy

- Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown brings to light the cost of the vaccine passports

- David Tarrant on the future of Erin O'Toole's leadership of the CPC

- Dr. Kim Richard Nossal, Dr. Paul Evans, and Jonathan Berkshire Miller explain the importance of Canada being left out of a US submarine deal

- 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 Strategy Panel with John Capobianco, Charles Sousa, and Karen Stintz react to another minority government

- MPP France Gelinas, Jane Meadus, and Tamara Daly discuss the importance of a Ministry of Seniors

- Dr. Kerry Bowman and Dr. Eyal Golan explain the crisis in Alberta's heath care system

- Dr. Prabhat Jha and Dr. Alon Vaisman break down the latest on COVID-19 booster shots and third doses

- And the best calls of the week!

A postmortem on federal election 44 & what do you make of Ontario's new COVID-19 vaccine passport policy?

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National Long-term care standards & the submarine deal that enraged France and left out Canada.

Trudeau's Liberals win a minority (again) & Israel's booster shot campaign.