Fight Back with Libby Znaimer

Libby Znaimer is joined by Pharmacist, Billy Cheung.

It is one of the most common drugs that millions of Canadians buy over the counter and take for heartburn and acid reflux. Now, there are worries that Ranitidine- which is its generic name- contains an impurity that can cause cancer. The drugs have been recalled in the US but the situation here is really confusing and keeps changing by the day! Health Canada said it was assessing the problem. This week, it has issued a recall.

Libby Znaimer is joined by Pharmacist, Billy Cheung.

It is one of the most common drugs that millions of Canadians buy over the counter and take for heartburn and acid reflux. Now, there are worries that Ranitidine- which is its generic name- contains an impurity that can cause cancer. The drugs have been recalled in the US but the situation here is really confusing and keeps changing by the day! Health Canada said it was assessing the problem. This week, it has issued a recall.

Libby Znaimer is joined by Pharmacist, Billy Cheung.

It is one of the most common drugs that millions of Canadians buy over the counter and take for heartburn and acid reflux. Now, there are worries that Ranitidine- which is its generic name- contains an impurity that can cause cancer. The drugs have been recalled in the US but the situation here is really confusing and keeps changing by the day! Health Canada said it was assessing the problem. This week, it has issued a recall.

Libby Znaimer is joined by Ontario Minister of Education Stephen Lecce. She is then joined by Michael Diamond, Conservative strategist & Founding Principal of Upstream Strategy Group and Kim Wright, Principal of Wright Strategies.

Education workers in Ontario, 55,000 of them, are poised to strike on Monday if they do not reach a contract deal by then. The strike could shut down classes for many of the two million students in the school system. It also has the potential of affecting the course of the federal election.This strike date just happens to coincide with the big English language debate. And the word is that Conservatives are worried because of what they have been hearing at the door in the 905. And while Doug Ford has stayed out of the campaign, the Prime Minister keeps taking him on, including on the possibility of labour strife in the education sector.

Libby Znaimer is joined by Ontario Minister of Education Stephen Lecce. She is then joined by Michael Diamond, Conservative strategist & Founding Principal of Upstream Strategy Group and Kim Wright, Principal of Wright Strategies.

Education workers in Ontario, 55,000 of them, are poised to strike on Monday if they do not reach a contract deal by then. The strike could shut down classes for many of the two million students in the school system. It also has the potential of affecting the course of the federal election.This strike date just happens to coincide with the big English language debate. And the word is that Conservatives are worried because of what they have been hearing at the door in the 905. And while Doug Ford has stayed out of the campaign, the Prime Minister keeps taking him on, including on the possibility of labour strife in the education sector.

Libby Znaimer is joined by Ontario Minister of Education Stephen Lecce. She is then joined by Michael Diamond, Conservative strategist & Founding Principal of Upstream Strategy Group and Kim Wright, Principal of Wright Strategies.

Education workers in Ontario, 55,000 of them, are poised to strike on Monday if they do not reach a contract deal by then. The strike could shut down classes for many of the two million students in the school system. It also has the potential of affecting the course of the federal election.This strike date just happens to coincide with the big English language debate. And the word is that Conservatives are worried because of what they have been hearing at the door in the 905. And while Doug Ford has stayed out of the campaign, the Prime Minister keeps taking him on, including on the possibility of labour strife in the education sector.

Libby Znaimer is joined by Ashton Arsenault, Consultant at Crestview Strategies and John Mykytyshyn, Conservative Strategist.

The Canadian federal leaders french-language debate is taking place tonight. It is the first debate that will include the appearance of Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau. The role of Quebec in electing our next government cannot be overstated. La Belle Province has 78 seats. The bloc which was practically wiped out in recent years is resurgent under Francois Blanchet, who is a former provincial minister and television analyst.

Libby and guests discuss.

Libby Znaimer is joined by Ashton Arsenault, Consultant at Crestview Strategies and John Mykytyshyn, Conservative Strategist.

The Canadian federal leaders french-language debate is taking place tonight. It is the first debate that will include the appearance of Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau. The role of Quebec in electing our next government cannot be overstated. La Belle Province has 78 seats. The bloc which was practically wiped out in recent years is resurgent under Francois Blanchet, who is a former provincial minister and television analyst.

Libby and guests discuss.

Libby Znaimer is joined by Ashton Arsenault, Consultant at Crestview Strategies and John Mykytyshyn, Conservative Strategist.

The Canadian federal leaders french-language debate is taking place tonight. It is the first debate that will include the appearance of Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau. The role of Quebec in electing our next government cannot be overstated. La Belle Province has 78 seats. The bloc which was practically wiped out in recent years is resurgent under Francois Blanchet, who is a former provincial minister and television analyst.

Libby and guests discuss.

Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. David Jenkins, a nutrition scientist at the University of Toronto and a staff physician at St. Michael’s Hospital, as well as Rose Reisman, a Nutritionist and Author.

It’s the latest food fight among researchers and if you are confused about what you should eat for your health, you are not alone! For years we’ve been told that red meat, especially processed red meat is bad and we should cut way back. Well, now, a big international study led by Canadian scientists is calling that into question. Their conclusion is that eating less red and processed meats will have little impact on reducing your risk of heart disease, cancer and other diseases that have been linked these foods. Their bottom line: keep doing what you’re doing and eating what you eat! Their argument after reviewing studies involving millions of people around the world is that the evidence is weak, it’s based on large populations, and can’t really be drilled down to individual risk. This was published in the Annals of Internal Medicine and the backlash was swift - certainly in the U.S. - The American Heart Association, the American Cancer Society, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and other groups have savaged the findings and the journal that published them. So where does that leave us?

Libby and guests discuss.