Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Malcolm Moore, a medical oncologist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and Dr. Alisa Naiman, family physician as well as founder and medical director of The Medical Station in Toronto and John Papastergiou, a pharmacist at Shoppers Drug Mart.

Today: a discussion about new clinical trial data that indicates that it is safe to stop immunotherapy after two years if a patient with lung cancer is "progression-free". In other news: patients with a certain type of brain tumor may soon be able to get an oral treatment that would serve as an alternative to radiation and chemotherapy. And, in Ottawa, the federal NDP have tabled a pharmacare bill to implement a universal single-payer pharmacare system in Canada. Our panel weighs in on the latest.

ARBITRATION RULING FOR HEALTHCARE WORKERS

Libby Znaimer is joined by Sharleen Stewart, President of SEIU Healthcare.

An arbitration ruling has granted 45,000 healthcare workers in the province with a 6.25 per cent wage increase. Sharleen provides more details on what this means for front line workers in the province.

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BONNIE CROMBIE IS OFFICIALLY RUNNING FOR LEADER OF ONTARIO LIBERALS

Libby Znaimer is now joined by Bob Richardson, Liberal Strategist and Senior Council to National Public Relations, and John Mykytyshyn, a conservative strategist and President of Bradgate Research Group.

It's official: Bonnie Crombie has announced that she's running for leadership of the Ontario Liberals. Interestingly, a poll by Abacus Data shows Bonnie being the front runner but the same poll shows that Doug Ford's PC government would be re-elected if elections were held right now. So, what does her entry into the race mean for the future of the party?

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Libby Znaimer is now joined by Tasha  Kheiriddin, principal with Navigator Ltd., Peggy Nash, a former New Democratic Party Member of Parliament for the Parkdale—High Park electoral district in Toronto and Charles Bird, Managing Principal at Earnscliffe Strategy Group in Toronto.

Erin O'Toole is stepping down as MP of Durham. O'Toole served as leader of the official opposition Conservative Party prior to the current leader, Pierre Poilievre. Meanwhile, the race for mayor in Toronto continues to pick up the pace as we quickly approach election day on June 26. Our panelists weigh in on the latest news.

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WHAT'S UP WITH CANDIDATE GONG?

Libby Znaimer is now joined by Ben Spurr, a Toronto City Hall Reporter.

Who is mayoral candidate #44 and why is everyone noticing him? Wealthy businessman Edward Gong has planted his signs everywhere - having paid for that marketing, including on our station and people have noticed.

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DONALD TRUMP'S LEGAL BATTLES AS HE CAMPAIGNS FOR 2024 PRESIDENTIAL RUN 

Libby Znaimer is now joined by Michael Flamm, a professor of political history at Ohio Wesleyan University and Larry Haas, a Senior Fellow at the American Foreign Policy Council.

Later this afternoon, one of the very biggest Donald trump spectacles is about to unfold south of the border. He is being indicted for possessing classified documents and hiding them from government authorities. This time the allegations seem to be very serious - they involve leaving information related to nuclear strategy in bathrooms at Mar-A- Lago and showing some of these dangerous documents around.

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Today on Free For All Friday: We heard from you about the Toronto mayoral election which is fast approaching.

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Libby Znaimer is joined by David Crombie, Former Mayor of Toronto,  Karen Stintz, CEO, Variety Village and a former Toronto City Councillor and mayoral candidate, and  Councillor Paula Fletcher, Ward 14 Toronto-Danforth.

Today: we kick things off with a recap of the CARP-Fight Back Toronto mayoral debate hosted by Libby Znaimer. It was the only debate that featured candidates Chloe Brown (who came in third in the previous election against John Tory) and Anthony Furey. The debate touched on key themes like Seniors, public safety and affordability. But, things certainly got heated between the candidates at times with them talking all over each other. And, the man who threatened mayoral candidates is now out on bail! What's up with that? Our panelists weigh in on the latest.

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STEVE KEE ON HOME INSURANCE FOR OLDER ADULTS

Libby Znaimer is joined by Steve Kee, the former Director of External Communications and the CEO of Steve Kee Communications.

Steve talks to Libby about insurance for homeowners for all kinds of things including wildfires and Libby has a story to share about a recent event that happened to her home and how insurance was part of her plan to deal with the issue.

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THE WILDFIRES: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

Libby Znaimer is now joined by David Phillips, Senior Climatologist for Environment Canada.

David weighs in on the wildfires that have been taking place in Quebec and Northeastern Ontario. It's been the cause of smoke pollution for communities including across the GTA. So, how did the wildfires start exactly, what is the impact of the pollution on residents, which segment of the population are most vulnerable to it and how can we mitigate our exposure?

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Today: CARP-Fight Back hosted a lively Toronto mayoral debate which featured Josh Matlow, Ana Bailão, Mitzie Hunter, Brad Bradford, Mark Saunders, Anthony Furey and Chloe Brown. The key issues included public safety, Seniors and affordability. Listen for the full debate in podcast form.

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Libby Znaimer is joined by George Smitherman,  former Ontario Liberal MPP for Toronto Centre who also served as a health minister and deputy Premier, Janet Ecker, former Ontario PC MPP who was a senior cabinet minister in the governments of Mike Harris and Ernie Eves and Peggy Nash, a former New Democratic Party Member of Parliament for the Parkdale—High Park electoral district in Toronto

This morning: David Johnston, special rapporteur on foreign interference, testified in the house of commons where he took questions from MPs about allegations of conflict of interest in his role and his report into election meddling. We then pivot to the controversial news that Paul Bernardo gets a prison transfer to a medium security facility which has sparked plenty of backlash.

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A PREVIEW TO THE FIGHT BACK-CARP DEBATE THIS WEEK

Libby Znaimer is joined by Gil Penalosa, a former mayoral candidate and a popular urbanist and the Founder of 8 80 Cities and Jason Lietaer who is a conservative strategist and President at Enterprise.

The Toronto mayoral race ramps up as it enters its final weeks before election day. Olivia Chow is widening her lead--at least according to the latest polls. How do you feel about that?

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CREDIT CARD DEBT CLIMBING: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

Libby Znaimer is joined by Bruce Sellery, CEO of Credit Canada and Barry Choi, Personal Finance Expert.

Equifax Canada has put out a report revealing that Credit demand was high in the first quarter of the year as the mortgage market slowed down. The report also shows that consumers are spending on average 21.5 per cent more each month than during pre-pandemic levels.

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ZOOMER SQUAD: A LOOK AHEAD TO CARP-FIGHT BACK'S MAYORAL DEBATE THIS WEEK

Libby is joined by Bill VanGorder, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Policy Officer of CARP, Anthony Quinn, Chief Community Officer of CARP,  and John Wright, Executive Vice President of Maru Public Opinion

Today: we do a look ahead to the special CARP-Fight Back Toronto Mayoral debate that will be taking place Wednesday, June 7, during Fight Back's live broadcast and will be hosted by Libby Znaimer. One of the factors that will make our debate stand out from the rest is that we are inviting on some candidates who have not been invited to the others including Anthony Furey, and Chloe Brown (who also ran during the previous general election for mayor and came in third then). Libby says the focus of this debate will be on practicality. All the candidates have ideas that they are proposing, but how exactly will they get it done?

PAUL BERNARDO MOVED TO MEDIUM SECURITY IN QUEBEC

Libby is joined by Ari Goldkind, a criminal defence lawyer based in Toronto.

Canadian Serial rapist and serial killer Paul Bernardo has been moved to a medium security prison in Quebec. The lawyer representing the family of Bernardo's victims, Tim Danson, is calling for him to be returned back to maximum security facility and wants more info from the Correctional Service of Canada on why he was moved in the first place. Danson represents the French and Mahaffy families. And, Libby asks about the man who threatened mayoral candidates and was apprehended. Was he also out on bail when he made those threats?

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU TRY ASKING METROLINX FOR INFO?

Libby is joined by Brian Lilley, political columnist for the Toronto Sun.

What happens when you try to ask Metrolinx for some info on the Eglinton Crosstown LRT? Brian Lilley explains what happened when he did just that through freedom of information requests.

Today on Free For All Friday-we had a lively debate about whether or not one word should be changed in our national anthem of "O Canada". Tune in to hear it all.

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Libby Znaimer is joined by Councillor James Pasternak for Ward 6 York Centre, Karen Stintz, CEO of Variety Village as well as a former Toronto City Councillor and mayoral candidate and Councillor Paula Fletcher for Ward 14 Toronto-Danforth.

In the news: we are in the final few weeks of the election campaign for Toronto next mayor. What does our panel think about the latest promises being made by the candidates? And then there's the latest violent incident on the TTC--a 14 year old girl has been charged after she set a firework off in a packed bus in Scarborough.

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ONTARIO HOSPITAL URGENT CARE HOURS BEING REDUCED DUE TO STAFFING SHORTAGES

Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Johan Viljoen, Chief of Staff at Niagara Health.

Niagara Health is reducing the operating hours of its Fort Erie and Port Colborne urgent care centres in order to keep their emergency departments in Welland, Niagara Falls and St. Catharines open. Dr. Viljoen details the new policy and the impact of staffing shortages.

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SENIORS ARE PROTESTING YONGE STREET BIKE LANE

Libby Znaimer is joined by Trevor Townsend, Founder of Keep Toronto Moving.

A group of Seniors and residents with accessibility issues will be gathering at Yonge and Roxborough this afternoon at 4 pm to protest the Yonge bike lane and the challenges they feel it creates like added traffic congestion. The advocacy group Keep Toronto Moving also wants to see the next mayor elected to office utilize the strong mayor powers to establish an anti-congestion office. How realistic is that? Trevor weighs in.

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Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Aaron Schimmer, I am the Director of Research at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre where I am also a staff physician and a senior scientist, Dr. Jamie Spiegelman, an internal medicine and critical care physician at Humber River Hospital and Dr. Alisa Naiman, Family Physician and Founder and Medical Director of The Medical Station in Toronto.

In the news: Libby and the panel discuss the rise of invasive Group A streptococcus (iGAS), how that came about and what the associated symptoms are. And, we continue the discussion about the upcoming Minden ER closure that has residents in the community very worried.

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TORONTO RESTAURANTS FRUSTRATED WITH CAFETO PROGRAM APPLICATION DELAYS 

Libby Znaimer is now joined by Tony Elenis, President and CEO of The Ontario Restaurant Hotel & Motel Association (ORHMA).

Some Toronto restaurants are still waiting for approvals to come through as part of the CafeTO program and it has them feeling frustrated as patio weather finally arrives in the city.

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PARLIAMENTARY BUDGET OFFICER REPORT ON OAS

Libby Znaimer is now joined by Yves Giroux, the Parliamentary Budget Officer.

The PBO has released a new costing note on the estimated cost of amending the Old Age Security Benefit. Yves provides the details.

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