Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Fahad Razak, a  General Internist and epidemiologist at Unity Health Toronto, Dr. Alisa Naiman, family physician and the founder and medical director of The Medical Station in Toronto, and Dr. Malcolm Moore, a medical oncologist at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre.

This week: The U.S. Surgeon General has declared loneliness as the new public health epidemic. A report from his office indicated that it increases premature death by almost 30 percent, increases risk of stroke and heart disease and is as deadly as smoking as many as 15 cigarettes a day. So, how did we get to this point? And, how severely does loneliness impact older adults specifically?

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KING CHARLES' CORONATION: WHAT TO EXPECT 

Libby Znaimer is joined by Suzanne Boyd, Editor-in-chief and Publisher of Zoomer Magazine/everythingzoomer.com .

Will you be up early on Saturday morning to witness King Charles' Coronation ceremony? Suzanne weighs in on what we might expect to see on the milestone day for the King and she weighs in on The Archbishop of Canterbury calling on Brits and those living in places where he is the head of state to swear allegiance which not everyone is happy about.

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CONSERVATIVE MP CHONG AND HIS FAMILY TARGETED BY CHINA: CSIS  

Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Stephanie Carvin, Assistant Professor of International Affairs, Carleton University, and an expert on national security issues.

The director of CSIS has informed Conservative MP Michael Chong that he and his family were targetted by Chinese foreign interference after he sponsored a motion in Parliament condemning Beijing's treatment of Uyghurs. Dr. Carvin weighs in on the latest story and discusses the national security implications of foreign interference in our political system.

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Jane Brown is filling in for Libby Znaimer today. She is joined by John Mykytyshyn, Conservative Political Consultant and President of Bradgate Research Group, John Milloy, Former Ontario Liberal MPP who served as a cabinet minister under the Dalton McGuinty and Kathleen Wynne governments and Glenn De Baeremaeker, a former city councillor in Toronto who represented Ward 38 Scarborough Centre.

Today, we discuss the tentative agreement between PSAC and Ottawa which will cost taxpayers approximately $1.3 billion per year. It includes a 12.6 percent raise over four years plus a one time payment of $2,500 that is pensionable. Did the Trudeau government cave to the union's demands? And, we also discuss the latest on the Toronto Mayoral election that has over 50 candidates running so far.

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ARE THE LARGE GROCERS BULLYING SMALL SUPPLIERS? 

Jane Brown is now joined by Ellen Roseman, consumer advocate and journalist as well as Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, Senior Director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University.

Small and medium-sized suppliers are calling out the questionable treatment they face from the big grocery retailers when it comes to getting their products on the shelves and the uncertainty of how long they will last there. For many, it's an issue of not knowing when or getting little to no notice about their products being delisted. And then there's the issue of the rising fees they face in doing business with the big chains and the "chargebacks". Our guests weigh in on the latest.

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Jane Brown  is filling in for Libby Znaimer today. She is joined by Bill VanGorder, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Policy Officer of CARP, Anthony Quinn, Chief Community Officer at CARP and John Wright, Executive Vice President of Maru Public Opinion.

Today: We discuss the latest regarding PSAC. A tentative deal has been made between the Treasury Board and the union. Meanwhile, here in Toronto, the mayoral election continues to ramp up with over 50 candidates. Olivia Chow and Ana Bailao are leading in the polls currently. But what kind of important issues for Seniors are being promised by the candidates. And, we weigh in on King Charles' upcoming Coronation.

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WHAT THE PARTIAL CLOSURE OF QUEEN STREET MEANS FOR TRAFFIC

Jane Brown is now joined by Stuart Green, Spokesperson for the TTC.

A large section of Queen Street (between Victoria Street in the east and Bay Street in the west) is going to be closed for at least four years starting today as construction for the Ontario Line takes place. How will this impact traffic, transit users and pedestrians? Our guest weighs in on the latest.

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THE DESIRE AMONG CANADIANS FOR UNIVERSAL MENTAL HEALTH CARE

Jane Brown  is filling in for Libby Znaimer today. She is joined by Margaret Eaton, National CEO of the Canadian Mental Health Association.

According to research from the Canadian Mental Health Association, as much as 87 per cent of Canadians desire universal mental health care. One of the concerning findings of the survey was that 35 per cent of respondents who indicated that they experienced a mental health issue in the past year, over one-third did not seek help due to the financial costs being too expensive. This Mental Health Week, we discuss the challenges Canadians face as they seek better resources for care.

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Today on Free For All Friday: listeners called to weigh in on Toronto's mayoral election and the latest on the PSAC strike. 

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

Today, we discuss the latest on the Toronto mayoral race. This morning, Councillor Stephen Holyday announced that he is dropping out of the race to endorse candidate Mark Saunders. So far, the race has at least 50 candidates.

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FEDERAL WORKERS CONTINUE TO GET SALARIES WHILE STRIKING

Libby Znaimer is joined by Franco Terrazzano, Federal Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.

Today: we discuss the latest on the PSAC strike. Government employees who are currently striking will continue to get paid their regular salaries until at least May 10 according to Ottawa. More than 100,000 federal workers have been striking since April 19. Franco weighs in on the latest.

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OTTAWA WANTS TO INCREASE MAXIMUMS FOR GUN CRIMES 

Libby Znaimer is now joined by Chris Rudnicki, a Criminal Defence Lawyer and Partner with Rudnicki and Company.

Federal Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says that  Bill C-21's aim is to combat gun trafficking by increasing the maximums for individuals convicted of smuggling guns into the country from 10 years to 14 years. Does this go far enough? And, we discuss the realities of bail today.

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Libby is now joined by Joshua Chong, a staff reporter for the Toronto Star.

One of the items on King Charles’ Coronation menu is a quiche. Joshua decided to make the quiche himself (following the publicized recipe) and, sadly, it was yuck! He tells Libby all about it.

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Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Fahad Razak, a  General Internist and epidemiologist at Unity Health Toronto, Dr. Alisa Naiman, family physician and the founder and medical director of The Medical Station in Toronto, and Dr. Malcolm Moore, a medical oncologist at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre.

This week: we start things off by discussing some good news-the survival rate for pancreatic cancer is increasing according to The American Cancer Society. The 5-year survival rate for this type of cancer went up by one per cent and is now at 12 per cent. This is good news considering that this particular type of cancer has a very low survival rate. Libby has been open about her battle with it in the past and about her successful recovery.

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OLIVIA CHOW IS RUNNING TO BE MAYOR OF TORONTO

Libby is now joined by Olivia Chow who is running to be the next mayor of Toronto.

She is part of a roster of at least 50 other candidates vying for the City's top job. She talks about her specific vision for the City and how she would approach the increased violence on TTC and in our streets and the deterioration of city services and spaces.

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APPARENTLY KING CHARLES' CORONATION QUICHE IS GROSS

Libby is now joined by Joshua Chong, a staff reporter for the Toronto Star.

One of the items on King Charles' Coronation menu is a quiche. Joshua decided to make the quiche himself (following the publicized recipe) and...sadly...it was yuck! He tells Libby all about it.

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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 Glenn De Baeremaeker, a former Toronto City Councillor  who represented Scarborough Centre. 

Libby and the panel discuss the latest on PSAC's strike and Ottawa's open letter to Canadians indicating its four key positions in the ongoing negotiations with the union. Meanwhile, closer to home, we talk about the future of Ontario Place and the Ontario Science Centre.

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OTTAWA MAKES CHANGES TO AIR PASSENGER RIGHTS 

Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Gabor Lukacs, President and Founder of Air Passenger Rights, Dr. Martin Firestone, President of Travel Secure Inc. and John Gradek, a former executive with Air Canada and faculty lecturer at the Aviation Management Program at McGill University.    

This week: Federal transportation minister Omar Alghabra laid out Ottawa's to make changes to the Air Passenger Rights Charter. Listen to hear what those changes are exactly and whether they go far enough on behalf of the consumer.

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Bob Komsic is filling in for Libby Znaimer today. She is joined by Bill VanGorder, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Policy Officer of CARP, Anthony Quinn, Chief Community Officer at CARP and John Wright, Executive Vice President of Maru Public Opinion.

We begin with a recap of CARP's meeting with NDP leader Jagmeet Singh where they brought up their desire to see the OAS 10 per cent increase extend to all qualified Seniors over the age of 65 and and to eliminate mandatory withdrawals from retirement savings accounts. We also turn to the latest on the mayoral election here in Toronto that has so far reached 50 candidates!

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WILL NEXT MAYOR PRIORITIZE BIKE LANES? 

Bob Komsic is now joined by Trevor Townsend, Founder of Keep Toronto Moving and Albert Koehl, a cycling and pedestrian advocate as well as an environmental lawyer.

Keep Toronto Moving, a not-for-profit organization, is blaming the City's increased congestion on what they see as badly implemented bike lanes. They put out a poll and the findings are that 63 per cent of Torontonians want the next mayor of Toronto to evaluate bike lanes and 84 per cent wanting them to make such evaluations every two to three years. Albert weighs in from the other side of the debate and makes the case for more dedicated bike lanes and a more bike friendly City.

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Today on Free For All Friday: listeners called in to react to the demands being made by PSAC as government workers continue to strike and also about Toronto's mayoral race.

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