RECOVERING POLITICIANS PANEL: OTTAWA HEALTH CARE SUMMIT

12-12:30 PM

Jane Brown is filling in for Libby Znaimer today. She is joined by Peggy Nash, former Ontario NDP MPP for Parkdale-High Park, John Milloy, a former Ontario Liberal MPP who served as a cabinet minister under the Dalton McGuinty  and Kathleen Wynne governments and John Mykytyshyn, a conservative political consultant and President of Bradgate Research Group.

Today: Ottawa is meeting with the Premiers in a historic summit to discuss a new healthcare funding model. The premiers have been calling on the federal Liberals to increase its portion of the Canada Health Transfer from 22 per cent to 35 per cent. Meanwhile, here in Toronto, the City will be voting on a motion to expand the hours of operation for warming centres serving the homeless. Many advocates have been calling on the City to improve the conditions amid frigid temperatures outside this winter. Finally, we discuss the upcoming U.S. State of the Union address by President Joe Biden which comes on the heels of escalating tensions between Washington and China over surveillance balloons.

CANADA'S RESPONSE TO EARTHQUAKE IN TURKEY & SYRIA

12:30-12:50 PM

Jane Brown is now joined by Rahul Singh, Executive Director of Global Medic and Jason Nickerson, Doctors Without Borders' Humanitarian Representative to Canada based in Ottawa.

The total death toll, at this time, in Turkey and Syria caused by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake this past Monday has increased to over 5,200 people. Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has declared a 3 month state of emergency as his government and other countries around the world try to deal with the crisis. Canada and organizations here at home are wasting no time in joining the humanitarian effort. We speak to two such organizations today on how their missions are going. MSF has been working in the region for the past 12 years, and we're supporting 23 health facilities in northern Syria. Rahul and Jason weigh in on the latest.

WHAT ARE YOUR RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLANS?

12:50-1 PM

Jane Brown is now joined by Barry Choi, a personal finance expert.

How confident are you about your retirement savings? According to a new BMO survey, less than half of Canadians (44 per cent) are confident that they will have sufficient money in the bank to retire as planned. Meanwhile, most Canadians (74 per cent of respondents) are worried about how inflation and rising prices will impact their personal finances. Jane and our guest weigh in on the latest.