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Fight Back with Libby Znaimer

Fight Back with Libby Znaimer

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Fight Back with Libby Znaimer is a live, current affairs, call-in talk show airing daily on Zoomer Radio (AM740 and FM96.7 between 12 pm and 1 pm EST). Have your say about the headlines that have you talking and get trusted, expert advice on your health, wellness and finances. Call into the show: (416) 360-0740 or 1 (866) 740-4740 or email us at fightback@zoomer.ca. You can also follow us on Twitter at @fightbacklibby.ZoomerMedia Limited Daily Political Science Politics & Government
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  • What a Committee Has Recommended When IT Comes to MAiD and Mental Illness

    What a Committee Has Recommended When IT Comes to MAiD and Mental Illness
    Jun 18 2026
    TUNE INTO THE TOWN: IS BONNIE CROMBIE CONSIDERING A COMEBACK IN MUNICIPAL POLITICS? Jane Brown is filling in for Libby Znaimer today. She is joined by Toronto City Councillors Jon Burnside (Ward 16 Don Valley East), James Pasternak (Ward 6 York Centre) and Stephen Holyday (Ward 2 Etobicoke Centre). Together, the panel discusses noise complaints revolving around Rogers Stadium, the latest on the World Cup and Bonnie Crombie eyeing a political comeback in municipal politics. WHAT A COMMITTEE JUST RECOMMENDED REGARDING MAiD & MENTAL ILLNESS Jane Brown is joined by Dr. Georgia Vrakas, a clinical psychologist and professor at the University of Quebec who lives with Bipolar Disorder, and Danelia Chacon who is an individual with lived experience with mental illness. A committee recommends Ottawa to exclude mental illness as a sole underlying condition when it comes to individuals applying for MAiD. We get reaction to the latest. WHAT TO CONSIDER ABOUT INSURANCE IN CASE OF FLOODING AFTER LAST NIGHT’S BIG STORM Jane Brown is joined by Anne Marie Thomas, Insurance Bureau of Canada’s Director of Consumer and Industry Relations. Anne Marie explains what you might consider in terms of insurance for your home in the event of flooding in the aftermath of last night's (and this morning's) big storm.
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    53 mins
  • Reaction to TPS Announcement on Gun-For-Hire Network in Toronto

    Reaction to TPS Announcement on Gun-For-Hire Network in Toronto
    Jun 17 2026
    THE MEDICAL RECORD: A DECLINE IN OPIOID DEATHS IN CANADA AND MORE Tasha Kheiriddin sits in for Libby Znaimer today. She is joined by Dr. Fahad Razak, general internist at St. Michael's Hospital and Canada Research Chair in Healthcare Data and Analytics at the University of Toronto; Dr. Alisa Naiman, a family doctor practicing in Toronto; and Dr. Barry Pakes, a Professor at the University of Toronto's Dalla Lana School of Public Health and former medical officer of health for York Region. We talk about a decline in opioid-related deaths here in Canada and other healthcare news of the week. REACTION TO TPS ANNOUNCEMENT ON GUNS-FOR-HIRE NETWORK IN TORONTO Tasha is joined by Clayton Campbell, President of the Toronto Police Association followed by Phil Gurski, a former senior strategic terrorism analyst at CSIS and author of 8 books including one coming out in September about 9/11 25 years later. We get reaction to the Toronto Police announcement of a gun-for-hire network here in Toronto and what we know from the investigation so far. THE AMOUNT OF TIME CANADIANS SPEND ONLINE AND THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON MENTAL HEALTH Tasha is joined by Jonathan Lamont, Editor-in-Chief of MobileSyrup and Rob Whitley, a Professor of Psychiatry at McGill University and author of several books including Men’s Issues and Men’s Mental Health. Our panel discusses a new survey on the time Canadians spend online and also the impact of social media on mental health.
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    52 mins
  • More Reaction to US-Iran Deal and Dave LeBlanc Talks "Hidden Toronto"

    More Reaction to US-Iran Deal and Dave LeBlanc Talks "Hidden Toronto"
    Jun 16 2026
    RECOVERING POLITICIANS: REACTION TO US-IRAN DEAL Jane Brown is filling in for Libby Znaimer today. She is joined by George Smitherman, former Liberal MPP for Toronto Centre, Health Minister and Deputy Premier; Cheri DiNovo, a former NDP MPP; and Janet Ecker, a former Ontario PC Finance Minister. We get reaction to the US-Iran deal, additional sanctions against Russia announced by Prime Minister Carney and is Toronto doing a good job of hosting the World Cup so far? A CLOSER LOOK AT PM CARNEY’S NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY STRATEGY Jane Brown is joined by Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, Professor and Senior Director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University. Sylvain reacts to PM Carney's new National Food Security strategy and the implications for Canadians. DAVE LEBLANC TALKS ABOUT HIS NEW BOOK, “HIDDEN TORONTO” Jane Brown is joined by Dave LeBlanc, author of Hidden Toronto: Secret Places and Forgotten Gems of Toronto and the GTA Dave talks about his new book all about the hidden gems, neighbourhoods and spaces in the City of Toronto.
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    52 mins
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