Fight Back with Libby Znaimer

RECOVERING POLITICIANS: ONTARIO NDP’S MARIT STILES' COMMENTS TO PREMIER FORD: “YOU’LL BE IN PRISON” & CANADA’S NEW GOVERNOR GENERAL ANNOUNCED  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 Karen Stintz, a former Toronto City Councillor. Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced that Louise Arbour, who is a francophone, is Canada's new Governor General. Meanwhile, Marit Stiles made the bold comment "you'd be in prison, Doug" to the Premier. Our panel reacts to the latest. IT’S BLADDER CANCER AWARENESS MONTH: WE TALK ABOUT THE LATEST RESEARCH AND HEAR FROM A BLADDER CANCER PATIENT Jane Brown is joined by Dr. Alexandre Zlotta, the Director of Uro-Oncology at Mount Sinai Hospital and a member of Bladder Cancer Canada’s Medical Advisory Board and Stewart Press who is a bladder cancer patient, Peer Support Volunteer and Walk participant. It's Bladder Cancer Awareness Month and a good opportunity to learn about the latest research on the disease and to hear first-hand from a bladder cancer patient. 

ZOOMER SQUAD: IT’S MUNICIPAL ELECTION SEASON  Libby Znaimer is joined by Anthony Quinn, President of CARP, Rob Davis, a former Toronto City Councillor, and John Mykytyshyn, a Conservative Strategist and President of Bradgate Research Group. Today: a discussion about the demographic split when it comes to support for Olivia Chow versus declared mayoral candidate Brad Bradford and other local news of the week. We also discuss the concerning story of a suspected virus outbreak on a cruise ship in which three people have died. DOUG FORD’S PLANS TO CRACK DOWN ON DRUG USE ON TTC Libby Znaimer is joined by Clayton Campbell, President of the Toronto Police Association followed by declared mayoral candidate Brad Bradford who is Toronto City Councillor for Ward 19 Beaches-East York. Our guests react to the news of the Ford PC's plans to provide special constables the same authority as police and have powers to arrest individuals using drugs on the TTC.   DANIEL TATE OF INTEGRITYTO TALKS MUNICIPAL ELECTION SEASON Libby Znaimer is joined by Daniel Tate, Executive Director of IntegrityTO. Daniel reacts to the municipal election in Toronto, Councillor Gord Perks' decision not to run again for City Council and access to High Park.

Today on Free For All Friday: Libby Znaimer, her guests and listeners weighed in on Toronto's municipal election for 2026, the issue of potholes in the City and Ontario Premier Doug Ford's polling in the aftermath of the private jet controversy.  Libby Znaimer was joined by Tasha Kheiriddin, a columnist for The National Post, commentator and occasional guest host on Fight Back and Diane Francis, an author, commentator and editor-at-large at The National Post.

TUNE INTO THE TOWN: REACTION TO GORD PERKS NOT SEEKING RE-ELECTION  Libby Znaimer is joined by Jon Burnside, City Councillor for Ward 16 (Don Valley East), Mike Colle, Toronto City Councillor Ward 8 (Eglinton-Lawrence) and Deputy Mayor for North York, and former Toronto City Councillor Karen Stintz. The panel reacts to the news that Toronto City Councillor Gord Perks won't be seeking re-election and other municipal news of the week. A CONVERSATION ABOUT HIGH PARK ACCESS  Libby Znaimer is joined by Diane Buckell, founding member of 'High Park-Access for All' and over forty year resident and supporter of High Park. Diane is behind a petition of 30,000+ signatures objecting to Toronto City Hall's plan regarding High Park. CLINICAL TRIALS FOR A MEDICAL DEVICE THAT CAN HELP REDUCE STROKE RISK Libby Znaimer is joined by Hamilton Health Sciences neurologists Dr. Ashkan Shoamanesh, INTERCEPT trial global leader, and Dr. Aristeidis Katsanos, who is the study’s site lead. Hamilton Health Sciences is conducting the third phase of clinical trials for a medical device that's purpose is to try to prevent stroke. We explore how it works and what the research shows so far.

THE MEDICAL RECORD: A GENERIC VERSION OF OZEMPIC WEIGHT-LOSS DRUG HAS BEEN APPROVED BY HEALTH  CANADA & WE TALK HEARING AIDS Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Malcolm Moore, Medical Oncologist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and former head of BC Cancer; Dr. Fahad Razak, general internist at St. Michael's Hospital and Canada Research Chair in Healthcare Data and Analytics at the University of Toronto; and Nadia Alam, family doctor and anesthetist in Georgetown, Ontario. Together, they discuss a generic drug version of Ozempic approved by Health Canada and other healthcare stories of the week. REACTION TO OTTAWA’S ECONOMIC UPDATE Libby Znaimer is joined by Bob Richardson, a public affairs consultant and John Capobianco, Senior Vice President & Senior Partner, FleishmanHillard HighRoad. Our crack team of political strategists reacts to the economic update delivered in Ottawa yesterday afternoon. ONTARIO NDP LEADER MARIT STILES TALKS "SURVEILLANCE PRICING" Libby Znaimer is joined by Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles. They discuss the issue of "surveillance pricing" for consumers.