Fight Back with Libby Znaimer

TUNE INTO THE TOWN: RISING GAS PRICES IN THE GTA & POILIEVRE'S CALL FOR TEMPORARY GAS TAX RELIEF AND POTHOLE MAINTENANCE IN THE CITY. Jane Brown is filling in for Libby Znaimer today. She is joined by Mike Colle, City Councillor for Ward 8 (Eglinton-Lawrence) and Deputy Mayor for North York; Jon Burnside, City Councillor for Ward 16 (Don Valley East); and former Toronto City Councillor Karen Stintz. CELEBRATING EASTER: LEARNING ABOUT THE TRADITIONS OF THE HOLIDAY  Jane Brown is joined by The Right Rev. Dr. Kimberley Heath, Moderator of the United Church of Canada, to discuss Good Friday and Easter Sunday traditions, and an Angus Reid survey on the changing face of faith in Canada versus the U.S. ONTARIO'S SUNSHINE LIST OF TOP-PAID PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYEES Jane Brown is joined by Franco Terrazzano, Federal Director, Canadian Taxpayers Federation, to discuss the recently-released Ontario Sunshine List of the province's top-paid public-sector employees, as well as a pay raise for federal MPs.

THE MEDICAL RECORD: REACTION TO THE ONTARIO’S BUDGET & NEW COVID-19 STRAIN CIRCULATING Jane Brown is filling in for Libby Znaimer today. She is joined by Dr. Malcolm Moore, Medical Oncologist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and former head of BC Cancer; Dr. Fahad Razak, Canada Research Chair in Healthcare Data and Analytics at the University of Toronto; and Dr. Barry Pakes, Professor at the University of Toronto's Dalla Lana School of Public Health and former Medical Officer of Health for York Region. Our Medical Record panel reacts to what the Ontario budget is offering with regards to hospital funding, and a new COVID-19 strain is circulating. Here's what you need to know about it. CELEBRATING PASSOVER: LEARNING ABOUT THE TRADITIONS OF THE HOLIDAY Jane Brown is joined by Rabbi Samuel Kaye, Associate Rabbi at Holy Blossom Temple in Toronto. Rabbi Kaye walks us through the meaning of the Passover holiday and the traditions around it. THE PUSH TO SAVE THE OLD ONTARIO SCIENCE CENTRE  Jane Brown is joined by Josh Matlow, Toronto Councillor, Ward 12 Toronto-St. Paul’s and Floyd Ruskin, Co-Chair of Save Ontario Science Centre. We take a look at the effort to save the old Ontario Science Centre.

RECOVERING POLITICIANS: DOES AVI LEWIS HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO BRING THE NDP PARTY BACK TO LIFE?  Jane Brown is filling in for Libby Znaimer today. She is joined by George Smitherman, former Ontario Liberal Health Minister and Deputy Premier; Janet Ecker, former Ontario PC Finance Minister; and Peter Tabuns, an Ontario NDP MPP for Toronto-Danforth. Where do things stand with Premier Doug Ford's plans regarding Billy Bishop Airport? And does Avi Lewis have what it takes to bring the federal NDP back to life? CANADA POST ENDING HOME DELIVERY: HERE'S WHY THAT MATTERS Jane Brown is joined by Dr. Ian Lee, Associate Professor at the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University. Canada Post is going to be ending home deliveries. Dr. Lee explains what's been happening at the Crown corporation and the implications of this move for those who depend on the postal service. META LOSES IN COURT TRIAL PERTAINING TO SOCIAL MEDIA ADDICTION Jane Brown is joined by Carmi Levy, a technology analyst and journalist based in London, Ontario. Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram have lost a court battle pertaining to a social media addictions lawsuit. Carmi weighs in on what this case was all about and why it's so important.

ZOOMER SQUAD: REACTION TO THE ONTARIO BUDGET AND AIR CANADA CEO TO RESIGN LATER THIS YEAR Libby Znaimer is joined by Anthony Quinn, President of CARP, David Valentin, Principal at Liaison Strategies and Bob Richardson, a public affairs consultant. Our panelists react to the key highlights of the Ontario budget and weigh in on the news that Air Canada's CEO will be resigning later this year after sparking outcry for delivering an English-only condolence message in the aftermath of the LaGuardia plane crash. THE LATEST ON THE WAR AGAINST IRAN AND HOLIDAY GATHERINGS UNDER THREAT OF MISSILES  Libby Znaimer is joined by Professor Gabriel Ben Dor, who teaches National Security and Political Science at the University of Haifa. Together, they discuss the latest in the war in Iran, the story that unfolded this weekend in Israel pertaining to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and gathering for the holidays under the threat of missiles. CITY COUNCIL APPROVING MOTION TO BAN INTERNATIONAL FLAG RAISING AT CITY HALL, CIVIC CENTRES Libby Znaimer is joined by Jon Burnside, City Councillor for Ward 16 (Don Valley East). It's official: Toronto City Council has approved Councillor Jon Burnside's "One Canada, One Flag" motion that places a ban on raising international flags at ceremonies at City Hall and civic centres. We have Jon on the line to talk about it.

Today on Free For All Friday: Libby, guests and listeners weighed in on Toronto City Council's approval of city-run grocery stores, their voting in favour of banning the raising of international flags at Toronto City Hall and civic centres, and Air Canada's CEO sparking an outcry for issuing an English-only condolence message in the aftermath of the plane crash at New York's LaGuardia Airport. Today's guests: Darrell Bricker, CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs, Rob Davis, a former Toronto City Councillor and Will Stewart, a Conservative Strategist and Senior Vice President of Enterprise Canada.