THE MEDICAL RECORD: ONTARIO’S PUSH FOR ELECTRONIC RECORDS IN PRIMARY CARE Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Malcolm Moore, Medical Oncologist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and former head of BC Cancer; and Dr. Barry Pakes, Professor at the University of Toronto’s Dalla Lana School of Public Health and a former Medical Officer of Health for York Region. We discuss the Ford government's push for electronic records in primary care in the province, what Alberta wants to do with regards to MAiD legislation and other healthcare news of the week. INTEGRITY COMMISSIONER FINDS COUNCILLOR CHRIS MOISE VIOLATED CODE OF CONDUCT & OTHER CITY NEWS THIS WEEK  Libby Znaimer is joined by Daniel Tate, Executive Director of IntegrityTO. There is lots of municipal news to cover this week, such as the integrity commissioner ruling that Councillor Chris Moise violated the code of conduct. Meanwhile, on the agenda at City Hall: bad landlords, TTC safety and more. WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE WORST ROAD TO DRIVE ON IN ONTARIO?  Libby is joined by Teresa Di Felice, Assistant Vice President, Government and Community Relations for CAA South Central Ontario. The CAA's worst roads campaign has hit the ground running. What do you think are the worst roads here in Ontario?

RECOVERING POLITICIANS: A LOOK AHEAD TO THE PROVINCIAL BUDGET AND FORD GOVT'S BILLY BISHOP PLANS Libby Znaimer is joined by George Smitherman, a former Ontario Liberal MPP, Health Minister and Deputy Premier; Lisa Raitt, a former Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada; and Peter Tabuns, an Ontario NDP MPP (Toronto-Danforth). There is lots to talk about on the provincial politics front today including a look ahead to the budget and Premier Ford's next move on Billy Bishop Airport. TPS APPROACH TO UPCOMING ANTI-ISRAEL PROTEST AT BATHURST AND SHEPPARD Libby Znaimer is joined by Caryma Sa'd, a lawyer who is also known for her video documentation of anti-Israel protests, pro-Israel demonstrations as well as a range of other protests and rallies followed by Councillor James Pasternak, Ward 6 York Centre. Toronto Police are banning anti-Israel protestors who gather on Sundays at Bathurst and Sheppard from taking their demonstration into residential streets in the area. We get reaction to that and more. FEDERAL AUDITOR GENERAL’S REPORT ON FLAWS IN IMMIGRATION SYSTEM  Libby Znaimer is joined by Michael Barutciski, a professor at York University’s Glendon School of Public and International Affairs and  a senior fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. He is the author of a report When asylum becomes mass migration – Fixing Canada’s broken immigration system. We discuss Michael's report as well as federal Integrity Commissioner Karen Hogan's report looking at Canada's student visa program.

ZOOMER SQUAD: ONTARIO’S LEGISLATURE RETURNS AND A LOOK AHEAD TO BUDGET   Libby Znaimer is joined by Anthony Quinn, President of CARP, David Valentin, Principal at Liaison Strategies and Rob Davis, a former Toronto City Councillor. Today, Ontario's legislature returns from a lengthy break and it comes after a string of bold announcements from the Ford government pertaining to FOIs, pepper spray, the call for live streaming bail hearings and more. Meanwhile, we look ahead to the upcoming budget and Premier Ford takes the next step regarding his plans for Billy Bishop airport. TRAGEDY ON THE RUNWAY: AIR CANADA CRASH AT NEW YORK’S LAGUARDIA AIRPORT LEAVES TWO PILOTS DEAD, PASSENGERS INJURED  Libby Znaimer is joined by John Gradek, a Faculty Lecturer in the Aviation Management Program at McGill University and a former Air Canada executive and John Cox, CEO of Safety Operating Systems, and former airline pilot based in Washington, DC. Two pilots are dead following an Air Canada plane crash on the runway at New York's LaGuardia airport this weekend. Our experts weigh in on what exactly happened. THE LATEST IN IRAN, AND A LOOK BACK AT NOWRUZ CELEBRATIONS IN 2026  Libby Znaimer is joined by Kaveh Shahrooz, a lawyer, human rights activist and Senior Fellow, Macdonald-Laurier Institute. We get the latest reaction to the US-Israel war against Iran and where things stand in the conflict.

Today on Free For All Friday: listeners and guests reacted to the latest on the war in Iran, and Ontario Premier Doug Ford's comments regarding live streaming bail hearings and congratulating a Vaughan homeowner who shot a home invasion suspect.  Today's guests were: Diane Francis, an author, commentator and editor-at-large at The National Post and John Mykytyshyn, a Conservative strategist, political consultant and President of Bradgate Research Group.

TUNE INTO THE TOWN: PREMIER DOUG FORD’S SHOW OF SUPPORT FOR HOMEOWNER WHO SHOT SUSPECT IN HOME INVASION IN VAUGHAN Libby Znaimer is joined by Jon Burnside, Toronto City Councillor for Ward 16 for Don Valley East, Brad Bradford, Toronto City Councillor for Ward 19 Beaches East York, and former Toronto City Councillor Karen Stintz. We get reaction to Ontario Premier Doug Ford's comments of support for a Vaughan homeowner whose home was invaded and who shot a suspect. We also widen the conversation about public safety in Toronto. THE 2026 WORLD HAPPINESS REPORT AND WHERE CANADA IS RANKED Libby Znaimer is joined by Lord Richard Layard, a Professor at The Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics; David Valentin, Principal at Liaison Strategies; and Dr. Steve Joordens, a professor of psychology at the University of Toronto. We discuss the World Happiness Report for 2026, where Canada ranks on the list and the contributing factors to happiness as well as its decline. WHAT IS “MAPLE WASHING”, AND FINES FOR PRODUCTS THAT ARE FALSELY MARKED AS MADE IN CANADA Libby Znaimer is joined by Maria Corradini, Professor and Arrell Chair in Food Quality in the Department of Food Science at the University of Guelph. We talk about the phenomenon of "maple washing" and other food-related news this week.

THE MEDICAL RECORD: RECRUITING DOCTORS FROM U.S. & THE RISKS OF PAID PLASMA DONATIONS 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 Dr. Alisa Naiman, a family doctor practicing in Toronto. We get reaction to the risks of paid plasma donations in Canada, and BC's efforts to recruit doctors from the U.S. A CLOSER LOOK AT INFLATION IN CANADA & A SURVEY ON CANADIANS LIVING PAYCHEQUE TO PAYCHEQUE Libby Znaime is joined by Moshe Lander, Senior Lecturer of Economics at Concordia University in Montreal, Anthony Quinn, President of CARP, and Pat Pellegrini, President and CEO of Vividata. Today: a discussion about inflation and its impact here in Canada, as well as a new Vividata survey that shows that almost half of Canadians are living paycheque to paycheque. How did we get here? WE NEED TO  DISCUSS THE ISSUE OF “TIP CREEP” Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, Professor and Senior Director at the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University. Together they discuss the "tip creep" phenomenon and a new survey that details Canadians attitudes towards tipping in the hospitality industry.

RECOVERING POLITICIANS: PREMIER FORD IS MAKING HEADLINES ON VARIOUS TOPICS, MEANWHILE HE IS TRYING TO CHANGE FOI LEGISLATION Libby Znaimer is joined by Lisa Raitt, a former Deputy Leader of Conservative Party of Canada; George Smitherman, former Ontario Liberal MPP, Health Minister and Deputy Premier; and Peter Tabuns, an Ontario NDP MPP for Toronto-Danforth. Ontario Premier Doug Ford has been making a string of bold announcements ranging from pepper spray, HOV lanes, wanting to have livestreaming of bail hearings. Meanwhile, he is trying to make a change to legislation around freedom of information requests. Our panel breaks down the latest. WHY HAS AN ONTARIO CONVICTED CHILDKILLER BEEN ALLOWED UNESCORTED ABSENCES FROM PRISON? Libby Znaimer is joined by Ari Goldkind, a Toronto-based Criminal Defense Lawyer. Why has a convicted child rapist and murderer been granted numerous unescorted absences from prison? What does this say about our criminal justice system? Ari weighs in. A STUDY DETAILS HOW THE DIFFICULT PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE CAN CONTRIBUTE TO AGING FASTER Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Oren Amitay, a registered psychologist based in Toronto. Do you have relationships with difficult and/or negative people in your life? According to a study, they can contribute to you aging faster. Dr. Amitay weighs in on the study findings.

ZOOMER SQUAD: WHY IS TORONTO PRIORITIZING THE IDEA OF A PUBLIC GROCERY STORE? Libby Znaimer is joined by Anthony Quinn, President of CARP, David Valentin, Principal at Liaison Strategies and Rob Davis, a former Toronto City Councillor. Our panel discussed the idea of a city-run grocer being floated by a Toronto City Councillor and a fire at a BC retirement home last week and its impact on 100 residents of the home.    WHY THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ AND KHARG ISLAND IS IMPORTANT IN IRAN WAR & WHAT IT MEANS FOR GLOBAL OIL SUPPLY Libby Znaimer is joined by Christian Leuprecht, professor at the Royal Military College and Queen’s University and Paasha Mahdavi, an associate professor of political science at University of California, Santa Barbara. What is U.S. President Donald Trump's plans for the Strait of Hormuz, Kharg Island in Iran amid the war and what does it all mean for shipping and the world's oil supply? Our experts weigh in on the latest. WHAT THE FORD GOVERNMENT IS DOING WITH FOIs  Libby Znaimer is joined by Jessica Smith Cross, Editor-in-Chief, The Trillium. What's Premier Doug Ford's government trying to do with Freedom of Information Requests? Jessica weighs in.

Today on Free For All Friday: Listeners and guests weighed in on a fourth floor crossing to Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberals this past week, concerns around the upcoming Al Quds rally taking place this weekend and other local news that's making headlines.  Libby was joined by Diane Francis, an author, commentator and editor-at-large at The National Post and Darrell Bricker, CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs.

TUNE INTO THE TOWN: SHORT LIST OF ELECTRIC FERRY NAMES FOR TORONTO & MORE REACTION TO PREMIER FORD’S BILLY BISHOP PLANS Libby Znaimer is joined by Toronto City Councillors Jon Burnside, Ward 16 Don Valley East, Stephen Holyday, Ward 2 Etobicoke Centre and Mike Colle, Ward 8 Eglinton-Lawrence and Deputy Mayor for North York. Our panel reacts to Ontario Premier Doug Ford's plans with Billy Bishop airport, a home invasion that took place in North York, and other local news of the week. THE LATEST FLOOR CROSSING TO THE LIBERALS AND A LOOK AHEAD TO FEDERAL BY-ELECTIONS Libby Znaimer is joined by Janet Ecker, a former Ontario PC MPP and Finance Minister and Charles Bird, Principal at Earnscliffe Strategy Group. We discuss the latest floor crossing, this time from the federal NDP to Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberals. THESE ARE THE MOST POPULAR PUREBRED DOGS IN CANADA Libby is joined by Ramona Bauer, Canadian Kennel Club Board Member for Ontario North. A list of the top ten purebred dogs for Canada has been published. Tune in to find out which made the shortlist.