The Ford Government Takes Over Four School Boards in Ontario

ZOOMER SQUAD: OTTAWA DROPS DIGITAL SERVICES TAX Jane Brown is filling in for Libby Znaimer today. She is joined by David Valentin, Principal at Liaison Strategies, Anthony Quinn, Chief Operating Officer at CARP and Dean Hollin, Host of Big Band Sunday Night on Zoomer Radio. Ottawa drops the Digital Services Tax and shortly after that we got news that the Trump administration is resuming trade talks with Canada. Our panel reacts to the latest. THE LATEST FOOD INFLATION NUMBERS  Jane Brown is joined by Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, Senior Director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University. It’s good news if you’re living on a budget. Food inflation is coming down, but that does not mean that prices aren't still going up. What’s led to this trend and has the new Mark Carney government had anything to do with it? FORD GOV'T TAKES OVER FOUR SCHOOL BOARDS IN ONTARIO Jane Brown is joined by Tamara Gottlieb, a founding member of Jewish Educators and Family Association of Canada (JEFA). The Ford government has taken over four school boards in the province including the TDSB. Tamara has been following the financial priorities of the TDSB very closely and knows what's going on. She tells us what she makes of this latest move and what else she hopes to see as next steps.