EPISODE · Oct 28, 2025 · 50 MIN
Why Does Premier Ford Want to Do Away With Fixed Election Dates?
from Fight Back with Libby Znaimer · host Zoomer Podcast Network
RECOVERING POLITICIANS: PREMIER DOUG FORD'S REAGAN AD AND PRESIDENT TRUMP INCREASES TARIFFS ON CANADA Libby Znaimer is joined by George Smitherman, former Liberal MPP for Toronto Centre, Health Minister and Deputy Premier; Cheri DiNovo, a former NDP MPP; and Lisa Raitt, a former Deputy Leader of Conservative Party of Canada. Ontario Premier Doug Ford feels as though he accomplished his mission with the $75 million anti-tariff Reagan ad that aired in the U.S. and led President Donald Trump not only to end trade talks with Canada but also add an additional 10 percent on tariffs. What do you think about the ad? Was it worth it? WHY DOES PREMIER FORD WANT TO DO AWAY WITH FIXED ELECTION DATES? Libby Znaimer is joined by Duff Conacher, Co-founder of Democracy Watch. The Ford government wants to see an end to fixed election dates? The governing PCs also want to increase the limit for political donations. Duff weighs in on the latest. THE PROMISE OF A NEW HEALTH CANADA APPROVED AZLHEIMER'S DRUG Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Sharon Cohen, Medical Director of the Toronto Memory Program. She worked on the lecanemab clinical trials. Dr. Cohen talks about the promise of lecanemab, a drug just approved by Health Canada that works to slow the progression of Alzheimer’s and why it is a game changer. She also addresses concerns around the high cost of the drug and potential side effects.
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RECOVERING POLITICIANS: PREMIER DOUG FORD'S REAGAN AD AND PRESIDENT TRUMP INCREASES TARIFFS ON CANADA Libby Znaimer is joined by George Smitherman, former Liberal MPP for Toronto Centre, Health Minister and Deputy Premier; Cheri DiNovo, a former NDP MPP; and Lisa Raitt, a former Deputy Leader of Conservative Party of Canada. Ontario Premier Doug Ford feels as though he accomplished his mission with the $75 million anti-tariff Reagan ad that aired in the U.S. and led President Donald Trump not only to end trade talks with Canada but also add an additional 10 percent on tariffs. What do you think about the ad? Was it worth it? WHY DOES PREMIER FORD WANT TO DO AWAY WITH FIXED ELECTION DATES? Libby Znaimer is joined by Duff Conacher, Co-founder of Democracy Watch. The Ford government wants to see an end to fixed election dates? The governing PCs also want to increase the limit for political donations. Duff weighs in on the latest. THE PROMISE OF A NEW HEALTH CANADA APPROVED AZLHEIMER'S DRUG Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Sharon Cohen, Medical Director of the Toronto Memory Program. She worked on the lecanemab clinical trials. Dr. Cohen talks about the promise of lecanemab, a drug just approved by Health Canada that works to slow the progression of Alzheimer’s and why it is a game changer. She also addresses concerns around the high cost of the drug and potential side effects.
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