EPISODE · Jun 9, 2026 · 51 MIN
Would a Social Media Ban for Users Under 16 Work Here in Canada?
from Fight Back with Libby Znaimer · host Zoomer Podcast Network
RECOVERING POLITICIANS: PM MARK CARNEY’S POLLING, POILIEVRE'S ALBERTA SPEECH & THE OPENING OF THE GORDIE HOWE BRIDGE Libby Znaimer is joined by George Smitherman, former Ontario Liberal MPP, Health Minister and Deputy Premier; Cheri DiNovo, a former NDP MPP; and Lisa Raitt, a former Deputy Leader of Conservative Party of Canada. Together, they react to news of the soon-to-be opening Gord Howie bridge and the tensions associated with it, Poilievre's speech to Albertans and how Carney's Liberals are doing according to polling. TODAY MARKS “TAX FREEDOM DAY” Libby Znaimer is joined by Kris Sims, Alberta director at the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. Today marks "Tax Freedom Day". We get into what this day is all about. CANADA WANTS TO IMPLEMENT SOCIAL MEDIA BAN FOR INDIVIDUALS UNDER 16, WILL IT WORK? Libby Znaimer is joined by Jonathan Lamont, Editor-in-Chief of ZoomerMedia property MobileSyrup and Carmi Levy, technology analyst and journalist based in London, Ontario. Canada wants to impose a social media ban for individuals under the age of 16, but will it actually work? We can look to Australia to see how well their ban is holding up with this demographic.
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RECOVERING POLITICIANS: PM MARK CARNEY’S POLLING, POILIEVRE'S ALBERTA SPEECH & THE OPENING OF THE GORDIE HOWE BRIDGE Libby Znaimer is joined by George Smitherman, former Ontario Liberal MPP, Health Minister and Deputy Premier; Cheri DiNovo, a former NDP MPP; and Lisa Raitt, a former Deputy Leader of Conservative Party of Canada. Together, they react to news of the soon-to-be opening Gord Howie bridge and the tensions associated with it, Poilievre's speech to Albertans and how Carney's Liberals are doing according to polling. TODAY MARKS “TAX FREEDOM DAY” Libby Znaimer is joined by Kris Sims, Alberta director at the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. Today marks "Tax Freedom Day". We get into what this day is all about. CANADA WANTS TO IMPLEMENT SOCIAL MEDIA BAN FOR INDIVIDUALS UNDER 16, WILL IT WORK? Libby Znaimer is joined by Jonathan Lamont, Editor-in-Chief of ZoomerMedia property MobileSyrup and Carmi Levy, technology analyst and journalist based in London, Ontario. Canada wants to impose a social media ban for individuals under the age of 16, but will it actually work? We can look to Australia to see how well their ban is holding up with this demographic.
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