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A Major Uptick in Ontario's Senior Population is Around the Corner

2024/2/19
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Fight Back with Libby Znaimer

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THE ZOOMER SQUAD: HOME CARE AND PHARMACARE

With Ontario's senior population about to spike, a new report predicts a huge demand for home care.

And the deadline is looming for the governing Liberals to table legislation on a national pharmacare program. The government has until March 1st, otherwise NDP leader Jagmeet Singh says his party will make good on its promise to end their deal.

Bob Komsic is filling in for Libby Znaimer today. He is joined by Rudy Buttignol, President of CARP; Bob Richardson, Senior Council to National Public Relations; and John Wright, Executive Vice President of Maru Public Opinion to discuss these matters, and more.

PROPOSED COTTAGE RENTAL LEGISLATION THAT'S BECOME A HOT BUTTON ISSUE IN MUSKOKA

New rules proposed for Short Term Rentals (STRs) in the Township of Muskoka Lakes are not being well-received by property owners.

Bob Komsic is joined by founder and president of Jayne's Cottages, Jayne McCaw to explore this contentious issue.

REMEMBERING ALEXEI NAVALNY AFTER HIS DEATH

Alexei Navalny, a primary critic of Russian leader Vladimir Putin, has died in prison.

Bob Komsic is joined by Dr. Maria Popova, Associate Professor of Political Science and Jean Monnet Chair at McGill University, to get a sense of who Navalny was; how he became a major enemy of Putin; and the suspicious circumstances around his death.