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Federal MPs in Ottawa Get A Big Raise Today

2024/4/1
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Fight Back with Libby Znaimer

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THE ZOOMER SQUAD: THE CARBON TAX GOES UP TODAY

Libby Znaimer is joined by Rudy Buttignol,  President of CARP and Anthony Quinn, Chief Community Officer of CARP, and John Wright, Executive Vice President of Maru Public Opinion.

Today: our Zoomer Squad reacts to the Ford government's plan to put $2 billion into homecare as per their latest budget. And, the federal carbon tax goes up today. How will that impact the pocket books of Canadians?

WHO MADE THE SUNSHINE LIST + HIGHLY PAID CANADIAN MPS

Libby Znaimer is now joined by Franco Terrazzano, Federal Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.

Franco weighs in on the latest Sunshine List out of Ontario--which now includes more than 300,000 people! Franco also reacts to the news that starting today, PM Trudeau is giving federal MPs a big raise making them the second highest paid elected officials behind their U.S. counterparts.

SOLAR ECLIPSE STATE OF EMERGENCY

Libby Znaimer is now joined by Jim Diodati, Mayor of Niagara Falls in Ontario, and Natalie Preddie, Travel Expert and Travel Freelance Writer.

The Niagara Region local authorities have declared a state of emergency over the expectation that as many as a million viewers will descend upon the Niagara Falls to watch the Solar Eclipse on April 8. But, really...is that necessary?