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Gridlock Grief and Mayoral Musings

2025/6/19
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Fight Back with Libby Znaimer

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TUNE INTO THE TOWN: MAYORAL MULLINGS IN TORONTO

Speculation is swirling around potential mayoral candidates for the City’s next municipal election, and ongoing gridlock grief at King and Church.

To discuss these municipal matters and more, Jane Brown is joined by Taylor Scollon, Co-Founder of The Peak,  Jon Burnside, City Councillor for Ward 16 (Don Valley East) and Karen Stintz, a former Toronto City Councillor.

AN UPDATE ON THE RECENTLY UNVEILED STATUE OF SIR JOHN A. MACDONALD AT QUEEN’S PARK

The public can once again see the statue of John A. Macdonald outside Queens Park. Steeped in controversy, the statue had been surrounded by wooden hoarding for the past five years after being vandalized.

Jane Brown is joined by the Honourable Donna Skelly, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for an update since the statue's unveiling last week.

Later, Jane is joined by Dr. Patrice Dutil, professor in the Department of Politics and Public Administration at Toronto Metropolitan University and a contributor to the Canadian Institute for Historical Education, to further this conversation.

CAA STUDY REVEALS PEDESTRIANS AND CYCLISTS FACE HIGH-RISK NEAR-MISSES IN CANADA

Yesterday, CAA released the findings of a seven-month study that has uncovered over 600,000 near-miss incidents across 20 intersections nationwide.

Jane Brown is joined by Teresa Di Felice, Assistant Vice President, Government and Community Relations for CAA South Central Ontario to discuss these startling numbers.