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Libby is joined by Bill VanGorder, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Policy Officer of CARP, Anthony Quinn, Chief Community Officer of CARP, and Peter Muggeridge, Senior Editor of Zoomer Magazine.
It's official: today is election day in Toronto and shortly after 8 pm we will find out who will be Toronto's next Mayor. The latest polls by Forum Research and Mainstreet Research from this past Sunday show Olivia Chow still in the lead but only by single digits. Ana Bailao is right behind her in second place. Did the endorsements from John Tory and others possibly contribute to giving her a boost? Our panelists weigh in on the latest. And, we preview our special election coverage which will be taking place in real time tonight as the results come in.
PROVINCE USING MZOs TO SPEED UP NURSING HOME REDEVELOPMENTS
Libby is joined by France Gelinas, NDP MPP for Nickel Belt and the health critic as well as Cathy Parkes. Her father passed away at Orchard Villa in April of 2020 from COVID-19.
Local residents are not happy with the province's decision to speed up the redevelopment of nursing homes that were accused of mishandling the pandemic.
THE AFTERMATH OF WAGNER PMC’S THREAT OF REBELLION IN RUSSIA
Libby is joined by Dr. Maria Popova, Associate Professor of Political Science and Jean Monnet Chair at McGill University.
This past weekend, Russian President Vladimir Putin dealt with the threat of a rebellion from the Wagner PMC which is headed by Yevgeny Prigozhin. The whole thing lasted less than 24 hours but some experts believe this event showed cracks in Putin's armour as he continues to wage war against Ukraine. Dr. Popova explains why.
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