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Ottawa's Upcoming Cabinet Shuffle & Israel's Judicial Overhaul Plans

2023/7/25
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Fight Back with Libby Znaimer

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Libby Znaimer is joined by Lisa Raitt, Former Deputy Leader of Conservative Party of Canada, George Smitherman, former Ontario Liberal MPP for Toronto Centre who also served as a health minister and deputy Premier and Glenn De Baeremaeker, a former Deputy Mayor and Toronto City Councillor.

Today: We kick things off with a discussion of the upcoming Trudeau cabinet shuffle expected to take place this Wednesday.

SHOPPERS DRUG MART PHARMACY CARE CLINICS ARRIVE IN ONTARIO 

Libby Znaimer is now joined by Jeff Leger, President of Shoppers Drug Mart.

Shoppers Drug Mart announced a new initiative whereby it will be opening up its first Pharmacy Care Clinics in the province. These walk-in clinics will allow patients to access assessments and treatments for certain common ailments. It's all part of a strategy to help alleviate the current strains on the province's healthcare system.

JUDICIAL OVERHAUL IN ISRAEL: FIRST KEY BILL PASSES 

Libby Znaimer is now joined by Larry Haas, Senior Fellow at the American Foreign Policy Council and Dr. Yael Aronoff, Professor of Political Science at the James Madison College at Michigan State University and the Director of the Michael and Elaine Serling Institute for Jewish Studies and Modern Israel and the Serling Chair in Israel Studies at MSU.

This past Monday, Israel's government passed a key part of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plan to overhaul the judicial system amid intense country-wide protests and unrest. The reasonableness bill passed by a vote of 64-0. Our experts weigh in on what that bill actually entails, what Bibi plans to do next to weaken the Supreme Court and how the U.S. President Joe Biden is approaching the situation and America's ties to Israel.

Listen live, weekdays from noon to 1, on Zoomer Radio!