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The Latest on the Canadian Federal Election Race

2025/4/1
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Fight Back with Libby Znaimer

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RECOVERING POLITICIANS: LIBERAL CANDIDATE PAUL CHIANG DROPS OUT OF THE RACE AFTER CONTROVERSY 

Libby Znaimer is joined by George Smitherman, former Liberal MPP for Toronto Centre, Health Minister and Deputy Premier, Cheri DiNovo, former NDP MPP and Will Stewart, a Conservative Strategist and Senior Vice President with Enterprise Canada.

Paul Chang, the Liberal candidate for Markham-Unionville is no longer in the race. Our panel also weighs in on the latest in the federal election race.

CANADA'S BOOK INDUSTRY WANTS NO PART IN CANADA-U.S. TARIFF WAR

Libby Znaimer is joined by Jack Illingworth, Executive Director of the Association of Canadian Publishers, Ben McNally, founder of Ben McNally Books and Rania Husseini, Senior Vice President, Print at Indigo.

Canada's book industry wants no part in a tariff war between Canada and the U.S. and it's asked Ottawa to keep books out of any tariffs.

TARIFFS ON PHARMACEUTICALS COULD LEAD TO SHORTAGE OF CANADIAN DRUGS IN U.S.

Libby Znaimer is joined by Mina Tadrous, Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto's Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy and lead author of the report.

A study details how tariffs by the Trump administration on pharmaceutical drugs could lead to shortages of Canadian drugs in the United States. The study focused on 50 types of drugs.