Libby Znaimer is joined by Alex Blumenstein, Co-Founder of The Peak which is now part of the ZoomerMedia family, David Crombie, Former Mayor of Toronto, Karen Stintz, CEO, Variety Village and a former Toronto City Councillor and mayoral candidate.
It's our first Tune into the Town panel since Olivia Chow became the declared winner of Toronto's mayoral by-election. What do our panelists think about this? And, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau congratulated Chow on her victory. But he has ruled out major aid to Toronto which has an approximately $1.5M budget hole. He said that the provinces need to step up when it comes to supporting the cities that fall within their jurisdictions.
INCREASE IN DISTRACTED DRIVING IN ONTARIO
Libby Znaimer is joined by Teresa Di Felice, Assistant Vice President, Government and Community Relations for CAA South Central Ontario.
Today: The CAA has released its survey showing that 44 per cent of drivers in Ontario admitted to being distracted at some point while driving--a 4 per cent increase from the year before. So, what does distracted driving mean? It could be the use of a mobile phone in your hand while operating a vehicle, watching a video and just about anything that takes away your full focus from the wheel and road ahead. Teresa weighs in on the latest.
A LOOKAHEAD TO SUMMERLICIOUS
Libby Znaimer is now joined by Derek Valleau, Co-Owner of Pukka and Tony Elenis, President and CEO of The Ontario Restaurant Hotel & Motel Association (ORHMA).
Pukka will be one of the restaurants participating in Summerlicious this year. The event will run from July 7 to July 23rd.
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