Reaction to Bill 23 & Princess Margaret Radiothon
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Libby Znaimer is joined by Lisa Raitt, the former Deputy leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, and Gerard Kennedy, a former Ontario Liberal MPP as well as Glenn De Baermaeker, a former, a former city councillor in Toronto who represented Ward 38 Scarborough Centre.

Today: our panel reacts to Bill 23, which is housing legislation that the Ford government just passed. And, we discuss the province's plans with the Greenbelt which the government pledged to add 9,400 acres to. And, then we move on to Ottawa where the NDP are calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to do something about the issue of "Greedflation".

PRINCESS MARGARET RADIOTHON SPECIAL

Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Aaron Schimmer, Director, Research Institute, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and a physician in hematology/oncology at Princess Margaret.

Today is our annual Princes Margaret Radiothon on Zoomer Radio. Dr. Schimmer joins the program to discuss the latest advancements in Cancer research in Canada and how they use your donations to help patients and find new innovations in the field. Today is also Giving Tuesday and we encourage you to donate and give what you can to the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre by calling either 1-888-388-3308 or by visiting classicalradiothon.ca.

THE IMPACT OF ONTARIO' BILL 23 ON MISSISSAUGA

Libby Znaimer is now joined by Mississauga Councillor Carolyn Parrish for Ward 5.

Mississauga politicians are not happy about Ontario's new Bill 23 also knowns as the "More Homes Built Faster Act". The City's Mayor, says that because of this legislation, Mississauga will lose about 20 per cent of its capital budget or $885M over ten years in development fees for new parks. She is calling on the province to compensate the city for these losses. Councillor Parrish weighs in.

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