TUNE INTO THE TOWN: OUR PANEL REACTS TO THE ONLINE PETITION WITH 30,000 + SIGNATURES CALLING FOR REVERSAL OF YONGE-DUNDAS SQUARE RENAMING
Tasha Kheiriddin is filling in for Libby Znaimer today. She is joined by Alex Blumenstein, Co-Founder of The Peak, Karen Stintz, CEO, Variety Village, and David Crombie, Former Mayor of Toronto.
Earlier this week, Daniel Tate, a co-organizer of a petition with 30,000 + signatures demanding that Toronto reverse the renaming of Yonge-Dundas Square, presented his petition to the executive committee including Mayor Olivia Chow at City Hall. He joined Fight Back shortly after his appearance and spoke with our own Jane Brown about it. You can sign the online petition here: STOP the Renaming of Dundas in Toronto
Another big issue: the anti-Israel encampment on UofT's campus. UofT is currently in day 2 of being in court as part of its application for an injunction to get rid of the encampment. Our panelists react to the latest.
MEMBERS OF TORONTO'S JEWISH COMMUNITY CONCERNED OVER TDSB VOTE ON ANTI-PALESTINIAN RACISM
Tasha is now joined by by Tamara Gotlieb, a founding member of the Jewish Educators and Family Association of Canada.
Members of Toronto's Jewish community are expressing serious concern over the potential for the term "anti-Palestinian racism" to be added to its Combating Hate and Racism Student Learning Strategy. Yesterday the board passed a motion which endorsed a report recommending the inclusion of APR in the school boards’ strategy. We have reached out to the Chair of the TDSB. She was not available to speak with us about the motion during the show.
THE LATEST ON CANADIANS’ ATTITUDES TOWARDS PM JUSTIN TRUDEAU
Tasha Kheiriddin is now joined by John Mykytyshyn, Conservative Activist, Political Consultant and President of Bradgate Research Group and Andrew Perez, Principal at Perez Strategies and a Liberal strategist.
Have Canadians had enough of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and want to see him resign? We've assembled a strategy panel to discuss just that.