TUNE INTO THE TOWN: “STOP WHINING AND COMPLAINING”

Libby Znaimer is joined by David Crombie, Former Mayor of Toronto, Karen Stintz, CEO, Variety Village and Councillor James Pasternak of Ward 6 York Centre

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is telling Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie to stop “whining and complaining” and to “get on board” when it comes to his Bill 23. The Premier went on to explain that fees for new home development in Mississauga have gone up by 30 per cent during the last two years adding $126,000 of municipal costs to each new home. Meanwhile, a new report  determined that there is “egregious violations of the public trust”  when it comes to its problem-prone LRT system. Our panel reacts to the latest.

WHY ARE GAS PRICES BECOMING LOWEST THIS WEEK SINCE LAST JANUARY?

Jane Brown is joined by Dan McTeague, President of Canadians for Affordable Energy.

This week, Ontario drivers will welcome the news that gas prices will be the lowest since last January. Today, prices reached as low as 138.9 cents per litre and the price is dropping to 135.9 in the GTA tomorrow. Dan explains the drop in the prices!

WHAT IS STIFF PERSON SYNDROME?

Jane Brown is now joined by Dr. Tara Zier, Founder and CEO of The Stiff Person Syndrome Research Foundation and an SPS patient herself.

We are learning that Canadian icon and world-renowned singer Celine Dion has been diagnosed with a rare neurological health condition called “Stiff Person Syndrome”. Have you ever heard of it? According to John Hopkins, one or two in a million people suffer from the illness. Dr. Zier explains what it is all about and shares details of her own lived experience with it.