TUNE INTO THE TOWN: VIOLENCE ON THE TTC

Libby Znaimer is joined by David Crombie, former Mayor of Toronto, Karen Stintz, CEO of Variety Village and Jon Burnside, Toronto City Councillor Don Valley East, and Chair of the TTC.

Today: we have a very important discussion about the recent wave of unprovoked attacks taking place on the TTC against both transit riders and employees. Why is this happening all of a sudden? And, what does the City of Toronto and the TTC have to do in order to effectively tackle this issue?

VIOLENCE ON THE TTC CONTINUED

Libby Znaimer is now joined by John Di Nino, National President of the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Canada.

Yesterday, TTC CEO Rick Leary provided comment on the recent wave of violence on the transit system saying that he is planning for more uniform visibility and upping the security presence. Meanwhile, John wants a national task force to be convened to address “crisis levels” of attacks. He wants the task force to look into whether additional mental health funding, housing supports, harsher penalties, greater police presence and de-escalation training for staff is needed amid the violence. He comes on to talk all about it.

THE REAL ESTATE MARKET & BANK OF CANADA INTEREST RATES 

Libby Znaimer is joined by Moshe Lander, Senior Lecturer of Economics at Concordia University in Montreal, and Steve Jelenic, a Toronto Real Estate Agent with Chestnut Park Real Estate.

This week: the Bank of Canada increased the interest rate to 4.5 per cent as part of its ongoing plan to tackle high inflation. So, how does this impact the real estate market?