Locals Concerned About Potential Priority Transit Lanes on Bathurst Street

Fight Back with Libby Znaimer

THE MEDICAL RECORD: THE LATEST ON ONTARIO MEASLES OUTBREAK Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Fahad Razak, general internist at St. Michael's Hospital and Canada Research Chair in Healthcare Data and Analytics at the University of Toronto, Dr. Alisa Naiman, a family doctor practicing in Toronto and Dr. Aaron Schimmer, the Director of Research at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre as well as a staff physician and a senior scientist. There's a lot happening in the world of healthcare lately: U.S. Secretary of Health RFK Jr. just fired an entire advisory committee on immunization associated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Meanwhile, the Canadian Institute for Health Information is releasing new numbers for wait times regarding priority procedures in Canada and we get reaction to the latest on the measles outbreak in Ontario. CONCERNS ABOUT THE POTENTIAL DEDICATED BUS LANES ON BATHURST Libby Znaimer is joined by Marco Santaguida, Principal, Santaguida Fine Foods, Davina Winer, Owner of The Showroom and Emily English, a resident living on Bathurst Street. Both Marco and Davina attended this morning's press conference organized by Protect Bathurst. The group of concerned residents and businesses are not happy about the lack of public consultation pertaining to the proposed dedicated transit lanes for Bathurst Street. They explain why. TORONTO PARAMEDIC SERVICE REVIEWING ITS RESPONSE TIMES Libby Znaimer is joined by Mike Merriman, an active paramedic and a former EMS unit chair for CUPE Local 416. Toronto Paramedic Services is conducting a review of its response times after a tragedy unfolded and someone who called 911 was reportedly left on hold for close to 7 minutes. Mike reacts to the latest.