TUNE INTO THE TOWN: A QUIET WEEK AT CITY HALL AFTER JOHN TORY LEFT

Libby Znaimer is joined by David Crombie, former Mayor of Toronto, Karen Stintz, CEO of Variety Village and Lauren O’Neil, Senior News Editor of BlogTO.

Today: It’s been nearly a week at Toronto City Hall since former Mayor John Tory left and it’s been pretty quiet over there. Meanwhile, the number of violent incidents on the TTC has gone up by 60 per cent since 2019 according to a report from CEO Rick Leary’s office.

OTTAWA’S HEALTHCARE DEAL WITH ONTARIO

Libby Znaimer is joined by Ontario NDP MPP France Gélinas (Nickel Belt) and the health critic.

Today: Ottawa has struck a deal with Ontario. The funding will go towards improving pediatric hospitals, ER rooms, and surgery wait times.

HOW LONG DO YOU SPEND WORRYING ABOUT YOUR FINANCES?

Libby Znaimer is joined by Lesley-Anne Scorgie, Founder of MeVest, a leading edge financial education company specializing in money coaching for Canadians.

A new poll published by Scotiabank shows that Canadians spend, on average, 15 hours per week worrying about their personal finances (up ten hours from last year), which equates to about 31 days per year. To break it down: 44 per cent worry about paying for day-to-day expenses, 39 per cent worry about paying off their debt. Lesley-Anne looks at more of the survey’s findings and offers tips on how you might approach looking after your money if you are feeling tight.