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Libby Znaimer is joined by Karen Stintz, CEO of Variety Village, John Capobianco, Conservative Strategist and Senior Vice President & Senior Partner, FleishmanHillard HighRoad, and Charles Bird, Liberal Strategist and Managing Principal at Earnscliffe Strategy Group in Toronto. In the news: Ontario's opposition leaders are calling on Premier Doug Ford to apologize for comments he made the other day about immigrants in the workforce in which he said, "If you think you're coming to collect the dole and sit around, i?s not going to happen? Meanwhile, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had a meeting with Tk'eml?ps te Secwepemc First Nation after he initially was supposed to visit there but instead went on a family trip to Tofino, BC. The Chief described the visit as "bittersweet". Our strategists weigh in on the latest. ---- ONTARIO VET CLINICS PLAGUED BY LONG WAIT TIMES AND BACKLOGS Libby Znaimer is joined by Leanne Wright, Senior Vice President of Communications at ZoomerMedia alongside Dr. Albert Wimmers past president of the Ontario Veterinary Medical Association and a practicing veterinarian at Limestone Valley Animal Hospital as well as Dr. Enid Stiles, immediate past President of the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association. Today, we take a closer look at just how much pressure COVID-19 has put on veterinary clinics in Ontario. Our vet specialists detail the mounting backlogs and wait times. And, our very own Leanne explains the difficulty she personally had with trying to book an appointment for her cat and her recent experience of waiting outside at the vet emerg for 6 hours until 2:30am! Also, we ask: did the boom in pandemic pooches and other pets put any kind of strain on the animal healthcare system? Finally, earlier this month, the province announced its commitment to create "greater access to veterinarians by developing a?one-healt? approach to veterinary facilities that will benefit farmers, the agri-food sector and the general public." How helpful will this be? Our guests weigh in on the latest. Listen live, weekdays from noon to 1, on Zoomer Radio!