A Look Ahead to the Federal Budget Being Released Today
RECOVERING POLITICIANS PANEL: A LOOK AHEAD TO THE FEDERAL BUDGET\n\nJane Brown is filling in for Libby Znaimer today. She is joined by Lisa Raitt, Former Deputy Leader of Conservative Party of Canada, Cheri DiNovo, Former Ontario NDP MPP, and John Milloy, Former Ontario Liberal MPP who served as a cabinet minister under the Dalton McGuinty and Kathleen Wynne governments.\n\nToday, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland delivers the federal budget to Canadians.\n\n\n\n\nSTAFFING SHORTAGES IN LONG-TERM CARE\xa0\n\nJane Brown is joined by Dr. Vivian Stamatopolous, a professor at Ontario Tech University who conducts research on long-term care issues and is an advocate for residents.\n\nWhat we know about staffing shortages in long-term care and how that may be impacting the province's ability to meet the required number of hours of hands-on care for residents.\n\n\n\n\nA MEMORIAL RIDE FOR CYCLIST KILLED IN TORONTO\n\nJane Brown is joined by Albert Koehl, cycling and pedestrian advocate and an environmental lawyer and Fraser Chapman, President and Co-Founder of The Morning Glory Cycling Club.\n\nHundreds of cyclists got together this week to pay respects to Toronto-based cyclist Vladimir Zotov who was struck and killed by a driver near the DVP on April 8th. He was 59 years of age. He also happened to be a member of the Morning Glory Cycling Club that Fraser helps to lead.