Doug Ford To Audit Finances Of Toronto And Other Cities
TUNE INTO THE TOWN:\xa0 DOUG FORD HIRING AUDITOR TO INVESTIGATE FINANCES OF MUNICIPALITIES\n\n12-12:30 PM\n\nLibby Znaimer today is joined by Alex Blumenstein, Co-Founder of The Peak which is now part of the ZoomerMedia family, David Crombie, Former Mayor of Toronto,\xa0 Karen Stintz, CEO, Variety Village.\n\nOntario Premier Doug Ford is hiring auditors to investigate the finances of numerous municipalities including Toronto, Brampton,\xa0 and Mississauga. Ernst and Young LLP has been hired for the job and it is estimated that these audits will total $3.8 million.\n\nTHE SCOPE OF FRAUD IN CANADA ACCORDING TO LATEST STATS CAN REPORT\n\n12:30-12:50 PM\n\nLibby Znaimer is joined by Vanessa Iafolla, principal at Anti-Fraud Intelligence Consulting and an instructor at Wilfrid Laurier University focusing on financial crimes and fraud and Detective David Coffey of Toronto Police Service's Financial Crimes Unit.\n\nAccording to a new Statistics Canada report, Canadians have been defrauded more than $16 billion in five years leading up to 2019.\xa0Our experts weigh in on the staggering data and what you can do to better protect yourselves from falling into the trap of fraudsters. Also, if you have a story to share, we want to hear about it.\n\nWHAT HAPPENED AT THE LESLIEVILLE TOWN HALL MEETING?\n\n12:50-1 PM\n\nLibby Znaimer is joined by Derek Finkle, a Leslieville resident.\n\nThe community of Leslieville held a town hall meeting to discuss safety around the South Riverdale Community Health Centre's safe consumption site. Derek weighs in on whether he thinks any change will come to improve safety in the community.