John Tory's Mayoral Powers & Mask Mandate for Burlington
Libby Znaimer is joined by Lauren O'Neil, Senior News Editor of BlogTO, and former mayors of Toronto David Crombie and John Sewell.\n\nToday we have two of the five former mayors of Toronto that penned an open letter to current Mayor John Tory asking him to give back those extra powers that they deem not democratic. Tory said he's looking at the letter. Meanwhile, yesterday was the first day for Toronto City council.\n----\nPROVINCE ASKS FAMILY DOCTORS & CLINICS TO OFFER EXTENDED HOURS TO PATIENTS\n\nLibby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Tara Kiran, a family doctor and researcher at St. Michaels Hospital in Toronto and Dr. Jason Profetto, a family doctor with Profetto Savatteri Family Medicine in Hamilton. .\n\nThe province sent out a memo asking family doctors and clinics to extend their hours into evenings and weekends until further notice in order to help alleviate the pressures that children's hospitals are currently facing.\n----\nCITY OF BURLINGTON REQUIRES ITS EMPLOYEES TO MASK UP\n\nLibby Znaimer is joined by Marianne Meed Ward, the Mayor of Burlington.\n\nThe City of Burlington is requiring all of its employees (with some exceptions) to wear masks while in its facilities. However, the general public will not be subject to this same requirement. The mask policy is being implemented because, according to the mayor, the illness rate has increased among City staff making it challenging for city services to be delivered and causing burnout among remaining staff who have been covering for their sick colleagues. The mask requirement will be in place for the next six weeks and will be reviewed again then.\n\nListen live, weekdays from noon to 1, on Zoomer Radio!