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LEAD: ZOOMER SQUAD - ONTARIO'S LONG TERM CARE COMMISSION Comprehensive analysis of the testimony from Ontario's independent long term care commission's interview with Ontario LTC Minister Merrilee Fullerton. Libby Znaimer is joined by the Zoomer Squad's David Cravit, Vice President of Zoomer Media and Chief Marketing Officer at CARP, Bill VanGorder, Interim Chief Policy Officer at CARP and Peter Muggeridge, Senior Editor of Zoomer Magazine. SEGMENT 2: WHY IS TORONTO PRIORITIZING HOMELESS OVER ADULTS OVER 80 IN VACCINE ROLLOUT Back in February, we learned that Ontario residents over 80 would be the next priority group to be vaccinated. But now we're learning that Toronto will be vaccinating the homeless first. We ask Councillor Cressy why our vulnerable residents over 80, who are most at risk of death from COVID-19, would be pushed to the back of the vaccine line? He's already told us that this was the province's decision to make! But, is that really what went down? Libby Znaimer is joined by Joe Cressy, Toronto City Councillor for Ward 10 (Spadina-Fort York), and Chair of the Toronto Board of Health. SEGMENT 3: PSYCHEDELICS TO HELP TREAT A RANGE OF MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS A discussion about the use of psychedelics as part of the treatment of a variety of mental health conditions like depression, anxiety and PTSD. Just last week, ideacity hosted a full-day psychedelic summit exploring this. And, you'll remember that in August of 2020, Health Canada made a landmark decision by allowing four terminally ill patients to use psilocybin to treat their anxiety and help them on their journey of dealing with their mortality. Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Matthew Johnson, Professor of Psychiatry and Associate Director at the Center for Psychedelic & Consciousness Research and Mark Haden, Executive Director at MAPS Canada (Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies) and Adjunct Professor at UBC School of Population and Public Health.