Zoomer Squad

Published: Dec. 19, 2022, 6:05 p.m.

ZOOMER SQUAD\n\nLibby Znaimer is joined by David Cravit, Vice President, Zoomer Media and Chief Membership Officer of CARP; Peter Muggeridge, Senior Editor of Zoomer Magazine; and Bill VanGorder, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Policy Officer of CARP to discuss charitable donations, year end taxes, health for the holidays and more.\n\nCANADIAN BLOOD SERVICES LOOKING TO FILL 25,000 DONOR APPOINTMENTS\n\nAmid a large number of cancellations or no-shows due to a combination of colds, flu and COVID-19 illnesses, Canadian Blood Services has 25,000 empty appointments to fill before the end of the year.\n\nLibby Znaimer is joined by Jennifer Mathieu, Community Development Manager for Canadian Blood Services to discuss the matter.\n\nOMBUDSPERSON REPORT ON COMPLAINTS TO THE CRA\n\nComplaints about the CRA doubled this year\xa0compared to pre-pandemic days. Many of the complaints\xa0were about the delays in receiving COVID-19 benefits, and delays in getting eligibility validated for these benefits.\n\nLibby Znaimer is joined by Canada\u2019s Taxpayers\u2019 Ombudsperson, Fran\xe7ois Boileau, for a conversation about the findings in his second annual report, titled Service Matters: Numbers Speak Volumes.\nListen live, weekdays from noon to 1, on Zoomer Radio!