Reaction to Ottawa Economic Update

Reaction to Ottawa Economic Update

From Fight Back with Libby Znaimer by Zoomer Podcast Network

April 29, 2026 · 53 min

About this episode

The episode discusses a generic version of Ozempic approved by Health Canada, reactions to Ottawa's economic update, and consumer issues like surveillance pricing.

THE MEDICAL RECORD: A GENERIC VERSION OF OZEMPIC WEIGHT-LOSS DRUG HAS BEEN APPROVED BY HEALTH CANADA & WE TALK HEARING AIDS Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Malcolm Moore, Medical Oncologist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and former head of BC Cancer; Dr. Fahad Razak, general internist at St. Michael's Hospital and Canada Research Chair in Healthcare Data and Analytics at the University of Toronto; and Nadia Alam, family doctor and anesthetist in Georgetown, Ontario. Together, they discuss a generic drug version of Ozempic approved by Health Canada and other healthcare stories of the week. REACTION TO OTTAWA’S ECONOMIC UPDATE Libby Znaimer is joined by Bob Richardson, a public affairs consultant and John Capobianco, Senior Vice President & Senior Partner, FleishmanHillard HighRoad. Our crack team of political strategists reacts to the economic update delivered in Ottawa yesterday afternoon. ONTARIO NDP LEADER MARIT STILES TALKS "SURVEILLANCE PRICING" Libby Znaimer is joined by Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles. They discuss the issue of "surveillance pricing" for consumers.

People in this episode

Host: Libby Znaimer

Guests: Dr. Malcolm Moore, Dr. Fahad Razak, Nadia Alam, Bob Richardson, John Capobianco, Marit Stiles

Topics covered

  • healthcare
  • economic update
  • politics
  • weight-loss drugs
  • consumer issues

Keywords

  • Ozempic
  • economic update
  • healthcare
  • surveillance pricing
  • politics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, BC Cancer, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, FleishmanHillard HighRoad

Products: Ozempic

Places: Ottawa, Ontario

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