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The Homestretch | Nov 30, 2012 | 6:59

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Guest host of The Homestretch, Holly Preston, talks to Mitchell Merowitz, the Canadian spokesperson for the Air Miles Reward Program about the proposal from the Alberta College of Pharmacists to end loyalty programs.

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