• What tough decisions is Mark Carney willing to make for spending cuts?
    Jul 16 2025

    Deb chats with a writer who weighs in on what could happen next.

    Plus – What are your favourite roadside attractions in Ontario?

    GUESTS: John Ivison - Political journalist, author of The Riotous Passions of Robbie Burns and Trudeau: The Education of a Prime Minister

    Robert Kokonis - President of AirTrav Inc.

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    34 mins
  • Mark Carney announces new measures to support the steel industry
    Jul 16 2025

    An expert who worked for decades on the Canada – U.S. economic relationship weighs in.

    Plus – The Mayor has strong words for how the snow cleanup was handled this winter.

    GUESTS: Julian Karaguesian - Department of Economics at McGill

    Natalie Johnson - CTV Toronto City Hall Reporter

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    39 mins
  • Pierre Poilievre joins the show
    Jul 15 2025

    The Conservative leader chats with Deb about the Prime Minister’s assets and blind trust.

    Plus – What does he want to see when it comes to immigration?

    GUESTS: Pierre Poilievre - federal Conservative leader

    Joe Wild - President at Wild Governance Solutions, retired after 30 years as a senior executive with the federal public service and formerly was the Assistant Secretary for Machinery of Government at the Privy Council Office

    Nathan Radke - cultural history professor at Humber College, host of the Uncover Up podcast

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    35 mins
  • What do we need to do about e-scooters?
    Jul 15 2025

    Calls are divided, after a teenage boy dies in a crash.

    Plus – A federal report warns of a rise in antisemitic incidents in schools

    GUEST: Deborah Lyons - Special Envoy for Preserving Holocaust Remembrance and Combatting Antisemitism

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    39 mins
  • Police say hand gestures led to a fatal shooting outside a Toronto school
    Jul 14 2025

    Did social media play a role?

    Plus – Do you still read books?

    GUESTS: Betsy Powell - reporter with the crime, courts and justice team at the Toronto Star

    Mark Robinson - storm chaser with the Weather Network

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    34 mins
  • Could this be the end of the war in Ukraine?
    Jul 14 2025

    Donald Trump threatens ‘very severe’ tariffs on Russia if no deal is reached

    Plus – What delivery services do you use and are they worth it?

    GUESTS: Leslie Roberts - former journalist and news anchor

    Christian Leuprecht - professor at Queen's University and Royal Military College

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    39 mins
  • Once again, Trump is threatening tariffs
    Jul 11 2025

    How worried should Canadians be?

    Plus – Do these concertgoers deserve a refund?

    GUEST: Moshe Lander - economics professor at Concordia University

    Richard Crouse - host of the podcast Maple Syrup For Your Eyes

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    28 mins
  • Is Mark Carney the new Jean Chrétien?
    Jul 11 2025

    Jim talks to one writer who says a return to the 90’s might not be a bad thing.

    Plus – How often do you haggle, and does it work for you?

    GUESTS: Justin Ling - independent investigative journalist based in Montreal and a contributing columnist for the Star

    Tania Lee - President of the Frontier Duty Free Association and owner of the Blue Water Bridge Duty Free Shop

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    37 mins