The Deb Hutton Show

The Deb Hutton Show

Deb Hutton provides listeners with real talk that cuts through the noise for the early drive home. Her experience in politics and communications brings a fresh common sense perspective on the issues that matter.

Episodes

June 4, 2025 33 mins

How are you celebrating?

Plus – A major breakthrough in a horrific mass shooting case from the winter

GUESTS: Hendrik Brakel - Senior Director of Policy and Government Affairs - Canadian Association for Business Economics

Mark Mendelson - Newstalk1010 Crime Expert and former homicide detective

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Jim sets the table for an epic day in Ontario politics.

Plus – How will Mark Carney respond to Trump’s steel tariffs?

GUESTS: Francois Desmarais - VP of Trade and Industry Affairs - Canadian Steel Producers Association

Gord Stellick - Canadian Sports Broadcaster

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Jim needs to get answers on this.

Plus – Why Ontario’s Liberals are trying a Hail Mary

GUESTS: Charlie Pinkerton - Journalist with the Trillium

Boris Bytensky - Newstalk 1010 Legal Analyst, Criminal lawyer with crimlawcanada.com  and President of the Criminal Lawyers Association

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Jim talks to a crime expert about the city’s plan to curb gun violence

Plus – Do you still stay up when your adult kids are out?

GUESTS: Mark Mendelson - Newstalk 1010 Crime Analyst and former homicide detective

Theresa Donkor - Director of Advocacy at the Canadian Association of Black Lawyers

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Jim is in for Deb all this week. 

Jim Richards chats with a personal finance expert with a dose of reality

Plus – Why you should stop texting on your iPhone

 

GUESTS: Julian Karaguesian - Department of Economics at McGill

Jessica Moorhouse - money expert, financial counsellor and author of Everything but Money: The Hidden Barriers Between You and Financial Freedom

Terence Yu - team coach of Toronto’s Wate...

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Jim is in for Deb Hutton all this week. 

Jim Richards crunches some very important data.

Plus – What limited edition product are Sydney Sweeney fans trying to get?

 

GUESTS: Jeff Hershberg - Criminal Defence Lawyer

Nick Paparella - CTV London Reporter

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

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What one public safety expert thinks about how the alert was handled

Plus – Breaking down the new education legislation in Ontario

 

GUEST: Patrick Daly - past president of the Ontario Catholic School Trustee’s Association

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

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Deb weighs in and takes your calls

Plus – How are small businesses dealing with Canada Post chaos?

 

GUEST: Julie Brown - Co-founder of Province of Canada

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What does he have to say about that Brant trustee?

Plus – A 16 year freeze comes to an end

GUESTS: Paul Calandra - Ontario Education Minister

Guidy Mamann - Managing Partner and Immigration Lawyer at Mamann Sandaluk LLP

Robert Benzie - Toronto Star Queen’s Park Bureau Chief

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Who is stealing all of these units in the GTA?

Plus – Why Toronto homes sales are worse than the 90’s housing crash

GUESTS: Justin Sherwood - BILD’s SVP of Research, Stakeholder Relations & Communications

Cst. Sugi Krishnamoorthy - Durham Police

Christian Leuprecht - national security expert and professor at the Royal Military College of Canada and Queen’s Uni...

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Deb weighs in on a recent controversy out of Alberta

Plus – Are you still Buying Canadian?

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Does it have to do with location or cost?
Plus – How often are you getting interrupted at work?

GUEST: Bonnie Brownlee - Royal Commentator

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A statue was boxed up in 2020 amid protests. After five years, it’s being released.

Plus -  How did the King do during his Throne Speech today?

GUEST: Scott Reid - CTV Political Commentator

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Deb weighs in on this weekend’s event

Plus – Getting ready for the King’s visit to Canada

GUESTS: Rachel Aiello - CTV National News Correspondent

Rachel Aiello - CTV National News Correspondent

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Deb talks with a city councillor about the decision and takes your calls.

Plus – Is saying ‘good job’ a bad thing?

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Guests:

Scott Reid - CTV Political Commentator 

Jamie Ellerton - Founding Partner at Conaptus

Melanie Richer - Principal at Earnscliffe Strategies 

 

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Plus – How early is too early to talk about the Toronto mayor election?
 
Guests:  

Nolan Quinn - Ontario Minister of Colleges and Universities
Karen Littlewood - president of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation

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We kick things off with your calls on the Canada Post strike.

Plus – Why was one Ontario developer charged the illegal sale of pre-construction homes?

GUESTS: Sheila Wang - Toronto Star Investigative Reporter

Sara Lefton - Chief Development Officer with UJA

 

Could we see a Canadian alternative to Chevy and Ford?

Why the dream of a Canadian carmaker could become a reality

Plus – Is this texting shorthand rud...

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Where can they have the best career?

Plus – Will the city have a FIFA setback?

GUEST: John Tory - former Mayor of Toronto

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Drinking coffee? Putting on makeup at a red light? We take your calls.

Plus – Do you still use the Yellow Pages?

GUEST: Brian Lilley - Toronto Sun columnist

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