The Jim Richards Show
Jim Richards provides everything you need to know on your way home, making the brutal GTA commute seem shorter. Jim brings a unique perspective to the day’s events to keep you informed and entertained.
Episodes
GUEST: Stephen Lecce - Ontario Energy Minister
Ontario/US trade and economic relationship, especially in the context of energy exports and Ontario's economic strategy as we prepare for a new Trump administration. Especially as energy is a hot topic in the US/Canada trade discussion.
GUEST: Moshe Lander - senior lecturer in economics at Concordia University
Bank of Canada cuts its policy rat...
Do you hate ‘don’t get me a gift’ people?
GUEST: Thorben Wieditz -co-founder of MetStrat and spokesperson for RideFair and FairBnB
In surprise move, Olivia Chow changes course on limiting Uber drivers
GUEST: Scott Reid - CTV Political Commentator and advisor to a number of Prime Ministers, premiers and political leaders
Let's be hon...
- Montreal community centre pilloried for tickets charging extra for white people. Jim is shocked.
- Dr. Adam King - Assistant Professor - Labour Studies Program - University of Manitoba with Jim on What do we do about the Canada Post strike?
- Do you let your kids drink at home in front of you? Do stories like this make you reconsider?
- BASED ON THE NAME, CAN YOU GUESS IF THIS IS A CAT OR A DOG?
- Trump taunts Trudeau by calling him 'governor' of 'a great state'. Should we really be taking the bait here?
- Canada Post strike on day 26 as union sends new proposals - Jim Gallant - CUPW Negotiator
- The Internet’s Obsession With Luigi Mangione Signals a Major Shift. Jim speaks to Joe Walsh - Host of "Social Contract with Joe Walsh." Former Republican Candidate for President. Former Congressman
- A G...
- Are all those new safety features in cars making people worse drivers?
- Did they catch the guy who killed a CEO in New York? Jim speaks to Mark Mendelson - Newstalk 1010 Crime Expert and former homicide detective
- Has your position on Canada Post changed during the strike?
- Jim Richards gets results in regards to a story last week on a sign at a subway
- Vanmala Subramaniam - Globe and Mail workplace and labour Reporter, gives an update on the Canada Post strike
- What are the people who are still on Twitter doing and why are they sticking around? Jim asks Carmi Levy - tech expert
- Are you going to tip less if your server is standing by looking at you as you enter in info on the card machi...
- Dr. Adam King - Assistant Professor - Labour Studies Program - University of Manitoba, on the latest in the Canada Post strike
- Do we really expect this gun ban to do anything?
- Gavin Tighe - senior partner with Gardiner Roberts LLP
- Budget Booster Contest winner!
- When can you start saying Merry Christmas?
- Do people REALLY have no sympathy for the CEO who was killed in New York?
- Moshe Lander - senior lecturer in economics at Concordia University, joins Jim to answer the burning question; Are we in a recession right now? Or a vibecession?
- What are carguments you get in to?
- Diana Chan McNally - frontline community worker and educator in Toronto, reacts to the news Premier Ford says municipalities will be given 'enhanced tools' to respond to encampments
- Karl Moore - professor at the McGill University Desautels Faculty of Management, on Is there any way around Air Canada's new no-carry-on baggage rules?
- Jim bravely defends the baggage checker?
- Restaurant allegedly tells employees they have to speak English only when in front of customers. Is this allowed? We speak with Sunira Chaudhri - employment lawyer and take your calls
- Manhunt for UnitedHealthcare CEO shooter stretches into second day. Mark Mendelson - Newstalk 1010 Crime Expert and former homicide detective, joins Jim to explain how the investigation would be progresssing
- Jewish doctors consider fleeing...
- Toronto considers capping ride-share driver licences — again
- Zoe Dodd - member of Toronto Overdose Prevention Society, on safe consumption sites
- Non-alcoholic beer sales in Ontario up 69 per cent in 2024: LCBO. Jim feels less alone
- Chrissy Newton - host of the show Alien Encounters: Fact or Fiction
- Air Canada's cheapest tickets on some routes will no longer include carry-on baggage. Jim is joined by Gabor Lukacs - Air Passenger Rights Advocate
- What does Jim need to know about winter tires? Lorraine Summerfeld, columnist at driving.ca , has answers
- TTC deploys plainclothes inspectors to fight fare evasion: ‘We have to let people know we’re serious’. Jim interviews Stuart Green - TTC Spokesperson, and takes your ca...
- Do these recent ads from the Government of Ontario feel like we’re spending all this money to tell us the government is great
- Jeff Gray - Queen’s Park Reporter at the Globe and Mail, joins Jim to break down the Ontario place renovation story highlighted in the Auditor-General's report
- Are we already acting like the “51st State”?
- How does Bonnie Crombie expect to win?
- Canada Post presents union with 'framework' to reach deal as strike continues. Jim speaks with Mark Lubinski - President of the Toronto CUPW local
- Toronto Public Library apologizes after lost child denied help, Jim speaks with Megan Kinch - mom involved in the story
- At what point can you put country over party? 'Thanks for dinner': Trudeau meets with Trump, cabinet nominees at Mar-a-Lago after tariffs threat
- American Warships Neutralize Houthi Missile Attack in Vital Shipping Lane. Jim speaks with Phil Gurski - President and CEO of Borealis Threat and Risk Co...
- Is it fair to reduce sentences because of jail conditions?
- As a parent, can you blame Biden for pardoning Hunter Biden?
- Zelensky says that peace might mean conceding land to Russia. Jim speaks with Julia Tymoshenko, a Ukrainian resident for their perspective
- Robert Benzie - Toronto Star Queen’s Park Bureau Chief, on Phil Verster's resignation from Metrolinx
GUEST: Robert Benzie - Toronto Star Queen’s Park Bureau Chief
Trudeau government’s ‘Team Canada’ approach to Donald Trump is already on shaky ground.
GUEST: Bruce Arthur - columnist at the Toronto Star
John Herdman resigns as head coach of Toronto FC
GUEST: Bob Richardson - Public Affairs Consultant and NEWSTALK 1010 contributor
Trudeau on flight path ...
What kind of compensation do you want as a retailer?
Here are the top concerns, which explain why small businesses are so concerned:
- 77% say it is too complicated and costly (average of $1000 to reprogram POS machines)
- 74% say it will simply push sales into the holiday period
- 71% say big businesses/online giants will have the upper hand to benefit
- Do you feel safer here or in an American city?
- Dr. Adam King - Assistant Professor - Labour Studies Program - University of Manitoba, on the ongoing Canada Post Strike
- Are you okay with the $250 cheque being put on the backburner?
- Avery Haines - host and managing editor of W5, explains to Jim why she is joining John’s show instead of Jim’s on Friday
- What is your automatic “we’re leaving” reason at a restaurant?
- Buy now, pay later schemes are popping up everywhere
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