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:Tim Powers - associate professor in the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto
Hendrik Brakel - Senior Director of Policy and Government Affairs - Canadian Association for Business Economics
GUEST:
Catherine Fortin-LeFaivre is the Senior Vice President of International Policy and Global Partnerships at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Lisa Raitt - former Canadian Politician and Federal Minister
A vigil is being held for JahVai Roy, the 8 year old boy killed in a North York shooting. PLUS - Mark Carney and Donald Trump speak for the first time since the trade deadline.
GUESTS:
Steve Ryan - CP24 Reporter
Scott Reid - CTV Political Analyst and former advisor to a Prime Minister
Plus - Court documents say an Ontario man who was charged after confronting an intruder inside his home, allegedly used a knife.
GUEST: Boris Bytensky - Newstalk 1010 Legal Analyst, Criminal lawyer with crimlawcanada.com and President of the Criminal Lawyers Association
A man was arrested after assaulting an intruder into his home.
Are racists feeling more empowered because of today's social climate?
GUEST:Monte MacGregor - Barrister & Solicitor - Rusonik, O’Connor, Robbins, Ross & Angelini LLP
Travellers were shocked to discover their rental vehicle didn't have one.
Ontario imposed strict background checks for people working with vulnerable kids, but some police forces are refusing to conduct them.
GUESTS: Brian Turner - Automotive writer for Postmedia's Driving.caAmy Dempsey Raven - Toronto Star Investigative Reporter
Would you be upset if you were seated at a windowless 'window seat' on a plane?The Beer Store is closing 12 more Ontario locations.
GUEST:Marvin Ryder - Associate professor of marketing at McMaster University Preet Bannerjee - Personal finance commentator Sebastian Prins - Director of Government Relations at the Retail Council of Canada
The White House says Putin-Zelensky meeting plans are ‘underway’ following yesterday's meetings. Plus - Doctors are seeing more non-smokers with later stage lung cancer, and Ozempic is approved in Canada to cut risk of kidney failure and heart related deaths.
GUEST:Gabor Lukacs - President at AirPassengerRights.caDr. Mitch - NEWSTALK 1010 Medical Correspondent
Pierre Poilievre seeks re-election as voters head to the polls in a by-election.
GUEST:Allan Stitt - President and CEO of ADR Chambers
Lori Williams - Associate Professor and Student Advisor in the Department of Economics Justice and Policy Studies Mount Royal University
Air Canada faces deadline for flight attendants to strike.
GUEST:Peter Mackay - Former foreign affairs minister Allan Stitt - President and CEO of ADR Chambers
Gabor Lukacs - President at Air Passenger Rights.ca
Back to the office for Ontario public sector workers and City of Brampton workers.
Plus - possible Air Canada strike causes uncertainty at Pearson Airport.
GUEST:Aurel Braun - professor of political science and international relations at the University of Toronto and an associate at Harvard University’s Davis Center.Sean Leathong - CTV News
Should Ontario Public Service workers have to go back into the office full time? Plus - looking ahead to Trump and Putin's meeting tomorrow.
GUESTS:Mohit Rajhans Media and AI Consultant, ThinkStart.ca
Aurel Braun - professor, Political Science at the University of Toronto
Plus - Scientists fear political meddling after Premier Doug Ford vows to hunt down anyone testing on dogs.
GUESTS:Guidy Mamann - Managing Partner and Immigration Lawyer at Mamann Sandaluk LLP
Félix Proulx-Giraldeau is executive director of Evidence for Democracy
Plus - are green lawns a status symbol?
GUEST: Allan Stitt - President and CEO of ADR Chambers
TD's latest survey found many Canadians are not talking about money until after they move in together.
The latest on the Air Canada strike.
Who is easier to raise - boys or girls?
GUESTS:Nicole Ewing - Principal at the Wealth Planning Office of TD Wealth
John Gradek - faculty lecturer at McGill for their aviation management program
Jim checks in on the scene across Toronto where protests are being held
Plus – Are you Team ‘Gun It’?
Would it be wrong to keep it?
Plus – What is your free parking hack?
GUESTS: Jon Woodward - Correspondent with the CTV W5 Investigative Unit
What is the latest on negotiations?
Plus – Do people need sidewalk education?
GUESTS: Sean Leathong - CTV Toronto reporter
Dr. Mitch Shulman - Newstalk 1010 Chief Medical Analyst
Jim hears from a Halifax morning man and takes your calls.
Plus – Why is Donald Trump deploying the National Guard in Washington?
GUESTS: Peter Harrison - morning show co-host at Move 100 Halifax
JJ Green - National security correspondent for WTOP
Weigh in on something Jim saw the other day.
Plus – What’s the worst thing Mark Carney could do right now?
GUESTS: Moshe Lander - economics professor at Concordia University
Justin Ling - contributing columnist for the Toronto Star and a freelance investigative journalist based in Montreal
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