The Deb Hutton Show

With the first big snow dump of the year we check in with Vince Sferrazza, Director of Operations and Maintenance for the City of Toronto, on what the snow plow plan is..Melinda Haring, Deputy Director of the Atlantic Council's Eurasia Center, on the latest in Russia's invastion of Ukraine..Globe and Mail reporter Marieke Walsh on the latest in the Emergency Act inquiry. 

Halton Councillor Jane Fogal on Halton's issues with the Ford governments green belt plans..Smart Speakers with Karen Stintz and Jamie Ellerton.

Drivers stuck on Lakeshore Blvd for over two hours, can Toronto's roads get any worse? We take your calls..CP24 Crime analyst, former TPS Homicide detective and newly minted author Steve Ryan joins The Rush to talk about writing his book “The Ghosts that Haunt Me”. 

Lorraine Lam, an outreach worker and community organizer with the Shelter Housing Justice Network joins the show to talk about housing the unhomed..Actor Eddie Glen on the upcoming Ross Petty's Farewell Holiday Spectacular..Amie Archibald-Varley on National Nurse Practioner week.

We talk about the incredible story of Canadians being detained in the Dominican Republic over false cocaine charges. Avery Haines, the investigative journalist who covered the story, enlightens us on this story. Discuss the police tasering a teen with autism with Steve Ryan, Crime analyst for CP24. Former TPS Homicide & Sex Crimes Detective. NT1010’s crime specialist and former homicide detect...

Entertainment Court with Richard Crouse. We take your calls on the Ontario teachers pension plan investing in a failed cryptocurrency. Smart Speakers with Lindsay Broadhead and Richard Crouse. 

We talk about the growing plan to half Doug Ford's plan for Ontario place with Norm Di Pasquali, co-chair of Ontario place for all. We take your calls on your vision for Ontario place. Finally, we conclude the hour by talking about the toxic culture of sports and taking your calls on this evolving issue. 

Its Remembrance Day. We take your calls on whether the Halton school board should implement a dress code to address the trans teacher wearing large prosthetic breasts. Then, we speak with Scott Masters - Social Studies Teacher and Department Head, Crestwood Preparatory College (and students Zidan Asghar and Luis) about their Remembrance Day initiatives. Finally, we take your calls on Remembrance D...

We ask you, with rising grocery prices, what are you piling in your freezer?..Smart Speakers with Bob Reid and Jerry Agar

Mackenzie Moir, Policy Analyst at the Fraser Institute, joins the show to break down their latest analysis ranking countries with universal health care. Canada is not doing well..Dr. Lennox Huang - Chief Medical Officer and Staff Physician in the Critical Care Unit at SickKids joins The Rush to outline the issues he's seeing as Ontario hospitals deal with a surge of respiratory diseases.

'The least they could do': Veterans push Canada to award its first Victoria Cross; Canadian Reservist Bruce Moncur joins the show.. Your calls on Insurance claim nightmares

Deb Hutton is in for Scott MacArthur. Reshmi and Deb take your calls on whether Ontario politicians are takingn the paediatric health crisis seriously..Legendary Canadian rock band Sloan has a new album out and guitarist Jay Ferguson joins the show..Toronto Mayor John Tory is seeking cash from Provincial and Federal governments, he gives us details of his ask. 

Majority of Canadians support the return of mask mandates indoors. We take your calls on this issue and discuss homelessness in Toronto with Greg Cook, Outreach Worker for Sanctuary Toronto and on the steering committee of The Shelter and Housing Justice Network. Finally, its the crossover with Jim Richards. 

Young people are leaving Toronto, Vancouver due to increased living costs. We take your calls on this issue. Smart Speakers with John Moore and Amie Archibald-Varley.

Elon Musk sells $4 billion in Tesla stock following his purchase of twitter. We talk EQ vs IQ with Natasha Sharma, Founder of NKS Therapy and mental health expert. Then, we discuss swearing and why its not only feels good, but is good for you.   

Ontario revisits the possibility of a mask mandate as flu season begins. We take your calls on the quality of hospital care in Ontario and rent increases. Plus, Reshmi is fostering a puppy!

Dr. Vinita Dubey,  Associate Medical Officer of Health, brings her take on the low vaccination rate for children under 5. Reshmi and Deb speak with Dr. Jacqueline Wong, staff physician and Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at McMaster Children’s Hospital, about the shortage of children's medications. We take your calls on this ongoing shortage. Finally, its the crossover with Jim...

Reshmi and Deb discuss the re-defining of sexual assault by the Supreme Court. We take your calls on this new development. Smart Speakers with Jamie Ellerton and Karen Stitz

Return fees for online shopping could soon go up. We take your calls on the increase of return fees. Reshmi and Deb discuss the death of manual transmissions. We take your calls on the cultural stigma surrounding only children. 

It's The Rush with Reshmi Nair and Deb Hutton. Doug Ford's government is back at the table with a new and improved offer for education workers. We ask listeners: should all education workers be deemed essential? Plus, we talk about the evolution of women in trades with Natasha Ferguson, owner of Ethelfox Construct Group , one of the only female-owned construction companies in Canada , To finish of...