The Deb Hutton Show

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...

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

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

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

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

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 University in...

Deb weighs in on a recent controversy out of Alberta Plus – Are you still Buying Canadian?

Does it have to do with location or cost? Plus – How often are you getting interrupted at work? GUEST: Bonnie Brownlee - Royal Commentator  

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

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

Deb talks with a city councillor about the decision and takes your calls. Plus – Is saying ‘good job’ a bad thing?

Guests: Scott Reid - CTV Political Commentator  Jamie Ellerton - Founding Partner at Conaptus Melanie Richer - Principal at Earnscliffe Strategies   

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

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 – I...

Where can they have the best career? Plus – Will the city have a FIFA setback? GUEST: John Tory - former Mayor of Toronto

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

Does he deserve a meal voucher? Plus – Are you okay with what these protesters did?   GUESTS: Doug Downey - Ontario Attorney General Caryma S’ad  - lawyer and political satirist  

Deb weighs in on the crash over the weekend. Plus – how much will the Canada Post strike impact you? GUEST: John Hamilton - Vice-President, Strategic Communications and Stakeholder Engagement at Canada Post

GUESTS: Gary Sands - Canadian Federation of Independent GrocersScott Reid - CTV Political Analyst and former advisor to a Prime Minister Tim Kocur - Executive Director of the Waterfront BIARichard Crouse - host of the podcast Maple Syrup For Your Eyes

GUESTS: Nick Paparella - CTV London Victoria Matiash - from the NHL radio network and the cohost of the Pucks in 7 podcast.

Jim dives deep in to a viral video Plus – Are we okay with what Bruce Springsteen said? GUEST: Jimmy Zoubris - special advisor to the Mayor of Montreal  

Jim doesn’t know how much more he can take with this team. Plus – When is it okay to leave a group chat?   GUEST: Carlo Coliacovo - MapleLeafs Alumni, Co-host of TSN First Up1050

Would you date someone if they told you they were in to THIS hobby? Plus – Should Mark Carney appoint a Conservative ambassador to the US? GUESTS: Kirstin Beardsley - Food Banks Canada CEO Mike Wilner - baseball columnist for the Star and host of the podcast “Deep Left Field”

Jim Richards fills in for Deb today and the rest of the week.  Breaking down how we need to be talking about mental health in 2025 Plus – Are we in the middle of an apprenticeship shortage?   GUEST: Andrew Weir - president and CEO of Destination Toronto

Deb breaks down everything you need to know about who is in the new cabinet, and the winners and losers of the day. Plus – Have you had to help your kids with paying in cash?