The Deb Hutton Show

- Dutch PM 'ashamed' by Amsterdam attacks on Israeli soccer fans. Sara Lefton, Chief Development Officer UJA Toronto, gives her reaction - Play by Play voice for the Argos on TSN 1050 and communications manager for the team Mike Hogan joins Deb to preview the penultimate big game! - Did Richard Crouse love these movies? 

- In the latest schoolboard skullduggery, Ontario school board spent $32K to send staffers to education conference in Hawaii. Deb takes your calls - Jamie Ellerton and John Tory join Deb to discuss the unexpected extension to per-vote subsidy for political parties by the Ontario government  - Ontario cities consider bylaws to prohibit protests near schools, places of worship. Is this the right mov...

- Ontario Education Minister Jill Dunlop joins Deb to answer questions about out-of-control spending at Ontario school boards - Adam Vaughan - Former Liberal MP and principal at Navigator, joins Deb to discuss the political action group Press Progress and their effect on local elections - Toronto Public Library is more popular than Taylor Swift; it deserves more funding, says CCPA Ontario. Really?...

Brian Lilley is in for Deb Hutton today  - Doug Ford urges Donald Trump to ‘bet big on the U.S.-Ontario relationship’ - Robert Benzie joins Brian to break down his latest in the Toronto Star - Can Doug Ford sway Trump to have a good relationship with Ontario? We take your calls - Brian is curious about whose voice you would want for your AI - The Trump administration is likely to be more merger-fr...

Brian Lilley is in for Deb Hutton today  - Are you satisfied with the outcome of last night’s election? - Kim Wright, Bob Reid and Lindsay Broadhead panel it up to give their thoughts on last night's results - Gavin Tighe - constitutional lawyer, spells out what Trumps victory means for his ongoing criminal cases

Brian Lilley is in for Deb Hutton today.  - Brett House - Professor of Professional Practice in economics at Columbia Business School and a Fellow with the Public Policy Forum, the Munk School and Massey College, on the economic impact for Canada of the American elections - Bell selling MLSE, buying US ISP  - Cocktails to enjoy for tonight while watching the US election with Jen Kirsch - pop cultu...

- David Schultz - Distinguished University Professor of Political Science and Legal Studies at Hamline University on what the polling is saying - John Robson, history professor with PhD in American history, columnist with the National Post, on some US Election history - Has everyone changed all their clocks? Deb Hutton forgot one this morning and had a brief panic. 

- Should Toronto Police forgo a raise increase in favour of hiring more cops?  - How much do you intervene when your kid has a conflict with another kid?  - Eric Alper - Canadian music correspondent, Publicist and Lifelong Music-a-holic. ThatEricAlper.com, on the passing of Quincy Jones, American music legend

- Who is better for Canada? Trump or Harris? Deb takes your calls - Why are so many restaurants closing down lately? Have we seen an uptick in closures? Kelly Higginson - President of Restaurants Canada, joins Deb to explain some of the challenges the industry has been facing, and we take your calls - The latest in today's Toronto Ward 15 by-election with CTV's Natalie Johnson

  Is the government winning the spin war around the $200 cheque story?  Movember Launches Out-of-This-World Mission, Taking Men’s Health to New Heights Does Richard Crouse Like These Movies?

  Is this patronising or is this politics?  Conservative commentators react to Kamala Harris ad : https://www.msnbc.com/deadline-white-house/watch/charlie-kirk-and-jesse-watters-have-meltdown-over-women-voting-differently-than-their-spouse-223207493677   We take calls for three segments 

- Julia Hanigsberg - Holland Bloorview’s president and CEO, joins Deb to talk about Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital (Holland Bloorview) launches an advocacy campaign, “No Piece of Cake” to create awareness around the challenging and complex processes that many young people with disabilities face as they transition to the adult health care system - Do you ever get any sleep when your...

- Is this a case where words matter? We take your calls - North Korean troops in Russian uniforms are heading toward Ukraine, U.S. says. Christian Leuprecht - national security expert and professor at the Royal Military College of Canada and Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, joins Deb with his analysis

- TTC to look at idea of handing out 'Baby on Board' badges to pregnant women. Do people really want these ‘baby on board’ stickers?  - Are you spending more or less than the $100 average for Halloween?  - Peter Bethlenfalvy - Ontario Finance Minister, joins Deb to break down the Fall Economic Statement delivered today

- TTC e-bike ban put on pause over equity concerns. Does looking at this make any sense from an equity standpoint?  - Breaking down John Moore’s chat today with Shakir Rahim, Lawyer and Director of the Criminal Justice program at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association. Deb takes your calls on where you stand on bail reform - Joe Mihevc - adjunct professor at York University, served Toronto as a...

- Why Toronto may hike its hotel tax for FIFA 2026 — but not for Taylor Swift. Tony Elenis - President & CEO of the Ontario Restaurant Hotel and Motel Association, joins the show - ‘A profound error in judgment’: Toronto inspector who interfered with probe into nephew’s crash should be demoted, prosecutor argues. Clayton Campbell - Toronto Police Association president, joins the show. 

- Deb vents off some rage after getting rear-ended in traffic, and the perpetrator didn't have the temerity to say 'sorry' - Do Toronto city councillors deserve a raise?  - Bloc leader to push for early election after government doesn't pass pension hike bill, John Ibbitson, Globe and Mail writer, helps to break it down - What will you do with your $200 from Ford? 

- Is a walkable school for all students realistic? We have the debate - Canada Post workers vote overwhelmingly in favour of strike. Did you even know this was happening?  - With Halloween in the air, Deb wants to know your top three candy bars

- Deb asks Mr. Poilievre about his announcement regarding housing  - Does Deb’s daughters’ schools requests for Halloween costumes go too far?  - Graham McGregor, Associate Minister of Auto Theft and Bail Reform, joins Deb to share his government's Calls for Immediate Federal Action on Bail Reform 

GUESTS: Shelley Carroll - Toronto City Budget Chief Stephen Conforti - Toronto Chief Financial Officer

 GUEST: Shelley Carroll - Toronto City Councillor and budget chief  Previewing tomorrow’s show with Deb  GUEST: Nolan Quinn - Minister of Colleges and Universities  Ontario Expanding Learn and Stay Grant to Train More Family Doctors in Ontario  

GUEST: Marc Miller - Immigration Minister talks about the immigration announcement made this week  Is Deb being too cold-hearted by suggesting parking shouldn’t be free at hospitals ?

- Did you try negotiating for something other than a raise at work? We take your calls  - What is the threshold for driving people to the airport? - CTV W5's Jon Woodward explains his story of how a clothes donation bin company passed itself off as a charity, while donated items were put up for sale 

- Would you consider renting out to Swifties for the week of the shows?  - Pediatric group says doctors should regularly screen kids for reading difficulties. Guest Dr. Scott McLeod - one of the authors and chair of the society's mental health and developmental disabilities committee, joins the show - Lorraine Sommerfeld - columnist at driving.ca  on Four people dead after vehicle crashes into gua...

We take your calls on dealing with encampments in our parks Aaron Ettinger - Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Carleton University takes us down memory lane on U.S. and Canadian Prime Ministers relationships as we head into the next U.S. election Moshe Lander - senior lecturer in economics at Concordia University shares his thoughts on the latest rate change from the Bank of Ca...