The Deb Hutton Show

A historic trip this month for a new King and Prime Minister. Plus – Is Canadian Tire going to buy Hudson’s Bay?   GUESTS: Christina Blizzard - Queen's Park columnist at the Toronto Sun and covered the royals for Britain's The Guardian Dennis Darby - CEO of Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters Marvin Ryder - associate professor at the Degroote school of business at McMaster Univer...

A new study with surprising results looks at young people playing online. Plus – What’s your favourite movie line? Newstalk 1010’s hosts weigh in.   GUEST: Dr. Michele Foster - psychologist and co-founder of the Toronto Psychology and Wellness Group

We break down today’s news with a lawyer to explain what it means Plus – What’s going on with the TDSB’s financial challenges? GUESTS: Gavin Tighe - constitutional lawyer and senior partner with Gardiner Roberts LLP Neethan Shan - Chair of the Toronto District School Board (TDSB)

Clearing the air on a couple of topics making the rounds. Plus – Is this the worst texting behaviour ever?

Deb chats with the new MP who defeated the Conservative leader Plus – what does Ontario’s Attorney General think about Doug Ford’s comments today?   GUESTS: Doug Downey - Attorney General of Ontario Kathleen Wynne – former Premier of Ontario Bruce Fanjoy - Carleton’s newest MP  

Deb’s lined up a bunch of high profile guests today. Here’s a few of them:   GUESTS: David Paterson - Ontario’s Representative in Washington, former VP at General Motors and Blackberry, and was chair of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce Jason Kenney - former Premier of Alberta

Who came out on top in terms of the polls and seat aggregators? Plus – What do you want Carney to do in response to tariffs?   GUESTS: Prabmeet Sarkaria - Ontario Transportation Minister John Wright - veteran pollster  

Deb has some unfiltered analysis of how the Conservatives ran their campaign. Plus – One of Canada’s top Conservative playmakers weighs in on the Federal Election   GUEST: Kory Teneycke - former Director of Communications to Prime Minister Stephen Harper and now co-founder and CEO of Rubicon Strategy

Deb sets up your guide to the big day when Canada decides Plus – How did you decide how to hyphenate your last name? GUESTS:    Lisa Raitt -  Former Federal Cabinet Minister  Arif Virani - Former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada  Tom Mulcair - Former leader of the Federal NDP John Tory - former mayor of Toronto  

Just wait till you hear what Deb thinks of this. Plus – How hard is it for you to set limits for people?

Deb speaks with the mother involved in the story.  Plus – Mistrial declared in sexual assault case against five former World Junior hockey players GUESTS: Kim Schofield - Toronto Defence Lawyer Julia Viscomi John Tory – former Mayor of Toronto Richard Crouse – host of the podcast Maple Syrup For Your Eyes

People are posting pictures from the Pope’s funeral. Is this in bad taste? Plus – the final stretch of the federal election

We take your calls about the ‘51st State’ phone calls. Plus – have you adjusted your commute because of delays? GUEST: Nik Nanos - Chief Data Scientist and Founder at Nanos Research

Plus – how could tariffs impact subway construction? GUESTS: Allison Hurst - CTV Toronto Reporter Prabmeet Sarkaria - Ontario Transportation Minister Steve Orsini - President of the Council of Ontario Universities

Deb talks to the Education Minister about some issues we’re seeing in schools. Plus – HOW much did Toronto city councillors spend on podcasts? GUESTS: Paul Calandra - Ontario Education Minister Tim Powers - Chairman of Summa Strategies and managing director of Abacus Data  

Deb talks to two political veterans about all the things you don’t notice on the campaign trail. Plus – is this business right to put stickers on cars that break parking rules? GUESTS: Mark Mendelson - Newstalk 1010 Crime Expert and former homicide detective Amanda Galbraith -  co-founder and partner at reputation management company Oyster Group and host of Free For All Fridays Ka...

Referendum on new taxes? Eliminating a degree requirement for jobs? Let’s talk about it. Plus – do you have a cleaner who helps around the house? GUEST: Michel Juneau Katsuya - former Asia-Pacific chief at CSIS

Ontario is ordered to pause the Toronto bike lane removal. Deb gets immediate reaction. Plus – what can we learn from the record advance voting numbers?   GUESTS: Gavin Tighe - senior partner with Gardiner Roberts LLP and chair of the firm's Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group  John Wright - veteran pollster

The Conservative leader talks with Deb about his family, and talks about his plans for the country. Plus – our political panel sizes up the race with one week to go GUESTS: Pierre Poilievre – federal Conservative leader Lisa Raitt -  Former Federal Cabinet Minister  Arif Virani - Former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada  John Tory – Former Mayor of...

Deb takes calls from people who are still trying to choose between Carney and Poilievre. Plus, is it time to overturn the plastic straw ban?

John Moore - host of Moore in the Morning  John Tory- former mayor of Toronto  Nik Nanos - Chief Data Scientist and Founder at Nanos Research Richard Crouse - host of Last Call with Richard Crouse, Maple Syrup for your Eyes and The Richard Crouse Show 

GUEST: Michele Mandel - Toronto Sun columnist  How many more women have to be killed on their way out the door?  https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/mandel-how-many-more-women-have-to-be-killed-on-their-way-out-the-door   Are you okay with this proposed move to online voting?  Online voting recommended by Norfolk County clerk for 2026 municipal election  https://www....

How is Doug Ford responding? Plus – it’s finally time for the election debates   GUESTS: Edward Birnbaum - director of planning and external relations - Therme Group Canada Amanda Lang - CTV News Chief Financial Correspondent Tim Powers - Chairman of Summa Strategies and Managing Director of Abacus Data Richard Crouse - host of the Richard Crouse Show, Last Call with Richard Crous...

In a market where many people feel it’s out of reach, is owning a home still a top priority? Plus – What is your work from home horror story?   GUESTS: Sean Speer - Editor at Large at The Hub,an academic, public policy analyst and former economic policy adviser to PM Stephen Harper

Plus, why one writer thinks the leaders debates are a ‘new low for democracy’   GUESTS: Rudyard Griffiths - Publisher and co-founder of The Hub John Wright - Veteran Pollster