The Jim Richards Show

What did listeners see? Should school absences be up to parents or the principal?  GUESTS: Lyndsay Morrison - CTV Weather Specialist Sgt. Kerry Schmidt - with the OPP Highway Safety Division  Barry Choi - Personal finance expert Christian Leuprecht - Professor in Leadership, Royal Military College and Queen’s University

Weighing in on the state of Canadian politics. Do these things count as cheating in relationships?  GUESTS: Scott Reid - CTV Political Commentator and advisor to a number of Prime Ministers, premiers and political leaders Tim Powers - Chair of Summa Strategies Jen Kirsch - Dating and Relationship Expert Mike Wilner - Toronto Star baseball columnist and host of the podcast Deep Left Field

What do Toronto cyclists think? Is it annoying when someone wants to go through every aisle at the grocery store with no plan? GUESTS: Michael Longfield - executive director at Cycle Toronto Dr. Kamilla Bonesen - postdoctoral research fellow in the Brain and Behaviour lab at the University of Ottawa Mike Von Massow - Guelph University food economics Professor 

On the politics of bringing something back to a store. What will the fallout be for Trump calling Lake Ontario 'Lake America'?  GUESTS: Flavio Volpe - President of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association  Joe Walsh - Host of "Social Contract with Joe Walsh." Former Republican Candidate for President. Former Congressman

Jim takes your calls. What does Trump's Venezuela oil deal mean for Canada?  GUESTS: John Wright - Veteran Pollster and CEO of Canada Pulse insights Heather Exner-Pirot - director of energy, natural resources and environment with the    Macdonald-Laurier Institute

One year since premiers came to an agreement, what's happened? What is a 'Toronto Hero'?  GUESTS: Ben Atkinson - Currently with MBA Research and Deciduous Corp, find him at his Substack, Walls and Bridges Karen Stintz -Former Toronto City Councillor & TTC Chair and a political commentator Joe Mihevc - Former Toronto City Councillor and TTC Vice Chair

Mark Towhey fills in for Jim Richards. Are you getting your kid a laptop for school this year?  GUESTS: Moshe Lander - professor of economics at Concordia University Carmi Levy - tech expert

How does something like this happen? Why the upcoming Quebec election is actually a big deal.  GUESTS: Mike Von Massow - Guelph University food economics professor Robert Kokonis - President of AirTrav Inc Christian Leuprecht - Professor in Leadership, Royal Military College and Queen’s University Maura Forrest - Quebec Correspondent with the Globe and Mail 

Mark Towhey fills in for Jim. A Canadian ice cream brand is replacing 70% of its US ingredients.  GUESTS: Ashley Chapman - Chief Operating Officer at Chapman’s Ice Cream  Lianne Phillipson - nutritionist at SproutRight.com

He takes your calls after Jerry Agar's interview this morning. How do you fix the current CPC?  GUESTS: Jesse Rogerson - Associate Science Professor at York University and author of the book Daydreaming in the Solar System Jason Kenney - former premier of Alberta 

Mark Towhey fills in for Jim and has some thoughts about Trump's most recent comments. Why are Canadians buying more legal guns?  GUEST: AJ Somerset - contributor to Macleans

A temperature check on how people are feeling. Is it okay to boo the US anthem? GUESTS: John Wright - Veteran Pollster and CEO of Canada Pulse insights Moshe Lander - professor of economics at Concordia University Eric Alper - Canadian music journalist and publicist 

How should the party respond amid the ongoing trade war? Canada's new global identity. Who are we?  GUEST: Francine Pelletier - journalist based in Montreal and contributor to Macleans

What does Alberta's former premier think about the current state of the trade war? What is an exclusively Canadian saying?  GUESTS: Jason Kenney - former Premier of Alberta, and former Canadian Defence MinisterGuidy Mamann - Managing Partner and Immigration Lawyer at Mamann Sandaluk LLP

Doug Ford doubles down on his 'kiss my ass' comment. Canada needs to protect its agrifood sector. There must be a better way than supply management. GUESTS: Siobhan Morris - CTV Toronto Queen’s Park Reporter Vass Bednar - managing director of the Canadian Shield Institute Sylvain Charlebois - Canada’s Food Professor

Who is in and who is out in the Toronto election? What if we found a cure for cancer, but people refused to take it? GUESTS: Mahdis Habibinia - City Hall Reporter for the Toronto Star Karen Stintz -Former Toronto City Councillor & TTC Chair and a political commentator Joe Mihevc - Former Toronto City Councillor and TTC Vice Chair Dr. Mitch Shulman - Newstalk 1010 Chief Medical Analyst

What will we know by midnight tonight? Should Canada be building data centres in the Fart North? GUESTS: Lisa Raitt - Former Federal Cabinet Minister and member of Mark Carney’s Canada-U.S. advisory council Moshe Lander - professor of economics at Concordia University Carmi Levy - tech expert

Jim looks at the legal implications. Where were you for the last Hip concert?  GUEST: Gavin Tighe - senior partner with Gardiner Roberts LLP

Why changing trends are impacting what kids are listening to. Breaking down a viral post about breakup flowers.  GUEST: Gitane De Silva - Executive Director, Peter Lougheed School of Politics, University of Alberta

Jim takes your calls. A snap edition of Munici-Pals GUESTS: Mike Le Couteur - Senior Political Correspondent with CTV News  Erin O’Toole  -  President and Managing Director at ADIT North America  Savannah Hamilton - WNBA journalist 

Jim hosts complete team coverage. Reaction to the surprise retirement of Paula Fletcher GUESTS: Vassy Kapelos - CTV Chief Political Correspondent and host of the Vassy Kapelos Show, Monday-Thursday noon till 2 PM on the iHeart Radio Network Al Mussell - author of A Slice of the Market: Canada-US Tensions over Cheese Import Permits for CD Howe  Matthew Holmes  -  Executive Vice...

Jim is following the countdown to the deadline. Are you okay with taxpayer dollars going towards these ads? GUESTS: Vassy Kapelos - CTV Chief Political Correspondent and host of the Vassy Kapelos Show, Monday-Thursday noon till 2 PM on the iHeart Radio Network Monte McGregor - criminal defence lawyer 

Should he have to resign? What is a phrase you always get wrong?  GUEST: Tony Keller - columnist with the Globe and Mail 

Jim gets answers ahead of the deadline. How worried should we be about Legionnaire's Disease?  GUESTS: Moshe Lander - professor of economics at Concordia University  Bruce Arthur - Toronto Star columnist Dr. Mitch Shulman - Newstalk 1010 Chief Medical Analyst 

Jim looks at the numbers. What’s your statute of limitations for a girlfriend/wife to get back to your text?  GUESTS: Matti Siemiaticki - director of the Infrastructure Institute at the University of TorontoJoseph Neuberger - criminal defence lawyer