Brian Crombie Radio Hour

Brian interviews David Perry. David is the president and CEO of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, an independent, non-partisan international policy think tank, and my research focuses on Canadian defense spending and procurement. David Perry talks about Canadian National Defense, the state of our readiness, our procurement policies and process and our NATO spending target.

Brian interviews Dan Donovan. Dan is editor and publisher of Ottawa Life Magazine, a former political staffer and a long time journalist on Canadian politics and current affairs. Tonight I interview Dan Donovan about politics in Canada and specially the by-election in Toronto tonight and what it might mean for Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Party’s future.

Brian interviews Snjezana Pruginic. Snjezana is a seasoned Somatic Trauma Therapist, Transformative Justice Worker, and the visionary behind Circle Point Wellness—a socially minded business committed to cultivating work environments in which people feel good so they can do good. Snjezana talks about her traditions around the solstice and the strawberry full moon, writing down what doesn’t serve yo...

Brian interviews David Roddis. David is the founder of SlowPainful.com , where, since 2014, he has offered unabashedly progressive, outrageously funny political commentary and personal reflections. He is known locally as erstwhile author, feckless artist, starer into space while smoking, and public homosexual. David Roddis talks about Pride Month and his new book “Sorry Looking for NOW LOL”. David...

Brian interviews Jeff Thompson. Jeff is VP Asset Management Agellen. Jeff and I discuss various aspects of the real estate market, including the impact of the housing crisis, the potential of industrial and real estate investments, and the changing landscape of retail and industrial sectors. We also explore the benefits of real estate investment trusts (REITs) and the need for immediate action and...

Brian interviews Alex Dalziel. Alex is a Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, an Ottawa-based public policy think tank. He worked for over 20 years in Canada’s national security community before joining MLI. He holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in history from Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador, and has also studied in Finland and Germany. He writes and speaks on nat...

Brian interviews Paul Richards. Paul is Managing Director of GUR Build, a modern manufacturing housing company in the UK and he talks about modern construction techniques. He argues that the way we build houses today is pretty much the same as we did 100 years ago and we need a concentrated effort to streamline zoning, building codes and building techniques. He discusses some of the innovations he...

Brian interviews George Lee. George was born and raised in China. He earned an M.A. in English literature from University of Calgary, and a Juris Doctor degree from University of Victoria. He practices law in Vancouver, Canada. George talks about his award-winning novel "Dancing in the River". It won the 2021 Guernica Prize for Literary Fiction. The book draws on Lee’s own life experiences growing...

Brian interviews Lisa Baiton. Lisa, CAPP President & CEO, talks about the economic, geopolitical and energy/climate change issues we face today. She discusses how poorly our country is doing, prosperity and investment languishing, over regulation and glacial time for approvals, and the stifling of our resource industries. She recommends some significant changes and says that if we get this rig...

Brian interviews Robin Pacific. Robin's work has spanned thirty years and a wide variety of media. In addition to writing personal and critical essays, she has produced artworks in a variety of media, encompassing painting, drawing, video, installations, performance, and numerous community-based collaborations. Robin holds a PhD in English Literature from York University, a Masters in Theological...

Brian interviews Sheila Winter Wallace. Sheila is a coach/educator, mentor and facilitator. She has built 4 businesses since 1975 in nursing, retail, energy medicine and coaching/ministry. She has deeply-lived relational experience with family, networks, teams and business. Sheila knows, first hand, what an emotional devastation looks like when it comes to the sacred health of being, body and busi...

Brian reflect on his last six weeks campaigning in the Mississauga Mayoralty by-election. He discusses debates, ugly campaign tactics, other candidates and the future of Mississauga. I wanted to raise several crises and get them on the agenda, but I was surprised voters were not as concerned as I thought they would be: - A housing crisis - Tax increases 2 and 3 times inflation - An affordability a...

Brian interviews a pair of long time Mississauga residents, and also three young university students about what’s important to each of them in this Mississauga Mayor By-election. Axel Breuer and Pieter Kool have both lived here for decades and have retired in Mississauga getting involved in residents organizations and the Arts. Listening to the concerns of our residents is key and enlightening. Ka...

Brian interviews Richard Lyall. President of RESCON, the Residential Construction Council of Ontario, Richard is a prolific writer, speaker and commentator on what has and is going wrong. He feels that red tape, approval delays, unneeded zoning and political interference are some of the causes of our situation. He talks tonight about the housing crisis in the GTA. He calls for change, and quick, o...

Brian interviews five Mississauga Ward 5 candidates. These candidates have great ideas and varied experience and have put their name, time and efforts forward to campaign for a council seat. I invited all of the candidates, these are the ones that accepted: Amir S. Ali, Kristin Datto, Imran Hasan, Shelly A. Scott-England, Rana Zia. If you want to be motivated by some incredible people, who are wor...

Brian interviews Rick Goldring. Rick was a former Mayor of Burlington for 8 years and now he hosts a Podcast called the “Mayor of Money”. We discuss: You were Mayor of Burlington between 2010-2018. What do you think makes a good Mayor? Is business experience helpful? Or a career politician? In your view, what are the big issues facing GTHA municipalities? Why aren't we building enough homes? What...

Brian interviews Ron Butler. Ron has twenty years of experience in the mortgage business with Butler Mortgages. He is a prolific writer of opinion pieces on the market and we have a spirited debate about the housing crisis and who is responsible. Ron talks tonight about the real estate market, the housing affordability crisis, municipal government red tape and zoning regulations, the crash in cond...

Brian interviews transit guru WB Transit. WB Transit posts daily about transit ideas past and future. We start by discussing the abundant rail lines that surround and intersect our metro GTA area and then review many of the past proposals to use them to provide world best transit. WB shows us the impact of all day two GO on the Mississauga Milton Line and then extending it across the middle of the...

Brian welcomes two guests onto the program. First, Akbar Zareh. Akbar is a local real estate broker who owns Kingsway Real Estate Brokerage, a very successful independent brokerage. We talked about issues in our City, the real estate market and the challenges we are facing. Second is Carmelia Ray. Carmelia is a well know local entrepreneur and she talks about what she sees as our challenges and ho...

Brian interviews Linda Pinizzotto. Linda is a Toronto/Mississauga Realtor who had a vision to create the 1st Non-Profit Association (COA) to represent condo owners and design a mechanism for awareness and representation in the political forefront within all levels of Government across the Province of Ontario. There are over 1.3 Million condo owners who need a cohesive united voice to represent the...

Brian interviews three Mississauga mayoralty candidates that have great ideas and varied experience and have put their name, time and efforts forward to campaign for Mayor. The gatekeepers keep excluding them from debates and exposure, and the Main Street media ignoring them. So I want to give them each their fifteen minutes to put forward their case for your vote. Jamie Dookie, Diya Atassi, and S...

Brian speaks with Aled Ab Iorwerth. Aled is the Deputy Chief Economist of CMHC. Groundbreaking research by CMHC has revealed that inadequate supply is a key driver behind escalating house prices. Along with Stats Can, CMHC has compared housing prices, approval delays and developer restrictions across major markets and finds the Greater Toronto area municipalities are almost the slowest with the he...

Brian interviews Emily Weedon. Emily is a screenwriter, novelist, film maker and recovering musician who is comfortable writing across many mediums and genres. She is the author of a debut novel "Autokrator" with Cormorant Books and the co-creator of 2 seasons of Chateau Laurier as well as screenwriter on the adult animation series for Sphere media, Red Ketchup. Emily Weedon talks tonight about he...

Brian interviews Michelle Bilek. Michelle is a long term Mississauga advocate and activist for a socially responsible and just society. She has run for politics several times, serves on numerous Peel poverty and homelessness organizations and runs her own consulting company. Michelle Bilek talks tonight about food and housing insecurity in Mississauga and the GTA. Tonight is the Food Bank debate s...

Brian interviews two guests. First, John Wright. John is Executive Vice President of Maru Public Opinion. He and his team provide public opinion measurement, interpretation, and advice and counsel to senior executives and public affairs/public relations leaders. He’s a nationally known figure and much sought-after speaker with over three decades of expertise in public opinion and market research,...