Brian Crombie Radio Hour

Brian interviews Andrea Kaiser. Andrea is a mother, businesswoman, community leader, former three-term municipal councillor, and now a Niagara Regional Councillor. Her father Karl Kaiser was a winemaker and co-founder of Inniskillin Wines and is often credited for the birth of modern Canadian winemaking. After growing the family business, she returned to the wine industry at a neighbouring family...

Brian speaks with Bobbie Olsen. Bobbie talks about her disease, being told she was close to death and the liver transplant that gave her life again. “The doctor knelt beside my bed, holding my hands and giving me a look so serious that his meaning could not be missed. I shook my head… for about two weeks. Eventually, in December 2021, the conversation had to happen. “You have a 58.2% likelihood of...

Brian interviews Alex Vezina. Alex is CEO of Prepared Canada, an emergency preparedness company. Tonight he talks about: Forest Fires and how to stop them, Plastics vs paper bags, which are really better?, and Safe Injection sites, do they do any good? You will be very surprised by many of his answers, all well-researched and published in his weekly column in the Toronto Sun

Brian interviews Marcus Kolga. Marcus is an international award-winning documentary filmmaker, journalist, human rights and disinformation expert, digital communications strategist, and a leading Canadian expert on Russian and Central and Eastern European issues. He’s also a Senior Fellow with the MacDonald Laurier Institute. Marcus Kolga talks tonight about what happened in Russia this weekend wi...

Brian speaks with Eric Protzer. Eric is the author of: Reclaiming Populism: How Economic Fairness Can Win Back Disenchanted Voters. He is a Canadian working at the Harvard Growth Lab at Harvard University in Boston. He talks about a study he has done on housing affordability. His contention is that our housing crisis is a direct result of NIMBYism and over regulation and that municipal politicians...

Brian interviews Murtaza Haider. Murtaza is a professor of Data Science and Real Estate Management at Toronto Metropolitan University. He also serves as the research director of the Urban Analytics Institute. Professor Haider holds an adjunct professorship of Engineering at McGill. In addition, he is a Director of Regionomics Inc., a boutique consulting firm specializing in the economics of cities...

Brian speaks with two different guests. Siobhan Kukolic is a storyteller at heart. She writes to inspire the belief that we have all we need to be the change we wish to see. The Treasure You Seek, her first book, is available on Amazon and Indigo. It is about following your heart, believing in yourself beyond reason, embracing failure and knowing that you are enough. It includes inspirational stor...

Brian interviews Mark Milke. Mike is the president of the Aristotle Foundation for Public Policy and editor of a book "The 1867 Project". From assaults on historical figures such as John A. Macdonald to cancel culture and charges that Canada is a genocidal nation-state, the country that every generation and every immigrant built is now facing routine and corrosive attacks. How did this happen? In...

Brian interviews Sam Sivarajan. Sam is the author of two bestselling books, a behavioral scientist and he has led wealth management teams for large Canadian financial institutions. Sam also is a columnist for the Globe and writes on investing and personal finance topics. Recently, Sam wrote an article about the Commercial real estate crisis. He speaks tonight about the crisis facing commercial rea...

Brian interviews Asher Nathan. Asher is the CEO and Co-founder of NeoTx Therapeutics, an Israeli Oncology company. He talks about his company, their fascinating product that could be a game changer in eradicating cancer, being part of the “start-up nation” in Israel, and life when you could be under attack almost anytime.

Tonight: a panel discussion on the Toronto Mayoralty election. Guests are Murray Simser, CEO of Citizn, a democracy app, and Nicholas Ruszkowski, a Public Affairs Government Affairs expert. We discuss what this election means for democracy.

Brian speaks with Fareen Ash. Fareen is a former attorney who practiced civil litigation for ten years. She started working as a coach in 2020, just before the pandemic started. She works with women and men, primarily women, to help them uncover what keeps them from embracing their femininity in relationships and with men. Societal conditioning as well as upbringing often create barriers for women...

Brian interviews Tiger Jeet Singh. The Tiger Jeet Singh Foundation (TJSF) is a registered Canadian charity founded by wrestling legends, humanitarians and philanthropists Tiger Jeet Singh and his son, Tiger Jeet Singh Jr. aka Tiger Ali Singh. Throughout their travels both men have seen their fair share of suffering and decided to use their celebrity to bring awareness and support for the plight of...

Brian interviews Paula Cruickshank. Paula is BDC’s Senior Vice President, Ontario, and Digital Transformation Lead. She oversees financing and consulting services across that province, while also ensuring digital investment. Before joining BDC, Paula spent more than 11 years with the Scotiabank Group. She holds an International MBA from the Schulich School of Business and an LL.M in Banking and Fi...

Brian interviews Michael Forian. Michael has more than a decade of experience working in media, international relations, and on Canada’s federal, provincial, and municipal scenes. He started his professional career as a journalist for Bell Media and has regularly appeared on CTV, CBC, and Global News to analyze and comment on Canadian current affairs. He served governments in both eastern and west...

Stephen Adler brings over two decades experience to NATIONAL as the Senior Director, Public Affairs where he specializes in working with both provincial and municipal governments. We discuss: Current polling and trends for the campaign (Turnout, Candidates, Trust with government), Financing for the city of Toronto in the future, Strong mayor powers – who will use them, who will not, Winning votes...

Brian speaks with Tracy Lamourie. Tracy is a high profile international award winning publicist, is the Founder and Managing Director of Lamourie Media Inc. Tracy announced: “Talking to you in the Toronto region from right here at the Cannes Film Festival in France. Catch me as the special guest on Sauga 960 AM, as Brian Crombie interviews me about the celebrity publicist life and what's been goin...

Brian speaks with Shai Plonski. Shai is the founder of the Still Light Centre school of Thai Massage. He’s taught over 10,000 students worldwide and is a 4-time Amazon bestseller in a career that started in 2002. And recently he lost the majority of his life savings in an online dating scam, called the pig-butchering scam. He’s gone public with his story, writing on Substack and making YouTube vid...

Brian speaks with Amanda Klucowicz. Amanda is a Senior Account Manager at Export Development Canada and a Certified International Trade Professional who is passionate about supporting all Canadian companies to achieve their international business objectives and making Canada better through trade. We discuss the importance of international trade for Canada’s economy. EDC’s promise to Canadian busin...

Brian interviews Phil Gurski. Phil is the President and CEO of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting. He worked as a senior strategic analyst at CSIS from 2001‐2013, specializing in Al Qaeda‐inspired violent extremism and radicalization. From 1983 to 2000 he was employed as a senior multilingual analyst at Communications Security Establishment, specializing in the Middle East. He has also served as...

Brian interviews Michelle Nadon, a highly regarded recruitment specialist who has provided career guidance to the Canadian media and entertainment sectors for two decades. She links today’s businesses with top talent through innovative recruitment models and cutting-edge career enrichment programs. Nadon lives north of Toronto and spends all other spare time, goodwill and company profits on animal...

Brian interviews Holly Hanlon. Holly is CEO of Soho Media Group. Holly's mission is clear: to help you unlock your inner leader and empower your journey through mindset. Her diverse background spans across leading multi-million dollar tech projects for Fortune 500 companies to acting in TV commercials and blockbuster films to raising her 3 children as a single parent. She understands the power of...

Brian speaks with Sean Almeida. Sean is originally from Boston, Massachusetts and a Former US Marine and Columbia University graduate, he’s been living in Ukraine for more than 11 years and before that in Russia. Sean Almeida talks about life in Kiev, Ukraine. We discuss how he ended up in Ukraine, what life is like now in Kiev, what does he think will happen with the war and the future of Ukraine...

Brian speaks with Rick Peterson and Dominic Cardy of Centre Ice Canadians. Rick and Dominic talk about their effort to launch a new political party in the centre of the political spectrum. Rick Peterson is the Chair of Peterson Capital in Edmonton and has been active in The Conservative Party and several Leadership campaigns for several years if not decades! Dominic Cardy, is the MLA for Frederict...

Brian interviews Anthony Furey. Anthony is one of the candidates for Mayor of Toronto. He talks about his candidacy and the different issues in the election. He has been a journalist and commentator with over 15 years of experience in Toronto politics and civic affairs with Post Media. He says: “Expertise in analyzing issues that impact Toronto, such as public safety, infrastructure, and governmen...