Brian Crombie Radio Hour

Brian interviews Douglas Elliott. Douglas is a civil litigator and constitutional lawyer who has followed this litigation, the issues and the settlement in great detail. We have a great conversation about the original accusations about the voting machines, the size of the settlement and what it says about defamation issues and some lessons on what he describes as excellent legal work. Tonight we t...

Brian welcomes on two guests. First is Amanda Christmann Larson, a mom, grandmother, and a digital nomad, travelling the world while she continues to work. She’s currently living in Barcelona, Spain and, in the last year, she’s lived in Ireland, Thailand, Vietnam, Bali, Egypt, Italy and now Spain. Amanda works in Communications for U.S.-based law firms, and keeps a full-time working schedule while...

Brian speaks with Leor Margulies. Leor leads the real estate group at the law firm of Robins Appleby LLP in Toronto. He specializes in low-rise and high-rise development for both large and midsize builders in Ontario, as well as construction financing for most of the major financial institutions in Ontario and has been on the BILD Board of Directors and executive since 1999. We focus on Housing Af...

Brian interviews Dr. Paul Kershaw. Dr. Kershaw is an award-winning tenured professor at the University of BC, public speaker, regular media contributor and Founder of Generation Squeeze – a "Think and Change Tank" that promotes well being for all generations by turning evidence into action and rejuvenating democracy to protect what is sacred for younger and future generations: a healthy childhood,...

Brian interviews two guests. First is Dr. Maxine McLean. Dr. McLean is the author of "Gratitude Keeper: No Rain, No Water: Nurture Your Spirit With the Healing Art of Gratitude". Dr. McLean blends her insightful knowledge of holistic wellness with the power of gratitude and daily affirmations to help readers cultivate a more positive outlook on life, reduce stress and live happier and healthier ev...

Brian interviews Doug Dane. As an international keynote speaker, mentor, and survivor of physical, emotional, and sexual abuse, Doug has a unique perspective on personal growth and transformation. His personal experience has led him to develop a duplicable system to help others discover their true identity, let go of their past, and live a life of freedom. 60% of adults suffered some form of adver...

Brian interviews David Moscrop. David is a columnist, podcaster, and the author of Too Dumb for Democracy? Why We Make Bad Political Decisions and How We Can Make Better Ones. His work has appeared in the Washington Post, the Globe and Mail, the Guardian, and elsewhere. He holds a PhD in political science from the University of British Columbia. He lives in Ottawa.

Brian speaks with two different guests. First is Dr. Rahul Kushwah from Predictmedix. A 30 seconds or less AI driven cannabis / alcohol impairment test, Predictmedix Inc. is an emerging provider of rapid health screening, medical devices – powered by a proprietary artificial intelligence (AI) which use multispectral cameras to analyze physiological data patterns to detect Cannabis or alcohol impai...

Brian speaks with Dan Donovan. Dan is the Publisher and Editor of Ottawa Life Magazine, a former political staffer, stand up comedian and an excellent writer. Tonight Dan Donovan talks about Chinese interference in Canadian elections.

Brian speaks with Peter Dickinson. Peter is the editor of the Ukraine Alert blog at the Eurasia Center and the publisher of Business Ukraine and Lviv Today magazines. Born in the United Kingdom and a permanent resident of Ukraine for nearly twenty years, Peter has worked to develop awareness of Ukrainian current affairs and issues in English-speaking countries. Peter established himself as a journ...

Brian speaks with Anita Nowak. Anita, PhD, is an empathy expert, two-time TEDx speaker, podcaster, award-winning educator and Fellow with the International Women’s Forum. She is passionate about leveraging empathy for personal, organizational and social transformation. For the past fifteen years, Anita has held various leadership roles in higher education at McGill University dedicated to social i...

Brian interviews two guests. First is Kim Thoma. Kim found weight lifting and bikini competitions after a tough divorce and now sees Fitness as Therapy and started her successful modelling career later than most. These two fascinating models and fitness activists both have very different motivations and careers. Then he speaks to Hanya Kizemchuk. Hanya is a Mature Model who started modelling in Mi...

Brian speaks with two guests. First is Ashley Waters. Ashley has been recognized by the Greater Niagara Chamber of Commerce recently named one of Niagara's Top 40 Under 40 Business Leaders for her achievements in the non-profit sector. For the past thirteen years, Ashley has worked as a Non-Profit manager with Scouts Canada. Previously, she was an opening team member for the Niagara Falls Conventi...

Brian interviews Ted Hsu. Ted is one of eight current Ontario Liberal Party MPP's sitting in the Ontario Legislative Assembly. He represents Kingston and the Islands in Eastern Ontario. He worked in science research for 10 years, as a finance executive for nine years, as the executive director of a sustainable energy association for four years, and served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kings...

Brian speaks with Charles St-Arnaud. Charles joined Alberta Central in July 2019. He has more than 17 years of experience as an economist in the public and the private sectors, both in Canada and internationally (New York, London, Hong Kong). Charles also provides regular comments to various print and television media, including The Globe and Mail, the Financial Post, BNN, Bloomberg, the Wall Stre...

Brian interviews Mostafa Askari. Mostafa is IFSD's Chief Economist. He held key fiscal, analytical, and managerial positions in the federal government, including at Finance Canada and Health Canada, and as a senior advisor to Canada’s Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund. Mostafa has a PhD. in economics from Queen's University. A Canadian think-tank at the nexus of public finance...

Brian speaks with Indira Naidoo-Harris. Indira is a policy-maker, journalist and human rights advocate. Her areas include education, equity, diversity, inclusion and women’s issues. As a former Ontario MPP/cabinet minister, her files included the status of women, child care, education, health and finance. Naidoo-Harris advanced strategies for women’s economic empowerment, gender-based violence, an...

Brian interviews Dmytro Popinako. Dmytro is Founder and Managing Partner of Innoware, a Ukrainian tech company. He had to escape from his house north of Kiev in the first days of the war, travelling across Ukraine, his family became refugees in Poland and then Germany before returning to Kiev a few months ago. He stayed in Kiev, describes his daily life and how he has kept his business going in th...

Brian interviews Andrew Perez. Andrew is a Public affairs strategist, freelance writer, and Liberal Party activist and commentator. Andrew talks about the prospects for the Ontario Liberal party after their recent convention. They believe they are the alternative to Doug Ford, had a record turnout at their convention, are doing much better than the NDP in polls, but don’t have a leader and don’t k...

Brian speaks with Howard Brown. Howard is co-founder of Brown and Cohen, a PR GR firm in Toronto. Howard is also a public relations and government affairs consulting expert. He talks about an International PR conference he attended last week in India and what he was reminded were the secrets to success in networking and business building.

Brian interviews Joseph Iannicelli. Joseph is the former President of Standard Life, an actor, yoga instructor, and now a published author. He just published his first book called "Unleash Your Best Self: Discover the multiplier effects to your success".

Brian speaks with Neil Seeman. Neil is an author, Internet entrepreneur and mental health researcher based at the University of Toronto – and the author of Accelerated Minds: Unlocking the Fascinating, Inspiring, and Often Destructive Impulses that Drive the Entrepreneurial Brain. We discuss his book and also his most recent column in the Toronto Star on “moral injury in the workplace”. What is an...

Brian interviews Scott Simms. Scott is currently President & CEO of The Pearson Centre for Progressive Policy. He was a Member of Parliament for 17 years from 2004 to 2021. Before that Scott was a TV weatherman at The Weather Network anchored in Mississauga and now Oakville. We discuss: - What have been some of the biggest changes in politics over seventeen years. - What is the state of politi...

Brian interviews Rosemary Thompson. Rosemary is the Executive Director for the Coalition for a Better Future in Canada. It is a diverse group of Canadian leaders and organizations – across business, labour and civil society – working together to achieve a more inclusive, sustainable and prosperous Canada. They say we need a stronger economy to produce rising incomes, afford social programs, and fi...

Brian speaks with John Rapley. John is an award-winning academic, author and macro-analyst with a focus on applied research in geopolitics, global political economy and policy studies and is a political economist at the University of Cambridge and a Senior Fellow at the Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Studies. John Rapley talks about his recent article: “If the economy crashes, let it burn – i...