The Deb Hutton Show

  CALLS: Is this ridiculous to you as well?    Toronto unanimously approves down payment help for higher-income earners  

CALLS:  Would you encourage your kids to join the Volunteer Corps?  Premier Doug Ford Launches Ontario Corps  GUEST:  Elliott Morris - EY Canada Partner in the Consumer and Retail Practice  Cost of living concerns spur festive bargain hunting, but consumers sceptical over the real value of sales - EY Holiday Shopping Survey  CALLS: Are you part of this group that is m...

GUEST: Pierre Poilievre - Federal Conservative Leader  GUEST:  Christian Leuprecht - co-editor of Dirty Money: Financial Crime in Canada, and professor at the Royal Military College and Queen’s University  Alleged Toronto ISIS attack plotter now faces war crimes charges  CALLS: What did you make of the interview with Poilievre earlier? Should Poilievre be working to build...

CALLS:  Was this kid treated fairly?  Saint John boy goes home in T-shirt after school bolts locker closed   

Teachers who are misusing sick days are stealing  CALLS: What should be done about this?  GUEST: Julia Hanigsberg - Holland Bloorview’s president and CEO Holland Bloorview celebrates 125 years of care  Should I let family hold my baby? Doctors weigh in on how to keep newborns safe around the holidays 

RECAPPING THE LATEST ON TRUDEAU, FREELAND AND THE CHAOS IN OTTAWA CALLS: What do you think is going to happen? Trudeau resigns? Stays on? Early election? Taking your predictions now  GUEST:  Sean Speer - Editor at Large at The Hub,an academic, public policy analyst and former economic policy adviser to PM Stephen Harper.  Sean Speer: Freeland and Trudeau have no one to blame but the...

GUESTS : John Tory - former mayor of Toronto  Jerry Agar - host of the Jerry Agar Show  GUEST: Kim Wright - NDP strategist Principal and Founder, Wright Strategies Everyone gives their insight to Freeland resigning     

GUEST:  Kathleen Wynne - former premier of Ontario What does Freeland’s resignation mean for the Prime Minister who championed gender parity back in 2015?   GUEST: Sharan Kaur - former Chief of Staff to Bill Morneau shares her perspective as someone who went through this  Calls : What’s your big takeaway from today so far?  

GUEST: Graham Lloyd - CEO of the College Employer Council speaking on possible Ontario University strike    Who is the winner and who is the loser in the Canada Post strike back to work legislation?   GUEST:  Dan Kelly - CEO of the CFIB  BREAKING! It appears that participating in the GST/HST holiday may be optional for businesses in all sectors and at all levels. CFIB is s...

GUEST:  Paul Calandra - Ontario Minister for Municipal Affairs and Housing  Ontario bill would allow sacking of municipal councillors who violate code of conduct  Doug Ford to crack down on homeless encampments with fines for drug use and more funding  GUEST:  Kevin Ashe - Mayor of Pickering Ontario bill would allow sacking of municipal councillors who violate code of cond...

RANT/CALLS: Are you ready for the post-Canada Post life?  GUEST: Richard Shimooka - Military Expert and Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute IS UKRAINE READY FOR A CEASEFIRE?  

Mark Towhey in for Deb  GUEST:  Ben Spurr - City Hall Bureau Chief at the Toronto Star  TORONTO CITY MANAGER SAYS ‘NO’ TO OMBUDSMAN GUEST:  Justin Ling - contributing columnist at the Toronto Star  COURTS NOT THE ANSWER FOR CULTURE WARS     

Jim RIchards in for Deb  GUEST: Greg Layson - Digital & Mobile Editor - Automotive News Canada Why do people have such strong feelings about pickup trucks?  Are you team pro-truck or anti-truck?  MINI POLITICS PANEL  GUESTS: Jamie Ellerton - Principal, Conaptus Limited Kim Wright - NDP strategist Principal and Founder, Wright Strategies Poilievre's Conservatives still in ma...

Jim Richards in For Deb.  Bill Burr blasts healthcare executives as ‘gangsters’ in rant following Brian Thompson shooting GUEST: Mike Wilner - Baseball podcast and columnist for the Toronto Star.  The Deep Left Field podcast  Blue Jays seem to pick a path with Andres Gimenez acquisition  Trudeau says Kamala Harris's election loss was a setback for women's progress &...

- Assault charges dropped against pro-Palestinian protester who was ‘defending his wife’ by shoving police officer. Boris Bytensky - NewsTalk 1010 Legal Analyst, Criminal lawyer with crimlawcanada.com joins Deb to discuss - Is it ever worth it to get the extended warranty? 

- John Hamilton - Vice-President, Strategic Communications and Stakeholder Engagement at Canada Post, joins Deb - We take your calls on what needs to happen in this nearly month-old strike - Is it weird to rent a Christmas tree?

- How do you decide on donations for this time of year?  - John Tory - former Toronto mayor; Bob Richardson - NEWSTALK 1010 contributor and Liberal public affairs consultant; and Kim Wright - NDP strategist Principal and Founder, Wright Strategies debate when and how a 2025 election might happen - Salmon hats are back in style, with Dan Riskin - Newstalk 1010 Science expert

- After a Sports Reporter Blasts ESPN For Having Three Women Talk Football, Deb takes your calls; can women commentate on men's sports?  - Ariella Kimmell - vice president strategic communications for Winston Wilmont, on more absurdity with Trudeau's Tax holiday  - Josh Matlow - councillor for Ward 12 Toronto St Paul’s, is imploring city hall to get TTC's communications abilities to a reasonable s...

- Mark Mendelson - Newstalk 1010 Crime expert and former homicide detective, on the scourge of porch pirates, and Deb takes your calls - Dr. Mitch Shulman - Newstalk 1010 Chief Medical Analyst, on an increase in whooping cough cases - Did Richard Crouse Love these Movies? With Jim Richards

- Deb responds to a caller’s comments about city responsibilities around drug use and treatment - Money markets now heavily betting on oversized 50 basis point BoC rate cut next week following today’s jobs data. Amanda Lang - host of Taking Stock with Amanda Lang on BNN Bloomberg gives her perspective - Scott Reid - CTV Political Analyst and former advisor to a Prime Minister - Are you like Deb an...

- Christina Kotiadis - owner of Lemon Lavender, joins Deb to talk about the issues her business is facing adapting to the tax holiday planned by the Feds - Toronto Tempo revealed as name of new WNBA team after leak accelerates unveiling with Theresa Rech - president of the WNBA  - Peter Bethlenfalvy- Ontario finance minister has good news; Ontario’s credit rating improved

- Jewish doctors consider fleeing Canada amid rising rates of antisemitism in their profession. What do you make of Brad Bradford’s comments this morning on anti-semitism and leadership?  - Federal minister Harjit Sajjan to attend Taylor Swift concert with taxpayer-funded ticket. At what point does this guy get the boot? - Siobhan Morris - CTV Toronto Queen’s Park Bureau Reporter, on the news Ford...

- Retail Council of Canada calls for action to end Canada Post strike, Deb speaks with Santo Ligotti - Vice President - Marketing and Member Services - Retail Council of Canada - Sylvia Jones - Ontario Health Minister. joins Deb to respond to yesterdays Auditor-GEneral report - Jason Mercer - TRREB Chief Market Analyst on Toronto-area home sales surge 40% in November as prices start to edge up  -...

- Four hours of OT for a five-minute call: Crown attorneys told to stop calling Toronto police officers to help curb overtime ‘insanity’. What should be done here?  - Air Canada to bar carry-on bags for lowest-fare customers. If every airline is doing it, is it a big deal anymore? Or just another bad thing we’ve come to expect from flying?  - Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie on her latest hea...

- Who is Ontario Forward? Behind the ad campaign teachers' unions have covertly launched against Doug Ford  - Cap the number of Uber, Lyft drivers in Toronto, staff report recommends. Deb asks Should there be a cap? - December 3rd is Giving Tuesday in Canada, Deb is joined by Erin Filey-Wronecki - chief development and partnerships officer for Food Banks Canada - Media outlets, including CBC, sue...