The Deb Hutton Show

Marieke Walsh - senior political reporter in The Globe and Mail's Ottawa Bureau joins us to discuss David Johnston saying no to a public inquiry. Bonnie Crombie is considering a run for the provincial Liberal leadership role. If she runs, she plans to stop the downloading of services to municipalities. We take take your calls.

Matt Elliott - Contributing columnist at the Toronto Star joins us to discuss Toronto's mayoral race and taxes. And on Smart Speakers we're joined by  Jamie Ellerton - Founding Partner at Conaptus and long-time political strategist, Matt Gurney - Journalist and co-founder of The Line, an online magazine and Sarbjit Kaur - co-founder KPW Communications.

Is a ban on donating to homeless people crossing a line?  We get your thoughts. And Brett House, Professor of Professional Practice in economics at Columbia Business School and a Fellow with the Public Policy Forum, the Munk School and Massey College joins us for Dollars and Sense.

Are you surprised Johnston didn’t call for an inquiry? we take your calls. Our science expert Dan Riskin answers are questions about commercial space travel, strange noises in the sky and Ivory-billed Woodpecker may not be extinc. Ksenia Tchern - partner at Abramovich and Tchern Immigration Lawyers discusses Ontario changing the requirments for immigrant engineers gaining accreditation.

Entertainment Court with Richard Crouse. Could re-imagining malls help solve the GTA housing crunch? We speak to Rob Spanier about this. Smart Speakers with Jim Richards and Genevieve Tomney.

Smart Speakers Showdown! We speak with Vivian Stamatopolous about a Toronto family suing a long-term care home over ‘horrific’ bed sores and alleged neglect of father. We speak with Matt Cauz about Kyle Dubas being out as Leafs GM. 

Kyle Dubas out as Leafs GM. A theatre group wrote an opera about the TTC.  WestJet may need another 48 hours to get back to 'stable state'. What is Doug Ford saying about the Stellantis EV battery plant? Have the Sherman murders turned into ‘Succession’? We speak to Kevin Donovan about this. What’s the oldest family recipe you have?

Maple Leafs president Brendan Shanahan’s media availability on Kyle Dubas not returning as Leafs GM. A Canadian may create a 5 billion dollar moon atop a building in Dubai - Dubai's next big thing? Perhaps a man-made 'moon' as the city's real estate market booms. Many young Canadian professionals are at a mental health 'breaking point'.

Robert Benzie - Toronto Star Queen’s Park Bureau Chief shares his thoughts on what the future might look like for Caledon, Brampton and Mississauga. And we take your calls on Peel splitting. 

Bryan Keshen - CEO of Reena joins us to share about Reena's Mental Health Symposium for supportive house, an alternative to institutional care. And our Smart Speakers are Fae Johnstone - co-owner and executive director of consulting firm Wisdom2Action and Tim Powers - is the Chairman of Summa Strategies and the Managing Director of Abacus Data.

Richa Sandill works as a staff lawyer with the employment law team at Don Valley Community Legal Services, and hopes to spread worker rights information to newcomers in the South Asian community. Fake News Quiz, can you guess what's true and what's fake news? How long should it take for police to respond when you dial 911? We take your calls.

Steve Clark put forward a bill to desolve Peel. Brendon Bernard - Senior Economist at INDEED calls in to share what he knows about Canadian summer jobs. Jonathan Edwards - reporter on The Washington Post's Morning Mix has the scoop on who stole Dorothy's red slippers after they vanished 17 years ago!

A Toronto boy was mauled by an off-leash dog on school property, who's responsible? We take your calls. A third of Canadians are ok with prescribing euthanasia to solve homlessness, is this scary? We ask you.

Between transit and low-incoming housing setbacks, can Toronto get anything done? We take your calls. And  Lindsay Broadhead - Strategic Communications and Public Affairs Advisor and Matt Gurney - Journalist and co-founder of The Line, an online magazine join us for Smart Speakers.

Mark Mendelson - Newstalk 1010 Crime Analyst and former homicide detective discusses crime in the city. Nainesh Kotak - personal injury lawyer joins us to answer our questions liability when dogs attack. We head to the grocery store for the Supermarket Sweep!

Should couples share bank accounts? We take your calls. Stephen Dasko - Councillor for Ward 1 Mississauga calls in to chat about the MZO imposed overriding Mississauga cities master plan. Jeff McGuire - Executive Director with the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police discusses the new stricer bail system.

Mark Towhey is in for Reshmi Nair.  We take your calls about what to do about violence in the classroom.

Mark Towhey is in for Reshmi Nair.  Michel Juneau Katsuya - former Asia-Pacific chief at the Canadian Security Intelligence Service comes on the show to discuss the CIAs latest recruitment tool. And on Smart Speakers Daniel Sarah Karasik - Lead consultant at Evenings and Weekends Consulting and John Moore - host of Moore in the Morning join us.

Mark Towhey is in for Reshmi Nair.  Mark Mendelson Newstalk 1010 Crime Analysis and former homicide detective talks Amber Alerts and why they matter. Dollars and Sense with Brett House Professor of Professional Practice in economics at Columbia Business School and a Fellow with the Public Policy Forum, the Munk School and Massey College.

Mark Towhey is in for Reshmi Nair.  Tarek Hussein, clinical pharmacist, owner and manager of Weller Pharmacy in Kingston, Ontario answers are question about what to do with leftover medication. Josipa Petrunic - President and CEO of The Canadian Urban Transit Research & Innovation Consortium (CUTRIC) reacts to new TTC delays on the Eglinton line.

Stuart Green - TTC Spokesperson joins us to answer our questions about what's happening with the TTC. We take your calls about MZO's in Mississauga.

Racists posters spread around GTA  Mike Kakuk - Co-Host of the Morning Drive on AM800 in Windsor talks with us about Stellantis. Scott Reid - CTV Political Analyst and former advisor to a Prime Minister and Lindsay Broadhead - Strategic Communications and Public Affairs Advisor join us for Smart Speakers.

Marc Fisher - Associated Editor at the Washington Post shares his thoughts on AM radio disappearing from modern cars. Cathryn Naiker - Comedian, Host of the Buckets & Tea NBA Show and The Pickup WNBA Podcast joins us to share about the excitment felt at the WNBA's first game in Canada this past weekend.

What's wrong with the TCC? Sariah and Ariella Morgan (13 and 6 years old) - founders of lip gloss firm iAh Beauty and fashion house Bossari join us and share what it takes to be a boss. Our science expert Dan Riskin discusses the case of working from home. And Dale Hooper - General Manager at FanDuel Canada answers our questions about betting online.

Sarang Kitchen, a neurodivergent restaurant opens up in Toronto. We take your calls, are the Leafs going to win a stanley cup before we're allowed to drink alcohol in city parks? Nathaniel Erskine Smith - Ontario Liberal Leader candidate calls in to chat.