The Jerry Agar Show

Does this swing at a second life make sense? Jerry Agar is joined by a professor of marketing & entrepreneurship to find out.

When the city of Toronto is faced with a $1.8 billion budget shortfall and the possibility of a 16.5% tax increase why on earth would we still be paying for the 2026 World Cup?

Last week Jerry Agar asked the head of the board for an interview. He was told they don’t do interviews. So, we sent them a list of questions. They responded.

The University of Waterloo has a new swim program that aims to get more “black folx” swimming called “Black Folx Swim.” Is this a modern form of segregation?

Is it okay to eat something before checkout, with the full intention of paying for it, or is it wrong because you have yet to pay for it?

Karen Stintz, head of Variety Village, former Toronto city councillor & TTC chair, and frequent Jerry Agar Show contributor joins live to discuss her potential political run.

Bob Reid, Principal at Broadway Strategy counts down the communication plays of the week including your chance to weigh in by text at 71010!

Parm Gill, the MPP for Milton, has decided to leave his post and run for Pierre Poilievre's federal conservatives. That's not what the people of Milton voted Gill in for and now the tax payer has to foot the bill for a byelection. Why? So Parm Gill can have a better job? 

While discussing the  Canadian Paediatric Society's announcement that " risky play, is essential for the physical, mental and social development of children" Jerry Agar spoke fondly about his risky childhood including how, as a child, he got into throwing Molotov  cocktails.

Liberal MP Ken McDonald told the CBC that a leadership review was necessary in the wake of the part y's disastrous polling numbers.  He's now  changing his tune saying he believes ".. .  the Prime Minister is a smart politician..."   It was refreshing to have an honest MP who didn't toe  the party line. Even if it was for a fleeting moment.     

On Bell Let's Talk Day, Jerry Agar is joined by   Former CFL Linebacker and  2X Grey Cup Winner Shea Emry on how concussions lead to his  personal  decline in mental health and how the increased acceptance of discussion around mental health has made it more acceptable for athletes to come forward. 

No one wanted to have  the conversation at that time but now that there has been a ruling that t here was no legal justification to use the Emergencies Act to end the convoy there are several other difficult conversations we should have.

In an incredibly surprising business deal Netflix has announced that it has inked a deal with the WWE for their content for 5 billion dollars!  Who is winning in this deal and what do we know so far?  Jerry Agar is joined by Wrestling  reporter John pollack       

At a time when the landlord and tenant board is absolute mess and landlords and tenants alike are demanding answers Jerry Agar tried to get you those answers and was told their "...policy [was] to not conduct any interviews."  That's not right

A school in Whitehorse has relaxed it's peanut allergy lunch room rules for kids in grades 3 and up.  Is that something that should be adopted by more schools?  Jerry Agra is joined by actor, writer, TV host and peanut allergy sufferer Gina Phillips to get her take.    

A police force has actually done this by creating a potential criminals face from DNA and then running facial recognition software on it.  Is there an ethical problem there?  Jerry Agra is joined by Dhruv Mehrotra, a security writer for Wired magazine to break it down.  

Bob Reid, Principal at Broadway Strategy counts down the communication plays of the week including your chance to weigh in by text at 71010!

OHIP paid an Ontario man less than $2,000 towards a $28,000 bill for shoulder surgery at a private clinic in Calgary but OHIP SHOULD cover it! He was on a waiting list for 3 years and has no other choice of healthcare in Ontario!  

What is wrong with Hamilton?  When you enforce bylaws that artificially keep rents low you are forcing private landlords into  providing  subsidized housing.   

Many provincial highways in B.C. have winter tire  requirements and Metro Vancouver is considering the making them mandatory. Should Toronto consider the same thing? It's not about you it's about the safety of others.   

According to reports, Toronto MPs are furious at Olivia Chow over her property tax gambit. MP @JulieDzerowicz joined @JerryAgar1010 to discuss the city battling over its budget.

CTV News Political commentator Scott Reid joins Jerry Agar to break down why Baker's comments depicting Toronto as ungrateful is “stupid at a strategic level.”

Ahead of the City Of Toronto's 3 day telephone town hall Jerry Agar holds his own town hall to give you the opportunity to weigh in on the city's proposed property tax.  

What credit should the city give the federal government for stiffing on $250 million?   That's  the money the city is expected to need to  cover the cost of housing asylum seekers in Toronto in 2024.  The only MP willing to go on the record and demand that credit is Julie Dzerowicz and she joined Jerry Agar 

An Ontario couple are upset that firefighters refused to try and save their dog that fell through the ice on a river behind their house.