The Jerry Agar Show

The area BIA need would need to do some pretty intense fundraising to save the festival but some are saying the city should step up and pay. Really? NO!

The Canadian government has reached a deal with Google over the Online News Act that will see Google make annual payments to news companies in the range of $100 million.  Jerry Agar is joined by tech analyst for more details and what this may mean for a deal with  Mark Zuckerberg's Meta.  

As groups at York U call for the reinstatement of suspended employees, that were charged damaging a Toronto Indigo, maybe they should bone up on what freedom of expression is.

Jerry Agar is joined  by  Managing Editor of Blacklocks.ca on a request that  correctional  services is making to jam contraband cell phones of prisoners because currently that's not allowed.  Why?

Are there details of the deal announced yesterday between Toronto and Ontario that we should be more cautious about?  Jerry Agar is joined by Toronto City Councillor James Paternak for that conversation   

Jerry Agar is joined by Toronto Star Queen’s Park Bureau Chief Robert Benzie to break down the “historic” deal between Toronto and the province that will see Ontario take over the operation of the Gardiner Expressway and Don Valley Parkway.

It’s expected that the NHL wont fine a goalie for wearing  a custom mask for a Native American Heritage night.  If the NHL doesn’t fine him they are again picking and choosing which players agendas are okay and which ones aren’t.

Conservative shadow minister for Agriculture, John Barlow, joins the show to talk about Bill C-234.

Jim Dunn, a professor at McMaster University and Director of the Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative talks about homelessness and the modular housing units opened by the city of Toronto. 

A new report found that TTC ridership is still lagging behind pre-pandemic levels, while Uber highlights an incredible increase in riders after the Scarborough RT derailment. TTC spokesperson, Stuart Green, and Founder of Matrix Cares and  President of the Scarborough Business Association, Shawn Allen, join the show to discuss both sides of the story.

Jamie Lee from Aviva Canada joins the show to talk about how thieves are re-VINing stolen cars and selling them to honest buyers. 

Jerry talks to Sylvain Charlebois about what food insecurity is, and what is actually driving up the cost of groceries.

In a follow-up to a study that says tongue-twisters could be used to gauge alcohol-intoxication levels -- Jerry actually does the experiment and talks to Dan Riskin about the results.

Newstalk 1010 tech expert, Carmi Levy, talks to Jerry about the increasing incidents of cyber attacks on Canadian healthcare institutions. 

Lawyer and disability activist, David Lepofsky, talks with Jerry Agar about the new bike lanes on Eglinton that he says are unsafe for people with disabilities. 

CTV News’ science and technology specialist, Dan Riskin, joins for the weekly segment, Meta Science Monday, to talk about some of the biggest science stories of the week. Dan and Jerry talk about new AI noise-canceling headphone tech, wanting a more meaningful life, and a phone app that can tell you how drunk you are. 

Employment lawyer, Sunira Chaudhry, joins Jerry Agar to talk about the beverage company, Dictador, that appointed a robot as their AI CEO.  

Apparently the RCMP has been short of roughly 100 officers for the past decade. Jerry Agar is joined by Former OPP Commissioner and CTV Chief Security Analyst Chris Lewis on why there is a current hesitance to join the Mounties .    

Many schools in the GTA have no stopping or no parking zones leading to parents being dinged with hundreds of dollars of tickets.  Is that really appropriate for an area where kids are being dropped off?  Should your little snowflakes be walking to school?

Jerry Agar is joined by  Tom Korski, Managing Editor of Blacklocks.ca to review the Annual Report of Procurement Ombudsman Alexander Jeglic who said that he’s received his office has been contacted 30 times federal officials acting outside of the ethics code of the public sector.

As the jury is now deliberating the verdict for Nathanial Veltman, who is charged with 4 counts of 1st degree murder, Jerry Agar is joined by CTV Windsor Reporter Michelle Maluske on information the jury never heard during the trial for the alleged targeting and running down of 4 out of 5 family members.

Deb Hutton, in for Jerry Agar, is joined by the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs on their reaction to Prime Minister Trudeau’s urged Israel to protect civilian life in and exercise “maximum restraint" in their war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

Have you heard of  Zonnic?! Health Canada approved a nicotine product that has no age restriction attached to it’s sale and is actively being marketed to kids & teens. Deb Hutton, in for Jerry Agar, speaks with the Canadian cancer society on how this happened and if it can be fixed.

1 in 3 Canadians are are considering forgoing winter tires this year due to the current high cost of living.  Are you crazy?!

Insiders are claiming the sweetheart deal between the  privately  owned beer store and the provinces LCBO will end but how would that affect the industry?  Jerry Agar speaks to an  industry  analyst  for their view.