The Jerry Agar Show

Karim Bardeesy weighs in on how a loss of local journalism could hurt democracy. Gabor Lukacs discusses the backlog of air passenger complaints hitting 57,000. Plus, does your workplace have a dress code?

Amanda Galbraith joins the show for Party for Two to discuss the top stories of the day. Unifor and Ford agree to extend the strike deadline, and Mike Kakuk weighs in. Michel Juneau-katsuya joins to talk about India-Canada relations. And Thomas Caldwell, who took out an ad calling Toronto a declining city, joins the show. 

Premier Rob Ford and Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow met at Queens Park yesterday, Sabrina Nanji weighs in. Chris Lewis discusses public safety and recent violent attacks in Toronto. Then Jerry talks about the jobs people tend to leave off their resume, which they should keep on. 

Party for Two with Mark Towhey goes over the top stories of the day. Ann Cavoukian talks about privacy with drones outside homes. Dan Riskin joins the show to discuss the top science stories.  And, Brian Lilley makes the case for getting rid of school boards in Ontario. 

A Toronto landlord is banning EV vehicles from the grounds of two apartment buildings. Plus, Trudeau proposes taxes for major grocery chains if they don’t stabilize grocery prices. Tim Hudak joins the show to talk about the housing crisis. Carmi Levy talks about using AI in government policy. 

An Ex-IBM exec says he doesn’t regret firing a person who saved his life on 9/11.    Could you do that?!

Jerry will get answers from retail and marketing expert professor Marvin Ryder from McMaster University.

Economics lessons will pay life-long dividends to understanding how any marketplace works.

Jerry talks about what we can learn from the finances of the last mayoral election.

According to the York South-Weston tenants union will intervene this afternoon in a four-month rent strike. Is that a position Mayor Chow should be in?

Could the government be saving you billions by modernizing what supplies they are buying?  The Chamber of commerce thinks so.

The worlds largest rubber duck is returning to Toronto as part of a waterfront festival.  Is it costing you anything?   The festival joins Jerry to answer.

Highly addictive opioids that are prescribed as pain relief can often lead to an addiction but there is a lack of data due to ageism.

The man accused of killing 4 members of a family in terror related charges starts today. Jerry is joined by an expert on hate and terror law on why this trial is so important.

New numbers show, what we all assume, your drivers test is easier to pass in small towns.  Should you be forced to test where you live?

The Ontario highschool teachers union begin voting today , possibly, against an agreement to keep discussions going with arbitration.

It’s the first criminal case to be  thrown out due to staff shortages and it may just be the beginning of a bigger problem.

After Toronto city hall approved new revenue tools we simply cannot let the the feds and the province off the hook.

The accused in the fatal stabbing of a 12-year-old is also 12!  If convicted, what do you do with a 12-year-old murderer?

Officers have previously needed to abstain for 4 weeks before duty.  You want your Mounties THIS clean cut?

Does the TDSB really need to install air conditioning to keep your snowflakes cool? 

The city is ending the contract with a go kart track that occupies public land, but does the decision make sense financially for the city?  The councillor for the area, Stephen Holyday, breaks down why this is happening.   

After a weekend that saw the housing minister resign and the cabinet shuffled, Premier Doug Ford addresses the media and unveils details of a provincial review of the Greenbelt.

Premier Smith joined Jerry Agar to talk about why she has an issue with recent comments from the Federal Environment Minister.

An Australian TikTok mom is starting the conversation after saying 14 is too young for her kid.