The Jim Richards Show

A look at the bombshell allegation and the investigation. Do you want a 'two dog limit' in the city?  GUEST: Mark Mendelson - Newstalk 1010 Crime Expert and former homicide detective  

What does someone who contributed to the AI taskforce think? ‘We got to stop treating Ontario like a banana republic’: Ford defends use of charter flights GUEST: Daniel Wigdor - submitted a white paper to Canada’s AI Strategy Task Force, Co-founder AI studio AXL, and a computer science professor at University of Toronto

Jim gets answers. Plus, what is responsible for a rise in traffic fatalities?  GUESTS: Matti Siemiatycki - director of the Infrastructure Institute at the University of Toronto Dr. Mitch Shulman - Newstalk 1010 Chief Medical Analyst 

Video shows suspects using grinder to cut steering wheel lock during attempted vehicle theft. Jim talks to the guy who thwarted the robbery

Should they have pinned this guy down? Do you actually like living in Toronto?  GUEST: John Fraser - interim Ontario Liberal leader

Jim takes your calls. Do you have a funny funeral story? 

What can we expect in the announcement? Are we in a recession and how bad could it get?  GUESTS: Hendrik Brakel - Senior Director of Policy and Government Affairs - Canadian Association for Business Economics Richard Robertson - Director of Research and Advocacy at Bnai Brith 

Jim takes your calls. Is it weird to have kids when you’re in your 20’s these days?  GUEST: John Tory Jr. - aviation expert 

Our panel weighs in on Carney's week. Is Canada in a recession? GUESTS: Monte McGregor - Criminal defence lawyerJohn Tory - former mayor of TorontoTim Hudak - Former leader of the Ontario Conservatives now a Partner with Counsel Public AffairsScott Reid - CTV Political Commentator and advisor to a number of Prime Ministers, premiers and political leaders

Jim's not sure. Claude Lemieux dead at 60. A meaningful conversation around mental health and men.  GUESTS: Michael Landsberg - CEO and founder of Empaath and veteran broadcasterKaren Stintz - Former Toronto City Councillor & TTC Chair and a political commentator. Joe Mihevc - Former Toronto City Councillor and TTC Vice Chair

What does a copyright lawyer think? Ford government unveils framework for growing Ontario defence industry over next decade GUESTS: Georgina Danzig - Partner at Heer Law, an intellectual property law boutique in Toronto. Christian Leuprecht - Professor in Leadership, Royal Military College and Queen’s University  

Jim talks with our crime expert about next steps in the investigation. What’s going on with bike parking during the World Cup?  GUESTS: Mark Mendelson - Newstalk 1010 Crime expert and former homicide detective Roy Benin - President and CEO of The Beer Store Jarrett McDonald - Vice President Operations - Toronto Parking Authority 

Jim talks with an infrastructure expert. Mitch Marner is going to the Stanley Cup finals - was Toronto always the thing standing in his way?  GUESTS: Matti Siemiatycki- director of the Infrastructure Institute at the University of TorontoJeff Marek - host of The Sheet podcast

Why Jim thinks the complaints about noise from concerts are way off. What are you doing with your empties?  GUESTS: Reece Martin - Tonto transit blogger and Youtuber 

Jim thinks everyone should be going back to work in office. Guilbeault to resign as an MP over Carney government’s climate policies.  GUESTS: Marvin Ryder - associate professor of marketing at McMaster UniversityScott Reid - CTV Political Analyst and former advisor to a Prime Minister

Jim takes your calls. Was this interaction between Robert Benzie and Lisa Raitt ‘eastsplaining’? Canadasplaining? We go to our man in Calgary.  GUESTS: Tiziana Rosa - Senior Media Relations Advisor at Hydro OneRob Breakenridge - journalist and broadcaster in Calgary 

What does Toronto’s former mayor think of the decision? Bruno Mars kicks off Toronto’s summer concert season with show at Rogers Stadium   GUESTS: John Tory - former mayor of Toronto Shana McCalla - founder of Find Ontario's Missing Boys  

Jim talks with Canada’s leading expert. Do we need to crack down on activist judges?   GUESTS: Colleen St. Clair - Canada’s Best Coyote Expert (and biology professor at the University of Alberta) Monte McGregor - criminal defence lawyer

What will the province do? Another round of the Munici-Pals panel.   GUESTS: Jen Gerson - journalist who covers Alberta politics and co-founder of The Line Karen Stintz - Former Toronto City Councillor & TTC Chair and a political commentator. She is also the vice president of finance and operations for the Canadian Council for Rehabilitation and Work     Joe Mihevc - F...

Jim takes your calls. Is it unethical to save your spouse’s spot in line at the grocery store?   GUEST: Dave Trafford - Chief Executive Producer at Story Studio Network and Host of On the Ledge your Ontario politics podcast  

The latest on the search for Esther. ‘Fired and festive’: ‘Late Show’ host Stephen Colbert bows out   GUESTS: Mark Mendelson - Newstalk 1010 Crime Expert and former homicide detective Barry Sawyer - National President of United Food and Commercial Workers Brian Karem - Journalist and author working at the White House,  Host of podcast… “Just...

Jim takes your calls. What did you miss because of work?

‘I went through her purse’: 8-year-old Ontario boy racks up $2,000 on grandmother’s credit card playing Roblox What does Toronto’s former mayor think of the police chief’s comments? GUEST: John Tory - former mayor of Toronto

Jim doesn’t really see a problem. ‘Failed to make credible progress’: U.S. pausing long-standing military board with Canada   GUEST: Christian Leuprecht - Professor in Leadership, Royal Military College and Queen’s University

Jim looks at the investigation by CTV W5. Do you want 4 AM last call?   GUESTS: Marvin Ryder - associate professor of marketing at McMaster University Avery Haines - Investigative Correspondent/Managing Editor of  W5’s Avery Haines Investigates