The Jim Richards Show

CALLS: AUTOMATIC TAX FILING. This is a fantastic idea that should have been implemented decades ago. I don’t understand why some people are afraid of it. GUEST: David Booth - the Motormouth at Driving.ca Honda and Nissan announce plans to merge, creating world's third-largest automaker | CBC News   GUEST: Sgt. Kerry Schmidt - Highway Safety Division - OPP  StormWatch on the roads/h...

Mark Towhey in for Jim RIchards while he is on vacation !  GUEST: VP of national affairs, Jasmin Guenette, CFIB LEGAL TAX. Is Canada’s new capital gains tax legal? https://x.com/CFIB/status/1870193409685586110 GUEST: Rich Robertson - Director Research and Advocacy B'nai Brith Canada  NAZI NAMES. HOUSING COST.  DCs and other municipal fees add $200K per unit to the cost of a ne...

GUEST:  John Ibbitson - Writer at Large with the Globe and Mail  Poilievre to submit letter to Governor General asking to recall House for confidence vote  CALLS: Revisiting Singh’s decision today  The Newstalk 1010 Christmas Cookie Challenge! 

Deb in for Jim while he is on vacation  GUESTS:  John Tory - former mayor of Toronto  Karen Stintz - Former city Councillor and TTC chair currently president & CEO of Variety Village and a Federal conservative candidate Joe Mihevc - adjunct professor at York University, served Toronto as a city councillor for 28 years  \GUEST: Marvin Ryder - professor of marketing and entre...

GUEST: Caroline Tolton -  red mailbox she set up in her west end neighbourhood GUESTS:  Scott Reid - CTV Political Commentator and advisor to a number of Prime Ministers, premiers and political leaders  Tim Powers - Chairman of Summa Strategies and managing director of Abacus Data PM Justin Trudeau planning to oversee long-awaited cabinet shuffle on Friday: sources    BREA...

Deb Hutton in for Jim Richards who is on Christmas vacation  GUESTS: Kathleen Wynne - former Liberal premier of Ontario  Tim Hudak - former leader of the Ontario Conservatives - founder of Tim Hudak political consulting Frances Lankin  - former Canadian senator, former president and CEO of United Way Toronto, and a former Ontario MPP and cabinet minister in the NDP government of Bob...

Who do you give to at this time of year that is a bit of a stretch? Jim tips his mailman CALLS: Thorben Wieditz - co-founder of MetStrat and spokesperson for RideFair and FairBnB Ad campaign pushing better pay for Uber drivers passed by Toronto council after failed attempts at a cap  GUEST:  Scott Reid - CTV Political Commentator and advisor to a number of Prime Ministers, premiers and p...

CALLS:  Should we be taking this as a wakeup call?  Every Canadian, regardless of their opinion of the Prime Minister or political affiliation, should feel deeply offended by President Trump's remarks. We might one day be grateful for this WAKE-UP CALL. For too long, we have been complacent in our relationships with the United States and the rest of the world. We need to unite and rise t...

GUEST:       Tim Powers - Chairman of Summa Strategies and managing director of Abacus Data Canada's prime minister faces calls to resign. Here's what could happen next  CALLS : Where is the best place to hide Christmas presents?  GUEST:   Mark Lubinski     -    President    of    the    Toronto       CU...

CALLS:  Was this past weekend really a GST vacation or a mirage: it was the busiest Saturday of the year anyway  CALLS:  Should he stay or should he go?  Canada's prime minister faces calls to resign. Here's what could happen next  GUEST:  Dr. Mitch Shulman - Newstalk 1010 Chief Medical Analyst Elton John believes legalizing marijuana 'is one of the greatest mistakes...

GUEST:  Evan Solomon - publisher    at      G-Zero Media GUEST:  Duane Bratt - Political Science Professor - Mount Royal University Siobhan Morris - CTV Toronto Queen’s Park Bureau Reporter  GUEST: Rachel Aiello - CTV News National Correspondent           

All guests react to the resignation of Chrystia Freeland  GUEST:  John Tory - former mayor of Toronto GUEST: Robert Fife - The Globe and Mail's Ottawa Bureau Chief GUEST: Moshe Lander - senior lecturer in economics at Concordia University 

GUEST:  Dan Carter - Mayor of Oshawa  Mayor Dan Carter’s statement on the Province’s announcement to address Ontario’s homelessness, mental health and addictions crisis  CALLS: Is this the right way to deal with homeless encampments? CALLS: Do you not know how to do all the other things with your appliance? 

GUEST:  Dr. Adam King - Assistant Professor - Labour Studies Program - University of Manitoba 'This will make no one happy': Small businesses won't be compensated as Canada Post goes back to work  GUEST:     Catherine Swift - President of the  MESSAGE TO PRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP:    IGNORE DOUG FORD   Should Doug Ford follow this advice     

RANT: HERE’S THE FIX FOR TENTED CAMPS IN PARKS  CALLS: DOES A $10K FINE FOR CAMPING IN PARKS MAKE SENSE? CALLS: IS IT TIME TO DEFEND CANADA’S UNDEFENDED BORDER?  

Mark Towhey in for Jim  GUEST: Phil Gurski - President and CEO, Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting – former CSIS Senior Analyst WILL SYRIA CHANGES = SECURITY RISKS FOR CANADA?  Do you trust city councillors to make a just decision?

GUEST:  Stephen Lecce   -   Ontario Energy Minister Ontario/US trade and economic relationship, especially in the context of energy exports and Ontario's economic strategy as we prepare for a new Trump administration. Especially as energy is a hot topic in the US/Canada trade discussion.    GUEST:  Moshe Lander - senior lecturer in economics at Concordia University&nb...

Do you hate ‘don’t get me a gift’ people?  GUEST: Thorben Wieditz -co-founder of MetStrat and spokesperson for RideFair and FairBnB In surprise move, Olivia Chow changes course on limiting Uber drivers  GUEST: Scott Reid - CTV Political Commentator and advisor to a number of Prime Ministers, premiers and political leaders  Let's be honest, not EVERYTHING about the...

- Montreal community centre pilloried for tickets charging extra for white people. Jim is shocked. - Dr. Adam King - Assistant Professor - Labour Studies Program - University of Manitoba with Jim on What do we do about the Canada Post strike?  - Do you let your kids drink at home in front of you? Do stories like this make you reconsider? - BASED ON THE NAME, CAN YOU GUESS IF THIS IS A CAT OR...

- Trump taunts Trudeau by calling him 'governor' of 'a great state'. Should we really be taking the bait here?  - Canada Post strike on day 26 as union sends new proposals - Jim Gallant - CUPW Negotiator  - The Internet’s Obsession With Luigi Mangione Signals a Major Shift. Jim speaks to Joe Walsh - Host of "Social Contract with Joe Walsh." Former Republican Candidate for President...

- Are all those new safety features in cars making people worse drivers? - Did they catch the guy who killed a CEO in New York? Jim speaks to Mark Mendelson - Newstalk 1010 Crime Expert and former homicide detective - Has your position on Canada Post changed during the strike? 

- Jim Richards gets results in regards to a story last week on a sign at a subway - Vanmala Subramaniam - Globe and Mail workplace and labour Reporter, gives an update on the Canada Post strike - What are the people who are still on Twitter doing and why are they sticking around? Jim asks Carmi Levy - tech expert - Are you going to tip less if your server is standing by looking at you as you enter...

- Dr. Adam King - Assistant Professor - Labour Studies Program - University of Manitoba, on the latest in the Canada Post strike - Do we really expect this gun ban to do anything?  - Gavin Tighe - senior partner with Gardiner Roberts LLP   - Budget Booster Contest winner!

- When can you start saying Merry Christmas? - Do people REALLY have no sympathy for the CEO who was killed in New York? - Moshe Lander - senior lecturer in economics at Concordia University, joins Jim to answer the burning question; Are we in a recession right now? Or a vibecession? - What are carguments you get in to?  

- Diana Chan McNally - frontline community worker and educator in Toronto, reacts to the news Premier Ford says municipalities will be given 'enhanced tools' to respond to encampments  - Karl Moore - professor at the McGill University Desautels Faculty of Management, on Is there any way around Air Canada's new no-carry-on baggage rules?  - Jim bravely defends the baggage checker?