The Jim Richards Show

- Restaurant allegedly tells employees they have to speak English only when in front of customers. Is this allowed? We speak with Sunira Chaudhri - employment lawyer and take your calls - Manhunt for UnitedHealthcare CEO shooter stretches into second day. Mark Mendelson - Newstalk 1010 Crime Expert and former homicide detective, joins Jim to explain how the investigation would be progresssing - Je...

- Toronto considers capping ride-share driver licences — again  - Zoe Dodd - member of Toronto Overdose Prevention Society, on safe consumption sites - Non-alcoholic beer sales in Ontario up 69 per cent in 2024: LCBO. Jim feels less alone - Chrissy Newton - host of the show Alien Encounters: Fact or Fiction

- Air Canada's cheapest tickets on some routes will no longer include carry-on baggage. Jim is joined by Gabor Lukacs - Air Passenger Rights Advocate  - What does Jim need to know about winter tires? Lorraine Summerfeld, columnist at driving.ca , has answers - TTC deploys plainclothes inspectors to fight fare evasion: ‘We have to let people know we’re serious’. Jim interviews Stuart Green - TTC Sp...

- Do these recent ads from the Government of Ontario feel like we’re spending all this money to tell us the government is great - Jeff Gray - Queen’s Park Reporter at the Globe and Mail, joins Jim to break down the Ontario place renovation story highlighted in the Auditor-General's report - Are we already acting like the “51st State”?

- How does Bonnie Crombie expect to win?  - Canada Post presents union with 'framework' to reach deal as strike continues. Jim speaks with Mark Lubinski - President of the Toronto CUPW local

- Toronto Public Library apologizes after lost child denied help, Jim speaks with Megan Kinch - mom involved in the story - At what point can you put country over party? 'Thanks for dinner':  Trudeau meets with Trump, cabinet nominees at Mar-a-Lago after tariffs threat - American Warships Neutralize Houthi Missile Attack in Vital Shipping Lane. Jim speaks with Phil Gurski - President and CEO of Bo...

- Is it fair to reduce sentences because of jail conditions?  - As a parent, can you blame Biden for pardoning Hunter Biden?  - Zelensky says that peace might mean conceding land to Russia. Jim speaks with Julia Tymoshenko, a Ukrainian resident for their perspective - Robert Benzie - Toronto Star Queen’s Park Bureau Chief, on Phil Verster's resignation from Metrolinx

GUEST : Robert Benzie - Toronto Star Queen’s Park Bureau Chief Trudeau government’s ‘Team Canada’ approach to Donald Trump is already on shaky ground.  GUEST:  Bruce Arthur - columnist at the Toronto Star  John Herdman resigns as head coach of Toronto FC  GUEST:  Bob Richardson - Public Affairs Consultant and NEWSTALK 1010 contributor Trudeau on flight path to Florida in wake of Donald Trump's tar...

What kind of compensation do you want as a retailer?  Here are the top concerns, which explain why small businesses are so concerned: - 77% say it is too complicated and costly (average of $1000 to reprogram POS machines) - 74% say it will simply push sales into the holiday period - 71% say big businesses/online giants will have the upper hand to benefit 66% say there isn't enough time to implemen...

- Do you feel safer here or in an American city?  - Dr. Adam King - Assistant Professor - Labour Studies Program - University of Manitoba, on the ongoing Canada Post Strike - Are you okay with the $250 cheque being put on the backburner?

- Avery Haines - host and managing editor of W5, explains to Jim why she is joining John’s show instead of Jim’s on Friday  - What is your automatic “we’re leaving” reason at a restaurant? - Buy now, pay later schemes are popping up everywhere 

- Jim ponders the question: Should it be the goal of a public service to make money?  - White House pressing Ukraine to draft 18-year-olds so they have enough troops to battle Russia. Jim speaks to Richard Shimooka - Military Expert and Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute - Jim goes off on counting cyclists

- What is a creepy way to meet someone?  - Ontario’s 10-year e-scooter pilot a ‘slap in the face,’ disability advocacy group says. Jim speaks with David Lepofsky - Disability rights advocate - Trump's tariffs would crush Canada's economy. Why some industry leaders are calling his bluff with Charles St-Arnaud - chief economist at Alberta Central, a trade association for the province's credit unions...

Chris Lewis - CTV Public Safety analyst and former commissioner of the OPP\ Jeff Agar - mayor of St. Clair Township, Ontario

Moshe Lander - senior lecturer in economics at Concordia University Monte MacGregor - criminal defence lawyer Jagmeet Singh - leader of the federal NDP

- Do we need to change how police handle protests?  - What you need to know about magic mushrooms and legality with Harrison Jordan - founder and managing lawyer at Substance Law

- Kids are getting ruder, teachers say. And new research backs that up  - What does Canada Post need in 2024? Marvin Ryder - professor of marketing and entrepreneurship at McMaster University's DeGroote School of Business, joins Jim - Justin Trudeau defends spending record on military amid fresh criticism with Christian Leuprecht - co-editor of Dirty Money: Financial Crime in Canada, and professor...

- 'Not good for the economy': MPs call on federal government to regulate resale concert tickets with Marvin Ryder - professor of marketing and entrepreneurship at McMaster University's DeGroote School of Business  - Trudeau says Canada would 'abide' by ICC arrest warrant for Israel PM Netanyahu, Jim speaks iwth Casey Babb - Senior Fellow with the Macdonald Laurier Institute, an International Fello...

- How many alarms do you have on your phone? Producer Ben has approximately 100 - NDP says Ford government’s bike lane bill bans lawsuits if cyclists injured or killed on streets where lanes removed. Guest Jessica Bell - MPP for University-Rosedale  - Should Taylor Swift visit places in the city? Or is Ginella Massa wrong here? - COMEDY PANEL - Does Jerry Seinfeld have a point here? With Simon Rak...

- Markham man agrees to remove backyard hockey rink after years-long faceoff with city, neighbour. We speak with neighbour Grant - Bob Richardson - Senior Counsel at National Public Relations and NEWSTALK 1010 contributor, on the Trudeau 2 month tax break - Talk To a Stranger Day - now on live radio! 

- Trudeau government announces $250 cheques for some Canadians, plus GST cuts on food, beer, children’s clothes . Jim takes your calls - How many alarms do you have? - Ontario town fights to stop Tim Horton’s drive-thru development over road safety concerns. Do you live near a Tim’s that impacts traffic? 

- How a Toronto city charter could fend off 'political interference' by Queen's Park. Are you with John Tory on this? - Anatomy of a Scandal - Randy Boissonnault with Scott Reid - Guy Cry Movies - what are your picks? - Talk To A Stranger Week with Pete Bombaci - Founder of The GenWell Project

- Did Jim do the right thing in this bike lane confrontation?  - What is a ‘cyclone bomb’? Tens of thousands without power, ferries cancelled after 'bomb cyclone' batters B.C. coast. We hear from Mark Robinson - The Weather Network storm chaser  -  Ian Lee - associate professor at Carleton University's Sprott School of Business on how Canada Post has squandered 10 years of opportunity - Denise Bal...

- How many people out there have had their car stolen?  -  Jim dives into the story of Liberal Minister Randy Boissonault and claims of indigenous heritage - No clear end in sight as House of Commons gridlock approaches 2-month mark. Scott Reid - CTV Political Commentator and advisor to a number of Prime Ministers gives his expert opinion.  - Jim’s Topic Potpourri

- Is not drinking the same as being a vegan when it comes to how people respond when you tell them?  - Where do you go if you have to poop at work?  - Beeta Senedjani, Canadian Drug Policy Coalition’s Dialogues Program Coordinator, reacts to Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones' comments on safe consumption sites - Alcohol sales reinvigorating convenience store industry, Ontario Convenience Store...