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Ontario hydro bills to rise over next decade in government’s energy plan 26.10.2017 7:08

Ontario PC Energy Critic, Todd Smith tells the John Oakley Show to talk about energy costs going up! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Heritage Minutes features Kensington Market, with narration from Tom of Tom's Place 25.10.2017 10:12

Tom Mihalik of Tom’s Place Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

8 year old says First Nations costumes are "not cool" for Halloween. 23.10.2017 7:20

Elizabeth Whitmere, mother of 8 year old girl who wrote letter "Dear Party City, the first Nations imitations are extremely NOT COOL! These things mean important things to the first Nations, and they’re not for Halloween.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Push for $10 Daycare in Toronto 23.10.2017 10:52

Pooria Just, is a single father and spokesperson for ACORN and says that publically funded daycare has a huge return on investment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Walmart self-checkout lets customers ring in items while shopping 23.10.2017 8:41

Robert Levy, president of Toronto-based BrandSpark International tells the John Oakley Show that technology is finding its way into everything we do, as long as it serves the consumer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Larry LeBlanc on Gord Downie and the Tragically Hip 18.10.2017 9:18

Larry LeBlanc, co-founder Brycemoor Music and one of the leading music industry journalists in the world, joins the John Oakley Show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Liberals to trim small business tax rate to 9% by 2019 16.10.2017 8:43

David Akin, Chief Political Correspondent, Global News Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bombardier to fall short on 2017 target for TO streetcar deliveries 12.10.2017 9:26

Andy Byford, TTC CEO Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Topics worthy of discussion - Thursday October 11 11.10.2017 27:43

Chris Stockwell, Principal of First Horizon Consulting, former MPP for Etobicoke Centre and Etobicoke West, PC cabinet minister, speaker of the Legislature, and Toronto City Councillor Peter Tabuns, MPP for Toronto-Danforth and the NDP’s Energy; Environment and Climate Change Critic. Daniel Moulton, ‎Consultant at Crestview Strategy, a public affairs agency, liberal staffer in the Ontario governm...

Councillor suggests helping small business with losses during LRT build 11.10.2017 7:16

Toronto Councillor Josh Colle, Eglinton Lawrence, Ward 15 joins the John Oakley show and suggests that measures like free parking in some spots and even small loans could help offset losses during LRT construction of the Eglinton Crosstown Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Metro Grocery Chain Is Automating .. And Eliminating Jobs 11.10.2017 6:32

Mark Satov, Founder and leader, SATOV Consultants Inc. joins the John Oakley Show to discuss why Metro Ontario Inc, is cutting jobs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Darlington refurbishment delayed and over budget 11.10.2017 9:27

Tom Adams, independent energy and environmental advisor, joins the John Oakley show and explains mistakes and errors made by OPG in the Darlington nuclear plant refurbishment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Topics Worthy of Discussion 10.10.2017 25:19

Elissa Freeman Rocco Rossi Kevin Gaudet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Legal Briefs with Lorne 10.10.2017 7:22

AM640 legal expert Lorne Honickman joins the Oakley Show and discusses a story of a woman who is trying to unlock her dead son's social media accounts, 3 years after being found in lake Ontario Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sue-Ann Levy - Tuesday October 10 10.10.2017 7:30

Sue-Ann Levy is the investigative colunmnist with the Toronto Sun and joins the Oakley Show every Tuesday and Thursday. Today Sue-ann carved the turkeys out of council! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lisa Raitt discusses proposed Liberal employee discount tax 10.10.2017 7:24

Deputy leader of the Conservative Party of Canada joins the Oakley Show and says minimum/low wage workers rely on discounted meals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Topics worthy of discussion - Friday October 6, 2017 06.10.2017 24:46

Michael Giles has served in government for 30 years at the federal, provincial and municipal levels. He is currently the Executive Assistant to Councillor Michelle Holland who is the City of Toronto Advocate for the Innovation Economy Michael Diamond is a campaign strategist and political commentator - UPSTREAM Strategy Group Karlene Nation - Media Strategist at OneNationPR in Toronto. Former repo...

Conrad Black - Friday October 6 06.10.2017 6:55

Best selling author, historian, publisher and commentator joins the Oakley Show for his regular Friday segment and says that the United States is "not a generate place" but worries about Europe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Safe zones around abortion clinics "overreach by the government 05.10.2017 7:30

Johanne Brownrigg Government Relations Lobbyist – Campaign Life Network, says that there isn't any harrassment or intimidation of people entering and exiting abortion clinics that can't be dealt with by existing laws. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Topics worthy of discussion - Thursday October 5 05.10.2017 26:30

David Wills - is Senior Vice President of Media Profile. He provides strategic communications counsel to corporate and government clients and has been a strategist on numerous political campaigns. Vincent Gasparro - former Managing Director of The Green Tomorrow Fund which was a Toronto based Private Equity firm and is a former advisor to Prime Minister Paul Martin, currently on board of directors...

TransCanada scraps controversial Energy East Pipeline project 05.10.2017 9:36

Tim Pickering, Auspice Capital Advisors is the brain behind the Canadian Crude Index, the only benchmark that allows people to actively track the price of oil produced in Canada. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Heartless" Council votes against naming stadium after Rob Ford 05.10.2017 8:50

Sue-Ann Levy is the investigative city hall columnist with Toronto Sun and talks about the vote that rejected the re-naming of Centenial Stadium. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ontario creating safe zones around abortion clinics 05.10.2017 6:43

Sarah Hobbs Blyth - Executive Director for Planned Parenthood Toronto joins the Oakley Show to discuss how Ontario is making it safer for women to obtain abortion services by pushing forward legislation which would create safe zones around abortion clinics. Attorney General Yasir Naqvi says zones, which will extend 50 to 150 metres, are spaces where advising a person to refrain from getting an abo...

Topics worthy of discussion - Wednesday October 4, 2017 04.10.2017 26:58

Chris Stockwell, Principal of First Horizon Consulting, former MPP for Etobicoke Centre and Etobicoke West, PC cabinet minister, speaker of the Legislature, and Toronto City Councillor Dan Moulton - ‎Consultant at Crestview Strategy, a public affairs agency Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GO Transit users to get half-price fares on TTC 04.10.2017 8:38

Fare discounts are on the way for commuters who transfer between the TTC and GO Transit. The agreement between the Ontario government and Toronto’s local transportation authority, which will be formally announced on Friday, means GO riders transferring to the TTC will get $1.50 off their TTC fare. Transit expert Steve Munro says people coming in from York Region or Mississauga on the local bus sy...