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Balance comes to Toronto real estate market 13.07.2017 7:37

Phil Soper is the President, CEO of Royal Lepage, who's recent report suggests "Sanity began to return to the Greater Toronto Area, where a slowing of both price appreciation and sales activity was evident," Royal LePage said in its release. "In Greater Vancouver and Calgary, home sales began to recover after significant market downturns." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho...

Judge rejects request to freeze Omar Khadr's assets 13.07.2017 6:06

Caryn Lieberman is a reporter with Global News was in court today covering the case and joins the John Oakley Show to explain in detail how the judge came to his decision. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Topics Worthy of Discussion - Wednesday July 12 12.07.2017 24:43

Chris Stockwell, Peter Tabuns and Michael Giles debate topics including Minimum wage, topless laws and melting icebergs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

9.1% of suburban homes bought by foreign buyers 12.07.2017 8:17

Tim Hudak says that he welcomes the new data, but it is still early to say whether the plan implemented by government to curb the rising housing prices is working. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conservative leader Andrew Scheer talks Khadr Settlement 12.07.2017 10:28

Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer joins the John Oakley Show and blasted the $10 million payout to Omar Khadr calling it “disgusting” and sending a “terrible message” to Canada’s men and women in uniform. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bank of Canada raises interest rates to .75% 12.07.2017 8:10

Peter Dungan, Adjunct Associate Professor at U of T’s Rotman School of Management explains how the rate hike affects our economy and the average Canadian Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Manufacturers concerned about $15 minimum wage 11.07.2017 8:31

Jocelyn Bamford Founder Coalition of Concerned Manufacturers tells AM640 why a $15 minimum wage will hurt small and medium sized business in Ontario. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Topics Worthy of Discussion - Tuesday July 11 11.07.2017 24:15

Elissa Freeman, Rocco Rossi and Kevin Gaudet duke it out and debate the stories of the day. Watch out for cliff hangers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Toronto Gardiner panhandlers getting evicted 11.07.2017 9:47

Organizer John Clarke with Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP) says the program does not work; panhandlers are ticketed and convicted but aren’t able to pay the fines imposed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tuesday 443 with Sue-Ann Levy 11.07.2017 8:25

Panhandlers and homelessness. Sue-Ann tells us about her conversations with some of the folks on Toronto streets Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Williams Lake remains under evacuation alert in during BC wildfires 11.07.2017 6:44

Global BC video reporter join the Oakley show live from the evacuation centre in Kamloops where families are being sent after evacuating their homes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

71% of Canadians say government made wrong call by settling with Khadr: POLL 11.07.2017 8:08

Shachi Kurl, Executive Director of the Angus Reid Institute tells the John Oakley Show that Canadians suggest they would have offered apology, but not financial compensation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike McCormack, Toronto Police Association President 10.07.2017 7:07

Police unions says it's officers are at a breaking point. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Pegg, Toronto Fire Chief - July 10th 2017 10.07.2017 7:50

Selfie-seeking siblings rescued from Scarborough Bluffs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Topics worthy of discussion - Friday July 7 07.07.2017 27:26

G20, and Omar Khadr take up the majority of 'topics' today. Nathanial-Erskine Smith, Michael Giles and Peter Shurman on the panel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Many Canadians do not support gender-neutral birth certificates; Poll 07.07.2017 8:03

Angus Reid poll suggests only 49 per cent of Canadians think that allowing gender-neutral identification of any kind is a ‘good thing’ Ian Holliday, Research Associate at Angus-reid joins Oakley to discuss the findings of the poll. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brampton councillor in trouble for racially charged email 07.07.2017 7:52

Counc. John Sprovieri told a constituent, Sheila Jacobson, that “the white people of this nation have developed a great system where everyone is welcome and can live peacefully together.” which was posted publicly on Facebook. He joins the show to explain his comments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Government formally apologizes to Omar Khadr, confirms settlement 07.07.2017 8:10

Conservative MP Tony Clement joins the Oakley show to express his displeasure with the pay out to Omar Khadr. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Inmate who spent 18 months in solitary sues Ottawa prison 06.07.2017 7:13

Psychologist Oren Amitay talks about the affects of solitary confinement on prisoners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Changes coming to sexual assault laws 06.07.2017 9:42

Anthony Moustacalis, Anthony Moustacalis and Associates - head of the Ontario Criminal Lawyers Association discusses how C-51 restricts the ability of the accused to use communications by a complainant or witness that are “of a sexual nature” or “for a sexual purpose” as part of their defence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Topics worthy of discussion - Thursday July 6 06.07.2017 25:51

Karlene Nation, David Wills and Vince Gasparro debate Khadr, Ryerson students and huge rubber duckies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ads warn of risks of cannabis behind the wheel 06.07.2017 7:45

MADD CEO Andrew Murie says the organization has recently produced three new cannabis-related spots this year, which run for free in many outlets as public-service ads and is in favour of the government's pitch to do the same as legalization approaches Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thursday 443 with Sue-Ann Levy 06.07.2017 5:01

Toronto Sun's Sue-Ann Levy joins the show every Tuesday and Thursday. Today she talks about safe spaces and intersectionals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Most of pot shop workers arrested in raids won’t go to trial 06.07.2017 9:48

Canada's pot lawyer Jack Lloyd explains how the raids were a waste of resources because most of those charged in dispensary raids will not go to trial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

International students in Canada using fake marriage schemes 06.07.2017 8:20

Immigration Lawyer Guidy Mamann joins the show to explain how marriage schemes work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices