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Greg has been with CORUS and AM640 since Fall 2019 when he crossed over from Sportsnet 590, the Fan after 9 1/2 years wanting to do something more challenging and diverse than "just" sports. After success early in his career in Detroit co-hosting the top-rated morning sports talk show in the entire state of Michigan from 2002 to 2007, Greg came to Toronto and CORUS/AM640 to co-host "The Bill Watters Show" when the company had the broadcast rights to the Toronto Maple Leafs. His time at Sportsnet 590, The Fan began in 2010, and also featured a successful run in morning drive in two incarnations...

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The World view has changed to how much Oil & Gas is important to our economy and security 13.03.2025 9:37

Greg Brady spoke to Heather Exner-Pirot, Director of Energy, Natural Resources, and Environment at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. Also Special Advisor To The Business Council Of Canada about what is the future for Canada's oil & gas and where and who to sell it to. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The potential for the tariffs/trade war to be a long painful event is high 13.03.2025 10:10

Greg Brady spoke with Rod Phillips, Former Ontario Finance Minister about Doug Ford going to the U.S. to try to strike a new deal to end tariffs and the trade war with President Trump. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Police should be proud of this quick arrest to prevent any further violence 13.03.2025 6:45

Greg Brady spoke to Hank Idsinga, 640 Toronto’s Crime Specialist, former police inspector about the arrests in the Piper Arms shooting in Scarborough on March 8th. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

THINK TANK with Celina Caesar-Chavannes & Bryan Passifiume 13.03.2025 25:20

Greg Brady and the panel of: Celina Caesar-Chavannes, Former Liberal MP and Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister Bryan Passifiume, National politics reporter for the Toronto Sun Discuss: 1-Can anything come from the Ford/Leblanc meetings? I don’t think it’s a waste of time, but I’m skeptical we get much here. 2. We’ve talked about the UAW President Shawn Fain - when he goes from being ver...

It demonstrates a clear bias in the police system 13.03.2025 8:51

Greg Brady spoke to Michelle Stock, Vice President, Ontario for the CIJA (Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs) about 2 Toronto police officers, now deleted, antisemitic podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There will probably be a challenge about "Bubble Zones" as a Human Rights infringement 12.03.2025 7:26

Greg Brady spoke to April Engelberg, Toronto lawyer, former city council candidate about Bubble Zones and the new St Lawrence Market building finally gets an opening date: April 5th! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You're first on the scene, you're the first to take the car away 12.03.2025 10:20

Greg Brady spoke to Mario, an Owner/Operator of a Tow truck company, to shed some light on the industry and the threats he's received. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

THINK TANK with Brad Bradford & Mark Saunders 12.03.2025 23:54

Greg Brady and the panel of: Brad Bradford, Toronto city councillor for Beaches - East York, Mark Saunders, former Toronto police chief, mayoral candidate Discuss: 1. City councillor Michael Thompson warns of more violence coming in response to the Piper's Arms mass shooting Friday night - who do we need to hear from.....isn't this good, that this is out there - but is the area and the residents -...

Toronto City Council has an opportunity to show everyone to "Shop Canadian" by not using U.S ride share companies 12.03.2025 7:51

Greg Brady spoke to Kristine Hubbard, Operations Manager at Beck Taxi, about supporting promoting Canadian businesses like taxis over American ride share company. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carney has the credentials financially, but his political takes have been wrong. 12.03.2025 11:13

Greg Brady talked to Fraser Myers, Deputy Editor of Spiked and Host of the Spiked Podcast, about the leadership abilities of Canada's soon to be new Prime Minister, Mark Carney. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Every dollar collected from the Ontario Electricity surcharge to the U.S. will given back to Ontarians 11.03.2025 11:29

Greg Brady spoke to Stephen Lecce, Ontario Energy Minister about the Ontario government's surcharge on electricity exported to the U.S. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're going to have a "Carbon Tax" election 11.03.2025 10:36

Greg Brady spoke to Melissa Lantsman, Deputy Leader of the Official Opposition about the nomination of Mark Carney as Liberal leader and soon to be the next Prime Minister of Canada. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

THINK TANK with Chloe Brown & Steve Paikin 11.03.2025 24:22

Greg Brady and the panel of: Steve Paikin Author and Broadcaster, host of TVO’s ‘The Agenda’ Chloe Brown, policy analyst and former Toronto mayoral candidate. Discuss: 1. Regardless of polls all over the map, and the challenges afoot - I think two things are clear about the upcoming federal election. It is a TRUE heavyweight fight...we all think the "next" election is a critical one in turning the...

The U.S. can get the electricity from other places than Ontario 11.03.2025 9:54

Greg Brady spoke to Mark Winfield, Co-chair of the Sustainable Energy Initiative at York University about tariffs placed on electricity and if there's any long term concern. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

More homes are being converted to rental properties, which makes ownership harder to attain 11.03.2025 9:22

Greg Brady spoke to John Pasalis, President of Realosophy Realty about the amount of property owned by people that don't live in the country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Mayor should be at the mass shooting site in Scarborough over the weekend and she wasn't 10.03.2025 13:08

Greg Brady spoke with Clayton Campbell , President of the Toronto Police Association & Hank Idsinga, 640 Toronto’s Crime Specialist, former police inspector about the mass shooting at The Piper's Arms in Scarborough over the weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Canadians are seeing that the Liberal Party are best to deal with Trump 10.03.2025 10:37

Greg Brady spoke to Anthony Housefather, Liberal MP for Mount Royal about Mark Carney's selection as Liberal leader and by default Canada's new Prime Minister. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

THINK TANK with Ben Mulroney & Tara Henley 10.03.2025 20:28

Greg Brady and the panel of: Ben Mulroney, Host of the Ben Mulroney Show on 640 Toronto and nationally on teh Corus Talk Network Tara Henley, co-host - The Hub podcast Discuss: 1 - Mark Carney is the next Prime Minister of Canada - the Liberals have come out of this more unified, more decisive, and this was clearly their best choice. Trudeau being their worst, Freeland the 2nd worst - SO…..I thin...

For Chrystia Freeland to come a distant second to Carney with 8% of Liberal support is embarrassing 10.03.2025 10:31

Greg Brady spoke with Sharan Kaur, Political strategist and partner at Sovereign Advisory about Mark Carney's win and what happens now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To barred from covering a mark Carney event, is concerning from a transparency perspective 10.03.2025 7:46

Greg Brady spoke to CARYMA SA’D - lawyer/protest watcher about her being barred from a Mark Carney speech in Oakville Friday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While you control the country's money, you have no say in regards to tariff retaliation 10.03.2025 8:27

Greg Brady spoke to Dr. Eric Kam, Economics Professor at Toronto Metropolitan University, about Mark Carney's nomination as Liberal leader and by default, the Prime Minister of Canada. Also, Carney's previous job as the Governor of the Bank of Canada. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

THINK TANK with Ben Mulroney, Eric Lombardi & Ariella Kimmel 07.03.2025 23:50

Greg Brady and the panel of: Ben Mulroney, Host of The Ben Mulroney Show Ariella Kimmel, executive director of a new advocacy group called A Better City (ABC) Toronto Eric Lombardi, Founder of More Neighbours Toronto Discuss: 1. Lots of labour unions stepping up & wanting to take on the city of Toronto for a better deal - right now, inside workers w/ a pending Monday strike, now, library workers -...

Everything is coming together to secure Canada's presence in the Artic a necessity 07.03.2025 8:51

Greg spoke with Andrew Kirsch, former CSIS employee about new proposed defence posts in the Arctic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's all about finding a balance between Green energy and keeping the lights on 07.03.2025 9:24

Greg Brady spoke to Chris Glover, NDP MPP for Spadina - Fort York about the term "Greenbelt" scrubbed from Grade 9 curriculum. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This contract is very generous 07.03.2025 8:48

Greg spoke with Jon Burnside, Toronto City Councillor for Don Valley East about Toronto agreeing to no longer offer jobs at minimum wage amid negotiations with union to avoid a strike. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices