Toronto Today with Greg Brady

Greg Brady focuses in on a late night demonstration in the city’s downtown core that saw 5 arrests following an altercation between demonstrators and police.. what were they ‘demonstrating’ and why did things get out of control?  Next, Brampton city councillor Rowena Santos and we were talking about rental ads in her city that are targeting international students – particularly girls – and flat ou...

Greg (@GregBradyTO) speaks with Chandra Pasma, MPP for Ottawa West-Nepean and the NDP's education critic, about the need for a school safety plan as we seen an increase of incidents of violence in our schools and classrooms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg (@GregBradyTO) speaks with Daniel Tate, a concerned Torontonian, who's suggesting the far-left has taken over the city with their agenda. Does Tate have a point? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg (@GregBradyTO) speaks with Rowena Santos, Brampton City Councillor, about rental ads in Brampton targeting young women. These ads offer free rent in exchange for a friends-with-benefits 'relationship'. How is the city of Brampton working to protect these vulnerable students? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Brady and the panel of: Kim Wright, Founder and Principal of Wright Strategies , Brad Bradford, Toronto city councillor for Beaches - East York Mark Saunders, former Toronto police chief, mayoral candidate Discuss: 1-Who won the debate tonight? Harris beats Trump 2 -Taylor Swift endorses Kamala Harris after presidential debate 3 - City of Toronto rethinking plans for DVP construction one day...

Greg Brady focuses in on the first presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump.. It was their first and likely their last before election day. Next, Warren Kinsella of Daisy Group consulting firm, and former advisor to Prime Minister Jean Chretien, joins us to mark the 23rd anniversary of the September 11th attacks ..Jean Chretien was the Prime Minist...

Greg (@GregBradyTO) speaks with Michael Levitt, President and CEO of the Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Centre, about concerns with the rise in terrorist activity in Canada - and how Jewish Canadians are feeling leading up to the one year mark since the October 7th attack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg (@GregBradyTO) speaks with Marcus Kolga, Founder of Disinfo Watch and Senior Fellow Macdonald-Laurier Centre for Advancing Canada's Interests Abroad, about 'Russians at War'. Ukrainian diplomats and advocates in Canada are calling on the Toronto International Film Festival to cancel screenings of the documentary depicting Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine that they say amounts to “Russian...

Greg (@GregBradyTO) speaks with Grant Oyston, Chair of Revue Cinema on Roncesvalles Ave, in Toronto's West End. The Revue, Canada's oldest operating theatre, was facing closure after a tense standoff with the building's owners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 - James Earl Jones passed away 2 - The behind-the-scenes attempts to unite against the right in a Toronto byelection  3 - TTC phasing out 'no tap' gates to cut down on fare evasion  4 - Should Ontario students learn how to sew? To...

Greg Brady focuses in on a daytime shooting outside a Toronto high school Monday that left a 16-year-old in hospital. He’s going to survive – but we’re just days into the school year.. are there concerns we’ll see more shooting incidents? We speak with Toronto city councillor for Scarborough North and TTC chair Jamaal Myers – get his reaction following yesterday’s targeted shooting – as well as th...

Greg (@GregBradyTO) speaks with Jamaal Myers, Toronto City Councillor for Scarborough North and Chair of the TTC, about a shooting outside Agincourt Collegiate Institute, a little before noon Monday, that left a 16-year-old boy in hospital after the bullet grazed his head. As well, news of the TTC phasing out no-tap gates in a crackdown on fare evasion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit mega...

Greg (@GregBradyTO) speaks with Wendy Washik of Simcoe, Ontario, about how a recent friendly water-gun fight with a neighbour went sour and ended with assault with a weapon charges. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg (@GregBradyTO) speaks with Kate Harrison (@KatlynHarrison), Vice Chair at Summa Strategies, about former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney taking on a new role as chair of a Liberal Party task force advising Justin Trudeau, the party leader, about economic growth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg (@GregBradyTO) speaks with Evan Sambasivam, council candidate for Don Valley West, about his thoughts on former Premier Kathleen Wynne weighing in on this byelection and backing another candidate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Brady and the panel of: Ana Bailao, former Toronto city councillor, deputy mayor, housing expert, Anthony Furey, columnist, 640 Toronto Contributor, city council candidate for Don Valley West, Nokha Dakroub, former peel district school board trustee, Discuss: 1- NDP candidate Craig Sauve’s campaign flyer featuring the Palestinian flag  2 - Trudeau set to face fretful caucus days after NDP-Lib...

Guest host Ben Mulroney (@BenMulroney) speaks with  Irwin Elman, who worked as Ontario’s advocate for children and youth for more than a decade before his office was dissolved in 2019, about disturbing new numbers that finds a child dies every three days under Ontario's care network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Ben Mulroney (@BenMulroney) speaks with Jon Reid, President of the Toronto Police Association and Hank Idsinga, 640 Toronto’s Crime Specialist, former police inspector, about a 21-year-old woman charged with assaulting a police officer at a downtown protest - and if police are planning for an uptick in protests as we approach the first year of the Israel-Hamas war. Learn more about your...

Guest host Ben Mulroney speaks with Dr. Eric Kam, Economics Professor at Toronto Metropolitan University, about how Canada is running out of jobs for newcomers and what the first week back on University campuses looked like. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Ben Mulroney (@BenMulroney) speaks with Melissa Lantsman, Conservative MP for Thornhill, about the federal Conservatives calling on the government to explain how a 20-year-old Pakistani arrested in Quebec over an alleged ISIS plot targeting U.S. Jews was able to get into Canada. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Ben Mulroney (@BenMulroney) speaks with Toronto-based realtor Pritesh Parekh about how some long-unaffordable pockets of Canada’s housing market could open up to first-time homebuyers this fall as interest rates decline but experts expect prices will hold relatively flat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Brady and the panel of: Celina Caesar-Chavannes, former Liberal MP, author of ‘Can You Hear Me Now?’ Ben Mulroney, 640 Toronto Contributor Eric Lombardi, Founder of More Neighbours Toronto Discuss: 1 - Liberals’ national campaign director is quitting  2 - Singh won’t say whether he’ll help topple ‘selfish’ Trudeau Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Brady focuses in on bargaining talks breaking down between the Toronto Police Association and the Toronto Police Services Board, moving the negotiation process to binding interest arbitration.. what’s the ask by police and why can’t the two come to an agreement? We ask Hank Idsinga, 640 Toronto’s Crime Specialist and former police inspector. Next, Trevor Tombe, Professor at the University of...

Greg (@GregBradyTO) speaks with Toronto Star movie critic Peter Howell (@PeterHowellFilm) about the first night at the Toronto International Film Festival and what films he's excited to see - as well, the return of Beetlejuice to the big screen! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg (@GregBradyTO) speaks with Laryssa Waler (@LWaler), Strategist and Founder of Henley Strategies, about NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh breaking the supply-and-confidence deal with the Liberals.. will this move signal an election? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices