Toronto Today with Greg Brady

Greg (@GregBradyTO) speaks with Michelle Tessier, former deputy director of Canada’s spy agency (2018-2023), about security planning for large scale music events - and if Toronto's venues are vulnerable to attacks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg (@GregBradyTO) speaks with Marianne Meed Ward (@MariannMeedWard), Mayor of Burlington, Ontario and Chair of Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM), about the OBCM's 'Solve the Crisis' campaign.. and why Ontario and the federal government needs to provide more funding to tackle homelessness, addiction and mental illness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg (@gregbradyTO) and the panel of: Kevin Vuong (@KevinVuongMP) , Independent M-P for Spadina - Fort York, Caryma Sa’d (@CarymaRules), lawyer, protest watcher & Nokha Dakroub, former Peel District School Board trustee, who led the charge to combat anti-Black racism and Islamophobia (@NokhaDakroub) 1 - Taylor Swift’s Vienna concerts cancelled over suspected terrorist plot  2 - 'I am speaking now'...

Greg Brady (@GregBradyTO) focuses in on Taylor Swift cancelling her concerts in Vienna after a suspected terrorist plot.. Ariella Kimmel, a Toronto woman who flew to Vienna to see Taylor Swift. Next, Sean Speer, Editor at Large for The Hub, to talk about concerns with the explosion of temporary migrants in Canada… and how this is been a MAJOR policy failure of the Trudeau government and needs sign...

Greg (@GregBradyTO) speaks with Ariella Kimmel (@AriellaKimmel), a Toronto woman and Swiftie, about travelling to Vienna, Austria to see Taylor Swift, only to learn that Swift's concerts were cancelled due to a suspected terrorist plot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg (@GregBradyTO) speaks with Andrew Scheer, MP and former Conservative Party Leader, about why the Conservatives are calling for a probe into how a terror suspect with alleged ties to ISIS was allowed into Canada. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg (@gregbradyTO) and the panel of: Stephanie Smyth (@stephaniesmyth), broadcaster, Smyth Media Group, Brad Bradford, Toronto city councillor for Beaches - East York (@BradMBradford) & Mark Saunders, former Toronto police chief, mayoral candidate discussed: 1- Man arrested after multiple protesters struck on Gardiner Expressway, Toronto police say  2 - Sharp rise in unemployment in immigrants an...

Greg Brady (@GregBradyTO) focuses in on why Conestoga College is sitting on $252 million in surpluses from recruiting foreign students.. This college has led the nation in recruiting international students.. Are the walls bursting at the seams? We ask Conestoga College professor and President of Local 237 Leopold Koff that question. Next, Andrew Scheer, MP and former Conservative Party Leader (@An...

Greg (@GregBradyTO) speaks with Leopold Koff, Professor at Conestoga College and President of Local 237, about Conestoga College's $252 million surplus after recruiting foreign students. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg (@gregbradyTO) joined panelists: Steve Paikin (@spaikin), author, broadcaster, host of TVO’s The Agenda & Chloe Brown (@chloebrown4TO), policy analyst and former Toronto mayoral candidate to discuss... 1 - Mayor Olivia Chow’s stacked weekend! 2 - Canadian Olympic Committee withdraws accreditation of Andre De Grasse’s coach, 3 - Kamala Harris secures 2024 Democratic presidential nomination. Le...

Greg Brady (@GregBradyTO) focuses in on Mayor Olivia Chow’s stacked weekend of events! Chow was EVERYWHERE – Caribbean Carnival, Ribfest, Friends for Life bike rally, to name a few.. She’s the mayor that’s everywhere – but should she be?   Next, Catherine Murray (@CatherineBizTV), host of the Buck Stops Here on News Forum.. talking about Monday’s scary trading day – with Japanese stocks seeing the...

Guest host Ben Mulroney (@BenMulroney) speaks with Sara Parker, Analyst at the Media Ecosystem Observatory and one of the lead researchers of a new study that found Meta's news ban has changed the way Canadians consume news - and are exposed to sources with a bias and less factual lens. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Ben Mulroney (@BenMulroney) speaks with Jay Goldberg, Ontario Director for the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, about how the city of Toronto overpays on construction because bidding has only been opened to union-affiliated firms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest Host, Ben Mulroney (@BenMulroney) and the panel of: Davelle Morrison, Broker with Bosley Real Estate and 640 Toronto contributor (@DavelleMorrison), Roy Green, Host of the Roy Green Show on the Corus Radio Network, Norm Di Pasquale, NDP candidate for Spadina - Fort York, Co-Chair of Ontario Place for All and volunteer with ‘Save Ontario's Science Centre’ discuss: 1 - Premier Doug Ford's offi...

Greg (@gregbradyTO) and the panel of: Kevin Vuong (@KevinVuongMP) , Independent M-P for Spadina - Fort York, Caryma Sa’d (@CarymaRules), lawyer, protest watcher & Nokha Dakroub, Ben Mulroney (@BenMulroney), 640 Toronto Contributor discuss: 1 - Ontario health minister's concerns about Pierre Poilievre's interest in forced drug rehab reveals latest tension between the two parties 2 - Cabinet ministe...

Greg Brady (@GregBradyTO) focuses in on on a thwarted terror attack in the GTA.. RCMP arrested a father/son duo who were in the ‘advanced stages’ of planning a terror attack linked to ISIS.. We spoke with Andrew Kirsch (@AS_Kirsch), a former CSIS Intelligence Officer.. Now a Consultant on issues of physical, national and cyber security.. Author of, “I Was Never Here’, about some of the answers we’...

Greg (@gregbradyTO) speaks with Tim Kocur, Executive Director of the Waterfront BIA and Lily Barnes, Marketing & Communications Coordinator for the Waterfront BIA, about events happening this long weekend along the city's waterfront! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg (@gregbradyTO) speaks with Gili Zemer, a concerned mother of three Jewish children in TDSB schools, about why she believes the school board has failed to protect students - and speak out against the rise in antisemitism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg (@gregbradyTO) speaks with Dr. Casey Babb (@DrCaseyBabb), Fellow with the Institute for National Security Studies in Tel Aviv, and an Instructor of global conflict at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University, about the thwarted terror attack planned for the GTA. RCMP arrested a father/son duo who were in the 'advanced stages' of a terror attack linked to ISIS...

Greg (@gregbradyTO) and the panel of: Stephanie Smyth (@stephaniesmyth), broadcaster, Smyth Media Group, Nokha Dakroub, former Peel District School Board trustee & Mark Saunders, former Toronto police chief, mayoral candidate discussed: 1- TTC warns of longer travel times as subways ordered to reduce speed through 34 'slow zones'.  2- Canada Soccer to find out status of appeal before women’s team...

Greg Brady (@GregBradyTO) focuses in on how close did Toronto come to hosting the Olympic games in 1996? We spoke with Michael Colle (@MikeColleTo), City Councillor for Eglinton – Lawrence .. Colle was on council during this time – how hopeful was the city? How close were we to hosting? And is a future bid so farfetched? Next we took your calls about has the ship sailed for Toronto to host Olympic...

Greg (@gregbradyTO) joined panelists: Steve Paikin (@spaikin), author, broadcaster, host of TVO’s The Agenda & Chloe Brown (@chloebrown4TO), policy analyst and former Toronto mayoral candidate to discuss... 1- Ontario government to buy 5 police helicopters for $134M   2- Report reveals widespread discrimination at highest level of Canada's public service  3- Drunk driving is trending up in Ontario...

Greg Brady (@GregBradyTO) focuses in on what it will take to beat Premier Doug Ford in the next election – and our friend and host of TVO’s ‘The Agenda’ Steve Paikin (@spaikin) – wrote about this – and has some sage advice for the other party leaders. Next is Cam Guthrie (@CamGuthrie), Mayor of Guelph, to talk about concerns with open drug use in our public spaces – and why the federal government...

Greg (@gregbradyTO) and the panel of: Ana Bailao, former Toronto city councillor, deputy mayor, housing expert (@anabailaoTO), Ryan Painter, host of the Ryan Painter Podcast, consultant and public speaker (@ryanlpainter) discuss: 1 - Contract deal that prevented TTC strike will cost the city $176 million  2 - Interesting thoughts here on the Jasper wildfires.. The costs of a politically correct bu...

Greg Brady (@GregBradyTO) speaks with David Legg Knight, Strategic Advisor, former principal advisor to the premier of Alberta, Jason Kenney) about the Jasper wildfire and the costs of a politically correct bureaucratic failure are too high. You can’t just say “climate”. There has to be accountability.  Also, Tony Farebrother, Chair of The Toronto Island Community Association, for an islanders per...