Toronto Today with Greg Brady

Guest host Ben Mulroney (@BenMulroney) speaks with Michael Teper, a director of Save our Schools (@SOSTDSB), a community-based, parent-driven advocacy group aimed at improving educational outcomes, about union members being paid to speak out against budget cuts at TDSB meetings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Mulroney (@BenMulroney) speaks with Eric Lombardi (@EricDLombardi) Founder of More Neighbours Toronto (@MoreNeighbours), about how red tape at the City of Toronto is preventing small businesses to exist - and thrive - in residential zones. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Ben Mulroney (@BenMulroney) speaks with Yana Miriev, the owner of the Finch Store, located in Toronto's College & Ossington neighbourhood. Yana's business is under review after a single, anonymous complaint. What's the issue at hand? That Yana's business serves takeout coffee. Will she lose her business licence? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest Host, Ben Mulroney (@BenMulroney) and the panel of: Kevin Vuong (@KevinVuongMP) , Independent M-P for Spadina - Fort York, Caryma Sa’d (@CarymaRules), lawyer, protest watcher & Kim Wright, Strategist and Principal of Wright Strategies (@lobbygrl) discussed: 1 - Union is paying high school teachers to attend TDSB meeting and speak against budget cuts  2 - Canada moves into top 5 countries in...

For the first time in months, Mayor Olivia Chow (@MayorOliviaChow) joined 640 Toronto for a one-on-one with host Ben Mulroney (@BenMulroney). The two discussed a number of issues - including a plan to speed up affordable housing builds, 24/7 Gardiner construction, the Mayor's relationship with Toronto's Jewish community, and protecting and encouraging small businesses in residential areas. Learn m...

Guest Host Ben Mulroney (@BenMulroney)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-Yonge-Dundas Square renaming could cost $500K more than budgeted  2 - Olivia Chow wants to bring Toronto's downtown back...

Guest host Ben Mulroney (@BenMulroney) speaks with Frank Leo (@GetLeoTeam), Broker and CEO of Frank Leo and Associates, about the total of mortgage balances in Ontario reaching 'severe delinquency'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Ben Mulroney (@BenMulroney) speaks with Saad Usmani, Director of Economic Research at the Toronto Region Board of Trade, about why the city needs to look to our waterfront for an economic boost. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Ben Mulroney (@BenMulroney) speaks with Brad Lagasse, Minor Hockey Coach for the Ajax-Pickering Raiders, about the decline in youth hockey participation in Canada over the last 10 years - what's behind the drop in enrollment? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Ben Mulroney (@BenMulroney) speaks with John Gradek, Faculty Lecturer and Academic Programs Coordinator of Supply Chain, Logistics, Operations and Integrated Aviation Management at McGill University, about Virgin Atlantic returning to Toronto after two decades with flights from Toronto to Heathrow. Why now? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Ben Mulroney (@BenMulroney) speaks with Laryssa Waler (@LWaler), Executive Advisor at GT & Company consulting firm, about the House of Commons voting Tuesday to approve the Liberal government’s capital gains tax changes despite the Conservatives opposing the measure. 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- Carolyn Parrish elected next mayor of Mississauga  2- TDSB tallies cost of staff sick days 3- Government immigration survey asks how many permanent residents Canada wants. Learn more about y...

Greg (@gregbradyTO) discussed the Mississauga mayoral byelection and Carolyn Parrish will be the next Mayor of Mississauga. Also, Ahmed Elbayoumi (@ahmadelbayoumi), Author of Policoner (@policornerca), a newsletter on Ontario politics. talks about the Mississauga byelection. Lastly, Tamara Gotlieb, founding member of not-for-profit group, Jewish Educators and Family Association of, and we were tal...

Greg (@gregbradyTO) speaks with Tamara Gottlieb, founding member of the not-for-profit group, Jewish Educators and Family Association of Canada, about equity policies in our school boards and the costs of implementing them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg (@gregbradyTO) speaks with Ahmad Elbayoumi (@ahmadelbayoumi), Author of POLICORNER, a newsletter on Ontario politics, about the Mississauga mayoral byelection. Former MP and local councillor Carolyn Parrish won the race to be the next mayor of Mississauga. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg (@gregbradyTO) spoke with Jack Hues from Wang Chung (@WangChungMusic) who will be at the El Mocambo Tuesday night in Toronto. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg (@gregbradyTO) and the panel of: 640 Toronto Contributor, former mayoral candidate (@anthonyfurey) & Nokha Dakroub, former peel district school board trustee (@NokhaDakroub) Discuss: 1 - Time to show some solidarity: Why Toronto’s mayor should attend this weekend’s Walk with Israel, 2- How many voters will turn out for the Mississauga mayoral and Ward 5 byelections?  3- More young Canadians w...

Greg (@gregbradyTO) discussed the historical church in Toronto’s west end that burned early Sunday morning.. Father Don Beyers of St. Anne’s Anglican Church joined the show and is determined to rebuild his Church. Also, Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren), CEO of consulting firm Daisy Group, about the ‘Walk for Israel’ – Warren attended the annual event – which saw record numbers this weekend – an e...

Greg (@gregbradyTO) spoke with Jon Reid (@TPAReid), President of the Toronto Police Association and Hank Idsinga, 640 Toronto’s Crime Specialist about the police presence at the annual pro-Israel event. Also noted was the collision involving a tractor trailer along the 401 in Toronto on Sunday which closed the eastbound collectors lanes. According to police, the driver of the truck, a 29-year-old...

Greg (@gregbradyTO) spoke to Dr. Eric Kam, Economics Professor at Toronto Metropolitan University, (@drerickam) about the Liberal government proceeding with its controversial capital gains tax change proposal, which is set to be introduced in the House of Commons Monday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg (@gregbradyTO) spoke with Father Don Beyers of St. Anne's Anglican Church about how a four-alarm blaze destroyed the historical church on Sunday morning which contained murals painted by three members of the Group of Seven. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg (@gregbradyTO) spoke with Steve Paikin (@spaikin), host of TVO’s The Agenda about Ontario Premier Doug Ford's cabinet shuffle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg (@gregbradyTO) spoke with Jamaal Myers, TTC Chair, City Councillor (@CllrJamaalMyers) about the ‘framework’ deal reached to put TTC strike on hold Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg (@gregbradyTO) spoke with Mike Van Soelen (@mvansoelen), Crisis communications expert about TTC avoid a strike & the considerations that go into this from both sides in terms of keeping/winning public support.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg (@gregbradyTO) spoke with Jon Reid (@TPAReid), President of the Toronto Police Association about why was York U encampment cleared after a day, as U of T protesters languish into day 35?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices