The Deb Hutton Show

Brad Bradford - Dad. Optimist. Urban Planner. Community Builder. Toronto City Councillor for Beaches-East York. Another day, another lesson in how the TTC needs to improve its communication.    GUEST: Marvin Ryder - professor of marketing and entrepreneurship at McMaster University's DeGroote School of Business  KING DROPS BEN & JERRY! Do royal warrants affect sales and brand pr...

Mark Towhey hosting for Deb Hutton   INTRO & SET UP CALLS:  Donald Trump has infuriated Canadians, a new ‘rage index’ poll shows. Here’s what else made everyone angry GUEST: Darrell Bricker, CEO IPSOS  Your book Empty Planet shocked a lot of people when you revealed that Earth’s population is not going to increase forever – but will level off a...

BORDER WOES. Is Canada’s new Border Plan good enough for Donald Trump? GUEST: Gabor Lukacs - Air Passenger Rights .ca NEW AIRLINE $ RULES. Are you satisfied? Meals for delays >2hrs. Overnight accommodation if necessary. Who decides what’s necessary? Who writes these rules? 15-day deadline for reimbursements. From claim? From incident?  STORMWATCH GUEST: Vince Sferrazza, Directo...

Mark Towhey hosting  Have you got mail? Are you sending anything? Are you stupid? Emojis are legally binding Liberal Attack Ad  Have you seen an Ozempic tree in the wild? 7-1010 Are you spending money this Xmas? Bike lane video GUEST:  Warren Kinsella, is a Canadian lawyer, author, musician, political consultant, and commentator KINSELLA: Justin Trudeau finally sees the jig is up |...

Rant on shooting at Jewish girls school overnight  GUEST:  Daniel Held - United Jewish Appeal of Greater Toronto  GUEST:  Natalie Johnson - CTV Toronto reporter  The City of Toronto's "outdoor" workers -- represented by CUPE Local 416 -- have won wage hikes of 3-3.95% year over year for the next four years, in a deal just ratified by council   

OPEN: Recapping a WILD week  GUEST:  Carmi Levy - tech expert  Canada border agency has launched facial recognition app to track migrants  GUEST: Ravi Ramkissoonsingh- Chair of the Bargaining Team Ontario college faculty in legal strike position as of Jan. 4, union says

  CALLS: Is this ridiculous to you as well?    Toronto unanimously approves down payment help for higher-income earners  

CALLS:  Would you encourage your kids to join the Volunteer Corps?  Premier Doug Ford Launches Ontario Corps  GUEST:  Elliott Morris - EY Canada Partner in the Consumer and Retail Practice  Cost of living concerns spur festive bargain hunting, but consumers sceptical over the real value of sales - EY Holiday Shopping Survey  CALLS: Are you part of this group that is m...

GUEST: Pierre Poilievre - Federal Conservative Leader  GUEST:  Christian Leuprecht - co-editor of Dirty Money: Financial Crime in Canada, and professor at the Royal Military College and Queen’s University  Alleged Toronto ISIS attack plotter now faces war crimes charges  CALLS: What did you make of the interview with Poilievre earlier? Should Poilievre be working to build...

CALLS:  Was this kid treated fairly?  Saint John boy goes home in T-shirt after school bolts locker closed   

Teachers who are misusing sick days are stealing  CALLS: What should be done about this?  GUEST: Julia Hanigsberg - Holland Bloorview’s president and CEO Holland Bloorview celebrates 125 years of care  Should I let family hold my baby? Doctors weigh in on how to keep newborns safe around the holidays 

RECAPPING THE LATEST ON TRUDEAU, FREELAND AND THE CHAOS IN OTTAWA CALLS: What do you think is going to happen? Trudeau resigns? Stays on? Early election? Taking your predictions now  GUEST:  Sean Speer - Editor at Large at The Hub,an academic, public policy analyst and former economic policy adviser to PM Stephen Harper.  Sean Speer: Freeland and Trudeau have no one to blame but the...

GUESTS : John Tory - former mayor of Toronto  Jerry Agar - host of the Jerry Agar Show  GUEST: Kim Wright - NDP strategist Principal and Founder, Wright Strategies Everyone gives their insight to Freeland resigning     

GUEST:  Kathleen Wynne - former premier of Ontario What does Freeland’s resignation mean for the Prime Minister who championed gender parity back in 2015?   GUEST: Sharan Kaur - former Chief of Staff to Bill Morneau shares her perspective as someone who went through this  Calls : What’s your big takeaway from today so far?  

GUEST: Graham Lloyd - CEO of the College Employer Council speaking on possible Ontario University strike    Who is the winner and who is the loser in the Canada Post strike back to work legislation?   GUEST:  Dan Kelly - CEO of the CFIB  BREAKING! It appears that participating in the GST/HST holiday may be optional for businesses in all sectors and at all levels. CFIB is s...

GUEST:  Paul Calandra - Ontario Minister for Municipal Affairs and Housing  Ontario bill would allow sacking of municipal councillors who violate code of conduct  Doug Ford to crack down on homeless encampments with fines for drug use and more funding  GUEST:  Kevin Ashe - Mayor of Pickering Ontario bill would allow sacking of municipal councillors who violate code of cond...

RANT/CALLS: Are you ready for the post-Canada Post life?  GUEST: Richard Shimooka - Military Expert and Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute IS UKRAINE READY FOR A CEASEFIRE?  

Mark Towhey in for Deb  GUEST:  Ben Spurr - City Hall Bureau Chief at the Toronto Star  TORONTO CITY MANAGER SAYS ‘NO’ TO OMBUDSMAN GUEST:  Justin Ling - contributing columnist at the Toronto Star  COURTS NOT THE ANSWER FOR CULTURE WARS     

Jim RIchards in for Deb  GUEST: Greg Layson - Digital & Mobile Editor - Automotive News Canada Why do people have such strong feelings about pickup trucks?  Are you team pro-truck or anti-truck?  MINI POLITICS PANEL  GUESTS: Jamie Ellerton - Principal, Conaptus Limited Kim Wright - NDP strategist Principal and Founder, Wright Strategies Poilievre's Conservatives still in ma...

Jim Richards in For Deb.  Bill Burr blasts healthcare executives as ‘gangsters’ in rant following Brian Thompson shooting GUEST: Mike Wilner - Baseball podcast and columnist for the Toronto Star.  The Deep Left Field podcast  Blue Jays seem to pick a path with Andres Gimenez acquisition  Trudeau says Kamala Harris's election loss was a setback for women's progress &...

- Assault charges dropped against pro-Palestinian protester who was ‘defending his wife’ by shoving police officer. Boris Bytensky - NewsTalk 1010 Legal Analyst, Criminal lawyer with crimlawcanada.com joins Deb to discuss - Is it ever worth it to get the extended warranty? 

- John Hamilton - Vice-President, Strategic Communications and Stakeholder Engagement at Canada Post, joins Deb - We take your calls on what needs to happen in this nearly month-old strike - Is it weird to rent a Christmas tree?

- How do you decide on donations for this time of year?  - John Tory - former Toronto mayor; Bob Richardson - NEWSTALK 1010 contributor and Liberal public affairs consultant; and Kim Wright - NDP strategist Principal and Founder, Wright Strategies debate when and how a 2025 election might happen - Salmon hats are back in style, with Dan Riskin - Newstalk 1010 Science expert

- After a Sports Reporter Blasts ESPN For Having Three Women Talk Football, Deb takes your calls; can women commentate on men's sports?  - Ariella Kimmell - vice president strategic communications for Winston Wilmont, on more absurdity with Trudeau's Tax holiday  - Josh Matlow - councillor for Ward 12 Toronto St Paul’s, is imploring city hall to get TTC's communications abilities to a reasonable s...