The Jim Richards Show
The Jim Richards Show
Jim Richards provides everything you need to know on your way home, making the brutal GTA commute seem shorter. Jim brings a unique perspective to the day’s events to keep you informed and entertained.Social links:
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What's the latest on trade negotiations between Canada and the US?
Jim is following the countdown to the deadline. Are you okay with taxpayer dollars going towards these ads? GUESTS: Vassy Kapelos - CTV Chief Political Correspondent and host of the Vassy Kapelos Show, Monday-Thursday noon till 2 PM on the iHeart Radio Network Monte McGregor - criminal defence law…
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N.S. energy minister apologizes for lyrics ‘hurtful to women’
Should he have to resign? What is a phrase you always get wrong? GUEST: Tony Keller - columnist with the Globe and Mail
37:52
What's the latest on US tariff negotiations?
Jim gets answers ahead of the deadline. How worried should we be about Legionnaire's Disease? GUESTS: Moshe Lander - professor of economics at Concordia University Bruce Arthur - Toronto Star columnist Dr. Mitch Shulman - Newstalk 1010 Chief Medical Analyst
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When it comes to the Bloor West Bike Lane debate, who has the best data?
Jim looks at the numbers. What’s your statute of limitations for a girlfriend/wife to get back to your text? GUESTS: Matti Siemiaticki - director of the Infrastructure Institute at the University of TorontoJoseph Neuberger - criminal defence lawyer
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The current state of the mayoral race
Who won the week? Conservative MPs worried about losing their seats privately question Poilievre’s leadership GUESTS: Karen Stintz -Former Toronto City Councillor & TTC Chair and a political commentator Joe Mihevc - Former Toronto City Councillor and TTC Vice Chair Graham Richardson - Ottawa Bur…
37:40
Should concert venues make stall-only washrooms?
Jim has some thoughts about event etiquette. Who is the winner in the bike lane battle? GUESTS: Monte McGregor - criminal defence lawyer Gavin Tighe - senior partner with Gardiner Roberts LLP and chair of the firm's Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group
39:31
How political operatives shape the stories you see
The smartest political moves and dirty tricks Scott Reid has seen behind the scenesSailor Overboard Incident Sparks Questions About USS Abraham Lincoln Conditions GUESTS: Scott Reid - CTV Political Commentator and advisor to a number of Prime Ministers, premiers and political leaders Retired Vice…
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Jim has some more thoughts about the debate around trans athletes
The WNBA has created a task force to examine transgender participationAre Jewish Canadians Abandoning the Liberal Party? GUESTS: Charlie Pinkerton - journalist with The Trillium Norman Beal - President and owner of Peninsula Ridge Estates Winery and also Chair of the Board for Ontario Craft wine…
38:06
Why did costs for the Ontario Line balloon to $34 billion?
How Ontario compares with other jurisdictions on major infrastructure projectsThe most common summertime injuries, and how to avoid them. GUESTS: Mike Le Couteur – CTV National News Senior Political CorrespondentShoshanna Saxe – Associate Professor, Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering, Unive…
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Jim weighs in on the WNBA debate about trans athletes
Is the conversation being blown out of proportion?Former Raptors head coach Nick Nurse's legal battle with the province of Ontario GUEST: Bob Aaron – Real Estate Lawyer
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