How did we as a country fare during a tumultuous year?
Plus – The meaning of human connection over the holidays

 

GUESTS: Moshe Lander - economics professor at Concordia University

Pete Bombaci - Founder and CEO of GenWell

Mubin Shaikh - former undercover for CSIS and the RCMP in terrorism related investigations

How did we as a country fare during a tumultuous year? Plus &ndash; The meaning of human connection over the holidays
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GUESTS: Moshe Lander - economics professor at Concordia University
Pete Bombaci - Founder&nbsp;and&nbsp;CEO&nbsp;of&nbsp;GenWell
Mubin Shaikh - former undercover for CSIS and the RCMP in terrorism related investigations

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. 

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.

The Jim Richards Show

The State of the Canadian Economy at the end of 2025

Mark Towhey digs in with Gaving Tighe, Senior Partner with Gardiner Roberts LLP, into revising the Crominal Code to outlaw intimidation and harassment. And Candy Ho HR Expert, Chair of Canadian Education and Research Institute for Counselling and a faculty member at Kwantlen Polytechnic University breaks down the effects of the new wage transparency law that takes effect January 1, 2026. 

Mark Towhey digs in with Gaving Tighe, Senior Partner with Gardiner Roberts LLP, into revising the Crominal Code to outlaw intimidation and harassment. And Candy Ho HR Expert, Chair of Canadian Education and Research Institute for Counselling and a faculty member at Kwantlen Polytechnic University breaks down the effects of the new wage transparency law that takes effect January 1, 2026.&nbsp;

Revising the Criminal Code and Wage Transparency, good or bad?

Mark Towhey is in for Jim Richards and asks John Wright, CEO of Canada Pulse Insight if the Conservatives are now the party of the working class. Daniel Lauzon from Food For Now, shares his story about feeding those in his own backyard of Etobicoke. Jeff Chatteron from Checkmate Public Affairs, shares how to adapt to a crisis at work. And Brian Lilley explains why he thinks Liberal policies have destroyed Canada's justice system. 

Mark Towhey is in for Jim Richards and asks John Wright, CEO of Canada Pulse Insight if the Conservatives are now the party of the working class. Daniel Lauzon from Food For Now, shares his story about feeding those in his own backyard of Etobicoke. Jeff Chatteron from Checkmate Public Affairs, shares how to adapt to a crisis at work. And Brian Lilley explains why he thinks Liberal policies have destroyed Canada's justice system.&nbsp;

Getting a Finger on the Pulse of Canada and What to do in a Crisis

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Mark Towhey brings back the discussion on Barrie’s bold high‑visibility police‑car redesign—talking with former TPS cop Mark Mendelson—and opens the phones on whether police uniforms, gear, and presentation have become too aggressive for a profession built mostly on trust, not combat. The hour then shifts to callers debating Ontario’s new pay‑transparency laws taking effect January 1, before wrapping with a look at how AI chatbots may influence Canadian voters and the news that TikTok’s U.S. operations will move to American ownership.

Mark Towhey brings back the discussion on Barrie&rsquo;s bold high‑visibility police‑car redesign&mdash;talking with former TPS cop Mark Mendelson&mdash;and opens the phones on whether police uniforms, gear, and presentation have become too aggressive for a profession built mostly on trust, not combat. The hour then shifts to callers debating Ontario&rsquo;s new pay‑transparency laws taking effect January 1, before wrapping with a look at how AI chatbots may influence Canadian voters and the news that TikTok&rsquo;s U.S. operations will move to American ownership.

The State of the Canadian Economy at the end of 2025

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