The Jerry Agar Show
Holiday Hijinks, Relationship Stress & Canada’s Fragile Borders
John Tory welcomes Mike Kakuk on Party For 2 and they played a round of Hallmark or Headline, riffing on real and fictional Christmas‑themed stories—from Edmund Fitzgerald artifacts to Windsor’s SantaCon—before shifting into audience calls about wild holiday party disasters. The hour wrapped with r…
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Christmas Eve, Housing Help, and Tech Shifts in Toronto
John Tory, filling in for Jerry Agar, focused heavily on rising antisemitism in Toronto, as expressed by community leaders about safety concerns and the push for an anti‑Semitism task force. He also covered social and tech issues, including a Toronto hospital’s new rent‑support initiative, the grow…
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Party for Two - Alberta separatism - Teachers college - What’s happening with the Maple Leafs?
John Tory hosts the Jerry Agar show and is joined for Party for Two by Will Stewart, the Senior Vice President of Enterprise Canada. A proposed referendum question about separation from Canada is approved by Elections Alberta. Ontario could shorten teachers college and lengthen practicums. Plus - W…
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Policing in the city - Doug Ford as Prime Minister? - TTC ridership down
John Tory hosts the Jerry Agar show and opens the show in conversation with Clayton Campbell from the Toronto Police Association. Will Doug Ford ever be Prime Minister? Plus - TTC ridership declined year-over-year in 2025.
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Party for Two - Tax the rich? - Flu cases rising - Food pricing
John Tory hosts the Jerry Agar show and begins the second hour with Party for Two with Tim Hudak. Is taxing the rich the answer to lowering debt? Plus, cases of the flu are rising, have you noticed? Then, Mike Von Massow, a professor in Food Agriculture and Resource Economics weighs in on food pri…
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Jews feel unsafe - Holiday spending - Doctor shortage
John Tory hosts the Jerry Agar show today! He opens the first hour of the show with commentary on how Jews in Toronto feel unsafe in the city. How do you approach holiday spending? Plus, Canada needs a plan to address the doctor shortage in Canada.
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Party for Two - Welland incident update - Inflation impacting your Christmas? - Top political stories of the year
Deb Hutton hosts the Jerry Agar show and it joined at the party table by Barb DiGiulio for Party for Two. Niagara Police Media Relations Officer, Constable Richard Hingley, gives an update on the latest in the ongoing investigation in Welland. Have rising prices impacted your Christmas plans? Plus …
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Selling blood plasma - Minister of Education - Buying for your pet at Christmas
Deb Hutton hosts the Jerry Agar show and opens with her thoughts on people selling blood plasma. Paul Calandra, the Minister of Education, weighs in on the new kindergarten curriculum. Plus, how much do you spend on your pet at Christmas?
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Party for Two - What did you break as a kid? - Blacklock's Report - Antisemitism task force
Deb Hutton hosts the Jerry Agar show. Dave Trafford joins the party table on Party for Two. What did you break as a kid that you never lived down? It's Thursday! Tom Korski is here for the Blacklock's Report. Plus - Toronto city councillors call for an antisemitism task force. Councillor James Past…
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Recycling changes - We need more development - E-scooters
Deb Hutton hosts the Jerry Agar show. She opened the show with a conversation about the upcoming recycling program changes with Allen Langdon, the CEO of Circular Materials. We need more density and development in the city. Toronto City Councillor Jon Burnside spoke with Deb about e-scooters in th…
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