The Jerry Agar Show

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 relationship expert Jen Kirsch talking about navigating holiday romance stress, followed by criminologist Kelly Sundberg on the vulnerability of Canada’s border‑agency IT systems.

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 growing shift toward automated customer service, and holiday fire‑safety concerns around lithium‑ion batteries.

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 - What’s going on with the Maple Leafs? Terry Koshan from the Toronto Sun weighs in.

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.

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 pricing.

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.

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 - a recap of the top political stories of the year.

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?

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 Pasternak has a conversation with Deb.

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 the city.

Karen Stints joins Jerry at the party table for today's Party for Two. Toronto city council adopts a bylaw mandating cooling rooms in apartment buildings. Tristin Hopper talks about his column on floor crossers. Plus, Lisa Raitt discusses a new report which states that the federal government should measure productivity in the public service.

Jerry opens the show by talking about Ryan Donais of Tiny Tiny Homes finding a new place for his new home models. Mark Mendelson joins Jerry to talk about crime stories including the man who said he had been carjacked after a fatal hit and run in Vaughan. Thousands of e-bikes and smart docks are set to roll out in Bike Share Toronto's new 5-year plan. Plus, a man who was caught with child porn was given a lighter sentence to let him stay in Canada.

Vass Bednar joins Jerry at the party table on today's Party for Two. Caryma Sa'd talks to Jerry about protests in the city. Preet Banerjee speaks with Jerry about why young people are stressed out and broke. Brian Lilley talks about how surging food prices highlight cost-of-living concerns.

Toronto city councillors consider a maximum ban for a contractor that overbilled the city. Francis Syms talks about Disney teaming up with OpenAI to let fans create content, and AI being used to scan thousands of murder case documents in the Barry and Honey Sherman case. Toronto city staff want to limit 'iceberg homes'. The president of RESCON, Richard Lyall, weighs in on this. Doug Ford eyes more casinos and a theme park to boost Niagara tourism.

Sabrina Nanji joins Jerry at the party table for Party for Two. A Toronto man outruns the Finch LRT by 18 minutes. Toronto axes the traffic camera pilot to fight gridlock. And a follow up on the right-turn-only challenge.

Jerry opens the show with commentary on why people need to start sounding more like him. Should vacant upscale homes in north Toronto be used to house low-income families? A GTA paralegal is offering pro-bono services to first-time offenders arrested for stealing groceries. Toronto police could get more power to seize e-bikes and e-scooters. Jon Burnside talks with Jerry about this.

Jim Richards is at the party table today for Party for Two. Amanda Corbett from The Caledon Community Road Safety Advocacy Group shares the group's concerns about commercial trucks in Caledon. What's coming up this weekend on the new Greg Carrasco Show on Newstalk 1010? Then, Jerry asks Deb Hutton, "what do politicians do on a break from the Legislature?" Plus - Touchdowns and Fumbles with Bob Reid!

Jerry has a conversation with Glenn Beck, who offered to pay for a surgery to save a Canadian woman with a chronically painful condition. Jerry shares some great ideas to make Toronto a better place to live. Plus - another Conservative MP crosses the floor to the Liberals.

Ryan Knight joins Jerry at the party table on Party for Two. An update on the IKEA monkey, Darwin, 13 years later, with Daina Liepa from Story Book Farm Primate Sanctuary joins the Jerry Agar show. The Blacklock's Report with Tom Korski. Plus - NHL players are not going to the Winter Olympics over safety concerns? Victoria Matiash, host on the NHL Network, shares her thoughts on this with Jerry.

Jerry opens the show with commentary on perception versus reality when it comes to safety on public transit. A 10-year-old suffered a seizure after consuming energy drinks, Dr. Mitch weighs in on this. The NDP says that an Ontario report on intimate partner violence was partly AI-generated. Jerry talks to tech expert Carmi Levy about this. A potpourri of stories by Jerry including - military reserves to focus on emergency relief, charging EVs for free, and selling stockpiled US alcohol for charity.

Mike Kakuk is at the party table for Party for Two. University of Toronto professor, Brett Caraway, explains Netflix and Paramount's bids for Warner Brothers. An Edmonton-area man is looking for buyers of his time machine. Santa Claus is real.

Jerry opens the show with commentary on DEI in the federal government. A four day workweek? Freelance journalist, Jared Lindzon, talks to Jerry about his upcoming book, 'Do More in Four, Why It's Time for a Shorter Workweek.' Hannah Alper is here to talk about Gen Z's news consumption habits. Plus - Google will share all your text messages with your employer.

Will Stewart joins Jerry at the party table for Party for Two. Dr. Christine Korol, a psychologist and professor at UBC talks about holiday burnout. Dan Riskin is here with the top weekly science stories! Plus. Federal public servants will have different levels of return to office rules.

Jerry opens the show by talking about the importance of being on time. Toronto police have towed over 400 vehicles and issued nearly 900 tickets in a downtown traffic blitz. Ontario jails are going to hit an overcrowding record .

Karen Stintz joins Jerry at the party table for Party for Two. The Finch LRT opened this weekend, should transit have priority in transit lights? Ottawa's budget bill proposes to end free postage for people who are blind. Plus - Ottawa announces new immigration measures for foreign-trained doctors.

Jerry opens the show with commentary on bad drivers and driving pet peeves. Air Transat starts halting flights after pilots issue a 72-hour strike notice. A Mississauga man created a system to find doctors. Sanveer Dhanju, talks to Jerry about the DocMaps system. Trump's latest anti-immigration policies might drive more migrant to Canada, should they come here?

Jim Richards joins Jerry at the party table for Party for Two. Ron Butler from Butler Mortgage speaks with Jerry about how development charges might be adding costs to home prices. George Springer's ALCS game 7 home run ball is up for auction. Dobie Maxwell speaks to Jerry about sports memorabilia. Plus - Touchdowns and Fumbles with Bob Reid.

Jerry opens the show with commentary about government spending, tax increases, and project priorities. Some Canadians pay thousands to avoid claiming a car accident on their insurance. Waymo has sights set on Toronto, is this a good idea? Plus - do you give your kids toys or experiences as gifts?

Brian Lilley is at today's party table. Jerry discusses how he manages his holiday plans, Tom Korski is back for his weekly Blacklocks Report, and if you bring up these nine topics in a conversation, then you have below average social skills… according to a report.

Jerry shares his thoughts on Olivia Chow's food program and if it really helps people out. He also discusses heritage buildings. Kelly Sungberg joins to talk about Canadian border agency wanting international flyers with stopovers in Canada to skip customs, and Carmi Levy talks about the creation of an AI website Docmaps to help people find family doctors.

Robyn Urback joins Jerry for Party For Two. Jerry talks to Franco Terrazzano about the CRA both filing and collecting your taxes. James Pasternak joins Jerry to discuss Mayor Chow's luxury home tax hike and Tony Chapman discusses the return of Christmas windows. GUESTS: Robyn Urback - Columnist with the Globe and Mail Franco Terrazzano - Federal Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation Councillor James Pasternak - York Centre Tony Chapman, Branding and Marketing expert and host of the podcast Chatter That Matters

Jerry opens the show talking about Sweden and Mexico's interesting new traffic-calming devices, talks to former Toronto homicide detective Mark Mendelson about the rise in young people charged with murder, and talks about City Hall's inconsistent application of bylaws. GUESTS: Karin Wiklund - Marketing Manager at Edeva AB, which is the inventor, manufacturer and supplier of Actibump. Lars Henriksson, former Honorary Consul General for Sweden Sean Shapiro - the former TikTok Traffic CopBenjamin Wolfe - Professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto Mark Mendelson - Former Toronto Homicide Detective and NEWSTALK 1010 Crime Expert

Dave Trafford joins Jerry at the party table for today's Party for Two. Toronto proposes over 20kms of new bike lanes and bypass the provincial veto. Jerry speaks with Daniel Kligerman from Esri Canada about this proposal. It's Telescopic Tuesday! Dan Riskin is here with the top science stories of the week. Plus - the World Cup contract turns Toronto bylaw staff into the FIFA brand police. GUESTS: Dave Trafford - Chief Executive Producer at Story Studio Network and Host of On the Ledge your Ontario politics podcast (broadcast Saturday mornings at 10 on NT1010) Daniel Kligerman - Director of Intelligent Transportation Solutions at Esri Canada Dan Riskin - Newstalk 1010 Science Expert

Jerry opens the show by talking about Algoma Steel's layoff of 1000 workers. Jerry talks about TTC fares, and public library usage in Toronto. Your questions were answered by the former Tik Tok Traffic Cop, Sean Shapiro. Plus - what's the biggest purchase that you or your spouse made that your partner or you only found out about later? GUEST: Sean Shapiro - The former Tik Tok Traffic Cop

Tristin Hopper is at the party table for Party for Two. Jerry comments on Avi Lewis' comments at the NDP leadership debate. RESCON president, Richard Lyall, talks to Jerry about the report card on housing. GUESTS: Tristin Hopper - National Post columnist Richard Lyall - President of RESCON (the Residential Construction Council of Ontario)

Jerry opens the show with commentary on dental care in Canada being 50% over budget. Then, are people drinking less alcohol in Canada? Jerry's monthly check-in with the Toronto Police Association president, Clayton Campbell. Francis Syms talks to Jerry about how ChatGPT might help you find information faster, but you won't learn as much. GUESTS: Clayton Campbell - President of the Toronto Police Association Francis Syms - Associate Dean of Information and Communications Technology at Humber Polytechnic

Karen Gordon joins Deb Hutton at the party table for Party for Two, where they talk about pro athletes going out drinking after a game, and Deb gets your feedback on this issue. It’s Black Friday! Are you Black Friday shopping today? Plus - Touchdowns and Fumbles with Bob Reid! GUESTS: Karen Gordon of Gordon Strategies Bob Reid, Principal at Broadway Strategy & Communications

Deb Hutton hosts the Jerry Agar show. She gets into the debate surrounding the traffic signs the Ford government is using for school zones. Deb weighs in on the Blacklock’s Report which found that Minister Joly did not read the Stellantis contract. A panel of political experts, Erin Morrison, Karen Stintz, and Dan Moulton weigh in on the politics of an oil pipeline. Plus - do you let your dog sleep in your bed? GUESTS: Erin Morrison - Vice President of Texture Communications Karen Stintz - political commentator and vice president of finance and operations for the Canadian Council for Rehabilitation and Work Dan Moulton - Partner at Crestview Strategy

Karen Stintz joins party table for today's Party for Two. Tony Chapman weighs in on Black Friday coming to Canada, when it used to be mainly an American thing. The Blacklock's Report with Tom Korski looks into the top stories from Parliament Hill.

Jerry opens the show with commentary on the federal government's climate goals. The provincial government introduces legislation to help keep dangerous and repeat offenders off the street. Jerry talks to Solicitor General, Michael Kerzner, about this.

Mike Kakuk joins Jerry at the party table on today's Party for Two. US Transportation Secretary, Sean Duffy, urges passengers to dress better on airplanes - how do you dress? Colin Craig, the President of SecondStreet.Org speaks with Jerry about how many Canadians have died while on a medical wait list. Plus - who gets the animal in a breakup?

Jerry talks about the city of Toronto's traffic woes. A man claimed to be the sole winner of a $1M group lottery ticket, is now charged with stealing after it was revealed it was a group ticket. Plus - the city of Toronto orders resident, Tony Cacciatore, to remove a basketball net from his property.