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Economist Charles Lammam, contributor at The Hub, joins The Deb Hutton Show to argue Ontario needs bold tax cuts and reform to stay competitive as economic pressure from the United States grows. Deb then opens the phones on whether graduation ceremonies should stay strictly apolitical—or if students have the right to speak their minds. The hour wraps with columnist and former diplomat Andrew Caddell reacting to the Air Canada CEO being summoned to Ottawa over an English‑only condolence video, with listener calls weighing in on accountability, language, and leadership.

Ontario Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy joins The Deb Hutton Show to explain the province’s temporary HST rebate on new homes and whether cutting the tax will truly make housing more affordable or simply drive prices higher. Deb also hears from callers and Mike Moffatt, economist and head of the Missing Middle Initiative, on whether the plan will deliver 8,000 new units, help first‑time buyers, address development charges, or if there’s a better way to spend over $1 billion. The hour wraps with Toronto Police Deputy Chief Frank Barredo outlining new counter‑terrorism and high‑visibility police deployments, followed by caller reaction on whether seeing more armed officers makes people feel safer—or more uneasy—in their daily lives.

What does the turnout look like? The dream of home ownership in Canada isn’t dead, but maybe it should be. GUEST: Siobhan Morris - CTV Toronto Queen’s Park Reporter

Is Ford focusing too much on Toronto? Do you want an “ICE Canada”? GUEST: Mark Mendelson - Newstalk 1010 Crime expert and former homicide detective

Deb weighs in. Ontario legislature is back. GUESTS: Stephen McNeil - former Premier of Nova Scotia Siobhan Morris - CTV Toronto Queen’s Park Bureau reporter

Deb talks to the person in the viral video Ontario will make Billy Bishop Airport 'special economic zone' GUESTS: Daniel Tate - executive director of IntegrityTO John Tory - former mayor of Toronto

Deb weighs in. How to talk about difficult news stories with your kids GUESTS: Alexis Dawson - trustee for Ward 9 Davenport Dr. Michele Foster - psychologist and co-founder of the Toronto Psychology and Wellness Group Phil Gurski - former senior strategic analyst at CSIS, and President/CEO of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting

Do you support this move? Olivia Chow says she doesn’t want ICE at the World Cup GUESTS: Stan Cho - Ontario Minister Tourism, Culture, and Gaming Richard Crouse - host of the podcast Entertainment is Broken

Should some businesses not be impacted by algorithmic factors?John Moore had quite the experience on the TTC.

Is this smart political strategy?What should the ultimate fate be of 24 Sussex? GUEST: Beatrice Vaisman – CP24 reporter

What can police do about this? Mark Carney is travelling more than other Prime MinistersGUESTS: Rochelle Direnfeld - Senior Criminal Counsel with the Alliance of Canadians Combatting Antisemitism Edward Ngai - contributor to The Hub

Is this giving vandals a free pass?Why did police knock on a woman’s door over a social media post?GUESTS: Donna Skelly - House Speaker at Queen’s Park Brian Lilley - Toronto Sun columnist Dr. Eyal Cohen - Program Head of Child Health Evaluative Sciences at SickKids

We break them all down. Should everyone get to use HOV lanes?GUESTS: Ian Scott - former Director of the province's Special Investigations Unit Siobhan Morris - CTV Toronto Queen’s Park Bureau Reporter Lyndsay Morrison - CTV Weather Specialist

Deb has continuing coverage all afternoon as reaction comes in. We take your calls on the report. GUEST: Chris Lewis - CTV Public Safety Analyst and former commissioner of the OPP

Communities react to the decision. Inside today's inflation data. GUESTS: Bill Sinclair - the President and CEO of the Neighbourhood Group Community ServicesAndrew DiCapua - Principal Economist, Canadian Chamber of CommerceDave Trafford - Chief Executive Producer at Story Studio Network and the Host of On the Ledge your Ontario politics podcast

A look at the ongoing debate.Do we want 'virtual gated communities'?GUESTS: Dan Delmar - Managing partner at the comms firm TNKR Media and contributor to CJAD 800 Montreal Jerry Agar - host of The Jerry Agar Show

Deb gets live reaction. What are weird habits your pet has?GUESTS: Heather Exner Pirot - director of energy, natural resources and environment with the Macdonald-Laurier InstituteRichard Crouse - host of the podcast Entertainment is Broken

What does this mean for transparency? Have you gone to your elected official about an issue and gotten results?GUESTS: Stephen Crawford - Minister of Public and Business Service Delivery and ProcurementAnthony Perruzza - Councillor for Humber River-Black Creek

Deb looks at new data Do kids still get grounded anymore?GUEST: Nik Nanos - Nanos Research founder and chief data scientist

Are you satisfied with their response? What could our waterfront look like in 10 years?GUESTS: Steve Ryan - CP24 crime reporter Danielle Keenan - Director of Strategic Communications, Ontario at CIJA Stan Cho - Ontario Minister of Tourism, Culture, and Gaming Michael Kerzner - Ontario Solicitor General

Deb has some questions. Should Ontario teachers get classroom supply spending accounts?GUESTS: Jennifer Di Francesco -petition authorDavid Mastin - ETFO President

Deb dives in to a concerning social media trend What should libraries do with books they get rid of? GUEST: Jake Fuss - senior analyst at the Fraser Institute

Is your kid experiencing this? The old technology your kid doesn’t understand GUEST: Steve Ryan - CP24 Crime reporter

Deb’s following the investigation this afternoon. Doug Ford says jets are coming to Billy Bishop Airport. GUESTS: Chris Lewis - CTV public safety analyst and former OPP commissioner John Tory - former mayor of Toronto Todd McCarthy - Ontario Environment Minister

Our political panel weighs in. 23 people rescued from ice by helicopter north of Owen Sound GUESTS: Scott Reid - CTV Political Analyst and former advisor to a Prime Minister Amanda Galbraith - co-founder and partner at reputation management company Oyster Group Erin Morrison - Vice President of Texture Communications Const. Kody Lyons - with Grey Bruce OPP Christian Leuprecht - Professor in Leadership, Royal Military College and Queen’s University

How is this impacting your wallet? Reaction after synagogues were shot at over the weekend GUESTS: Noah Shack - CEO - Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs Barry Choi - personal finance and travel expert Gavin Tighe - senior partner with Gardiner Roberts LLP and chair of the firm's Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group Nate Erskine-Smith - MP for Beaches-East York

Are you fed up? The fight over OSAP cuts GUESTS: Marit Stiles - Ontario NDP leaderNolan Quinn - Ontario Minister of Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security

Who has the oldest appliance? Maple syrup season off to running startGUESTS: Corey Vandergeest - co-owner of Backwoods SyrupRichard Crouse - Co-host of the podcast Entertainment is Broken

Will cops at TTC stations help stop crime?Jim Richards makes his return. GUESTS: Clayton Campbell - Toronto Police Association President Ron Butler - Principal at Butler Mortgage David Schultz - professor in the political science department at Hamline University

Is it safety? Taxes? Something else?Do you want cops at every TTC station? GUEST: Brad Bradford - City Councillor for Ward 19, Beaches–East York

Which two candidates are now in the lead?Measles exposure reported at York Region hospital, transit routes also affected GUESTS: John Pappas - Partner and Lawyer at Aird & Berlis LLPDavid Coletto - CEO of Abacus DataDr. Isaac Bogoch - Infectious disease specialistDerek Stevens - owner and CEO of Circa, the D, Golden Gate and Downtown Las Vegas Events Center

Deb weighs in on the reaction to John Tory's announcement.‘Anyone could fall victim to these traps’: Survey shows Canadians are ‘fed up’ dealing with scams on a daily basis.GUESTS: Pat Foran - CTV News Toronto Consumer Alert journalistScott Reid - CTV Political Analyst and former advisor to a Prime Minister

GUESTS: Alex Chreston - Vice President of Crestview Strategy Kim Wright - Principal and Founder, Wright Strategies James Yousif - Lawyer, former Director of Policy at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

Deb speaks with Tory live in studio about his decision GUEST: John Tory – former mayor of Toronto

Deb weighs in.Plus – The latest on Trump’s strikes against Iran GUESTS: Dr. Vinita Dubey - Associate Medical Officer of Health. Toronto Public Health Christian Leuprecht - Professor in Leadership, Royal Military College and Queen’s University Dan McTeague - Canadians for Affordable Energy president

How does something like this even happen? Plus – Discovering the root causes of problem gambling GUESTS: Boris Bytensky - Newstalk 1010 Legal expert Constable Nicholas Gluckstein - Durham Regional Police Dr. Nina Mafrici - Clinical Psychologist and Co-Director of the Toronto Psychology & Wellness Group Sarah Lefton - Chief Development Officer, UJA Federation of Greater Toronto

Are you okay with this? Plus - What we know so far about the US strikes in Iran GUESTS: Nazanin Afshin-Jam - Human rights & democracy advocate Dan Riskin - Newstalk 1010 Science ExpertDaniel Tate - founder of IntegrityTO

Deb sets the scene for continuing coverage. Plus - Inside the new Science Centre GUESTS: John Baird - former conservative federal Minister of Foreign Affairs and provincial minister of several portfolios Dylan Clarke - social policy fellow at West Neighbourhood House with law and economics publications in housing and constitutional law Christian Leuprecht - Professor at the Royal Military College and Queen’s University

Inside a wild story with a former reporter. Plus – The debut of a press release roundup GUESTS: Tamara Cherry - Founder of Pickup Communications and host of The Trauma Beat Richard Crouse - co-host of the podcast Entertainment Is Broken

Jim weighs in on a tough call. Plus – Who is afraid to take the subway right now?GUESTS: Vic Fedeli - Ontario Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade Cynthia Loyst - Host with The Social

Can you relate?Plus – What things don’t deserve the hate they get?GUEST: Dave Bidini - publisher of the West End Phoenix, author of 13 books and the co-founder of Rheostatics

Jim has some thoughts on arresting drug users on the TTCPlus – Does anyone have any hope of retiring these days?GUEST: Preet Banerjee – Founder of YourMoneyDegree.com