The Rush with Reshmi Nair & Scott MacArthur

Deb talks with Marit Stiles. Iran reopens Strait of Hormuz but Trump says blockade ‘WILL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE’. GUESTS: Marit Stiles - Ontario NDP leader Dan McTeague - President of Canadians for Affordable Energy Richard Crouse - co-host of the podcast Entertainment is Broken

How do you feel about ‘Air Ford One’? When it comes to safety, should we be making more arrests of people using drugs on the TTC? GUESTS: Robert Kokonis - President of AirTrav Inc.

Inside the plans for education in Ontario. What does the car you drive say about you?GUESTS: John Tory - former mayor of Toronto Kathleen Wynne - former premier of Ontario Dan McTeague - president of Canadians for Affordable Energy

Deb talks to the councillor about his motion. Lebanon and Israel agree 10-day ceasefire. GUESTS: Josh Matlow - Councillor for Toronto-St. Paul’s Kim Schofield - Criminal Defense Lawyer Christian Leuprecht - Professor in Leadership, Royal Military College and Queen’s University

Do you want politics out of the classroom? Should this upcoming Fan Fest be free to the public? GUESTS: Joel Westheimer - professor of democracy and education at the University of Ottawa Brad Bradford - City Councillor for Ward 19, Beaches–East York

What should he do? Why aren’t your kids in school?GUESTS: Alex Chreston - Vice President at Crestview Strategy and former advisor to the Mayor of Toronto Brian Lilley - Toronto Sun columnist David Coffey - Fraud detective with the Toronto Police

Deb looks at which apps might be worth a try. How picky eaters are a modern phenomenon. GUESTS: Jennifer Di Francesco - co-chair of St. Eugene Parent Council Carmi Levy - tech expert Nadya Williams - contributor at the Institute for Family Studies

Deb gets answers from a lawyer about campaign laws. Are you happy with Carney’s gas announcement? GUESTS: John Pappas - Partner and Lawyer at Aird & Berlis LLP Tim Hodgson - Federal Energy Minister

What does Deb think of today’s announcement? Why Deb thinks the government ‘got cold feet’.GUESTS: Paul Calandra - Ontario Education Minister Adrian Ghobrial - CTV National News correspondent - AT Scarborough Southwest Polling Station

What will the federal government look like tomorrow? Deb shares a story about her daughter’s basketball tournament. GUESTS: Graham Richardson - Ottawa Bureau Chief for CTV National News Erin O’Toole - President and Managing Director at ADIT North America

What will happen on Monday? Have you fallen for a social media trend? GUESTS: Elias Makos - host at CJAD in Montreal Richard Crouse - co-host of the podcast Entertainment is Broken

What do you think we should do? One dead after shooting at Lambton College campus bar GUESTS: Jesse Rogerson - astrophysicist and assistant professor at York University Bryan Bicknell - journalist with CTV London

When might we see some relief at the gas pumps? Why transit in Scarborough matters to the upcoming election. GUESTS: Hendrik Brakel - Senior Director of Policy and Government Affairs - Canadian Association for Business Economics Brad Bradford - City Councillor for Ward 19, Beaches–East York

What he learned on his unusual commute this morning. When it comes to floor crossing, you’re not Winston Churchill.

How will this floor crossing impact the state of the federal Liberals and Conservatives? The latest federal polling ahead of key by-elections. GUESTS: Chief Superintendent Katherine Stephenson Carmi Levy - tech expert Alex Chreston - Vice President at Crestview Strategy and former advisor to the Mayor of Toronto Bob Richardson - NEWSTALK 1010 contributor and public affairs consultant David Piccini - Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development Nik Nanos - Chief Data Scientist and Founder of Nanos Research

Fewer students should mean fewer teachers, no? What happens next with Trump and Iran?GUESTS: Sunira Chaudhri - employment lawyer at Workley Law Christian Leuprecht - Professor in Leadership, Royal Military College and Queen’s University

We bring you the latest on the war in Iran. Do you like majority governments? GUESTS: Stuart Green - TTC spokesperson Charles Lammam - contributor to The Hub and economic and policy professional John Baird - former conservative federal Minister of Foreign Affairs and provincial minister of several portfolios

Do you like this decision? Here come the first ticks of the season. GUESTS: Steve Ryan - CP24 crime reporter and former homicide detective Grace Peacock - Director of Public Relations with Canada’s Wonderland Dr. Isaac Bogoch - infectious disease specialist Joe Varner - Senior fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute

What unexpected consequences might end up hurting your wallet? Do you overuse the car horn?GUESTS: Amanda Lang - CTV News Chief Financial Correspondent and host of Taking Stock with Amanda Lang on BNN Bloomberg Ashley Maika - spokesperson at Reptilia Richard Shimooka - Military Expert and Senior Fellow at the Macdonald Laurier Institute

What will it take for things to change? Michael Ford, Ontario premier’s nephew, decides against Toronto mayoral run GUESTS: Michelle Cooper - Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Finance Member of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts Caryma S’ad - Toronto Lawyer and Independent journalist Michael Ford - nephew of Ontario Premier Doug Ford and a former MPP

Deb talks to the team president about the upcoming expansion draft. Do you hate themed parties like Deb?GUESTS: Teresa Resch - president of the Toronto Tempo John Wright - Veteran Pollster, CEO of Canada Pulse insights Richard Crouse - co-host of the podcast Entertainment Is Broken

She takes your calls. Nearly one year later, two children in Nova Scotia are still missing. GUESTS: Steve Simmons - sports columnist for the Toronto Sun Andrea Jerrett - CTV Atlantic digital producer John Tory - Former Mayor of Toronto

Deb’s wondering what are we doing here? Why Artemis II matters to Canada. GUESTS: Tom Rakocevic - MPP for Humber River – Black Creek Heather Wright - Senior Correspondent for CTV National News Bob Richardson - NEWSTALK 1010 contributor and public affairs consultant

Deb takes your calls. Do you have a device policy for when your kids have friends over?

What went through her head in that moment?Police issue warning after thieves used hidden cameras to track homeowners routines GUESTS: Deena Thakib - owner of the home that was invaded Tom Reimer - President and founder of Metalex Richard Alexander - President of Beer Canada

Deb doesn’t know if we’ve hit the high water mark so that government should miss out on revenue. B.C. union calls for full-time work-from-home due to spiking gas prices GUEST: Vassy Kapelos - host of The Vassy Kapelos Show and Power Play, Monday to Friday at 5 p.m. on CTV News Channel

What does the head of a major food bank think about this plan? How do you navigate different politics in relationships? GUESTS: Shachi Kurl - President of the Angus Reid Institute Gilles Ghershon - President and CEO of the Toronto Region Board of Trade Neil Heatherington - CEO of Daily Bread Food Bank

Deb talks with one of the federal ministers about today’s major announcement. Avi Lewis begins NDP leadership amid pushback from some party branches. GUESTS: Gregor Robertson - Federal Minister of Housing and Infrastructure Erin Morrison - Vice President of Texture Communications

How do we keep kids from developing social media addictions? The Blue Jays kick off their Home Opener tonight. GUESTS: Dr. Nina Mafrici - Clinical Psychologist and Co-Director of the Toronto Psychology & Wellness Group Jerry Agar – host of The Jerry Agar Show Richard Crouse - co-host of the podcast Entertainment is Broken

Deb talks with their president. What’s happening with the International Languages school program? GUESTS: Martha Hradowy - President of OSSTF Markus De Domenico - Former TCDSB Chair, now Ward 2 Trustee

Deb talks to a doctor about what he’s seeing. Have you had terrible wedding anniversaries? GUEST: Dr. Mark Greenberg - Consulting Staff, Department of Psychiatry - working in Addiction Medicine at Sunnybrook

Why you might have to pay after being rescued. Jury finds Instagram and YouTube liable in landmark social media addiction trial

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