Podcasts about tdsb

As the largest school board in the province, Toronto District School Board, looks to cut programs we hear why school boards are struggling to balance their books this year. Our guests are Neethan Shan, chair of the TDSB and Kathleen Woodcock, president of the Ontario Public School Boards' Association. 

Jim Richards joins the show for Party for Two to discuss the top stories of the day. Then, Mark Johnson joins the show to talk about the TDSB renaming schools. Plus, real estate developers and a bank are offering blanket appraisals to save preconstruction delays. It's Friday with means Touchdowns and Fumbles with Bob Reid!

Jerry opens the show by comparing policies the Conservatives have proposed versus what the Liberals are now proposing. Then, Francis Syms joins the show to discuss Deep Seek's ban from UBC and SickKids for security concerns. The US government is asking Canadian researchers about whether their work deals with DEI, gender, and climate. Plus, the TDSB will vote on a controversial change to fundraising policy.

Brian Lilley guest hosts. Mark Towhey joins Party for Two to discuss today’s top stories. Then, Ariella Kimmel from A Better City Toronto weighs in on the city’s snow clearing efforts. Plus. Patrice Dutil weighs in on the TDSB’s renaming of schools. Tomorrow is the provincial election and low voter turnout is expected.

The TDSB is planning to rename three schools following a controversial board decision. Daniel Tate, a concerned Torontonian, joins us now to share his concerns regarding this move. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The TDSB is planning to rename three schools following a controversial board decision. Daniel Tate, a concerned Torontonian, joins us now to share his concerns regarding this move. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Last week, the Toronto District School Board held two virtual meetings that lasted seven hours each. In those 14 hours, trustees were set to vote on whether to receive a report on antisemitism in the county's biggest public school system—a report that offered 32 recommendations for confronting and mitigating antisemitism in public schools. Once again, this was to vote on whether to receive the report. Not to enact all 32 recommendations, but simply to accept that it was done. Why did it take 14 hours to discuss? The meetings—which The CJN's education reporter, Mitchell Consky, attended—were bombarded by mostly anti-Zionist delegates who argued that the report should not consider anti-Zionism as a contemporary form of antisemitism. On the other hand, the community saw pro-Zionist activists slam the report for trying to shoehorn antisemitism into a "diversity, equity and inclusion" framework that create a hierarchy of victimhood. Consky joins Avi Finegold and Phoebe Maltz Bovy on Bonjour Chai to explain what went on in those titanic meetings and the shifting politics at play. Credits Hosts: Avi Finegold and Phoebe Maltz Bovy (@BovyMaltz) Production team: Joe Fish (producer & editor), Michael Fraiman (executive producer) Music: Socalled Support The CJN Subscribe to the Bonjour Chai Substack Subscribe to The CJN newsletter Donate to The CJN (+ get a charitable tax receipt) Subscribe to Bonjour Chai (Not sure how? Click here)

Greg Brady, host of Toronto Today focused in on still shoveling out of the massive snowstorm. And that snowstorm meant that the TDSB had its first snow day in years. But weren't we told that students would no longer have school snow days since everyone grew accustomed to online learning during our pandemic lockdown days? Next, Valentine's Day. And what a strange read I came across regarding this Hallmark Day that I think has something to do with chubby cherubs and chocolate.... Did you know there are greeting cards made specifically for your work wife or work husband?!  Also, some interesting new polling numbers. David Coletto, Founder, Chair and CEO of Abacus Data, joins us to discuss what a large win for Carney might mean for the Liberal party as a whole, going forward Lastly, James Maloney, Member of Parliament (Etobicoke-Lakeshore), and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, joins us now to share who he believes is most at fault when it comes to the justice system. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Brady, host of Toronto Today focused in on still shoveling out of the massive snowstorm. And that snowstorm meant that the TDSB had its first snow day in years. But weren't we told that students would no longer have school snow days since everyone grew accustomed to online learning during our pandemic lockdown days? Next, Valentine's Day. And what a strange read I came across regarding this Hallmark Day that I think has something to do with chubby cherubs and chocolate.... Did you know there are greeting cards made specifically for your work wife or work husband?!  Also, some interesting new polling numbers. David Coletto, Founder, Chair and CEO of Abacus Data, joins us to discuss what a large win for Carney might mean for the Liberal party as a whole, going forward Lastly, James Maloney, Member of Parliament (Etobicoke-Lakeshore), and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, joins us now to share who he believes is most at fault when it comes to the justice system. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the Alex Pierson Show, tackling anti-semitism in the TDSB. How is it contentious to teach about the holocaust? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

MONOLOGUE Quebec Is Right: Multiculturalism Is Failing Canada, and It's Time to Admit It NEWSMAKER  Jordan Peterson's warning about Canada's national unity over Trump's tariff threat  https://www.rebelnews.com/jordan_petersons_warning_about_canadas_national_unity_over_trumps_tariff_threat  Sheila Gunn Reid – Rebel News Alberta Bureau Chief, Host of “The Gunn Show” Wednesdays 9pm ET KEEPING AN EYE ON YOUR MONEY Nearly two-thirds of Canadians want carbon tax suspended https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/nearly-two-thirds-of-canadians-want-carbon-tax-suspended  Franco Terrazzano Federal Director at the Canadian Taxpayers Federation taxpayer.com IN DEFENSE OF WOMEN Trump order aims to end federal support for gender transitions for those under 19 https://apnews.com/article/trump-transgender-transition-executive-order-301e4130233b411311978f66f455f1c4   Maureen Sullivan – Member of CAWSBAR's Steering Committee MONOLOGUE Trump's Bold Stand Against Gender Indoctrination—And Why Canada Must Follow NEWSMAKER Descendants, historians blast TDSB for renaming Macdonald, Dundas, Ryerson schools https://tnc.news/2025/01/30/descendants-historians-blast-tdsb-renaming-schools1/  Noah Jarvis – True North Wire OPEN LINES ADAM ZIVO Meth-fuelled orgies are bad Harm reduction policies are leading to mixed messages about the unequivocal danger of meth-fuelled sex in the gay community. https://www.readtheline.ca/p/adam-zivo-meth-fuelled-orgies-are  Adam Zivo, National Post Columnist, freelance writer, director of The Center for Responsible Drug Policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You have no excuse not to vote, getting by financially in Toronto and Jerry asks Mark Mendelson some questions about the Shoppers Drug Mart heist.

Jerry disputes "Canada is not for sale." Then, the TDSB has spent tens of millions of dollars putting school staff on paid leave, Mark Mendelson weighs in on the investigative process. Then, Tasha Kheiriddin discusses how Trump's tariffs could divide Canada.

Greg Brady spoke to Michael Teper, Lawyer about the potential new TDSB Education Director. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Multiple school boards across the province are in the red and students are seeing the effects in staffing, program and supply cutbacks. The Ministry of Education recently reported that 21 boards are reporting in-year deficits of $200 million. The Agenda looks at why these boards are in the shape they're in.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Toronto District School Board is requesting nearly $22 million to demolish a Toronto Indigenous school and daycare and reconstruct a new one on the basis that the current structure is too emblematic of an Indigenous residential school. Plus, the Trudeau government's Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge is refusing to say whether or not the CBC's outgoing CEO Catherine Tait will be receiving an exit payment for her time at the public broadcaster. And while the Trudeau government begins to curb the number of study permits it issues, the number of international students filing asylum claims is skyrocketing, many of which are suspected to have been filed on fraudulent grounds. Tune into The Daily Brief with Lindsay Sheperd and Isaac Lamoureux! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ontario Liberal leader Bonnie Crombie has made her first major election campaign promise: a tax cut for the middle class. Steve Paikin and John Michael McGrath discuss how the Liberals are trying to outflank the Tories on the cost of living crisis. We now know the cost of the province's plan to remove bike lanes from Toronto's streets: $48 million. Can the city stop the removal? Receiving presumptive care has gotten a little easier for wildland firefighters; however, union leaders argue the changes don't go far enough. Steve's column: https://www.tvo.org/article/toronto-honours-former-ontario-cabinet-minister-david-caplan JMM's column:See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Greg spoke to Paula, a parent in York region about a school field trip to a mosque that has raised some concerns with parents on the heels of the TDSB trip to the Grassy Narrows protest a few weeks back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode: TDSB Babysitter Nan Zanders Mushrooms You can listen to the John Oakley Show live and in its entirety weekdays from 3:00 - 6:00pm ET over the air, on our website www.640toronto.com, or on the Radioplayer Canada app Got a question or comment? We'd love to hear from you at michael@640toronto.com Technical production by David Hunter Music for the John Oakley Show podcast composed and produced by Michael Downey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on Free For All Friday: our listeners phoned in to discuss Mayor Olivia Chow's absence at the October 7th commemoration in Toronto, vehicle access to High Park, the TDSB field trip to the Grassy Narrows protest, and more.

MONOLOGUE JD Vance mops the floor with Tim Walz in VP Debate Iran gambles with Israel attack after humiliating blows to allies https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1m93l9krgro Iran's Attack on Israel May End Ayatollah Khamenei's Regime https://www.news18.com/opinion/opinion-irans-attack-on-israel-may-end-ayatollah-khameneis-regime-but-world-war-3-is-unlikely-9071361.html Ali Siaditan presented before the TDSB meeting about the field trip of indoctrination for children as young as 8 years of age. He spoke about his experience as a child in Iran under the Islamic Regime. September 26th 2024  Ali Siaditan, documentary filmmaker, Iran expert, Director of Education for Tafsik https://thinkagainproductions.com THE CULT OF CLIMATE CHANGE Tony Heller slandered by Google Gemeni AI https://x.com/TonyClimate/status/1841508883652567520  Hurricanes are dangerous far from the coast. Communities are struggling to prepare https://www.npr.org/2024/10/01/nx-s1-5133530/hurricane-helene-rain-flooding-climate-change Tony Heller, Geologist, weather historian, founder of Real Climate Science dot com The VP Debate: Vance vs. Walz https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/vancewalz-live-updates-will-vice-presidential-debate-turn-the-tide-101727825923445.html  Josh Bernstein, author of Preserving Liberty: Bold and Brave Solutions to Save America and Create Permanent Freedom. OPEN LINES THIS DAY IN ROCK HISTORY On October 2, 2017, Tom Petty was pronounced dead at the age of 66, just days after performing a hometown show with the Heartbreakers at the Hollywood Bowl. In 1995, Oasis released their record-breaking sophomore album, (What's The Story), Morning Glory, which debuted at No.1 in the UK.  In 1982, Peter Gabriel and Steve Hackett rejoined Genesis after their departures in 1975 and 1977, respectively, for a one-off benefit performance at The Milton Keynes Bowl in Buckinghamshire, England. In 1983, Bonnie Tyler became the first Welsh artist to top the Billboard Hot 100 with her enduring hit, “Total Eclipse Of The Heart.” Jeremiah Tittle is the co-host of "The 500 with Josh Adam Myers" podcast and CEO/Founder of Next Chapter Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Brady and the panel of: Steve Paikin, Author and Broadcaster, host of TVO's ‘The Agenda' Anne Marie Aikins, Crisis communications expert Discuss: 1 - TDSB cancels Truth and Reconciliation Day field trips to Nathan Phillips Square citing ‘abundance of caution'   2 - Billy Bishop airport ‘disappointed' with city staff recommendations to not extend lease 3 - Canada's fertility rate has hit a record low. What's behind the drop? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ontario Liberal leader Bonnie Crombie joins Steve Paikin and John Michael McGrath to discuss her plans ahead of a potential spring election, the OLP's new slogan, and how she tries to get under Doug Ford's skin. Premier Ford's comments telling homeless people to get off their butts and get jobs has him taking heat, and leaves many wondering if he's unaware of the pervasiveness of this issue. Doug Ford wants to build a highway underneath the 401. Will a feasibility study build his case or show that this is simple a pipe dream? John Michael's column: Coming Soon Steve's column: https://www.tvo.org/article/what-can-we-learn-from-the-ontario-liberals-new-sloganSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today on Free For All Friday: Listeners reacted to the TDSB meeting that took place this week after students were taken to an anti-Israel protest in Toronto and Premier Doug Ford's proposal to dig a tunnel under Highway 401 in the GTA with the aim of easing gridlock. But, how much will it cost? Listen live, weekdays from noon to 1, on Zoomer Radio!

Days after an ill-advised fieldtrip, the Toronto District School Board is still dealing with growing fallout from the public. Host Alex Pierson speaks with Joseph Neuberger, a Criminal Justice Attorney with Neuberger & Partners LLP. Joseph tells Alex just what kind of lawsuits members of the TDSB COULD see in the coming weeks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ontario's NDP and Liberal Party leaders dismissed Premier Ford's proposal to build an express tunnel under Highway 401 as a "silly" idea; the TDSB is holding a special meeting over a controversial field trip involving the Grassy Narrows rally at Queen's Park; and, a Collingwood, Ont. woman is upset after UPS lost a return package to Apple containing an iPad worth more than $2,500. 

A tunnel under the 401? Metro Morning's political panel discusses the Premier's new idea. Plus, need a social life? You can get a prescription for that. And a TDSB student and trustee weigh in on a now-controversial field trip to a Grassy Narrows protest.

TUNE INTO THE TOWN: TORONTO IS GETTING A NEW CONCERT VENUE Libby Znaimer is joined by Karen Stintz, a Conservative Party of Canada Candidate for Eglinton-Lawrence, a former Toronto City Councillor and the CEO of Variety Village, Barbara Hall, a former Mayor of Toronto, and Toronto City Councillor Brad Bradford for Ward 19 Beaches-East York. Why does Ontario Premier Doug Ford want to build a tunnel under Highway 401 and how much will it cost? And Toronto is getting a new concert venue at Downsview.  A RECAP OF LAST NIGHT'S TDSB EMERGENCY MEETING Libby Znaimer is joined by Neethan Shan, Acting Chair of the TDSB, followed by Tamara Gottlieb, Founding member of Jewish Educators and Family Association of Canada (JEFA). A resolution came out of last night's TDSB meeting whereby students attending their schools are not allowed to go on field trips to demonstrations until an investigation launched by the Ontario Minister of Education--looking into how students were brought to anti-Israel protest--is concluded. IS PREMIER DOUG FORD'S IDEA OF A TUNNEL UNDER HIGHWAY 401 WORTH IT? Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Frank Clayton,  a senior research fellow with the Centre for Urban Research and Land Development at Ryerson University. We alluded to Premier Doug Ford's vision for an underground tunnel that would stretch across the GTA underneath Highway 401 as part of an effort to ease traffic gridlock. But, as we also talked about, we still don't know how much it's going to cost and what the timeframe of building it will look like. So is it worth it? Listen live, weekdays from noon to 1, on Zoomer Radio!

Greg Brady focuses in on a student who attended the TDSB anti-Israel rally.. We speak with Warren Kinsella of Daisy Group consulting firm about this – he spoke with the student in question. Lastly, Graham McGregor, Conservative MPP for Brampton North and Associate Minister of Auto Theft and Bail Reform, about Canada's criminal code – the need for bail reform – and we get his thoughts on what we need to do to address congestion on GTA highways. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

THE MEDICAL RECORD:  SYNTHETIC BONES FOR CANCER AND TRAUMA PATIENTS? Libby Znaimer is now joined by Dr. Malcolm Moore, Medical Oncologist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and a former head of BC Cancer, Dr. Fahad Razak, General Internist at Unity Health Toronto and Canada Research Chair in Healthcare Data and Analytics at the University of Toronto and former Scientific Director of the COVID-19 Ontario Science Table, and Dr. Alisa Naiman,  a family doctor practicing comprehensive primary care in Toronto. This week: we take a deep dive into the controversial Bill 7 here in Ontario (aka More Beds, Better Care Act) which is being challenged in court. And, a team out of the University of Waterloo is 3-D printing synthetic bone with the aim of helping cancer and trauma patients. SOME OF THE CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR DON VALLEY WEST COUNCILLOR Libby Znaimer is now joined by Anthony Furey, Rachel Chernos Lin and Dhruv Jain, all three of whom are among the candidates for City Councillor for Ward 15 Don Valley West. What are the priorities of some of the candidates running in the current Don Valley West municipal byelection in Toronto? ONTARIO EDUCATION MINISTER JILL DUNLOP LAUNCHES INVESTIGATION INTO TDSB  Libby Znaimer is now joined by Tamara Gotlieb, founding member of Jewish Educators and Family Association of Canada. Ontario's Education Minister Jill Dunlop has launched an investigation into the TDSB after students were taken to a demonstration about mercury poisoning within Grassy Nation First Nation that turned into an anti-Israel protest. And, the TDSB is holding a "special meeting" tonight. Will they be getting to the bottom of what happened?

The Richard Syrett Show, September 24th, 2024 Subscribe to Richard's newsletter, "Why I Fight" Scroll to bottom of page https://sauga960am.ca/programs/the-richard-syrett-show MONOLOGUE Alberta Premier Danielle Smith Announces Protection Against Medical Coercion in Updated Bill of Rights Trudeau's Cringe-Worthy Appearance on The Late Show https://nationalpost.com/news/justin-trudeau-on-the-late-show-cringe-or-win  Daniel Bordman, Senior Contributor for The National Telegraph https://thenationaltelegraph.com/ on YOUTUBE: @thenationaltelegraph9253 NEWS NOT IN THE NEWS Indiana Judge Rules Sicko Who Murdered His 11-Month-Old Stepdaughter Must Be Granted Transgender Surgery https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/09/indiana-judge-rules-sicko-who-murdered-his-11 THE HOMESCHOOL ADVISOR Amid a rise in the number of Australian homeschool students, these families explain why it's working for them https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/amid-a-rise-in-the-number-of-australian-homeschool-students-these-families-explain-why-it-s-working-for-them/ar-AA1qRqCd  Robert Bortins, CEO of Classical Conversations Inc. Helping Christian Classical Home Schooling Families in all fifty states and in thirty foreign countries including Canada www.classicalconversations.com Trump Derangement Syndrome is alive and well https://tnc.news/2024/09/22/levy-trump-derangement-syndrome-is-alive-and-well/ TDSB is in desperate need of reform after anti-Israel school field trip https://tnc.news/2024/09/23/levy-tdsb-desperate-need-of-reform/  Sue-Ann Levy Award-Winning Investigative Journalist, True North Contributor & Author of “Underdog: Confessions of a Right-Wing, Gay, Jewish Muckraker Over 700 Deep State Members Back Harris — Including Some Who Signed the Hunter Biden Laptop Letter https://publiusnationalpost.substack.com/p/political-analyst-available-over  Vem Miller, is founder of The America Happens Network (AHN),an uncensored Entertainment and News Network, which has carried the motto “Rage Against the MainStream Media” since 2007 when the brand first went viral globally. America Happens Network https://www.americahappens.com   Vem also hosts the Blood Money Podcast, where he delves into topics around Conspiracy, Corruption and Controversy. Did Diddy's Own Ghislaine Maxwell Help Cover-Up Sex Trafficking Ring? https://www.newsnationnow.com/crime/diddy-sean-combs-raids-investigation/  Brad Hunter National Crime Columnist for the Toronto Sun Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ontario Premier Doug Ford has blasted the Toronto District School Board for allowing some teachers to “indoctrinate” students with anti-Israel chants during a recent field trip that was ostensibly a learning event about justice for Canada's Indigenous people. :"It's disgusting," Ford told reporters on Monday. Meanwhile, Ford's education minister, Jill Dunlop, also slammed what she called “activist” public school teachers, who she said compromised student safety and breached the trust of the parents who had signed permission forms. The event in question involved 15 public schools, which brought students to the annual Grassy Narrows River Run on Sept. 18. The rally and march spreads awareness about the First Nation community in remote Northwestern Ontario that has spent decades fighting for justice after a local factory poisoned their water system with mercury. But parents have reported that a few teachers with a pro-Palestine agenda used the event to spread their own message about a totally separate issue: the Middle East conflict. In videos posted online, they can be seen using a megaphone to lead their students in chanting anti-Israel slogans; some participants in the event are wearing keffiyehs, and carrying banners calling for "From Wabigoon (the lake near Grassy Narrows) to the Dead Sea, We will all be free." Shelley Laskin is a school board trustee who represents the heavily Jewish Ward 8 (Eglinton-Lawrence and Toronto-St. Paul's). Laskin joins The CJN Daily to explain why she demanded a special public school board meeting be held this Wednesday, Sept. 25, to look into the incident that “erodes the public trust” in Canada's largest school board. What we talked about Read about the TDSB's reaction to the incident in The CJN. Read how the TDSB adopted an anti racism policy that includes anti-Palestinian racism but, at first, didn't include antisemitism, in The CJN. Watch the TDSB special meeting live on Wednesday Sept. 25 at 7 p.m. Credits Host and writer: Ellin Bessner (@ebessner) Production team: Zachary Kauffman (producer), Michael Fraiman (executive producer) Music: Dov Beck-Levine Support our show Subscribe to The CJN newsletter Donate to The CJN (+ get a charitable tax receipt) Subscribe to The CJN Daily (Not sure how? Click here)

Today on The Social, we react to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's appearance on 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert'.  And, Kristen Bell says her marriage to Dax Shepard works because they're complete opposites!  Then, Doug Ford says it was “disgraceful" to see TDSB students marching at a pro-Palestinian rally.  Should civil disobedience be part of a child's education?  And, we share awkward job interview moments.  Plus, one woman says her husband's restrictive diet is ruining their family dinners!

RECOVERING POLITICIANS PANEL: CONSERVATIVES INTRODUCE NON-CONFIDENCE MOTION TODAY Libby Znaimer is joined by George Smitherman, a former Ontario Liberal MPP, Deputy Premier and Health Minister, Lisa Raitt, a former deputy leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, and Cheri DiNovo, a former NDP MPP. Today: the federal Conservatives have introduced a motion of non-confidence in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today. What will become of that? And, our panelists react to the TDSB facing backlash after students were brought into an anti-Israel protest the other week in downtown Toronto. BUYING A NEW CAR? HERE'S WHAT TO CONSIDER Libby Znaimer is joined by Robert Karwel, Director of Customer Success with J.D. Power & Associates, and Jil McIntosh, an auto writer who writes for Driving.ca among other publications. So you're thinking about buying a new car and you are looking to narrow down your options. Today, we discuss what consumers might consider as they determine whether a hybrid, electric or regular gas-run vehicle is right for them. PEDESTRIAN SAFETY IN TORONTO Libby Znaimer is now joined by Albert Koehl, cycling and pedestrian advocate, and Dylan Reid, Co-founder of Walk Toronto. It's time to revisit the issue of pedestrian safety in Toronto. This week, one pedestrian was killed while another got injured in the City's Junction neighbourhood because of a two vehicle collision. Are we progressing with Vision Zero? What needs to be done to curb accidents and fatalities for pedestrians?

Host Alex Pierson speaks with "Sarah", a mother of a student who was one of the many who the TDSB took on a field trip that quickly turned into a protest. "Sarah" tells Alex just how this has damaged her trust in the school board and why the board not only failed the students but the community as a whole. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

- Natalie Mehra - executive director - Ontario Health Coalition, joins Jim to give her view on controversial law designed to free up hospital beds to be tested in Ontario court- Jim opines on the TDSB field trip last week- Charges on building new homes in Ontario have surged by 1000% in some places, Justin Sherwood with BILD gives his take

Greg Brady focuses in on a Toronto city council by-election that got a lot more interesting…and inflammatory when former Premier of Ontario Kathleen Wynne, called one of the leading candidates to win the seat in Don Valley West…a bigot. That candidate is 640 contributor Anthony Furey and he joins us to react to these accusations. Next, former Premier of Ontario Kathleen Wynne called in to clarify her accusation of her “bigot” comments about Anthony Furey. Lastly, Michael Teper – another concerned citizen to continue our conversation we began last week from a TDSB “field trip” to the Grassy Narrows protest that turned into a pro-Palestinian rally.. That's against protocol and rules. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Brady and the panel of: Ana Bailao, former Toronto city councillor, deputy mayor, housing expert, Anthony Furey, columnist, 640 Toronto Contributor, city council candidate for Don Valley West Discuss: 1- The bill that some say forced loved ones into long-term care homes far from where they originally lived - gets its day in court today…Bill 7 - The “More Beds/Better Care Act” will be in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice this morning 2- Toronto police to be stationed in 3 ERs for mental health cases 3- A second TDSB trustee is demanding swift investigation and action regarding last Wednesday's “field trip” to a political protest regarding poisoned water at a First Nations community up near Kenora, Ontario  4- Justin Trudeau will make what's believed to be the first US late night talk show appearance of a sitting Canadian Prime Minister - he'll be on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

THE ZOOMER SQUAD:  ONTARIO'S BILL 7 FACES CHARTER CHALLENGE  Libby Znaimer is joined by Anthony Quinn, Chief Operating Officer at CARP, Rudy Buttignol, President of CARP, and John Wright, Executive Vice President of Maru Public Opinion. The More Beds Better Care Act (also known as Bill 7) is being challenged in court today. Through this legislation, hospital patients are sent to a long term care home not of their choosing or otherwise face a daily fine of $400 to stay put. What do you think? TDSB FACES BACKLASH FOR BRINGING STUDENTS TO ANTI-ISRAEL PROTEST Libby Znaimer is joined by Kevin Vuong, the independent member of Parliament for Spadina—Fort York and Bryan Passifiume, reporter with the Toronto Sun. The TDSB is facing plenty of backlash after students were taken on a field trip that brought them into an anti-Israel protest. The initial idea of the trip was to observe a demonstration calling for the government to address the problem of mercury poisoning within the Grassy Narrows First Nation. The TDSB board has since apologized, but is that really enough? HOW MUCH ARE HOSPITALS AND NURSING HOMES PAYING FOR PRIVATE NURSES? Libby Znaimer is now joined by Dr. Doris Grinspun, Chief Executive Officer of the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO), and Dr. Valerie Grdisa, Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Nurses Association. A new report has quantified the amount of money health systems around the country are paying for private agency nurses. We dig into those details and the implications of it all on our healthcare system.

Greg Brady focuses in on the fallout from our story yesterday about a TDSB “field trip” to a Grassy Norrows Indigenous event and were seen participating in a Pro-Palestine rally. Parents feel misled and demand answers and we talked to Bryan Passifiume, Ottawa-based columnist/Toronto Sun who was also looking for some kind of explanation from the TDSB Next, Neil Lumsden, Ontario Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport who announced earlier this week that he'd donate his brain after his death to forward concussion research. Lastly, Bonnie Crombie, Leader of the Ontario Liberal Party ahead of the Ontario Liberal Party Annual Meeting in London, Ontario. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Brady and the panel of: Harrison Lowman, Managing Editor, The Hub Ben Mulroney, 640 Toronto Contributor Eric Lombardi, Founder of More Neighbours Toronto Discuss: 1 -Bike Lanes/Province stepping in? 2 - TDSB fallout and "apology"   3 - Ontario Liberal Party Annual Meeting this weekend Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Brady focuses in on a new documentary by friend of the show, Adam Zivo - Director of the Centre for Responsible Drug Policy & columnist for National Post. He spoke to us from Ukraine about his documentary. Next, is Melissa - a Parent at TDSB school where the kids were taken on a “field trip” to the Grassy Narrows protest. That's against protocol and rules. We get her reaction and what action she took. Lastly, an incident that happened back in January. The City was installing a water main and workers came across human remains which turns out to be indigenous remains so now they are working with indigenous groups to figure out next steps. We spoke to Matthew Bingley, Toronto City Hall Reporter for Global News and fills us in with the details of this story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Brady and the panel of: Nokha Dakroub, former peel district school board trustee, Caryma Sa'd, lawyer, protest watcher, Kevin Vuong, Independent M-P for Spadina - Fort York, Discuss: 1 - Almost a certainty there won't be an early federal election…..the Bloc Quebecois party confirmed it won't vote with the Poilievre Conservatives in a non-confidence vote 2 - Bay of Quinte provincial by-election tonight - this seat was Todd Smith's the longtime Energy Minister, and for a hot minute, Minister of Education 3 - Parent at TDSB school upset that kids were taken on a “field trip” to the Grassy Narrows protest. Should teachers be disciplined? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg (@gregbradyTO) speaks with Gili Zemer, a concerned mother of three Jewish children in TDSB schools, about why she believes the school board has failed to protect students - and speak out against the rise in antisemitism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Brady (@GregBradyTO) focuses in on on a thwarted terror attack in the GTA.. RCMP arrested a father/son duo who were in the ‘advanced stages' of planning a terror attack linked to ISIS.. We spoke with Andrew Kirsch (@AS_Kirsch), a former CSIS Intelligence Officer.. Now a Consultant on issues of physical, national and cyber security.. Author of, “I Was Never Here', about some of the answers we're still missing – like – how long were these two on the RCMP's radar?  Next, Dr. Casey Babb (@DrCaseyBabb), Fellow with the Institute for National Security Studies in Tel Aviv, and an Instructor of global conflict at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University, joined us to talk about Canada's extremist problem.  Lastly, Gili Zemer, a concerned mother of three Jewish children in the TDSB.. and we were talking about why she says the school board has failed to protect Jewish students – and how the TDSB has been silent about the rise in antisemitism – even prior to the October 7th attacks in Israel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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A new change coming to the TDSB is designed to combat rising hate...but focuses on "anti-Palestinian Racism" while underscoring rising anti-Semitism. Why is this the case, especially when the TDSB is unable to properly define what anti-Palestinian racism even is? Our host Alec Pierson is joined by a Toronto-based lawyer and also a concerned parent, Ian Cooper. Ian tells Alex his serious concerns, and why he believes the TDSB needs to abandon this plan ASAP. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's already been a big year for changes in the TDSB, but after the resignation of their current director of education, even more of a shakeup is coming. Host Alex Pierson is joined by TDSB Trustee for Ward 12 Dr. Weidong Pei to help explain this transition, and what major motions are being introduced by the board to hopefully help make schools more about education and less about politics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex Pierson speaks with Rachel Chernos Lin, TDSB Chair, about why the TDSB and three other of Ontario's largest school boards are suing the parent companies of Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices