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Adam Vaughan, Senior Advisor at Therme Canada and former Member of Parliament & former Toronto City Councillor, joins Greg to talk about how he went from being a critic of Premier Ford and the Ontario Place spa to supporter of both Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg spoke with Jon Burnside, Toronto City Councillor for Don Valley East about Toronto agreeing to no longer offer jobs at minimum wage amid negotiations with union to avoid a strike. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg spoke with Jon Burnside, Toronto City Councillor for Don Valley East about Toronto agreeing to no longer offer jobs at minimum wage amid negotiations with union to avoid a strike. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike Kakuk joins Party for Two to discuss the top stories of the day. Then, Jerry Agar joins Deb to discuss Donald Trump's speech to Congress last night. Toronto city workers could strike as of Monday. Toronto City Councillor, Jennifer McKelvie and CUPE 79 President Nas Yadollahi join the show.

Greg Brady spoke to  Gord Perks, Toronto City Councillor for Ward 4, Parkdale-High Park about affordable housing conflict between the City and the Province. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Brady spoke to  Gord Perks, Toronto City Councillor for Ward 4, Parkdale-High Park about affordable housing conflict between the City and the Province. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the Toronto Today Podcast. Greg Brady, host of Toronto Today focused in on the eve of Trump's tariff threat on Canadian goods and what will happen? Next, Greg reacts to a National Post story: "Entire Victoria School Board fired by B.C. education minister over its ban on police in schools" Also, Lily Cheng, Toronto City Councillor for Ward 18 Willowdale talks about the city budget which includes a 6.9% property tax hike Lastly, Toronto has a coyote problem and there doesn't seem to be a rush to fix it as Greg explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the Toronto Today Podcast. Greg Brady, host of Toronto Today focused in on the eve of Trump's tariff threat on Canadian goods and what will happen? Next, Greg reacts to a National Post story: "Entire Victoria School Board fired by B.C. education minister over its ban on police in schools" Also, Lily Cheng, Toronto City Councillor for Ward 18 Willowdale talks about the city budget which includes a 6.9% property tax hike Lastly, Toronto has a coyote problem and there doesn't seem to be a rush to fix it as Greg explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this 1620th episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike chats with Toronto City Councillor for Beaches - East York Ward 19 Brad Bradford about what he learned from running for mayor, his support of Doug Ford's Bill 212, Toronto's need for shelters and affordable housing, and what he'll do in 2026. Heather Purdon joins him and tells Mike why she quit her producer job at AM 640 to work with Brad. Toronto Mike'd is proudly brought to you by Great Lakes Brewery, Palma Pasta, Ridley Funeral Home, and RecycleMyElectronics.ca. If you would like to support the show, we do have partner opportunities available. Please email Toronto Mike at mike@torontomike.com

Greg Brady and the panel of: Jon Burnside, Toronto City Councillor for Don Valley East Ahmad Elbayoumi , Policorner: The politics, policies and personalities at Queen's Park. Discuss: 1. L.A. wildfires 2 - Advocates call on Toronto to keep surge warming centres open as cold snap continues 3 - Outgoing Ottawa MPP apologizes for 'inappropriate' post blasted as Islamophobic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Brady and the panel of: Jon Burnside, Toronto City Councillor for Don Valley East Ahmad Elbayoumi , Policorner: The politics, policies and personalities at Queen's Park. Discuss: 1. L.A. wildfires 2 - Advocates call on Toronto to keep surge warming centres open as cold snap continues 3 - Outgoing Ottawa MPP apologizes for 'inappropriate' post blasted as Islamophobic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the CRE Podcast: 100% Canadian, 100% commercial real estate. In this episode of the Commercial Real Estate Podcast, Adam and Aaron sit down with Brad Bradford, the first active-sitting politician to ever appear on our podcast, and Toronto City Councillor for Beaches-East York, to discuss the pressing challenges in Toronto's housing market and... The post Building Toronto: A Public Showdown on Housing Policy with Brad Bradford, Toronto City Councillor appeared first on Commercial Real Estate Podcast.

Brad Bradford - Dad. Optimist. Urban Planner. Community Builder. Toronto City Councillor for Beaches-East York. Another day, another lesson in how the TTC needs to improve its communication. GUEST: Marvin Ryder - professor of marketing and entrepreneurship at McMaster University's DeGroote School of Business KING DROPS BEN & JERRY! Do royal warrants affect sales and brand prestige? Will losing it make a difference to the company? CALLS: Should we just hire doctors as employees in publicly owned clinics? CALLS: Are you afraid of electronic price tags on grocery shelves?

Greg Brady and the panel of: Jon Burnside, Toronto City Councillor for Don Valley East Sharan Kaur, political strategist, and partner at Sovereign Advisory Eric Lombardi, Founder of More Neighbours Toronto Discuss: 1 - TTC software issues & delays 2 - Are Trudeau's comments on Harris helpful or hurtful to women? 3 - Ford government's bill to clamp down on homeless encampments to be introduced Thursday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Brady and the panel of: Jon Burnside, Toronto City Councillor for Don Valley East Sharan Kaur, political strategist, and partner at Sovereign Advisory Eric Lombardi, Founder of More Neighbours Toronto Discuss: 1 - TTC software issues & delays 2 - Are Trudeau's comments on Harris helpful or hurtful to women? 3 - Ford government's bill to clamp down on homeless encampments to be introduced Thursday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Brady and the panel of: Jon Burnside, Toronto City Councillor for Don Valley East Sharan Kaur, political strategist, and partner at Sovereign Advisory Ben Mulroney, Host of The Ben Mulroney Show 9a - Noon  Discuss: 1 - Premier Ford talks Trump tariffs and takes aim at Mexico - was this a PR win? 2 - Toronto police propose $46.2 million budget increase for 2025 3 - Positive proactive approach to fare evasion? Or would you be uncomfortable if a fare evasion inspector were to confront a passenger next to you? 4 - Harjit Sajjan going to Taylor Swift concert. Just a business perk? Or something more nefarious? How bothered are you by this gift? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Brady and the panel of: Jon Burnside, Toronto City Councillor for Don Valley East Sharan Kaur, political strategist, and partner at Sovereign Advisory Ben Mulroney, Host of The Ben Mulroney Show 9a - Noon  Discuss: 1 - Premier Ford talks Trump tariffs and takes aim at Mexico - was this a PR win? 2 - Toronto police propose $46.2 million budget increase for 2025 3 - Positive proactive approach to fare evasion? Or would you be uncomfortable if a fare evasion inspector were to confront a passenger next to you? 4 - Harjit Sajjan going to Taylor Swift concert. Just a business perk? Or something more nefarious? How bothered are you by this gift? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TUNE INTO THE TOWN: ROAD SAFETY AND BICYCLE LANES  Jane Brown is filling in for Libby Znaimer today. She is joined by Karen Stintz, a Conservative Party of Canada Candidate for Eglinton-Lawrence, a former Toronto City Councillor, Councillor James Pasternak of Ward 6 York Centre and Councillor Stephen Holyday of  Ward 2 Etobicoke Centre. Today: a discussion about road safety and bicycle lanes in Toronto, and the Ontario NDP enlist former Toronto Mayor David Miller as a "special advisor" to their leader Marit Stiles "on crafting a New Deal for municipalities" according to the Ontario NDP press release. THE UPCOMING PAUL BERNARDO PAROLE HEARING Jane Brown is joined by Ari Goldkind, a criminal defence lawyer based in Toronto. Paul Bernardo has a parole hearing coming up on November 26th. We found out late last night, the Parole Board of Canada is working with the families of Kristen French and Lesley Mahaffey to appear in person at Paul Bernardo's next parole hearing on Tuesday after earlier saying they could not do so related to security concerns. REACTION TO PM JUSTIN TRUDEAU ANNOUNCEMENT ON TEMPORARY HST + GST RELIEF Jane Brown is joined by Muhammad Ali, Liberal Strategist and a Vice President with Crestview Strategy in Ottawa and Tom Parkin, Publisher of the "Data Shows" newsletter. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced today that his government plans to temporarily lift the federal sales tax off a number of items just in time for Christmas and send 250 dollar cheques to some 18 million Canadians in the spring. The proposed affordability measures come ahead of the government's fall economic statement.

Greg Brady focused in on intimate partner violence is back in the news again, sadly, with another murder. And two more children will need to go through life without their mother. Next, Toronto City Council held an emotional council meeting over proclaiming December Christian Heritage Month. Gord Perks, Toronto City Councillor for Ward 4, Parkdale-High Park, joins us to discuss why the meeting struck a nerve with some councillors. Lastly, Harrison Lowman, Managing Editor of The Hub. He's here to discuss rumours that Pierre Poilievre would defund the entire English arm of the CBC should he become Prime Minister. And he'll do that within the first 100 days of taking office.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Brady spoke to Parthi Kandavel, Toronto City Councillor, Ward 20, Scarborough Southwest about an emotionally charged Toronto council debate about honouring Christians. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Brady focused in on bad news for anyone planning to send out mail or parcels....Canada Post workers are officially on strike. For a company that is losing nearly a billion dollars per year, are workers demanding too much? Next, Toronto City Council wants the Ontario government to know that it is opposed to ripping out bike lanes. And council is also seeking a portion of the profits enjoyed by area hotels. Jon Burnside, Toronto City Councillor for Don Valley East, joins us to discuss these municipal issues and more. Also, Adam Zivo, Executive Director of the Centre For Responsible Drug Policy . He's here to discuss union reaction to the closure of supervised consumption sites in Ontario. Lastly, Doug Ford's promise of a tax cut when he was first elected never came true and the person the noticed it is the Ontario Liberal Leader, Bonnie Crombie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TUNE INTO THE TOWN: WHAT IT WILL COST TO REMOVE BIKE LANES IN TORONTO ACCORDING TO A CITY STAFF REPORT Libby Znaimer is joined by Karen Stintz, a Conservative Party of Canada Candidate for Eglinton-Lawrence and a former Toronto City Councillor, Councillor Paula Fletcher of Ward 14 Toronto-Danforth and Councillor James Pasternak of Ward 6 York Centre. We continue our coverage of the deeply concerning news of a "vigil" being planned for Yahya Sinwar--the late Hamas terrorist leader and architect of October 7th massacre--set to take place at Mississauga's Celebration Square. And, why has the cost of Toronto's crossing guards program increased so much? THE LATEST SCAMS TO BE AWARE INCLUDING TAYLOR SWIFT TICKET FRAUD Libby Znaimer is now joined by Detective David Coffey of Toronto Police Service's Financial Crimes Unit. Libby shares with Detective David Coffey a scam she got recently, and he cautions about Taylor Swift concert ticket scams and how to avoid falling victim to them. OTTAWA SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE WEIGHS IN ON REMEMBRANCE DAY INCIDENT AT SIR ROBERT BORDEN HIGH SCHOOL Libby Znaimer is now joined by Dr. Nili Kaplan-Myrth, an Ottawa-Carleton District School Board trustee. Dr. Kaplan-Myrth weighs in on the controversy of a Palestinian protest song being played at Sir Robert Borden Highschool as part of a Remembrance Day ceremony.

TUNE INTO THE TOWN: DOUG FORD'S APPROACH TO BIKE LANE PLANS Libby Znaimer is joined by Karen Stintz, a Conservative Party of Canada Candidate for Eglinton-Lawrence and a former Toronto City Councillor, and Toronto City Councillors Jon Burnside for Ward 16 Don Valley East and Paula Fletcher of Ward 14 Toronto-Danforth. Our panel reacts to the latest with regards to Ontario Premier Doug Ford's plans with bike lanes in Toronto and we get further reaction to the Ward 15 Don Valley West byelection.  HOW A TRUMP ADMINISTRATION COULD SHAPE CANADA'S ECONOMIC RELATIONSHIP WITH THE U.S. Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Ian Lee, Associate Professor at the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University. Many Canadians are wondering how exactly the upcoming Trump administration will shape Canada's economic relationship with the States, especially when it comes to trade. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE CURRENT BREAD RECALL  Libby Znaimer is joined by Ellen Roseman, a consumer advocate and journalist and Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, Senior Director, Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University What's behind the current recall of certain bread products by The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)? Our guests weigh in on the brands affected and how recalls like this one can happen.

TUNE INTO THE TOWN: WHERE MUNICIPALITIES STAND ON HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS 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, as well as Toronto City Councillors Jon Burnside for Ward 16 (Don Valley West) and Paula Fletcher of Ward 14 Toronto-Danforth. Today: thirteen Ontario mayors have accepted Ford's call to use the notwithstanding clause to clear homeless encampments, and a proposal at City Hall to increase the hotel tax as it faces a hefty price tag to co-host the 2026 FIFA games. REACTION TO THE FORD GOVERNMENT'S FALL ECONOMIC STATEMENT  Libby Znaimer is joined by Marit Stiles, Leader of the Ontario NDP followed by Will Stewart, a Conservative Strategist and Senior Vice President with Enterprise Canada, and Bob Richardson, a Public Affairs Consultant. This week: the Ford government officially delivered the fall economic statement. We unpacked what it includes and also got reaction to their announcement of a $200 dollar rebate for Ontario taxpayers.

TUNE INTO THE TOWN: THERE NEEDS TO BE MORE ACCOUNTABILITY AT THE CITY  Tasha Kheiriddin is filling in for Libby Znaimer today. She 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, Toronto City Councillor Paula Fletcher for Ward 14 Toronto Danforth and Barbara Hall, a former Toronto Mayor. Our panel reacts to the damning Toronto auditor general findings regarding City workers responsible for maintaining parks, an online payment system the City uses, and Metrolinx making changes to its senior leadership. Will that lead to projects like the Eglinton Crosstown LRT being sped up towards completion after years of delay?    PM TRUDEAU TESTIFIES OVER FOREIGN INTERFERENCE Tasha Kheiriddin is joined by Will Stewart, a Conservative Strategist and Senior Vice President with Enterprise Canada, Robin Sears,  a Crisis Communications Consultant and former NDP Strategist and George Smitherman, a former Ontario Deputy Premier and Health Minister. This week: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau testified during the public inquiry into foreign interference. Closer to home, Ontario residents could see a rebate announced by the Ford government in its upcoming Fall economic statement. TIME TO REVISIT SAFETY AROUND PARKSIDE DRIVE Tasha Kheiriddin is joined by Faraz Gholizadeh, a Parkside resident and Co-Chair of Safe Parkside and Jacquelyn Hayward, Director of Planning, Design and Management, Transportation Services at City of Toronto. We take a closer look at a final study produced by the City of Toronto focused on enhancing safety measures for Parkside Drive by High Park where, tragically, two seniors were killed in a chain reaction crash and many collisions have taken place over the last decade. Does the plan go far enough in making the road safer for residents? 

TUNE INTO THE TOWN:  TORONTO MAYOR OLIVIA CHOW ABSENT FROM TORONTO OCTOBER 7TH VIGIL  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, and Toronto City Councillors James Pasternak for Ward 6 York Centre and Brad Bradford for Ward 19 Beaches-East York. This week: Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow is facing backlash for her absence at the October 7th Commemoration in the city. And, we get the latest update on where city council is at with regards to Billy Bishop Airport. HURRICANE MILTON: WHAT CANADIAN SNOWBIRDS NEED TO KNOW   Libby Znaimer is joined by Martin Firestone, President of Travel Secure, and Stephen Fine, President & Managing Editor of SnowbirdAdvisor.ca Hurricane Milton has left a trail of destruction damaging homes, flooding roads and knocking out power for millions. However, it “was not the worst-case scenario” that many had been bracing for. Still, where does that leave tens of thousands of Canadian snowbirds who make Florida their part-time home? RECIPE IDEAS FOR CANADIAN THANKSGIVING WEEKEND Libby Znaimer is now joined by nutritionist and author Rose Reisman to discuss the creative recipe ideas for Thanksgiving weekend and how best to prepare your Turkey (if that's what you'll be eating).

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Getting around Ontario's capital city is a nightmare. How can Toronto dig itself out of this mess? And why does it matter for the rest of the province? Jennifer McKelvie, Deputy Mayor and Toronto City Councillor for Scarborough–Rouge Park; Giles Gherson, President and CEO of the Toronto Region Board of Trade; Baher Abdulhai, Professor in the Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering at the University of Toronto; and Lanrick Bennett Jr., Urbanist-in-Residence at the University of Toronto's School of Cities join Steve Paikin to discuss construction, bike lanes and a potential underground tunnel.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TUNE INTO THE TOWN: 2025 CITY BUDGET CONSULTATIONS Toronto begins 2025 budget consultations; police in the GTA planning heightened presence ahead of October 7th Hamas terror attack anniversary; and the latest on the Ontario subway line. Jane Brown 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; Councillor Paula Fletcher for Ward 14 Toronto-Danforth; and Councillor Stephen Holyday for Ward 2 Etobicoke, for a conversation about all things Toronto. POLICE PRESENCE AHEAD OF OCTOBER 7 ANNIVERSARY Greater Toronto Area police chiefs have announced plans for beefed up patrols and security leading up to the anniversary of the Hamas terror attacks this Monday and in the weeks following October 7th. Jane Brown is joined by Luciano Cedrone, Security Director with Triovest and with the Security Guard Association of Ontario; and Toronto Councillor and Deputy Mayor Mike Colle Ward 8 Eglinton-Lawrence, to discuss what this surveillance and security might look like. WHAT THE HILL IS GOING ON? (PARLIAMENT HILL, THAT IS) In Ottawa yesterday, the majority of MPs voted in favour of a motion on a private members bill by the Bloc Quebecois leader to increase old age security payments for people 65 to 74. The motion ultimately passed with the support of the Conservatives, NDP, Greens and five Liberal backbenchers. Most Liberal MPs voted against the non binding motion. Yves-Francois Blanchett says the October 29th deadline stands for the minority Liberals to join his efforts to increase pensions for younger seniors. But he also says if the Liberals don't give a royal recommendation to his bill within a few days, he'll begin talking with the other opposition parties about getting ready for an election. Jane Brown is joined by public affairs consultant Bob Richardson and John Mykytyshyn, conservative activist, political consultant and President of Bradgate Research Group, to make sense of all this.

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!

TUNE INTO THE TOWN: REACTION TO TORONTO'S "DON'T BLOCK THE BOX" INITIATIVE 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, Toronto Councillor Jon Burnside for Ward 16 Don Valley East, and Councillor Paula Fletcher for Ward 14 Toronto-Danforth. There's plenty happening in Toronto lately...we kick things off with a discussion about the City's "Don't Block the Box" initiative aimed at curbing local traffic congestion with fine increases being announced by Mayor Olivia Chow. Meanwhile, the Toronto Police Association has kicked off a campaign calling for more pay for officers. And, one of the councillors on today's panel thinks that we are not getting enough accountability from our government leaders. THE MICHELIN GUIDE GOES BEYOND TORONTO WITH AWARDS TO RESTAURANTS Libby Znaimer is joined by Nick Di Donato, President of Liberty Entertainment Group, whose restaurant DaNico was awarded one Michelin star last night and Chef Jeremy Austin of The Pine in Creemore, Ontario which was also awarded a Michelin Star. This year's Michelin awards ceremony in Toronto was filled with excitement. It wasn't just Toronto restaurants who were handed awards. The Michelin Guide also awarded restaurants in other parts of Ontario including Oakville, Creemore and Niagara Region. HEZBOLLAH TERROR GROUP TARGETED WITH EXPLODING PAGERS AND WALKIE TALKIES Libby Znaimer is joined by Francis Syms,  Associate Dean of Information & Communications Technology at Humber Polytechnic and a cybersecurity and consumer hardware expert, and Phil Gurski, President and CEO of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting, and a former senior strategic terrorism analyst at CSIS. Lebanon has been on edge this week. First, because of a wave of pager explosions on Tuesday afternoon targeting members of the Hezbollah terrorist group who have been using the devices in an effort to evade Israeli communications interception. Then yesterday, walkie talkies being used by Hezbollah also exploded. The terrorist group is blaming Israel for the attacks. Meanwhile the Israelis have not publicly commented on these specific incidents. Our guests weigh in on how these developments serve as a setback for Hezbollah and how such technologies can be compromised.

TUNE INTO THE TOWN:  IS LIBERTY VILLAGE FINALLY GETTING CONGESTION RELIEF? Libby Znaimer is joined by Alex Blumenstein, Co-Founder of The Peak, Karen Stintz, a Conservative Party of Canada Candidate for Eglinton-Lawrence, a former Toronto City Councillor and the CEO of Variety Village, and Toronto City Councillor Paula Fletcher of Ward 14 Toronto-Danforth. Our panel weighs in on the latest strategy by the TTC to crack down on fare evasion, whether Liberty Village is finally getting congestion relief and other headlines making news this week in the city.  TIPPING CULTURE: ARE WE TAKING IT TOO FAR?  Libby Znaimer is now joined by Ellen Roseman, Consumer Advocate and journalist, and Tony Elenis, President and CEO of The Ontario Restaurant Hotel & Motel Association (ORHMA). Tipping...it's everywhere. And, we're being asked to partake in the practice even if we don't dine in and get service. You can face a request for a tip when purchasing a loaf of bread, and there are even places that don't sell food that will ask you to tip. Have we gone too far? WHAT AIR TRAVELLERS MIGHT CONSIDER AHEAD OF A POTENTIAL AIR CANADA PILOTS STRIKE Libby Znaimer is now joined by Martin Firestone, President of Travel Secure Inc. Air travellers have a lot to consider as Air Canada faces a potential pilots strike later this month. Marty weighs in on what you might consider especially if you are concerned about flight cancellations and other kinds of disruptions. 

Greg (@GregBradyTO) speaks with Jamaal Myers, Toronto City Councillor for Scarborough North and Chair of the TTC, about a shooting outside Agincourt Collegiate Institute, a little before noon Monday, that left a 16-year-old boy in hospital after the bullet grazed his head. As well, news of the TTC phasing out no-tap gates in a crackdown on fare evasion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TUNE INTO THE TOWN: TORONTO GRAPPLES WITH VERY VIOLENT LONG WEEKEND Libby Znaimer is joined by Alex Blumenstein, Co-Founder of The Peak, Karen Stintz, a Conservative Party of Canada Candidate for Eglinton-Lawrence, a former Toronto City Councillor and the CEO of Variety Village, and Toronto City Councillor Paula Fletcher of Ward 14 Toronto-Danforth. It was a deadly Labour Day weekend here in Toronto...11 shootings including 3 homicides. Meanwhile, Ontario Premier Doug Ford is calling on Ottawa to make changes to the criminal code. And, licensed participating convenience stores start selling alcohol in Ontario today. How will that go? JAGMEET SINGH DITCHES SUPPLY AND CONFIDENCE AGREEMENT WITH LIBERALS Libby Znaimer is now joined by Andrew Perez, Principal at Perez Strategies and a Liberal strategist, Jason Lietaer, Conservative Strategist and President at Enterprise, and Robin V. Sears, Crisis Communications Consultant and former NDP Strategist. It's official...Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has announced that he's "ripped up" the supply and confidence agreement with the Trudeau Liberals. So, what does this all mean for PM Justin Trudeau? THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF TIFF: WHAT WE CAN EXPECT BASED ON THE DATA Libby Znaimer is joined by Sean McCormick, Vice President of Business Development at Moneris. Today marks the beginning of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). Moneris has published a report detailing the economic impact of TIFF in recent years. So, what can we expect to see this year?

Guest Host, Ben Mulroney (@BenMulroney) and the panel of: Anne Marie Aikins, Crisis communications expert, Jon Burnside, Toronto City Councillor for Don Valley East & Celina Caesar-Chavannes, former MP, author of ‘Can You Hear Me Now?' Discuss: 1 - Almost 100 busted with gun charges across GTA 2 - Police in Toronto, Peel Region and Durham Region all announced sweeps to get guns and drugs off the streets. 3 - Poilievre asks Singh to pull support for Liberal government to prompt fall election 4 - Canada Post at ‘critical juncture' due to unsustainable finances: board chair 5 - Ken Jennings reportedly 'desperate' to stay Jeopardy! host Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TUNE INTO THE TOWN: JEWISH INSTITUTIONS IN CANADA TARGETED WITH BOMB THREATS Libby Znaimer is joined by Alex Blumenstein, Co-Founder of The Peak, Karen Stintz, a Conservative Party of Canada Candidate for Eglinton-Lawrence, a former Toronto City Councillor and the CEO of Variety Village, and Toronto City Councillor James Pasternak for Ward 6 York Centre. Our panel reacts to the news this week that Jewish schools, hospitals and synagogues were targeted by bomb threats, Fred Hahn facing the call to resign from a CUPE position and some residents in Riverdale facing expropriation of their homes amid Ontario Line construction. CALLS FOR CUPE'S FRED HAHN TO RESIGN Libby Znaimer is joined by Carrie Silverberg, a Jewish CUPE member who resigned from the executive of CUPE Local 1734. Carrie reacts to the news of calls from CUPE'S National Executive Board for Fred Hahn to resign from his role as General Vice President for Ontario, as well as Ontario Liberal Minister Dave Piccini confronting him directly and accusing him of antisemitism. THE NATIONAL RAILWAYS SHUTDOWN  Libby Znaimer is now joined by John Corey, President of the Freight Management Association of Canada and Dr. Ian Lee, Associate Professor at the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University. Our guests react to the news that both Canadian National Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. have stopped operating amid a rail strike and what that means for our economy and supply chain.

TUNE INTO THE TOWN: A BIKE PATH BOONDOGGLE Libby Znaimer is joined by Alex Blumenstein, Co-Founder of The Peak; David Crombie, a former Toronto Mayor; and Karen Stintz, a Conservative Party of Canada Candidate for Eglinton-Lawrence and former Toronto City Councillor and the CEO of Variety Village, for a conversation about all things Toronto. WHAT THE HECK IS GOING HAHN? CUPE Ontario's president is facing backlash from some of the union's Jewish members for reposting a social media post on Facebook. On Sunday, Fred Hahn shared a video of a diver at the Paris Games, showing the athlete with a prominent Star of David on their arm jumping off the diving board before turning into a bomb that drops on innocent civilians. Libby Znaimer is joined by John Mykytyshyn, Conservative activist, political consultant, and President of Bradgate Research Group to discuss this troubling matter. TORONTO'S QUIET LIST ANNOUNCED TODAY Are you ‘fed up' with not being able to enjoy a conversation when you dine out, due to excessive noise? In partnership with Canada's Anti-Noise Pollution League, SoundPrint has released a Curated Quiet List of more than 40 Toronto restaurants that are great for conversation. Libby Znaimer is joined by the Anti-Noise Pollution League's Community Manager Siobhan Grennan to unpack this initiative.

Greg (@gregbradyTO) and the panel of: Taylor Deasley, strategic communications expert with Enterprise Canada (@TaylorDeasley), Jon Burnside, Toronto City Councillor for Don Valley East. (@JonBurnside_DVE) & Chris Chapin, Strategist and Managing Principal of Upstream Strategy Group (@thechrischapin) Discuss: 1 - TTC ordered to pay $60 million over construction delays, public art display at subway station  2 - Eglinton Crosstown Ad bragging about how CLEAN the LRT vehicles are… but they're not even in operation?? What in the world?  3 - Taylor Swift in Toronto: Chow confident in city's security following foiled attack in Vienna  4 - NDP calls for committee probe into Olympic Canadian soccer drone scandal  5 - Most Ontario 7-Eleven's to offer booze for takeout and in-store drinking  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TUNE INTO THE TOWN:  ASSAULT ON POLICE DURING PARKING DISPUTE IN TORONTO Libby Znaimer is joined by Alex Blumenstein, Co-Founder of The Peak, Toronto City Councillor Brad Bradford for Ward 6 Beaches-East York, and Karen Stintz, a Conservative Party of Canada Candidate for Eglinton-Lawrence, a former Toronto City Councillor and the CEO of Variety Village. It's Thursday - time to talk about all things municipal- and today we have to talk about parking! A bylaw officer and the police officer he called for backup were assaulted by a driver who had just been ticketed for parking in a bike lane - the fine for that offense had just gone up on the first of the month. Then we were treated to that viral video of a cop being called out for parking illegally to get coffee. The only physical part of the argument was the finger that was given... by the cop. Both the head of the Toronto Police Association and Premier Doug Ford think this constitutes harassment. So the question is: if you park illegally to get a cop a coffee, will you get a ticket? TERROR PLOT TARGETING TAYLOR SWIFT CONCERTS IN VIENNA FOILED  Libby Znaimer is joined by Phil Gurski, President and CEO of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting, and a former Senior Strategic Terrorism Analyst at CSIS. Mega popstar Taylor Swift has had to cancel her concerts in Vienna after authorities there foiled a planned terrorist attack on the concert venue and arrested two individuals. Phil reacts to the latest. AIR PASSENGER RIGHTS LAWSUIT AGAINST WESTJET Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Gabor Lukacs, President and Founder of Air Passenger Rights, and John Gradek, a faculty lecturer at McGill University and a former executive with Air Canada. Air Passenger Rights has filed a lawsuit against WestJet over their cap policy when it comes to compensation of hotel and food costs for customers facing flight disruptions, arguing that it is illegal. Meanwhile, Flair Airlines was ordered to compensate two passengers after a B.C. tribunal found it had lied about the reason for the cancellation. The airline said it was a  bird strike but there was no evidence of that. Gabor highlights a Transport Canada database here in Canada called CADORS where all kinds of air occurrences like bird strikes are reported. Listen live, weekdays from noon to 1, on Zoomer Radio!

TUNE INTO THE TOWN:  ANOTHER CYCLIST DEATH IN TORONTO & LACK OF CLARITY ON WHEN 24/7 GARDINER EXPRESSWAY CONSTRUCTION TO BEGIN Libby Znaimer is joined by Alex Blumenstein, Co-Founder of The Peak, David Crombie, a former Toronto mayor and Karen Stintz, a Conservative Party of Canada Candidate for Eglinton-Lawrence, a former Toronto City Councillor and the CEO of Variety Village. Our panel reacts to the latest cyclist death in the City, the question about when 24/7 construction will begin on the Gardiner Expressway after the province announced its $73 million in funding to help speed up the timeline and also the latest wave of antisemitism targeting the Jewish community in the GTA. AUGUST 1ST MARKS EMANCIPATION DAY Libby Znaimer is now joined by Rosemary Sadlier, author and a former president of the Ontario Black History Society (OBHS) who helped to make Emancipation Day official. Today marks Emancipation Day, the annual celebration of the day in 1834 when the abolition of slavery officially took effect in the British Empire. Rosemary details the importance of this day and gives us a history lesson. THE LATEST ON CANADA'S ATHLETIC TRIUMPHS AT THE PARIS OLYMPICS Libby Znaimer is now joined by Wally Rigobon, Co-host of the Naz and Wally Sports Hour on Zoomer Radio, and Sean Fitz-Gerald, Senior Editor at Postmedia. We have lots to be proud of at the Olympics despite the drone spying scandal. Our women's soccer team moved ahead after defeating Columbia despite that 6 point penalty, and we're also doing really well in tennis after Felix Auger-Aliassime's career-high victory over Medvedev. Our panel reacts to the latest.

Guest Host, Ben Mulroney (@BenMulroney) and the panel of: Ana Bailao, former Toronto city councillor, deputy mayor, housing expert & Jon Burnside, Toronto City Councillor for Don Valley East discussed: Toronto's youth firearm arrests up 161% in 2 years Work at Ontario Place is stopped pending a court hearing Trudeau says he's trying to recruit Carney, but did not say if it's to replace Freeland as finance minister Biden seeking 2nd term 'to complete the job' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Ben Mulroney (@BenMulroney) spoke with Jon Burnside (@JonBurnside_DVE), Toronto City Councillor for Ward 16 - Don Valley East, about a key committee at Toronto city hall approving the purchase of two new ferries - how much will they cost? Let's just say, the price tag is MUCH more than originally thought. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg (@gregbradyTO) spoke with Chris Moise, Toronto City Councillor for Ward 13 - Toronto Centre, about Mayor Olivia Chow and her executive committee moving forward with the renaming of Yonge-Dundas Square to Sankofa Square, despite a significant petition being brought forward to stop it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg (@gregbradyTO) spoke with Vincent Crisanti, Toronto City Councillor for Etobicoke North about 2 separate shootings in Etobicoke over the weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg (@gregbradyTO) spoke to Parthi Kandavel (@ParthiKandavel), Toronto City Councillor for Scarborough Southwest about Doug Ford's comments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg (@gregbradyTO) spoke to Jamaal Myers, TTC Chair, Toronto City Councillor for Scarborough North (@CllrJamaalMyers) about a possible TTC strike next Saturday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg (@gregbradyTO) spoke with Jennifer McKelvie (@McKelvieTO), Toronto City Councillor for Scarborough - Rouge Park and Deputy Mayor about the Gardiner 24/7 construction & a looming TTC strike & can the TTC and union make a deal? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Brady and the panel of : Anne Marie Aikins, crisis communications expert, Mark Saunders, former police of Chief and Toronto mayoral candidate & Brad Bradford, Toronto City Councillor for Beaches - East York, talk about: Could city council speed up Gardiner Expressway construction? TTC workers can strike in 17 days, as labour ministry issues no-board report  Inflation fell to 2.7 per cent in April, Statistics Canada says. Here's what might happen next  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the day when we celebrate Israel's independence, Toronto Mayor Oliva Chow decided that the ceremony was "too divisive" and that she would not be attending. But was this the right move? Host Alex Pierson speaks with Toronto City Councillor for York Centre James Pasternak, who was present at the ceremony. Alex and James discuss how long it was known Mayor Chow would not be attending, and why councillor Pasternak tried to convince her it was worth the appearance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex Pierson speaks with Brad Bradford, Toronto City Councillor for Beaches - East York, about the letter signed by six of his council colleagues regarding Torontonian's freedom of assembly and police handling of protesters. It was just a week ago when Councillor Bradford called for 'safety zones' around places of worship due to the rise in antisemitism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices