The Deb Hutton Show

Deb Hutton and Bob Reid are filling in for a vacationing Reshmi Nair. We take your calls, is it time the federal NDP and Liberals just merge into one party, since they are governing together anyway?..Smart Speakers with Scott Reid and Laurel Walzak.

Deb Hutton and Bob Reid are filling in for a vacationing Reshmi Nair. Bob and Deb discuss the news of the day..Deb wants a distracted walking law. What should the punishment be?..Dan Dan the Science Man joins The Rush for the science stories of the week..Bob's got a cat problem, and he reaches out to the listeners for sympathy. 

Deb Hutton and Bob Reid are filling in for a vacationing Reshmi Nair..Chinese President Xi arrives in Russia to stand with Putin against West amid Ukraine war, Washington Post Russia Correspondent Francesca Ebel gives the context to this meeting..Have you called 911 and how long was the wait?  Average time on hold for 911 was over 6 minutes in Toronto one day last year..How important is the Gardiner to you as an election issue? 

Mark Towhey fills in for a vacationing Reshmi Nair. Mark Mendelson, Newstalk 1010 Crime Analyst and former homicide detective  joins the show to talk about a 30 year old cold case that was solved using DNA evidence..Everybody's got a slob friend, and if you don't, it might be you. Do you have a friend who regularly underdresses for formal events? What do you do?

Mark Towhey fills in for a vacationing Reshmi Nair. Entertainment Court with Richard Crouse..Toronto's latest Mayoral candidate to announce their candidacy, Ana Bailão, wants to upload the Gardiner Expressway to the province, Mark wants to know why stop there?..Smart Speakers with Jim Richards and Genevieve Tomney. 

Mark Towhey fills in for a vacationing Reshmi Nair. Mark recaps the top stories of the day..Science Expert Dan Riskin joins to discuss a story of companies bidding to rent the ISS, talk about sky-high rents!..Edmonton Journal managing editor Dave Breakenridge gives an update in the aftermath of two Edmonto police officers being killed in the line of duty.

Mark Towhey fills in for a vacationing Reshmi Nair. Lightning Round Calls, When is the next federal election happening? Spring? Fall? Summer? Winter? Trudeau defends Johnston, accuses Tories of ‘horrific’ attacks on special rapporteur..Ontario aims to protect civilian jobs of reservists while healing from physical or mental trauma, Ontario Labour Minister Monte McNaughton joins the show to discuss..Carmi Levy breaks down the story of a Microsoft Outlook bug that presents an 'extreme level of risk'.

Mark Towhey is filling in for a vacationing Reshmi Nair. Who should decide who gets to participate in the mayoral debate?..Does Ontario need cannabis bars? Report to Doug Ford government says allow consumption sites, stop ‘clustering’ of pot shops ? We take your calls. 

Mark Towhey is filling in for a vacationing Reshmi Nair. We get an update from Edmonton after the killing of two police officers killed in the line of duty from Chris Lewis, CTV Public Safety Analyst..A man accused of killing a 28-year-old Ajax man was out on bail when the crime occured, is this right? Fair? How do we balance bail sentences and presumption of innocence..Smart Speakers wtih Jamie Ellerton and John Moore. 

Mark Towhey is filling in for a vacationing Reshmi Nair. Christian Leuprecht gives his expertise on a CBC story saying Canada is being left behind by its allies U.S., Britain and Australia on a new security deal..A new study suggests Letting your boys toss insults at each other can help them learn, we discuss and take your calls.