The Deb Hutton Show

Deb looks at Ontario's decision to tighten eligibility rules.Is changing your mind in politics a good thing? 
GUESTS: Michael Parsa – Minister of Children, Community and Social Services, MPP for Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond HillJake Fuss – Director of Fiscal Studies at the Fraser InstituteJohn Fraser – Interim Leader of the Ontario Liberal Party

Reports suggest Canada's chief trade negotiator warned American officials that new tariffs could derail progress at a critical moment.Ontario cabinet minister calls for sweeping ban on AI-generated deepfakes and impersonations
GUESTS: Gitane De Silva – Executive Director, Peter Lougheed School of Politics, University of AlbertaDr. Isaac Bogoch – Infectious disease expertMohit Rajans – AI and Digital Media Consultant, Founder of Think Start

Can You Moderate Your Drinking?Jim has some thoughts about recent comments from Brad Pitt, who has resumed drinking after years of sobriety.
GUESTS:Mark Scheeren and Michelle Dunbar – Addiction experts, co-founders of The Freedom Model and the Baldwin Research Institute

What we need to be focusing on for a possible deal with the States. 
Can the Blue Jays turn the season around? 

GUESTS: Barry Appleton - international trade lawyer
Mike Wilner - Toronto Star baseball columnist and host of the podcast Deep Left Field 

Are you cool enough to carry a man purse? 
Are US cars disappearing? 

GUESTS: Monte McGregor - criminal defence lawyer
Petrina Gentile - automotive journalist with the Globe and Mail

Mark takes your calls. 
Should Mark Carney follow Britain's plan to get people hanging out more? 

GUESTS: Jesse Rogerson - Associate Science Professor at York University and author of the book Daydreaming in the Solar System
Justin Ling - staff columnist for the Star and an investigative journalist based in Montreal

What’s the biggest thing you’ve ever forgotten?
We hear from the steel industry about Mark Carney's tariff plan. 

GUESTS: Marty Warren - United Steelworkers National Director for Canada
Michel Juneau Katsuya - former Asia-Pacific chief at CSIS   

• Jim Richards explores Toronto's growing coyote problem with wildlife expert Dennis Murray, following reports of attacks in Markham and even a coyote pup found inside a Toronto home.
• Next, Conservative MP Mike Lake discusses calls to reform Canada's public alert system after the tragic disappearance and death of a Calgary boy.
• Later, Trucker Sal compares his experiences crossing the border via the Ambassador Bridge and the new Gordie Howe International Bridge.
• The hour wraps up with Richard Crouse of Entertainment is Broken, covering the latest entertainment headlines, including $20 concert ticket experiments, a Céline Dion fan lottery, and new movie reviews.

• Jim Richards kicks off the hour with a classic Jim Rant, sharing his thoughts on who should be listening to the show and why.
• Then, lawyer Gavin Tighe joins the program to discuss a proposal from Ontario mayors that would allow some people struggling with severe addiction to be compelled into treatment, sparking debate over public safety, individual rights, and mental health care.
• Later, Peter Athanasopoulos from Spinal Cord Injury Ontario examines the shortage of wheelchair-accessible taxis in Toronto and the challenges facing accessible transportation.
• The hour wraps up with listener calls inspired by Jim's Tangerine, as he shares stories and frustrations involving his parents.

• Deb Hutton opens the phones to debate whether government money would be better spent on policing and public safety rather than grants and funding programs, following federal support for the Taste of the Danforth.
• Listeners then tackle a common family dilemma: Should parents charge their adult children rent while they're living at home?
• Later, the conversation turns to technology and navigation, asking whether constant reliance on GPS has made people worse at finding their way.
• The hour wraps up with David Booth of Driving.ca, who discusses new concerns about drug-impaired driving and its growing role in road fatalities across Canada.