The Jerry Agar Show

Karen Stintz joins Jerry for Party for Two for today's top stories. How are roller coasters at Wonderland built? Jerry speaks to the Director of Maintenance and Construction at Canada's Wonderland about what goes into the construction.  Just one recess period a day? The Ford government looks into changes to the school day. Plus - if you go to see a band and they don't play their top songs, is that a rip-off?

Jerry Agar is back! He opens the show by talking about literacy in young people. After how many DUI convictions should someone be put in jail? Who should be the next NDP leader? Brian Lilley talks about Mark Carney's ethics disclosure.

Will Stewart joins Deb Hutton on the Jerry Agar show for today's version of Party for Two. Are tattoos acceptable in the workplace? Sunira Chaudhri, an employment lawyer at Workly law weighs in. It's Friday! Bob Reid, principal at Broadway Strategy and Communications, is here with this week's question.  

Deb Hutton hosts the Jerry Agar show and opens the show with a conversation about children's safety in public spaces alone, with Mark Mendelson.  Deb has a conversation with Leslie Scrivener, who was the reporter covering Terry Fox on his Marathon of Hope 45 years ago.  Donald Trump announces 35% tariffs on Canada effective as of August 1st. Scott Reid weighs in on this situation.

Karen Gordon joins Deb Hutton for Party for Two. Dr. Zainab Abdurrahman, the president of the Ontario Medical Association, talks doctors warning about the increase in DIY and online medicine. The Blacklock's Report with Tom Korski, the managing editor of Blacklocks.ca.

Deb Hutton hosts the Jerry Agar show and opens by talking about her thoughts on the story of a 91-year-old man who was evicted from his apartment. MPP Bobbi Ann Brady discusses the School Trustee who refuses to return $12,000 to the board.  A GTA mother, Julie Cole, is unsettled after finding a photo of her children used in a GoFundMe campaign for the Texas floods. 

Mike Kakuk joins Deb Hutton on the Jerry Agar show for Party for Two.  A Canadian woman and her Trump supporting husband betrayed after she was arrested by ice for illegally being in the country. Deb takes calls on your thoughts about this. Carmi Levy weighs in on AI by talking about the racially charged AI-generated videos showing a man struggling to get a job in Canada, and X's Grok posting antisemitic content.

Deb Hutton hosts the Jerry Agar show and talks to the Minister of Colleges and Universities, Nolan Quinn about the college layoffs and program cancellations over the past year. A New Nanos poll finds Canadians are most concerned about jobs and the economy amid strained US relationships. Chief Data Scientist and Founder at Nanos Research, Nik Nanos explains. Toronto city councillors bring back the debate over a colour-coding system for Toronto apartment buildings. Richard Powers, an associate professor in the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto explains Canada's competition watchdog's probe into Amazon.

Tim Hudak, former leader of the Ontario Conservatives, joins Deb Hutton on Party for Two to discuss the top stories of the day. Deb takes your calls on the Ontario Police Association's recruitment campaign for new officers. The RCMP charges CAF members with trying to create an 'anti-government militia' and seize land. Former Senior Strategic Counterterrorism Analyst at CSIS, Phil Gurski, weighs in. Therme Spa releases Ontario Place designs. Gary McCluskie, the Principal at Diamond Schmitt, joins Deb to talk about this.

Deb Hutton hosts the Jerry Agar show and is joined by Premier Doug Ford to talk about the new memorandum of understanding, crime, and EV mandates.  A New York Mayoral candidate wants to build government run grocery stores. Neil Hetherington, the CEO of the Daily Bread Food Bank weighs in on whether or not he thinks this is a good idea.