The Jim Richards Show

Dr Michael Warner, head of critical care at the Michael Garron Hospital weighs in on how to end the backlog on surgeries in Ontario as

Province passes health-care bill allowing private clinics to conduct more surgeries.

Conservative MP's bill on violence against pregnant women. We ask criminal defence Jeff Hershberg if this could revive the abortion debate.

Producer Tony pitches some topics for this segment… Jim doesn’t like any of them.

Today on the Draft we have our experts pick their team of best TV Game Show. TV Critics Bill Brioux and Rob Salem join the show.

Movie expert Marc Winegust the editor in chief at Layered Butter talks about Richard Dreyfuss comments about new Oscar diversity rules.

Wright or Wrong with John Wright, today the quiz includes topics on the economy and housing.

Jim starts the show with a monologue about China retaliating after Canada expelled a Canadian/Chinese Diplomat

Ontario passes health-care bill allowing private clinics to conduct more surgeries. We discuss this and other big stories from the day on the Rundown with today’s panelists Caryma S’ad and Brayden Akers.

A Jury finds Donald Trump sexually abused E. Jean Carroll in civil case. To discuss, Brian Karem - is an American journalist and author working as the White House and Host of podcast… Just Ask The Question!

A Chinese Diplomat is no longer welcome in Canada. We discus with Charles Burton, Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier institute, expert in Canada-China relations and Chinese politics.

Later, the slow news stories of the day with producer Tony.

Criminal Defense lawyer Kim Schofield talk about the sentencing of the man who threw gravel on Justin Trudeau and also we talk about Ottawa renewing federal anti-gang and gun violence program with $390 million in funding.

Meta has team working to block news on Facebook, Instagram from Canadian users – we discuss with Daniel Tsai Law & Tech Professor TMU

MENTELL Health we are joined by women discussing therapy. Andria Elizabeth Mitchell a Comedy Writer

Jen Frankel Author and Playwrite.

Taking Back Alberta? Questions surround right-wing group and its political power. Political science professor at Mount Royal University in Calgary, Duane Bratt discusses what the group is about and the political state of Alberta.

Conservatives decry Liberal move to limit debate on the gun bill. Rod Giltaca, CEO & Executive Director - Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights on the show to talk about it.

What would you not eat, even if you were starving?

Jim starts the show with explaining a little about the writers’ strike south of the border.

Is Pierre Poilievre growing on Canadians? We ask our panelists Mike Kakuk and Laura Babcock about his appeal on the Rundown.

Thomas Mulcair, CTV Political Analyst and former leader of the NDP talks about the Chinese diplomat being called 'persona non grata'

Did Richard Crouse these Movies? CTV Movie and entertainment critic joins the show with three movie previews and you try to guess how Richard rated them!

Slow News Day

CRTC considering banning Fox News from Canadian cable packages and we ask you if this is a reasonable solution to Tucker like programming.Time for the good news stories of the week, Did they give you the feels?Amber Dowling our favourite TV Critic is not available so the NEWSTALK Tonight Staff will have to review the show based on simply a preview.

• Ed Sheeran: The Sum of It All (streaming now, Disney+)
• Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (streaming now, Netflix)
• The Other Two (s3 now on Crave)

All aboard the brain waves of Jim Richards. Choo Choo!Christina Blizzard is a journalist who has covered the Monarchy and met King Charles. We have a chat with her about the history making coronation.Should we give Charles a chance?Laura Babcock of POWERGROUP Communications and Host of the O-Show, fixes everything as she gives us an example of the way comms should be handled with some of this weeks crisis.