The Jim Richards Show

Toronto City hall joins other cities across Canada in raising the Palestinian flag. Plus - Renaming Dundas TTC station renaming comes with hidden costs. Provincial government proposes changes to the Sex Offender Registry. Plus - American's attitudes toward Donald Trump amid new revelations with the Epstein files. 
GUESTS: Tim Powers - Chair of Summa Strategies & Managing Director of Abacus DataBob Richardson - NEWSTALK 1010 contributor and public affairs consultant  Boris Bytensky - Newstalk 1010 Chief Legal AnalystJohn Wright: veteran pollster and head of the polling firm Canada Pulse Insights 

Toronto crime levels are down, with one month since last murder, changes to sex offender registry, and 2 suspects arrested in thefts from GTA cemeteries. 

GUESTS: Mark Mendelson - NEWSTALK 1010 Crime Specialist and former Toronto Homicide DetectiveTony Chapman - host of the podcast Chatter That Matters

The Ontario NDP claim the Ford government could take control of Exhibition Place under new legislation. Plus - Donald Trump asks the justice department to investigate some top Democrats in Epstein case. 

GUESTS: Frank Scarpitti - City of Markham MayorSiobhan Morris - CTV news reporterBrian Karem - American journalist and author working at the White House, Host of podcast… “Just Ask The Question!”

Moshe Lander talks about Canadians planning on spending less this holiday season. Should you stop giving your kids cash for allowance and give them a credit card instead?

GUESTS: Moshe Lander: economics professor at Concordia University

Lesley Bannard, the president of the Weston Minor Hockey Association

Should Poilievre change his ways?
Ontario wins the case for pushing for the expansion of online betting to players outside of Canada.Plus - Tom Brady cloned his pet, should you?

GUEST: Steve Joordens - a professor of psychology at University of Toronto Scarborough

Jim takes your calls on report card comments - what is one that you or your child always got?Plus - discussing the new Epstein emails that mention Donald Trump with Nathan Radke. 
GUEST: Nathan Radke - a cultural history professor at Humber and host of the Uncover Up podcast

The NDP prepare for an election at MPs decide whether to vote against the Carney government's budget. Tim Powers and Bob Richardson weigh in on this with Jim. Jim gives his thoughts on land and slavery acknowledgements. Plus - can men cry too much?
And should you clone your pet?
GUESTS:Tim Powers - Chair of Summa Strategies & Managing Director of Abacus Data  
Bob Richardson - NEWSTALK 1010 contributor and public affairs consultant

Half of young men are at risk of problem anger.

Jim speaks with Kenton Boston, the president and CEO of the Canadian Men's Health Foundation.

Plus - Avery Haines gives an update on the next W5 episode. 

GUESTS: Kenton Boston - Canadian Men’s Health Foundation president and CEOAvery Haines - W5 reporter

Jim shares his thoughts.

Plus – The strange way some people wash their dishes

GUEST: Richard  Shimooka - Military Expert and Senior Fellow at the Macdonald Laurier Institute

Jim takes your calls
Plus- You can say 3 words to your 18 year old self. What are they?