Spelling counts! Jim takes calls from people with hard-to-pronounce names and tries to get them right.

Plus – Will Mark Carney fulfil his promise of upping NATO defence spending?

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

Not so fast, says the longtime broadcaster.

Plus – What big idea does Olivia Chow need right now?

Jim takes some of the weirdest calls you’ll hear this summer.

Plus – Should governments be helping churches more financially?

You get the last word on the pool closure debate today.

Plus – Will there be more missile exchanges between the US and Iran?

GUEST: Peter MacKay - former defence minister

Deb got a notice from her kid’s school.

Plus – Does this sign in a park go too far?

 

GUEST: Sunira Chaudhri - employment lawyer at Workly Law

Jim talks with an infectious disease expert about concerns as kids head off to camp

Plus – What is the movie that messed you up?

 

GUESTS: Dr. Isaac Bogoch - infectious disease expert

Mark Mendelson - Newstalk 1010 Crime analyst and former homicide detective

 

A new study suggests switching from star ratings to thumbs up/thumbs down

Plus – What is your thermostat fight?

 

GUESTS: Moshe Lander - Economics professor at Concordia University 

Dr. Mitch Shulman - Newstalk 1010 Chief Medical Analys

Jim takes your calls on political strategy

Plus – What does a First Nations National Chief think about Doug Ford’s apology?

GUEST: Cindy Woodhouse - Assembly of First Nations National Chief

Will this change the relationship with the US?

Plus – Should this anthem singer have changed the lyrics?

 

GUEST: Scott Reid - CTV Political Commentator and advisor to a number of Prime Ministers, premiers and political leaders

 

Jim talks to an economist about if Mark Carney will help your wallet.

Plus – The stupidest things people have ever put on top of their cars

 

GUESTS: Lesley Bannard - Weston Minor Hockey League President

Emmanuelle B. Faubert - economist at the MEI