The Jim Richards Show

Jim breaks down the week in Canadian politics.

Plus – Are cash bars at wedding the new norm?

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

Alex Greco - Senior Director, Manufacturing & Value Chains - Canadian Chamber of Commerce

Jackson Roberts - Contributing baseball writer at Newsweek

Jim’s wondering if we appreciate Mark Carney being upfront about the situation.

GUESTS: Moshe Lander - economics professor at Concordia University

David Adams - President and CEO of Global Automakers of Canada

Weighing in on comments after the Honda Indy announces a move to Markham.

Plus – Pierre Poilievre says Mark Carney had a ‘Seinfeld Summer’.

GUEST: Tim Powers - Chairman of Summa Strategies and managing director of Abacus Data

Jim gets some surprising calls and Talkbacks.
Plus – Why are some Americans renouncing their US citizenship?

GUEST: Alex Marino - Director of US Tax Law at Moody’s Tax Law

What does Mark Carney think?

Plus - If two people are sober, should everyone else have to not drink at their wedding?

GUETSS: Guidy Mamann - Managing Partner and Immigration Lawyer at Mamann Sandaluk LLP 

Monte MacGregor - Barrister & Solicitor - Rusonik, O’Connor, Robbins, Ross & Angelini LLP

He joins Jim to talk about his statement

Plus – What’s with all the sinkholes?

GUESTS: Anthony Housefather - Liberal MP for Mount Royal, Quebec

Peter Adesina - Engineering expert and Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Toronto

Jim takes some surprising calls.

Plus – What does a whiskey expert think about Doug Ford pouring out a bottle of Crown Royal?

GUESTS: Davin De Kergommeaux - author of Canadian Whisky: The Essential Portable Expert

Aurel Braun - professor of political science and international relations at the University of Toronto and an associate at Harvard University’s Davis Center

Jim talks with a lawyer about what happens next.

Plus – Revisiting Deb’s chat with Mohamad Fakih

GUEST: Monte MacGregor - Barrister & Solicitor - Rusonik, O’Connor, Robbins, Ross & Angelini LLP

What does a lawyer think? Deb chats with our legal expert.  

Plus – What is the future of Canada Post?

GUESTS: Boris Bytensky - Newstalk 1010 Legal Analyst, Criminal lawyer with crimlawcanada.com and President of the Criminal Lawyers Association

Moshe Lander - economics professor at Concordia University 

What is the state of the industry right now?
Plus – Kids are using caffeine pouches. What does a doctor think?

GUESTS: Joey Nixon - founding partner at Adrenaline

Matt Cauz - host at TSN 1050

Dr. Mitch Shulman - Newstalk 1010 Chief Medical Analyst