The Jim Richards Show

Is this for real? We get answers

Plus – when is a freebie not a freebie?

GUESTS: William Huggins - professor of finance and business economics at McMaster University

Jim hosts John Moore, Jerry Agar and Deb Hutton as they recap the week in the federal election race

Jim kicks off The Masters weekend by giving the golf version of Canadian political takes.

Plus, what lie do you tell most frequently?

Jim talks with:

Greg Layson - Digital & Mobile Editor - Automotive News Canada

Jim speaks with:

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

Why was a guy locked out of his PC Optimum account worth $43 grand? Plus, will Poilievre’s 3 Strikes policy pay off?

Jim speaks with:

Patrick Sojka - RewardsCanada.ca

Moshe Lander - Professor of economics at Concordia 

Jim takes your calls about how you keep your bank account under control.

Plus, how bad could RFK Jr. be for Canada?

Jim speaks with:

Hendrik Brakel - Senior Director of Policy and Government Affairs - Canadian Association for Business Economics
Scott Reid - CTV Political Analyst and former advisor to a Prime Minister 

Taylor C. Noakes - Independent journalist & public historian

Preston Manning writes that a vote for Carney is a vote for Western secession. Let’s break that down.

Plus, what do the next 90 days look like for the Trump tariffs?

Jim speaks with:

Amanda Lang - BNN Bloomberg

Max Fawcett - Lead columnist for Canada's National Observer

• Tariff talk with Concordia University Economics Professor Moshe Lander
• Why did you abandon Pierre, if you have?
• John D’Agnolo - President of Unifor Local 200 in Windsor, on their unions dismay at their American counterparts supporting Trump's auto tariffs
• Alyssa Berenstein - senior director of marketing at New York Fries. on how to run a business in Canada with a U.S. name

• Jim has a reno predicament, needs your advice
• Toronto could be getting robotic self-cleaning washrooms. Would you pay to use a nice washroom? 
• Justin Ling - contributing columnist for the Toronto Star and a freelance investigative journalist based in Montreal on his new column titled "If Pierre Poilievre can’t handle the media, what else will he avoid confronting? "
• Does Your Job Require a High Tolerance for Being Yelled At?

- Scott Reid - CTV Political Analyst and former advisor to a Prime Minister on the Federal election campaign
-  Should we be giving Ovechkin a pass for his ties to Putin? Your calls
- UNDECIDED VOTERS PANEL - We want young people this week! 
- Mike Wilner - baseball columnist for the Star and host of the podcast “Deep Left Field” on Vlad Guerrero Jr's record contract