The Jim Richards Show

The smartest political moves and dirty tricks Scott Reid has seen behind the scenesSailor Overboard Incident Sparks Questions About USS Abraham Lincoln Conditions
GUESTS:  Scott Reid - CTV Political Commentator and advisor to a number of Prime Ministers, premiers and political leaders

Retired Vice Admiral Mark Norman - former Vice Chief of the Defence Staff of Canada

The WNBA has created a task force to examine transgender participationAre Jewish Canadians Abandoning the Liberal Party? 
GUESTS: Charlie Pinkerton - journalist with The Trillium 

Norman Beal - President and owner of Peninsula Ridge Estates Winery and also Chair of the Board for Ontario Craft wineries

Lorrie Goldstein - Editor Emeritus of the Toronto Sun 

How Ontario compares with other jurisdictions on major infrastructure projectsThe most common summertime injuries, and how to avoid them. 
GUESTS: Mike Le Couteur – CTV National News Senior Political CorrespondentShoshanna Saxe – Associate Professor, Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering, University of TorontoDr. Mitch Shulman – Newstalk 1010 Chief Medical Analyst

Is the conversation being blown out of proportion?Former Raptors head coach Nick Nurse's legal battle with the province of Ontario
GUEST: Bob Aaron – Real Estate Lawyer

Why are we seeing such a jump in costs? 
Can someone be 'too rich to rescue'? 

GUEST: Andy Takagi - transportation reporter with the Toronto Star 

How much do your pets know about your emotions? 
Is Carney about to sign a deal with the US? 

GUESTS: Dr. Cliff Redford - Owner and operator of Wellington Veterinary Hospital
Michael Kerzner - Ontario Solicitor General - MPP York Centre
Jen Gerson - journalist who covers Alberta politics and co-founder of The Line 

How the heck did this happen? 
Who has the oldest working A/C unit? 

GUESTS: Jon Woodward - Video Journalist with CTV News Toronto 
Gavin Tighe - senior partner with Gardiner Roberts LLP and chair of the firm's Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group 

What Mark would have done about that toddler that wouldn't sit down on a flight. 
Does this Niagara Falls motion go too far? 

GUESTS: Moshe Lander - professor of economics at Concordia University 
Jim Diodati - Niagara Falls mayor 

• Jim Richards is joined by CTV National News Senior Political Correspondent Mike Le Couteur to break down the latest Canada-U.S. trade negotiations, including what's on the table for alcohol, dairy, and the auto sector.
• Then it's time for the MuniciPALs Panel, featuring former Toronto councillors Rob Davis and Joe Mihevc, who discuss the return of Taste of the Danforth, Toronto's mayoral race, federal housing commitments, Toronto Island ferry crowding, and the ongoing debate over the future of Billy Bishop Airport.
• The hour wraps up with Flavio Volpe, President of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association, on what the latest Canada-U.S. trade discussions could mean for Canada's auto industry.

• Jim Richards kicks off the hour with economist Moshe Lander, breaking down Canada's surprisingly strong July jobs report, what it says about the economy, and whether recent claims about record investment in Canada hold up.
• Next, technology analyst Carmi Levy joins the show to discuss growing backlash against Flock surveillance cameras and the debate between public safety and privacy.
• Later, TSN's Matt Cauz examines the latest allegations connected to the Kawhi Leonard investigation and what they could mean for one of the most talked-about figures in Toronto sports history.
• The hour wraps up with dating and relationship expert Jen Kirsch, exploring whether dating apps are making it harder to build meaningful relationships in the modern age.