The Jim Richards Show

CALLS: Was this past weekend really a GST vacation or a mirage: it was the busiest Saturday of the year anyway 

CALLS: Should he stay or should he go? 

Canada's prime minister faces calls to resign. Here's what could happen next 

GUEST: Dr. Mitch Shulman - Newstalk 1010 Chief Medical Analyst

Elton John believes legalizing marijuana 'is one of the greatest mistakes of all time' 

GUEST: Evan Solomon - publisher    at      G-Zero Media

GUEST: Duane Bratt - Political Science Professor - Mount Royal University

Siobhan Morris - CTV Toronto Queen’s Park Bureau Reporter 

GUEST: Rachel Aiello - CTV News National Correspondent 

All guests react to the resignation of Chrystia Freeland 

GUEST: John Tory - former mayor of Toronto

GUEST: Robert Fife - The Globe and Mail's Ottawa Bureau Chief

GUEST: Moshe Lander - senior lecturer in economics at Concordia University 

GUEST: Dan Carter - Mayor of Oshawa 

Mayor Dan Carter’s statement on the Province’s announcement to address Ontario’s homelessness, mental health and addictions crisis 

CALLS: Is this the right way to deal with homeless encampments?

CALLS: Do you not know how to do all the other things with your appliance? 

GUEST: Dr. Adam King - Assistant Professor - Labour Studies Program - University of Manitoba

'This will make no one happy': Small businesses won't be compensated as Canada Post goes back to work 

GUEST:     Catherine Swift - President of the 

MESSAGE TO PRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP:    IGNORE DOUG FORD

 Should Doug Ford follow this advice 

RANT: HERE’S THE FIX FOR TENTED CAMPS IN PARKS 

CALLS: DOES A $10K FINE FOR CAMPING IN PARKS MAKE SENSE?

CALLS: IS IT TIME TO DEFEND CANADA’S UNDEFENDED BORDER?

Mark Towhey in for Jim 

GUEST: Phil Gurski - President and CEO, Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting – former CSIS Senior Analyst

WILL SYRIA CHANGES = SECURITY RISKS FOR CANADA? 

Do you trust city councillors to make a just decision?

GUEST: Stephen Lecce   -   Ontario Energy Minister

Ontario/US trade and economic relationship, especially in the context of energy exports and Ontario's economic strategy as we prepare for a new Trump administration. Especially as energy is a hot topic in the US/Canada trade discussion. 

 GUEST: Moshe Lander - senior lecturer in economics at Concordia University 

Bank of Canada cuts its policy rate by another half point 

Do you hate ‘don’t get me a gift’ people? 

GUEST: Thorben Wieditz -co-founder of MetStrat and spokesperson for RideFair and FairBnB

In surprise move, Olivia Chow changes course on limiting Uber drivers 

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

Let's be honest, not EVERYTHING about the holidays is awesome . . . unless you're, like, seven years old.  Some things just feel like more trouble than they're worth.

- Montreal community centre pilloried for tickets charging extra for white people. Jim is shocked.
- Dr. Adam King - Assistant Professor - Labour Studies Program - University of Manitoba with Jim on What do we do about the Canada Post strike? 
- Do you let your kids drink at home in front of you? Do stories like this make you reconsider?
- BASED ON THE NAME, CAN YOU GUESS IF THIS IS A CAT OR A DOG?