Greg (@GregBradyTO) speaks with Jamaal Myers (@Cllrjamaalmyers), City Councillor for Scarborough North and Chair of the TTC, about the TTC increasing and revising its service schedule next month as ridership nears levels not seen since before the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Greg (@GregBradyTO) speaks with Jessica Webster of Burlington, Ontario. Jessica's car was stolen from her driveway in the middle of the night - but it's the lack of concern from police that's left her feeling uneasy.

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Greg (@GregBradyTO) speaks with Karen Littlewood, President of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation, ahead of the new school year and a new cell phone ban. How are teachers feeling enforcing the new rules? What other concerns do they have for the 2024-2025 school year?

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Greg (@gregbradyTO) and the panel of:

Steve Paikin, Author and Broadcaster, host of TVO’s ‘The Agenda’ (@spaikin) & Chloe Brown, policy analyst and former Toronto mayoral candidate (@chloebrown4TO) discuss:

1 - Toronto cop awaiting sentencing arrested at Montreal airport trying to leave the country 

2 - Opinion: Ottawa needs to abolish the temporary foreign worker program

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Greg Brady (@GregBradyTO) focuses in on the reunion of the Gallagher brothers from the 1990s band Oasis… no better person to talk about this reunion than Alan Cross (@alancross), the host of the Ongoing History of New Music.

Next, Dr. Christopher Worswick, Chair of the Department of Economics at Carleton University, and we were talking about Canada’s temporary foreign worker program – and why it needs to be scraped – not scaled back – but abolished.

Lastly, Joanna Kyriazis, Director of Public Affairs for Clean Energy Canada.. talking about Canada slapping 100% tariffs on Chinese made electric vehicles.. Was this the right approach? 

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Greg (@GregBradyTO) speaks with Dr. Christopher Worswick, Chair of the Department of Economics at Carleton University, about the negative impact of Canada's temporary foreign worker program and why we need to rethink our international migration policies.

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Greg (@GregBradyTO) speaks with Richard Gosling, President of The Children's Breakfast Clubs, about getting children ready for back to school with their annual backpack giveaway event. 1505 backpacks, filled with essential school supplies and hygiene products, will be handed out to those in need this Tuesday, August 27th.

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Greg (@GregBradyTO) speaks with Jon Reid, President of the Toronto Police Association and Hank Idsinga, 640 Toronto's Crime Specialist and former police inspector, about viral video out of Barrie, Ontario - where a dad confronts a group of men he accuses of filming young girls (including his daughters) while at a beach. What's the best way to handle a situation like this?

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Greg (@gregbradyTO) and the panel of:

Celina Caesar-Chavannes, former MP, author of ‘Can You Hear Me Now?’, Anthony Furey, columnist, 640 Toronto Contributor, city council candidate for Don Valley West (@anthonyfurey) & Ryan Painter, freelance columnist, consultant, public speaker, and the author of the political newsletter Painter's Political Pulse on SubStack (@ryanlpainter) Discuss:

1 - Ottawa not planning major reset amid persistent headwinds for Trudeau 

2 - Jagmeet Singh opens the door to a non confidence vote on the Trudeau govt vowing to oppose back to work legislation for the railways. Does this spell trouble for Trudeau?

3 - Ana Bailao. Ana’s a regular on Toronto Today, she’s a former city councillor, 2nd runner up in the Toronto mayoral election.. but, are the Ontario Liberals looking to scoop Ana? 

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Greg Brady (@GregBradyTO) focuses in on a viral video of a father in Barrie who confronted a group of men – at least 5 – who he accused of videotaping younger girls, including his daughters, while they were hanging out near a small beach.. A phone was passed from one man to another.. and it DID appear the second man was deleting said videos.

Next, Ahmad Elbayoumi, Author of POLICORNER, a newsletter on Ontario politics, and we were talking about Ana Bailao – you know the name – Ana’s a regular on Toronto Today – she’s a former city councillor, 2nd runner up in the Toronto mayoral election.. but – are the Ontario Liberals looking to scoop Ana? 

Also, Mark Richardson, Senior Technical Lead for Housing Now TO and we were talking about the federal government’s housing announcement over the weekend – the Canada Public Lands Bank – what is the program and what will it bring to Toronto’s housing market?

Lastly, Dr. Eric Kam, economics professor at Toronto Metropolitan University, and we spoke about several issues – including consumer spending being down.. and what the cost of a brief rail stoppage cost the Canadian economy.

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