• Is Ontario is running out of Teachers?
    Oct 2 2024

    - Karen Brown - President of ETFO, joins Deb to discuss a Ministry of Education document warning of worsening teacher shortages by 2027
    - Brantford Brant MPP Will Bouma, and his wife Joni, share their story of Will's offer of a liver transplant to a stranger
    - CTV News City Hall Reporter Natalie Johnson updates us on the Public Toronto Budget consultations that have just started
    - Amanda Galbraith -co-founder and partner at reputation management company Oyster Group and host of Free For All Fridays gives her take on last night's Vice Presidential Debate in the USA.

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    37 mins
  • Poilievre plans to promote adoption if he becomes PM, Do you see an issue with promoting adoption as a way to support women?
    Oct 2 2024

    - Deb takes your calls in reaction to Pierre Poilievre's letter published in the National Post stating that he would not persue a law banning abortion, instead would focus on easing adoption procedures
    - Sara Lefton - Chief Development Officer at UJA Federation, joins Deb to talk about Toronto Police ramping up prescence in advance of Oct. 7 anniversary
    - David Wilkes - President & Chief Executive Officer - Building Industry and Land Development Association, joins the show to outline his organization's advice to the government on how to lower the cost of new homes

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    40 mins
  • LGBTQ2S+ minister Pascale St-Onge to make history with parental leave
    Oct 1 2024


    - Deb wants to know; do you think its fair that a politician takes 25% of their term off for maternity?
    - Are you noticing an increase in Skunks? Deb says she is. We get Brad Gates, owner of Gates Wildlife Control to give his expert opinion and tips
    - Would you Use a Dog Sharing App to share your dog with people who are petless? Would you use an app to find dogwalkers and sitters?

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    36 mins
  • Developing news in the Middle East as Iran fires missiles at Israel
    Oct 1 2024


    - Billy Bishop airport 'disappointed' with city staff recommendations to not extend lease, Deb takes your calls
    - Iran launches missiles towards Israel, IDF says, as civilians take shelter. We speak with Michael Mazeika, a Canadian living in Israel and has been evacuated from his home for nearly a year
    - For a wider perpspective we speak with Professor Sean Foley, professor of history at Middle Tennessee State University and specializes in the history of the Middle East, on the larger picture

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    40 mins
  • What is Lighthouse Parenting? Do you do it?
    Sep 30 2024

    Plus - our politics panel looks ahead to Justin Trudeau's future as PM

    And - how many photos do you take of your kids?

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    39 mins
  • Israel plans operation in Lebanon that could begin 'imminently'
    Sep 30 2024

    Plus - Earth used to have WHAT in common with Jupiter?

    And - remembering the life and legacy of Kris Kristofferson

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    38 mins
  • Ontario standardized literacy test scores down, math results steady or improving
    Sep 27 2024


    - Deb Argues this is great but what are we doing with these numbers!
    - Globe and Mail columnist Andrew Coyne
    - Deb and Jim Richards play the hit movie game that's sweeping the nation, Does Richard Crouse Like These Movies?

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    36 mins
  • NDP MP introduces bill to criminalize residential school denialism
    Sep 27 2024


    - Deb speaks with Gavin Tighe - Gardner Roberts LLP, and takes your calls about the idea of criminalizing residential school denialism
    - Some Ontario hockey leagues tackling referee abuse as season begins. Have you seen other parents act inappropriately? Tell me how you think referees should be protected?
    - Do you use the hop-on-hop-off buses when you travel?

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    39 mins