Best Lrt Podcasts (2024)

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OCTOBER 9: Eglinton Crosstown LRT, the future of the Billy Bishop Island, Hate crimes & Taylor Swift ticket scammers 38:36

1h ago38:36

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Greg Brady focused in on a myriad of local issues....Delays with the Eglinton Crosstown LRT....the future of the Billy Bishop Island Airport....and the way police may have mishandled a complaint from an alleged Frank Stronach victim. Greg spoke with Shelley Carroll, the Councillor for Ward 17, Don Valley North about this and a few other issues. Nex…

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THINK TANK with Dani Stover & Harrison Lowman 22:17

2h ago22:17

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Greg Brady and the panel of: Dani Stover, Host of ‘Let’s Talk with Dani Stover’ on the Corus Radio Network, Harrison Lowman, Managing Editor, The Hub Discuss: 1 -1. Not a lot of business is getting done in the House of Commons. A lot of antics, more than usual….so it’s not even about the potential for a non-confidence vote….but is this how it looks…

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OCTOBER 11: Controversial new breakfast program for Toronto students, we just can't have nice things, thanks to government & Things got spicy at a federal committee hearing. 30:43

2h ago30:43

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Greg Brady focused in a controversial new breakfast program for Toronto students. Next, Chris Selley is a columnist with the National Post. He's here to discuss the fact that we just can't have nice things, thanks to government. Lastly, Nate Erskine-Smith. He's the Liberal MP for Beaches-East York and he definitely was not happy when his integrity …

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THINK TANK with Caryma Sa’d, Ben Mulroney 24:04

16m ago24:04

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Greg Brady and the panel of: Caryma Sa’d, Lawyer, protest watcher Ben Mulroney, 640 Toronto Contributor Discuss: 1 - Mayor Chow may have said 'sorry;' but the Jewish community is not buying it, 2 - ‘We will support it’: Council votes to extend Toronto’s Billy Bishop airport lease by as long as 12 years 3 - Work on Gardiner Expressway four months ah…

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OCTOBER 10: questions for Olivia Chow and her claim that office staff somehow "misplaced" several emails regarding an October 7th event & The need for a public inquiry into Eglinton Crosstown delays. 26:34

39m ago26:34

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Greg Brady focused in on questions for Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow and her office staff. Next, Michelle Stock is Vice President (Ontario) of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs. She's here to discuss Mayor's Chow's claim that office staff somehow "misplaced" several emails regarding an October 7th commemorative event. Lastly, Josh Matlow. He's t…

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THINK TANK with Mark Saunders & Brad Bradford 23:02

1h ago23:02

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Greg Brady and the panel of: Brad Bradford, Toronto city councillor for Beaches - East York Mark Saunders, former Toronto police chief, mayoral candidate Discuss: 1. Olivia Chow AWOL from Oct 7 commemorative events. Staff claim the email inviting her was missed... Do we have a Mayor who isn't aware of world events or "front page" news? 2. Public in…

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Think Tank with Chloe Brown & Steve Paikin 23:12

19h ago23:12

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Greg Brady and the panel of: Steve Paikin, Author and Broadcaster, host of TVO’s ‘The Agenda’ Chloe Brown, policy analyst and former Toronto mayoral candidate Discuss: 1. Mayor Chow's silence on Oct 7th (Chow can tweet about National Tree Day and the Mid-Autumn Festival...but no expression of sympathy for the victims of Oct 7th?) 2. City parks crew…

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OCTOBER 8: Reflection on Oct 7, who stepped up and who was silent & Why is home building taking so long? 33:04

19h ago33:04

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Greg Brady focused in on the absence of mayor Olivia Chow from marking the one year anniversary of when Hamas killed more than a thousand Israelis and abducted hundreds of others and she now needs to step aside. Next, Victoria Mancinelli, is the Director of Public Relations for LIUNA (Labourers International Union of North America) that has spoken …

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THINK TANK with Ana Bailao, Anthony Furey, & Warren Kinsella 23:14

2d ago23:14

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Greg Brady and the panel of: Ana Bailao, former Toronto city councillor, deputy mayor, housing expert , Warren Kinsella, Former Special Advisor to Jean Chretien and CEO of the Daisy Group, Anthony Furey, columnist, 640 Toronto Contributor, city council candidate for Don Valley West Discuss: 1- Abacus poll...This isn't looking good for the Liberals …

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OCTOBER 7: The one year anniversary of the Hamas attacks. 27:21

2d ago27:21

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Greg Brady focused in on the one year anniversary of when Hamas killed more than a thousand Israelis and abducted hundreds of others. Next, Tamara Gottlieb. She is a founding member of JEFA (Jewish Educators & Families Association of Canada). She expands on what our kids can expect at school today. Next, Tamara Gottlieb, founding member of JEFA (Je…

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Greg embodies Mayor Chow to make an address to the City of Toronto for October 7th 8:27

5d ago8:27

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Greg Brady stepped into Mayor Chow's shoes to deliver the address to the city of Toronto, ahead of October 7th, that she should be giving. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Corus Radio

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THINK TANK with Dani Stover, Chris Chapin & Kim Wright 23:44

5d ago23:44

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Greg Brady and the panel of: Dani Stover, Host of ‘Let’s Talk with Dani Stover’ on the Corus Radio Network, Chris Chapin, Strategist and Managing Principal of Upstream Strategy Group Kim Wright, Founder and Principal of Wright Strategies Discuss: 1 -Nothing is stopping Ontario Place’s changes. It just sat there for 15-16 years with nothing except t…

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OCTOBER 4: The battle between the city and the Toronto Police Association, A concerned parent's disgust with her son's school to ban commemorative events on October 7th & How Taylor Swift's impending ... 24:40

8d ago24:40

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Greg Brady focused in on policing and the battle between the city and the Toronto Police Association for fair remuneration. Jason Tomlinson is President of the Ontario Police Memorial Foundation and he is seeking the presidency of the Toronto Police Association. Next, Mandy Maggen, a concerned parent from Thornhill. She's here to talk about her dis…

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THINK TANK with Caryma Sa’d, Kevin Vuong And Nokha Dakroub 22:54

6d ago22:54

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Greg Brady and the panel of: Caryma Sa’d, Lawyer, protest watcher Kevin Vuong, Independent M-P for Spadina - Fort York Nokha Dakroub, Former Peel District School Board Trustee Discuss: 1 - Extremist attack on Jewish community, is that a ‘realistic possibility’? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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OCTOBER 3 : 637 Times A Toronto Officer Has Been Injured This Year Alone, How Are People Successfully Appealing Toronto Parking Fines Claiming Hardships, Will Israel Retaliate? 28:25

9d ago28:25

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Greg Brady focused in on real dangers Toronto police face every time they report for duty , he is joined by Jon Reid, the President of the Toronto Police Association to discuss of how can disturbing this is and what can be done to put an end to this. Next, Shelley Carroll, City Councilor for Ward 17—Don Valley North. She's here to talk Billy Bishop…

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THINK TANK with Mark Saunders & Brad Bradford 22:48

7d ago22:48

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Greg Brady and the panel of: Brad Bradford, Toronto city councillor for Beaches - East York Mark Saunders, former Toronto police chief, mayoral candidate Discuss: 1 - Vance and Walz stick to policy in polite VP debate - but who won? 2 - Billy Bishop airport runway one step closer to extension 3 - Toronto police officer sentenced to 7 years in priso…

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OCTOBER 2: Conservative Party of Canada, Pierre Poilievre, Israeli military saying about 180 missiles had been fired at Israel & A Toronto resident who wants changes to drug injection sites. 29:10

7d ago29:10

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Greg Brady focuses in on the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, Pierre Poilievre and how long he can push non-confidence votes, drug injection sites in Toronto and his stance on the recent missile attack on Israel. Next, Shaiel Ben-Ephraim, Host of "Israel Explained" on YouTube. He's here after a major escalation in the middle east, with t…

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Pierre Poilievre, the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada and the leader of the Official Opposition. 11:16

7d ago11:16

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Greg Brady spoke with Pierre Poilievre, the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada and the leader of the Official Opposition about how many "non-confidence" motions he can put forth and his stance on the missile attack on Israel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Corus Radio

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Think Tank with Anne Marie Aikins & Steve Paikin 24:09

8d ago24:09

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Greg Brady and the panel of: Steve Paikin, Author and Broadcaster, host of TVO’s ‘The Agenda’ Anne Marie Aikins, Crisis communications expert Discuss: 1 - TDSB cancels Truth and Reconciliation Day field trips to Nathan Phillips Square citing ‘abundance of caution’ 2 - Billy Bishop airport ‘disappointed’ with city staff recommendations to not extend…

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October 1 : Is the future of Billy Bishop airport in doubt? The TTC Chair talks 'Delays, dysfunction and ballooning costs' & What a Liberal MP said that essentially got him silenced in the House of Commons ... 29:15

11d ago29:15

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Greg Brady focuses in on the future of Billy Bishop airport. Ports Toronto is hoping to extend its current lease by 40 years and to build a needed runway. Neil Pakey is President & Chief Executive Officer of Nieuport Aviation joined us to discuss its future. Next, TTC Chair and City Councillor Jamaal Myers. He's here to unpack a story about the TTC…

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The President of the Toronto Police Association says the mayor is failing to have the City come together 13:29

9d ago13:29

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Greg Brady spoke with: Jon Reid, President of the Toronto Police Association, Hank Idsinga, 640 Toronto’s Crime Specialist, former police inspector about the strained relationship between the police association members and the Mayor and City Council. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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THINK TANK with Anthony Furey, & Stephanie Smyth 23:15

9d ago23:15

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Greg Brady and the panel of: Stephanie Smyth, broadcaster, Smyth Media Group , Anthony Furey, columnist, 640 Toronto Contributor, city council candidate for Don Valley West Discuss: 1- Abacus poll...This isn't looking good for the Liberals 2. Should Truth & Reconciliation Day a provincial holiday? What about schools? 3. TTC ads...can we afford to b…

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SEPTEMBER 30: Does The National Day for Truth & Reconciliation deserve a national Holiday? the TTC taking a closer look at the kind of ads it allows to align with Toronto's climate change policy & Good ... 26:20

12d ago26:20

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Greg Brady focuses in on The National Day for Truth & Reconciliation. The day honours survivors of residential schools, and those who didn’t make it home to their birth parents from those schools….it’s also colloquially known as Orange Shirt Day - the orange shirt is a simple of the stripping away of cultures and freedoms stripped away from young I…

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THINK TANK with Ben Mulroney & Dani Stover 22:51

12d ago22:51

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Greg Brady and the panel of: Ben Mulroney, 640 Toronto Contributor Dani Stover, Host of ‘Let’s Talk with Dani Stover’ on the Corus Radio Network Discuss: 1 -CTV fires 2 staffers involved with editing Poilievre clip 2 - Ontario standardized literacy test scores down, math results steady or improving 3 - Live Nation announces new Rogers Stadium with …

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SEPTEMBER 27; An off-duty Toronto police officer, accused of assault causing bodily harm, the new Rogers Stadium coming to Downsview & Housing building starts and development costs. 31:09

12d ago31:09

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Greg Brady focuses in on what constitutes reasonable force… this in relation to an ongoing court case involving an off-duty Toronto police officer – who’s accused of assault causing bodily harm – after a confrontation with 19-year-old Brampton man who died hours later.. 640 Toronto Crime specialist and former police inspector Hank Idsinga joins us …

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Is Premier Ford looking to switch up how casinos in Niagara are run? 9:52

12d ago9:52

9:52

Greg (@GregBradyTO) speaks with Charlie Pinkerton, Journalist with The Trillium, about Premier Doug Ford's government trying to change a deal that dictates how casinos in Niagara are run. Charlie has the scoop and fills you in on the details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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What is considered reasonable force? 8:44

12d ago8:44

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Greg (@GregBradyTO) speaks with 640 Toronto's Crime Specialist and former police inspector Hank Idsinga, about an off-duty Toronto police officer accused of assaulting a 19-year-old Brampton man hours before his sudden death. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Corus Radio

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We have rules for a reason 7:45

12d ago7:45

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Greg (@GregBradyTO) speaks with Gord Perks, Gord Perks, Toronto City Councillor Parkdale - High Park and Chair of the Planning and Housing Committee, about the impact red tape and zoning rules has on getting housing built in Toronto. Is there a way to speed up timelines? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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THINK TANK with Caryma Sa’d, Kevin Vuong & Nokha Dakroub 24:40

13d ago24:40

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Greg Brady and the panel of: Nokha Dakroub, former peel district school board trustee, Caryma Sa’d, lawyer, protest watcher, Kevin Vuong, Independent M-P for Spadina - Fort York, Discuss: 1 - No more school trips to protests as province probes Toronto board's actions 2 - Ford announces plan to explore building tunnel under Highway 401 3 - Trudeau c…

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SEPTEMBER 26: Doug Ford's traffic tunnel underneath the 401 across the GTA… Is it feasible? Doable? Why the city’s housing crisis is about to get worse & New music venue at Downsview? 23:37

13d ago23:37

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Greg Brady focuses in on Premier Doug Ford’s plans to build a traffic tunnel underneath the 401 across the GTA… Is it feasible? Doable? Will you and I ever see this project come to fruition? We speak with Eric Lombardi, Founder of More Neighbours Toronto, who has some pretty strong opinions about the Premier’s undertaking Next, David Wilkes, Presid…

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It'll never happen. We're being played for fools. 8:23

13d ago8:23

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Greg (@GregBradyTO) speaks with Eric Lombardi (@EricDLombardi), Founder of More Neighbours Toronto, about the Ontario government announcing plans to explore whether tunnelling under a major highway, an idea Premier Doug Ford first mused about when he was a Toronto city councillor, is possible. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad…

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Time on hold for 911 in Toronto dropped this year, after average of nearly 1 minute wait in 2023 9:07

14d ago9:07

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Greg Brady spoke with: Jon Reid, President of the Toronto Police Association Hank Idsinga, 640 Toronto’s Crime Specialist, former police inspector About: 1 - Time on hold for 911 in Toronto dropped this year, after average of nearly 1 minute wait in 2023 2 - Toronto police to be stationed in 3 ERs for mental health cases Learn more about your ad ch…

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THINK TANK with Taylor Deasley, Mark Saunders & Brad Bradford 22:16

14d ago22:16

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Greg Brady and the panel of: Taylor Deasley, strategic communications expert with Enterprise Canada , Brad Bradford, Toronto city councillor for Beaches - East York Mark Saunders, former Toronto police chief, mayoral candidate Discuss: 1-Just weeks after teasing “game-changing” ideas to manage traffic congestion on GTA highways, Premier Doug Ford i…

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SEPTEMBER 25: TDSB anti-Israel rally & the need for bail reform 18:02

14d ago18:02

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Greg Brady focuses in on a student who attended the TDSB anti-Israel rally.. We speak with Warren Kinsella of Daisy Group consulting firm about this – he spoke with the student in question. Lastly, Graham McGregor, Conservative MPP for Brampton North and Associate Minister of Auto Theft and Bail Reform, about Canada’s criminal code – the need for b…

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New mortgage rules come into effect December 15th - what this means for you 8:48

14d ago8:48

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Greg (@GregBradyTO) speaks with Ron Butler, Mortgage Broker with Butler Mortgage, about new mortgage rules - and what they mean for first-time home buyers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Corus Radio

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Children living with blindness or low vision and their parents face systemic barriers to their education, growth and development. 8:41

15d ago8:41

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Greg Brady spoke with Angela Bonfanti, CEO of CNIB & Jennifer Bromley, a parent of a child with low vision to talk about how to recognize that children need eye exams earlier in a child's development to find and correct any issues that your child may have that will impact their learning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoice…

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Think Tank with Chloe Brown & Steve Paikin 22:16

15d ago22:16

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Greg Brady and the panel of: Steve Paikin, Author and Broadcaster, host of TVO’s ‘The Agenda’ Chloe Brown, policy analyst and former Toronto mayoral candidate Discuss: 1 - On The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Trudeau says he understands Canadian 'frustration' 2 - Is there a battle ahead to keep Toronto’s Island Airport - it’s quite possible - and…

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SEPTEMBER 24: reaction to a former Premier calling a Toronto by-election candidate a "biggot". un happiness over the Yonge subway extension route & Challenging Premier Doug Ford's incoming bike lane ban ... 28:13

18d ago28:13

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Greg Brady focuses in on a Toronto city council by-election that got a lot more interesting…and inflammatory when former Premier of Ontario Kathleen Wynne, called one of the leading candidates to win the seat in Don Valley West…a bigot. That candidate is 640 contributor Anthony Furey and his political opponent, Rachel Chernos Lin, joined us to resp…

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THINK TANK with Ana Bailao & Anthony Furey 24:20

16d ago24:20

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Greg Brady and the panel of: Ana Bailao, former Toronto city councillor, deputy mayor, housing expert, Anthony Furey, columnist, 640 Toronto Contributor, city council candidate for Don Valley West Discuss: 1- The bill that some say forced loved ones into long-term care homes far from where they originally lived - gets its day in court today…Bill 7 …

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SEPTEMBER 23: A former Premier calls a Toronto by-election candidate a "biggot" & more concern of the TDSB "Field Trip" 27:51

16d ago27:51

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Greg Brady focuses in on a Toronto city council by-election that got a lot more interesting…and inflammatory when former Premier of Ontario Kathleen Wynne, called one of the leading candidates to win the seat in Don Valley West…a bigot. That candidate is 640 contributor Anthony Furey and he joins us to react to these accusations. Next, former Premi…

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THINK TANK with Eric Lombardi, Ben Mulroney & Harrison Lowman 22:44

19d ago22:44

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Greg Brady and the panel of: Harrison Lowman, Managing Editor, The Hub Ben Mulroney, 640 Toronto Contributor Eric Lombardi, Founder of More Neighbours Toronto Discuss: 1 -Bike Lanes/Province stepping in? 2 - TDSB fallout and "apology" 3 - Ontario Liberal Party Annual Meeting this weekend Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoice…

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SEPTEMBER 20: Fallout from the TDSB “field trip” to a Grassy Norrows Indigenous event, Concussion research.& Bonnie Crombie, Leader of the Ontario Liberal Party 28:14

19d ago28:14

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Greg Brady focuses in on the fallout from our story yesterday about a TDSB “field trip” to a Grassy Norrows Indigenous event and were seen participating in a Pro-Palestine rally. Parents feel misled and demand answers and we talked to Bryan Passifiume, Ottawa-based columnist/Toronto Sun who was also looking for some kind of explanation from the TDS…

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THINK TANK with Caryma Sa’d, Kevin Vuong & Nokha Dakroub 24:52

20d ago24:52

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Greg Brady and the panel of: Nokha Dakroub, former peel district school board trustee, Caryma Sa’d, lawyer, protest watcher, Kevin Vuong, Independent M-P for Spadina - Fort York, Discuss: 1 - Almost a certainty there won’t be an early federal election…..the Bloc Quebecois party confirmed it won’t vote with the Poilievre Conservatives in a non-confi…

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SEPTEMBER 19: Safe Supply, School “field trip” to the Grassy Narrows protest & Indigenous remains found a work site. 26:55

20d ago26:55

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Greg Brady focuses in on a new documentary by friend of the show, Adam Zivo - Director of the Centre for Responsible Drug Policy & columnist for National Post. He spoke to us from Ukraine about his documentary. Next, is Melissa - a Parent at TDSB school where the kids were taken on a “field trip” to the Grassy Narrows protest. That’s against protoc…

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THINK TANK with Kim Wright, Mark Saunders & Brad Bradford 25:27

21d ago25:27

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Greg Brady and the panel of: Kim Wright, Founder and Principal of Wright Strategies , Brad Bradford, Toronto city councillor for Beaches - East York Mark Saunders, former Toronto police chief, mayoral candidate Discuss: 1-Who won the debate tonight? Harris beats Trump 2 -Taylor Swift endorses Kamala Harris after presidential debate 3 - City of Toro…

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SEPTEMBER 18: Jagmeet Singh’s confrontation with a heckler on Parliament Hill & U.S. to cut interest rates for the first time since the Pandemic. 27:48

21d ago27:48

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Greg Brady focuses in on Jagmeet Singh’s confrontation with a heckler on Parliament Hill. A lot of people were taking side if Mr. Singh was in the right or in the wrong for his decision to confront the heckler. You can see the video on our Tik Tok account but right now we heard from you what you had to say. Next, is Kate Harrison, Vice-Chair Summa …

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Think Tank with Chloe Brown & Steve Paikin 25:45

23d ago25:45

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Greg Brady and the panel of: Steve Paikin, Author and Broadcaster, host of TVO’s ‘The Agenda’ Chloe Brown, policy analyst and former Toronto mayoral candidate Discuss: 1 - Steeper fines for Toronto drivers caught blocking the box: 'You're going to pay', 2 - First girl sentenced in swarming death avoids more jail time, 3 - Trudeau returns to Parliam…

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SEPTEMBER 17: Blocking the box & RCMP feared they lacked the evidence to keep ISIS supporter in custody 23:19

23d ago23:19

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Greg Brady focuses in on blocking the box.. and the city’s move to up the fines for those drivers who block intersections.. What will enforcement look like? We ask Jennifer McKelvie, Deputy Mayor, City Councillor and chair of the city’s infrastructure and environment committee. Next, is lawyer and former council candidate April Engelberg – we get A…

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Race to elect new President of Toronto Police Association gets underway 10:29

23d ago10:29

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Greg (@GregBradyTO) speaks with Jason Tomlinson, Director at the Toronto Police Association (TPA). Jason's running to be the next President of the TPA.. What are his key priorities for officers - and for Torontonians? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Corus Radio

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Toronto increases fine for drivers who block the intersection 12:37

23d ago12:37

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Greg (@GregBradyTO) speaks with Jennifer McKelvie, Deputy Mayor, City Councillor for Scarborough - Rouge Park and chair of the city’s infrastructure and environment committee, about the city upping the fines for drivers who block intersections. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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