Toronto Today with Greg Brady

Greg focused on how BROKEN our post-secondary acceptance system is with Muna Kadri, president of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation for District 16. Also, Dr. Eric Kam, Economics Professor at Toronto Metropolitan University, talking about why Canada’s economy could be in more trouble than many think and we get your reaction to the sleepover from hell at the Brady household – how would you respond to a group of rowdy teens who wouldn’t shut up after being told several times to KEEP IT DOWN!

Greg spoke to Muna Kadri, president of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation District 16 about how broken our post-secondary acceptance system is that has students with high averages receiving rejection letters – why?

Greg and the panel of Ana Bailao, former Toronto city councillor, deputy mayor and former mayoral candidate, Anthony Furey, columnist, 640 Toronto contributor and former mayoral candidate & Ryan Painter, host of the Ryan Painter Podcast, consultant and public speaker debate Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow calls drug-decriminalization debate a diversion & When Toronto asked to decriminalize drugs, Health Canada had questions. More than a year later, it's still waiting for answers.

Greg speaks with Jon Reid, President of the Toronto Police Association and Hank Idsinga, 640 Toronto's crime specialist and former police inspector, about protesters at the University of Toronto accusing the university of surveilling them, claiming cameras were recently installed to monitor them.

Greg spoke to Todd McCarthy, Minister of Public and Business Service Delivery of Ontario about Ontario to step up efforts to protect students’ data.

Greg Brady speaks with Toronto Star movie critic Peter Howell about the success of the Planet of the Apes franchise - with their 10th film 'Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes' in theatres now!

Greg Brady speaks with Paige MacPherson, associate director of education policy at the Fraser Institute, about Ontario's crackdown on cellphones in classrooms and bringing uniformity to the rules on devices to help improve student concentration. But does the policy go far enough?

Greg spoke with Sara Rasikh, organizer with UofT Occupy For Palestine and grad student at the university about Day 9 at the U of T Encampment.

Greg spoke with Justin Chow, non-Jewish ally, co-founder of United Against Antisemitism, a student-led grassroots organization that’s committed to fighting against Jew hatred on university campuses.

Greg looked at TWO different view points regarding the encampment at the University of Toronto. 9 days in and why protesters won’t be packing up anytime soon with Sara Rasikh, an organizer with UofT Occupy For Palestine and grad student at the university. Another point of view comes from Justin Chow, a non-Jewish ally, co-founder of United Against Antisemitism, a student-led grassroots organization. We get his reaction as to how students are feeling as the encampment rages on, closing in on convocation season.

Today's panel of Lindsay Maskell, Strategist and former political advisor, Roy Green, host of the Roy Green Show on the Corus Radio Network & Ben Mulroney, 640 Toronto contributor discuss an ex-columnist, once touted as a rising Conservative star, drops out of ‘corrupted’ nomination race. Also, a Trudeau cabinet minister tells her raw personal story in the House of Commons, on the same day two Conservative MPs attend anti-abortion rally.

Greg spoke to Mike Van Soelen, Crisis communications expert about Federal public servants fighting against revised back to the office rules lose the room immediately, Drake vs Kendrick Lamar & the Roast of Tom Brady.

Greg spoke to Dr. Casey Babb, Senior Fellow with the MacDonald Laurier Institute, Fellow with the Institute for National Security Studies in Tel Aviv, and an Instructor of global conflict at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University about Ottawa cancelling a public ceremony for Israeli flag-raising, citing security concerns.

Greg spoke with Dr. Sohail Gandhi, family physician, Former President of the Ontario Medical Association about no ’diminished supply’ of doctors concern in Ontario: Health ministry.

Greg spoke to Patrick Brown, Mayor of Brampton about the more than 70 ‘diploma mill’ schools blocked from international student recruiting in Brampton and his reaction to the government of Ontario launched audits to find ‘waste’ at city hall.

Today's panel of Caryma Sa’d, lawyer and protest watcher, Kevin Vuong, Independent M-P for Spadina - Fort York & Harrison Lowman, Managing Editor, The Hub discuss after exactly one week since a pro-Palestinian protest encampment took over King’s College Circle at the University of Toronto..and organizers say some students are attending online summer classes from their tents, others are working on assignments from the site and some faculty supporting the demonstration are working from the area. Those involved in the protest say they're prepared to stay until the university seriously addresses their demands. And, Canada’s largest public service unions are threatening a “summer of discontent” after Ottawa mandated that federal civil servants return to the office three days a week.

Greg Brady focuses in on the ministry of health claiming that recruitment and retention of doctors in Ontario isn’t a ‘major concern’ with family doctor and former president of the Ontario Medical Association Dr. Sohail Gandhi. Staying with the Provincial government, Greg spoke with Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown about the Ford government launching audits into ‘waste’ at city halls in places like Toronto, Brampton and other municipalities – the first half of those audits finished up last summer but then the government cancelled them. Finally, Dr. Casey Babb, Senior Fellow with the MacDonald Laurier Institute, Fellow with the Institute for National Security Studies in Tel Aviv talked to Greg about Ottawa cancelling flag-raising ceremony at City Hall to mark the establishment of Israel because of security concerns.

Greg spoke to Sean O’Meara, Ward 1 Councillor for the town of Oakville and Regional Councillor about Premier Ford doubling down on his refusal to force municipalities to allow fourplexes on residential land.

Greg spoke to Matti Siemiatycki, director of the Infrastructure Institute at the University of Toronto and professor of geography and planning about Toronto needs $26 billion over 10 years to stop infrastructure decline.

Greg spoke to Adam Zivo, Founder and Director of Centre for Responsible Drug Policy about Ottawa's approval of B.C.'s request to recriminalize use of illicit drugs in public spaces.

Greg took your calls about the potential of a loss of graduation ceremony from the University of Toronto.

Greg focused in on Toronto needing 26 BILLION dollars over the next 10 years to maintain the city’s infrastructure, with Matti Siemiatycki, Director of the Infrastructure Institute at the University of Toronto. Adam Zivo, Founder and Director of the Centre for Responsible Drug Policy to examine Ottawa approving B.C.’s request to RE-criminalize use of illicit drugs in public spaces. Greg also talked to Sean O’Mara, a city councillor with the town of Oakville, about being the lone councillor voting in FAVOUR of allowing fourplexes town-wide.

Greg discussed Toronto needs $26 billion over 10 years to stop infrastructure decline, Ottawa approves B.C.'s request to recriminalize use of illicit drugs in public spaces & Mail delivery to decrease to less than 5 days a week with today's panelists. They are: Anne Marie Aikins, media & crisis communications advisor, Brad Bradford, Toronto City Councillor for Beaches - East York & Mark Saunders, former chief of police and Toronto mayoral candidate.

Adil Shamji, Liberal MPP for Don Valley East, joins Toronto Today to discuss why he & his colleagues will stand up for right to wear the keffiyeh in the legislature.

Greg spoke to Shadman Khan, a PhD candidate at McMaster University and the paper’s lead author about the end of best-before dates? New 'smart packaging' tests for foodborne bacteria.

Greg spoke to Dr. Casey Babb, Senior Fellow with the MacDonald Laurier Institute, Fellow with the Institute for National Security Studies in Tel Aviv, and an Instructor of global conflict at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University. about his Op-ed: Jewish prof horrified by anti-Semitism on university campuses.

Greg spoke with Jon Burnside, Toronto City councillor for Don Valley East about the endorsement by the city of nearly $86 million in new spending to support Toronto's crowded shelter system, including cash to house some refugees at a hotel in Vaughan.

Today's Think tank got a little heated with Co-Founder of K-P-W Communications, Sarbjit Kaur, Steve Paikin, author, broadcaster, host of TVO’s The Agenda & Chloe Brown, policy analyst and former Toronto mayoral candidate as the topic of Premier Doug Ford, who called for pro-Palestinian protest encampments to move off university campuses Monday even as one Toronto university suggested it was making progress in its talks with demonstrators.

Today, we focus in on protests on university campuses and if convocation season will be disrupted with Think Tank panelists: Chloe Brown, Steve Paikin, and Sarbjit Kaur. We also look at what the city of Toronto is doing to ease the refugee issue with Jon Burnside, city councillor for Don Valley East. Greg welcomed Shadman Khan, a PhD candidate at McMaster University and they were talking about how ‘smart packaging’ could put an end to best-before-dates – and cut down on food-related illnesses AND food waste.

TOPICS TODAY: How the suspect in an LCBO robbery that killed an infant, grandparents in a wrong-way crash on the 401 was out of bail at time of the deadly crash & Day 5 of the U of T protest encampment.

Greg spoke to Dr. Eric Kam, Economics Professor at Toronto Metropolitan University about Day 5 of U of T encampments and Canada Post lost $748 million last year, warns of 'critical' financial situation.

Greg had his weekly visit from Jon Reid, President of the Toronto Police Association & Hank Idsinga, 640 Toronto’s Crime Specialist and former police inspector and talked about; Police remembrances yesterday (Sunday), Four officers’ names added to Ontario Police Memorial, LCBO bandit, out on Bail, Day 5 of the U of T encampments

Today's Panel of Anthony Furey, columnist, 640 Toronto contributor & Ana Bailao, former Toronto city councillor discuss: Ottawa says Ontario failed to meet affordable housing goals, won’t send funds to province, Missed flight. Luxury car rental. Extra nights. How a city councillor's trip to Italy went thousands over budget, Day 5 of the protest encampment at the University of Toronto, Toronto’s construction season traffic is ‘unacceptable.’

Formula 1 exhibition producer Jonathan Linden joins Toronto Today.

TOPICS: Day 2 of U of T encampment protest, Police response times, Loblaws boycott

Think Tank panel of Eric Lombardi, Roy Green, and Ben Mulroney, discuss University of Toronto says encampment protesters.

Greg spoke to Mike Van Soelen, Communications expert about the Loblaw boycott.

Greg spoke to Lily Cheng, Toronto City Councillor for Willowdale and Member of the Police Services Board about Police response times getting better.

Greg spoke to  Sara Rasikh, organizer with UofT Occupy For Palestine and grad student at the university.

TOPICS: Protesters at the University of Toronto, Police Services Board meeting.

Think Tank Panel of Harrison Lowman, Kevin Vuong, & Caryma Sa’d, discuss the UofT protest.

Greg spoke to Daniel Tate, concerned citizen about getting cut off at the Police Services Board meeting.

Host Greg Brady speaks with Adam Zivo, Founder and Director of Centre for Responsible Drug Policy, about how British Columbia has done a total 180 with their decriminalization policy by requesting Health Canada empowers police to step in when they see illicit drug use in public spaces.

Host Greg Brady speaks with Galen Naidoo Harris, the Ontario Liberal Party candidate for Milton, ahead of the May 2nd byelection.

Today's Think Tank Panel of Stephanie Smyth, Brad Bradford, & Mark Saunders talk about the wrong way police chase on Highway 401 that ended in tragedy.

Greg spoke with Hank Idsinga, 640 Toronto’s Crime Specialist and former police inspector about the police wrong-way pursuit on Highway 401 that ended in tragedy.

Greg spoke to Alejandra Bravo, Toronto City Councillor for Ward 9 about Toronto’s homeless shelters becoming more violent

Greg & guests discuss tragic police chase, homeless shelters

Greg spoke to Grade 10 student and upcoming York District School Board Student Trustee, Hayden Lai about provincial cellphone ban.

Greg spoke to Patrick Brown, Mayor of Brampton, about his meeting with PM Trudeau on increasing auto theft in Ontario.

Think Tank Panel: Chloe Brown, policy analyst and former mayoral candidate Steve Paikin, Author and Broadcaster

Greg talks Loblaws boycott, school cellphone ban & stolen cars.

Greg Brady speaks with Jon Reid, President of the Toronto Police Association and Hank Idsinga, 640 Toronto's Crime Specialist and former police inspector, about what steps police take when protesters show up outside people's homes and new data on police suspensions.

Greg talks Cellphones in classrooms, harmful language directed at Oakville student.

Greg spoke to Muna Kadri, president of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation District 16 about the province's new cellphone ban in schools starting in September.

Think Tank Panel: Anthony Furey, columnist, former Toronto mayoral candidate  Anne Marie Aikins, crisis communications advisor

Greg spoke to Stephen Lecce, Ontario’s Education Minister about the new cellphone ban in schools starting in September.

Greg Brady speaks with Marvin Alfred, president of ATU Local 113, which represents the workers who operate and maintain the TTC, about why workers have voted in favour of a strike mandate, While no strike date has been set, negotiations are ongoing. However, the union said its members are prepared for a “full withdrawal of service” if no progress is made.

Greg Brady speaks with Nokha Dakrub, former Peel District School Board trustee and anti-Islamophobia expert, about a video that surfaced on social media where a guidance counsellor was interacting with a student at Iroquois Ridge High School in Oakville - where she tells a student the fact that he was wearing a Keffiyeh made her think of terrorism.

Think Tank Panel Roy Green, host of The Roy Green Show on the Corus Radio Network, Lindsay Maskell, strategist and former advisor to Premier Dalton McGuinty, Ben Mulroney, 640 Toronto contributor.

Greg welcomed Mike Van Soelen - Crisis Communications Specialist to the studio to talk University students, Tik Tok and Kayne West

Greg spoke to Vic Fedeli, Ontario PC MPP/Minister of Economic Development about the Big 15 Billion dollar Honda EV plant in Ontario.

Ontario MPP vs. keffiyeh ban at Queen's Park, Honda’s $15 Billion Ontario EV plant, Will Tik Tok be banned?

Think Tank Panel: Caryma Sa’d, lawyer & Kevin Vuong, Independent MP for Spadina - Fort York

Greg spoke with Mary Ormsby, Author ‘World’s Fastest Man’

Think Tank, Flavio Volpe, Mary Ormsby.

Greg spoke to Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Manufacturers Association of Canada about Honda's EV announcement.

Think Tank Panel Stephanie Smyth, Broadcaster, 640 Toronto Contributor, Mark Saunders, Former Toronto Police Chief and Mayoral Candidate, Brad Bradford, Toronto City Councillor for Beaches - East York.

Think Tank, Listener lost his car from his own driveway, Sophie Gregoire Trudeau.

GUEST: Jim Skinner, had his Corvette stolen right out of his driveway. Fobs were in faraday pouches, made no difference!

Sophie Grégoire Trudeau spoke to Greg about her new book, and life after Justin Trudeau.

Greg spoke to Earl Blaney, immigration consultant and education agent about the rise in international student asylum claims.

Greg spoke with Scott Reid, Lawyer, Partner At Edward H. Royle & Partners about the Toronto Police Chief's comments after the Umar Zameer trial.

Think Tank Panel Steve Paikin, Author and Broadcaster, Anne Marie Aikins, media & crisis communications advisor , Chloe Brown, policy analyst and former mayoral candidate.

Greg discusses the Toronto police conduct & International students with guests Scott Reid, Earl Blaney, and our Think Tank Panel.

Jon Reid, President, Toronto Police Association  Hank Idsinga, 640 Toronto Crime Specialist and Former Toronto Police Inspector

Think Tank Panel GUEST: Ana Bailao, former Toronto city councillor, mayoral candidate  GUEST: Anthony Furey, columnist, former Toronto mayoral candidate

Greg spoke to Josh Matlow, Toronto City Councillor for Toronto-St Paul’s.

Greg spoke with Mike van Soelen, strategist and communications expert about Taylor Swift and politics in general.

Think Tank Panel GUEST: Roy Green, host of The Roy Green Show on the Corus Radio Network GUEST: Lindsay Maskell, Strategist and former Political Advisor

Greg spoke to Francesca Grosso, Principal of McCarthy Grosso, a health policy, strategy and communications firm about Canada’s health care system.

Greg spoke to Erin Durant, lawyer, Durant Barristers about the Safe Sport inquiry.

Greg spoke to Sharan Kaur, political strategist about the kaffiyeh ban in Ontario legislature.

Greg spoke with Marit Stiles, Leader of the Ontario NDP

Think Tank Panel ( Caryma Sa'd, lawyer and protest watcher, Eric Lombardi, Founder of More Neighbours Toronto, Chris Chapin, Political strategist, managing principal of Upstream Strategy Group.

Greg spoke to Nishan Duraiappah, Chief of Peel Regional Police about the Pearson Airport gold heist.

Greg spoke to Laryssa Waller, Executive Advisor at G-T and Co consulting firm about the Keffiyah wearing ban at Queen's Park.

Greg spoke with Pierre Poilievre - Leader of the Official Opposition of Canada

Greg spoke to Warren Kinsella, was special assistant to Jean Chretien, and currently CEO of Daisy Group crisis communications firm.

Greg spoke with Catherine Murray - former Wall Street professional and former BNN Bloomberg Anchor about the Federal budget.

Think Tank Panel Mark Saunders, Toronto’s former Chief of Police, Stephanie Smyth, Broadcaster and 640 Toronto contributor, Brad Bradford - Toronto City Councillor (represented Ward 19 Beaches—East York on Toronto City Council since 2018)

Greg spoke to Mackenzie Gray, National Reporter with Global National & Global News covering Parliament Hill.

Greg spoke with Martin Pelletier, is a Chartered Financial Analyst and senior portfolio manager at Wellington-Altus Private Counsel Inc.

Greg spoke to Dr. Madura Sundareswaran, community family physician .

Greg spoke with Hayley Fuller, Weston resident.

Greg spoke to Eric Shendelman, owner of Shendy's Swim and Training Centre.

Greg spoke with Parthi Kandeval, Toronto City Councillor for Scarborough Southwest Ward 20, who served as a TDSB trustee for eight years

Think Tank Panel: Chloe Brown, policy analyst, former mayoral candidate, Steve Paikin, Broadcaster and Author.

Greg spoke to Jon Reid, President of the Toronto Police Association & Hank Idsinga, 640 Toronto Crime Specialist and Former Toronto Police Inspector for their weekly look at what happened in our city over the weekend.