Toronto Today with Greg Brady

Greg (@gregbradyTO) spoke to Rob Johnson from the Curiouscast podcast network about the U.S. government sues in bid to break up Ticketmaster owner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg (@gregbradyTO) discussed with former deputy Attorney General, Mark Freiman, Toronto city council's vote on creating “Bubble Safety Zones” around places of worship & hospitals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg (@gregbradyTO) spoke to Carla Qualtrough (@CQualtro), Canadian Minister of Sport about the WNBA commissioner, Canadian celebrities welcomed expansion Toronto franchise to the league. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg (@gregbradyTO) welcomed our crisis comms expert, Mike Van Soelen (@mvansoelen) to discuss the U.S. government suing Ticketmaster for being a monopoly, OpenAI vs. Scarlett Johansson & is Sean Combs finished? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg (@gregbradyTO) spoke to Tori Brazier (@dinotaur) - film & entertainment reporter for Metro UK (LIVE from Cannes) to talk about the release of the latest chapter to the Mad Max universe, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg (@gregbradyTO) discussed Toronto city council took a vote on creating “Bubble Safety Zones” around places of worship & hospitals. We discuss the results of the vote with former deputy Attorney General, Mark Freiman. Also, we talked to Tori Brazier (@dinotaur) - film & entertainment reporter for Metro UK (LIVE from Cannes) to talk about the release of the latest chapter to the Mad Max universe, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. Finally, it's our weekly visit from crisis comms expert, Mike Van Soelen (@mvansoelen) to discuss the U.S. government suing Ticketmaster for being a monopoly, OpenAI vs. Scarlett Johansson & is Sean Combs finished? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg (@gregbradyTO) spoke with Jennifer McKelvie (@McKelvieTO), Toronto City Councillor for Scarborough - Rouge Park and Deputy Mayor about the Gardiner 24/7 construction & a looming TTC strike & can the TTC and union make a deal? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg (@gregbradyTO) talked about a a looming TTC strike, as 11,500 transit employees could go on strike as early as June 7th. The last transit strike was in 2008 – the mayor at that time was David Miller (@iamdavidmiller) – and he joined us to discuss. Deputy Mayor and city councilor Jennifer McKelvie (@McKelvieTO) joined us to talk about yesterday’s council meeting and where 24/7 Gardiner construction was on the table and is it feasible?  Sebastien Labrecque (@LabrecqueSebas1), Chief Economist with Strategy Corp ,and we were talking about new StatCan data that shows people are fleeing Toronto. Why? How do we get people to stay? Where are they going? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg (@gregbradyTO) spoke with Jagmeet Singh (@theJagmeetSingh), Leader of the NDP about Mr. Singh cracking down on high grocery prices as the Liberals have barely done anything and he's also sent a letter to the Competition Bureau on the new allegations of Loblaws colluding with the big telecoms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Brady (@gregbradyTO) & the panel of Kevin Vuong (@KevinVuongMP), Independent M-P for Spadina Fort York, Caryma Sa’d (@CarymaRules), lawyer and protest watcher & Kate Harrison (@KatlynHarrison), Vice Chair of Summa Strategies discuss... Toronto’s former chief planner notes the city’s insufferable traffic - and suggests a congestion fee to crack down on this problem. Former Raptors executive Teresa Resch to be named president of Toronto’s new WNBA team Kate Harrison: Liberals trying to have it "both ways"..."They go to DC... say they want a constructive working relationship with a Trump administration. At same time, they're running ads on social media comparing Trump to Poilievre... stoking fears about abortion" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg (@gregbradyTO) spoke to Karen Brown, President of the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) about the Teachers’ union files complaint over code of conduct changes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg (@gregbradyTO) welcomed David Miller (@iamdavidmiller), former mayor of Toronto from 2003-2010, Author of Solved: how the world's great cities are fixing the climate crisis to talk about Toronto's waterfront, a looming TTC strike as he was the last mayor to deal with a transit strike & 24/7 Gardiner construction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg (@gregbradyTO) spoke to  Sebastien Labrecque (@LabrecqueSebas1), Chief Economist with Strategy Corp ,and we were talking about new StatCan data that shows people are fleeing Toronto – why?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Brady asked you about a motion being introduced today at city council that would push for 24/7 construction to speed up rehabilitation work on the Gardiner Expressway. Liz McGuire, a Toronto Blue Jays fan who got smoked in the eye by a foul ball of Bo Bichette’s bat during Sunday’s game. Liz got one hell of a goose egg and black eye from that foul ball.. and now has a signed ball from Bichette and her own custom trading cards. Marianne Meed Ward, Mayor of Burlington, Ontario, about how her town has voted in favour of lowering development costs to get more housing built! What a concept. Will other municipalities catch on?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Brady spoke to Marianne Meed Ward, Mayor of Burlington, Ontario, about how her town has voted in favour of lowering development costs to get more housing built!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Brady spoke to Liz McGuire, a Toronto Blue Jays fan who got hit in the face by a foul ball off the bat of Bo Bichette on Friday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Brady spoke to Laryssa Waler, Executive Advisor at G-T & Company consulting firm about Norway, Ireland and Spain to recognize Palestinian state in historic move. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Brady spoke to Laura Walton, President, Ontario Federation of Labour about unregulated temperatures in the workplace. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Brady and the panel of : Anne Marie Aikins, crisis communications expert, Mark Saunders, former police of Chief and Toronto mayoral candidate & Brad Bradford, Toronto City Councillor for Beaches - East York, talk about: Could city council speed up Gardiner Expressway construction? TTC workers can strike in 17 days, as labour ministry issues no-board report  Inflation fell to 2.7 per cent in April, Statistics Canada says. Here's what might happen next  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg (@gregbradyTO) spoke to Dr. Eric Kam (@drerickam) , Economics Professor at Toronto Metropolitan University about what to expect with the release of StatsCan's April numbers Tuesday & how Red Lobster’s misguided endless shrimp promotion drove it into bankruptcy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg (@gregbradyTO) spoke to Sean O’Shea (@ConsumerSOS) , Global News Consumer and Investigative Reporter about a long weekend boating collision that left 3 people dead & 5 injured north of Kingston. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg (@gregbradyTO) spoke to Colin D’Mello (@ColinDMello) , Global News Queen’s Park Bureau Chief about the driving under the influence downgrade & why the provincial government allows judges to lower impaired driving charges. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg (@gregbradyTO) joined panelists: Steve Paikin (@spaikin), author, broadcaster, host of TVO’s The Agenda & Chloe Brown (@chloebrown4TO), policy analyst and former Toronto mayoral candidate to discuss... Toronto's rejection from Ottawa on drug decriminalization has 'dismayed' some advocates, The DUI downgrade: Why the Ford government allows judges to lower impaired driving charges, Ontario's pace of new home construction slows to 2018 levels  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg (@gregbradyTO) spoke to April Engelberg (@AprilEngelberg), Toronto lawyer about the new Bikeshare Toronto app, CafeTO launch this year a success. Also, this week Council will vote on allowing 6 story units on all "major streets". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg (@gregbradyTO) talked about why the Ford government allows judges to lower impaired driving charges with Global News’ Queen’s Park Bureau Chief Colin D’Mello (@ColinDMello) who investigated this directive. April Engelberg (@AprilEngelberg) , a Toronto-based lawyer, we touched on a few issues, including a vote at city council this week to allow 6-story units on ALL ‘major streets’. Economics Professor Dr. Eric Kam (@drerickam) and we were talking about how we can save Red Lobster from its demise!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg spoke to Sharan Kaur, political strategist about how can we even teach the Middle East right now in schools? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg spoke with Derek Finkle, investigative and independent journalist who lives across from a safe injection site in Leslieville about Ontario warns Toronto to drop drug decriminalization request Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg spoke to Jamaal Myers, Toronto city councillor for Scarborough North and TTC Chair about the TTC CEO apologizes for major outage Monday, plans to open review. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg a nd the panel of Ben Mulroney, 640 Toronto Contributor & Roy Green, host of the Roy Green Show discuss Toronto refuses to back down from push to decriminalize illegal drugs, Abacus Data survey has the Liberals and CPC tied among 18 to 29 and the NFL’s Harrison Butker slammed for urging women grads to be ‘homemakers’. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg welcomed Mike Van Soelen, crisis communications expert to talk NFL’s Harrison Butker getting slammed for urging women grads to be ‘homemakers' and big name celebs call for Kevin Spacey acting return. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg spoke to Joey Scoleri, Senior VP - Live Nation ahead of the opening of the 30th season of Bud Stage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg talked about Toronto standing strong with their push for decriminalization with Derek Finkle, an independent journalist. Also, Jamaal Myers, Toronto city councillor for Scarborough North and TTC Chair, talked about Monday’s nightmare on the TTC. What went wrong and why did it take the CEO of the transit agency 3 days to apologize?  Finally, Crisis Communications Expert Mike Van Soelen talked about the controversial comments made by NFL kicker Harrison Butker and how he urged women graduates to be ‘homemakers’ in a commencement speech. Does he deserve to be shunned, canceled? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg welcomed Kevin Vuong, Independent MP for Spadina Fort York to talk about the evolution of Kevin’s political career - from Liberal MP to independent.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg spoke to Joe Walsh, Former congressman about Joe Biden and Donald Trump accept CNN’s invitation to debate on June 27. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg and today's Think Tank panel of Caryma Sa’d, lawyer and protest watcher, Kevin Vuong, Independent MP for Spadina Fort York and Eric Lombardi, Founder of More Neighbours Toronto, talk about TTC board to meet as questions linger about major outage Monday & Toronto transit workers' union takes 'final step' towards possible job action. Also, Shoppers have had enough and are complaining about major retailers beefed up anti-theft tactics. Industry groups say 'retail is the new frontier' for organized criminal gangs.. No doubt that people are stealing from retailers, selling products for more.. But also, people can’t afford their groceries. What to do here? And Via Rail ridership’s down because it’s too expensive to travel with Via. A round-trip for Toronto-MTL in June (direct) is $227.13. You wouldn’t even spend that on gas. Flight tickets for that same weekend in June cost $564.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg spoke to Andrew Perez, Political Commentator and Principal of Perez Strategies about his observation that not a single Ontario NDP MPP attended Tuesday’s Israeli flag raising *on the front lawn of Queen's Park* in recognition of Israel's 76th Independence Day.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg spoke to Josh Matlow, Toronto City Councillor for Toronto - St Paul’s about the TTC board to meet as questions linger about major outage Monday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg talked about a TTC board meeting and what led to the chaos on Line 2 on Monday with Toronto – St. Paul’s Councillor Josh Matlow about his concerns with the transit operator. Also, Jack Hauen, Queen’s Park Reporter for The Trillium, talking about a CRA ruling that’s left tenants confused. Why are tenants responsible for withholding 25 per cent of their foreign landlords' rent and paying it to the CRA?  Finally, Andrew Perez, Political Commentator and Principal of Perez Strategies talking about Tuesday’s Israeli flag raising event at Queen’s Park and his disappointment with the NDP. Not one MPP showed up to the event, despite it being on the front lawn of where MPPs work! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg welcomed Tim Kocur, Executive Director for the Waterfront Business Improvement Area to discuss attractive retail and improvements to make Toronto's waterfront a destination. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg spoke to Jack Hauen, Queen’s Park Reporter for The Trillium about the CRA rent ruling sows tenant confusion in Ontario. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Brady (@gregbradyTO) spoke with Alok Ahuja, CEO of Trexity about Toronto wide same-day service starts at $5 a delivery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Brady (@gregbradyTO) spoke with Colin Craig (@colincraig1), President of Second Street.org (@SecondStreetOrg) about his opinion piece : Opinion: When Pierre Poilievre knocks on your door, demand health care choice . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg (gregbradyTO) and today's Think Tank panel of Stephanie Smyth (@stephaniesmyth ), Broadcaster, Smyth Media Group, Mark Saunders (@marksaunders_TO ), former Toronto police chief, mayoral candidate & Brad Bradford (@BradMBradford ), Toronto City Councillor for Beaches - East York, talk about getting aggressive about waterfront development, beyond the Ontario Place redesign/controversy, what would you like to see? Also, The TTC has yet to provide further details about a fluid spill that shut down a section of the Line 2 subway for several hours Monday, leaving thousands of commuters scrambling. Why do we put up with this? Don’t Torontonians deserve answers?  And The Ontario government will introduce legislation to crack down on impaired drivers. Convicted impaired drivers causing death will see lifetime driving bans. Breathalyzers required in cars for anyone found guilty of impaired driving . Surely this is legislation we can all get behind - but how do we get people to understand that you don’t get behind the wheel after drinking?? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg (gregbradyTO) spoke to Anthony Furey (@anthonyfurey ), columnist, former Toronto mayoral candidate about Toronto’s public health officer to stepping down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Brady (@gregbradyTO) spoke with Gord Perks (@gordperks), Toronto City Councillor for Parkdale - High Park about Toronto facing a 26 billion dollar infrastructure shortfall to maintain service over next decade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg (@gregbradyTO) talked about the province coming out with new legislation that, if passed, would require anyone convicted of impaired driving, install an ignition interlock device .. aka breathalyzer, in their vehicle. Ontario’s solicitor general Michael Kerzner (@MPPKerzner) joined us to discuss. Colin Craig (@colincraig1), President of Second Street dot org, joined us to discuss why Canadians should be given the CHOICE of the health care they receive – the choice between using the public system or private clinics. Columnist and former Toronto mayoral candidate Anthony Furey (@anthonyfurey) and we were talking about the city’s medical officer of health, Dr. Eileen da Villa’s, resignation announcement yesterday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Brady (@gregbradyTO) spoke with Brent Pushkarenko (@BPushCorus), provincial radio news director and Edmonton station manager about the wildfire evacuation order issued for parts of Fort McMurray.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael Kerzner (@MPPKerzner), Ontario’s Solicitor General, MPP for York Centre joins host Greg Brady (@gregbradyTO) to talk about newly proposed legislation that, if passed, would see a lifetime driving ban for people found guilty of impaired driving causing death. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg focused in on whether Mayor Olivia Chow will attend the Israeli flag raising ceremony at City Hall with Warren Kinsella @kinsellawarren, CEO of Daisy Group crisis communications firm as well as your calls. Greg also welcomed Steve Munro, a transit activist and commentator, about yesterday’s gong-show along the TTC’s line two – a 12 hour shut down due to ‘slippery track conditions’ what?? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg and today's Think Tanks panel of Chloe Brown, policy analyst, former Mayoral candidate& Steve Paikin, Author, Broadcaster, host of TVO’s The Agenda talk about Subway service on Line 2 was closed for 12 hours causing major disruption to the morning and afternoon commutes. Also will the Mayor will attend today’s Israeli flag raising event and "Fire that minister": Ontario NDP calls on Ford to sack Minister of Health. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg spoke to Steve Munro, Transit activist and commentator about TTC subway service on Line 2 was closed for 12 hours causing major disruption to the morning and afternoon commutes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg spoke to Warren Kinsella @kinsellawarren, was special assistant to Jean Chretien, and currently CEO of Daisy Group crisis communications firm about Mayor Olivia Chow will NOT attend today’s Israeli flag raising ceremony because it’s ‘too divisive’. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg spoke to April Engelberg, Toronto based lawyer about the TTC shutdown of major stations during rush hour, do people still use the Path? And women's sports in Toronto. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg spoke with Dr. Eric Kam, Economics Professor at Toronto Metropolitan University, talking about why Canada’s economy could be in more trouble than many think. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg spoke to Todd McCarthy, Minister of Public and Business Service Delivery of Ontario about Ontario to step up efforts to protect students’ data. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg took your calls about the potential of a loss of graduation ceremony from the University of Toronto. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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.’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Formula 1 exhibition producer Jonathan Linden joins Toronto Today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TOPICS: Day 2 of U of T encampment protest, Police response times, Loblaws boycott Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Think Tank panel of Eric Lombardi, Roy Green, and Ben Mulroney, discuss University of Toronto says encampment protesters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg spoke to Mike Van Soelen, Communications expert about the Loblaw boycott. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg spoke to Lily Cheng, Toronto City Councillor for Willowdale and Member of the Police Services Board about Police response times getting better. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg spoke to  Sara Rasikh, organizer with UofT Occupy For Palestine and grad student at the university. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TOPICS: Protesters at the University of Toronto, Police Services Board meeting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Think Tank Panel of Harrison Lowman, Kevin Vuong, & Caryma Sa’d, discuss the UofT protest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg spoke to Daniel Tate, concerned citizen about getting cut off at the Police Services Board meeting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Greg Brady speaks with Galen Naidoo Harris, the Ontario Liberal Party candidate for Milton, ahead of the May 2nd byelection. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices