The Deb Hutton Show
iHeartRadio
Deb Hutton provides listeners with real talk that cuts through the noise for the early drive home. Her experience in politics and communications brings a fresh common sense perspective on the issues that matter.
Episodes
Mentioned books
Jun 4, 2025 • 40min
What is Bill 5 and why should you care?
Jim is in for Deb all this week. Jim sets the table for an epic day in Ontario politics. Plus – How will Mark Carney respond to Trump’s steel tariffs? GUESTS: Francois Desmarais - VP of Trade and Industry Affairs - Canadian Steel Producers Association Gord Stellick - Canadian Sports Broadcaster
Jun 3, 2025 • 35min
Wait – who believes Richmond Hill and Mississauga are part of Toronto?
Jim needs to get answers on this. Plus – Why Ontario’s Liberals are trying a Hail Mary GUESTS: Charlie Pinkerton - Journalist with the Trillium Boris Bytensky - Newstalk 1010 Legal Analyst, Criminal lawyer with crimlawcanada.com and President of the Criminal Lawyers Association
Jun 3, 2025 • 40min
Toronto unveils it’s ‘Summer Safety Plan’ – but will it actually get anything done?
Jim talks to a crime expert about the city’s plan to curb gun violence Plus – Do you still stay up when your adult kids are out? GUESTS: Mark Mendelson - Newstalk 1010 Crime Analyst and former homicide detective Theresa Donkor - Director of Advocacy at the Canadian Association of Black Lawyers
Jun 2, 2025 • 36min
Why you should still save money, even if you think there’s no point
Jim is in for Deb all this week. Jim Richards chats with a personal finance expert with a dose of reality Plus – Why you should stop texting on your iPhone GUESTS: Julian Karaguesian - Department of Economics at McGill Jessica Moorhouse - money expert, financial counsellor and author of Everything but Money: The Hidden Barriers Between You and Financial Freedom Terence Yu - team coach of Toronto’s Water Vipers Mohit Rajans - Media and Technology writer
Jun 2, 2025 • 41min
What do you have in your garage that is keeping you from using it?
Jim is in for Deb Hutton all this week. Jim Richards crunches some very important data. Plus – What limited edition product are Sydney Sweeney fans trying to get? GUESTS: Jeff Hershberg - Criminal Defence Lawyer Nick Paparella - CTV London Reporter Richard Crouse - host of the podcast Maple Syrup For Your Eyes
May 30, 2025 • 38min
Chilling details emerge as 14-year-old charged in stabbing death
What one public safety expert thinks about how the alert was handled Plus – Breaking down the new education legislation in Ontario GUEST: Patrick Daly - past president of the Ontario Catholic School Trustee’s Association Richard Crouse - host of the podcast Maple Syrup For Your Eyes
May 30, 2025 • 40min
A ‘Black-mandated’ shelter is coming to Toronto
Deb weighs in and takes your calls Plus – How are small businesses dealing with Canada Post chaos? GUEST: Julie Brown - Co-founder of Province of Canada
May 29, 2025 • 38min
Ontario’s Education Minister has a surprise news scoop for Deb
What does he have to say about that Brant trustee? Plus – A 16 year freeze comes to an end GUESTS: Paul Calandra - Ontario Education Minister Guidy Mamann - Managing Partner and Immigration Lawyer at Mamann Sandaluk LLP Robert Benzie - Toronto Star Queen’s Park Bureau Chief
May 28, 2025 • 36min
Why this summer’s hottest item for thieves is air conditioners
Who is stealing all of these units in the GTA? Plus – Why Toronto homes sales are worse than the 90’s housing crashGUESTS: Justin Sherwood - BILD’s SVP of Research, Stakeholder Relations & Communications Cst. Sugi Krishnamoorthy - Durham Police Christian Leuprecht - national security expert and professor at the Royal Military College of Canada and Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario
May 28, 2025 • 39min
Who should decide what books are in school libraries?
Deb weighs in on a recent controversy out of Alberta Plus – Are you still Buying Canadian?
