The Deb Hutton Show

Mark Towhey in for Deb  GUEST: Ben Spurr - City Hall Bureau Chief at the Toronto Star  TORONTO CITY MANAGER SAYS ‘NO’ TO OMBUDSMAN GUEST: Justin Ling - contributing columnist at the Toronto Star  COURTS NOT THE ANSWER FOR CULTURE WARS     

Jim RIchards in for Deb  GUEST: Greg Layson - Digital & Mobile Editor - Automotive News Canada Why do people have such strong feelings about pickup trucks?  Are you team pro-truck or anti-truck?  MINI POLITICS PANEL  GUESTS: Jamie Ellerton - Principal, Conaptus Limited Kim Wright - NDP strategist Principal and Founder, Wright Strategies Poilievre's Conservatives still in majority territory: Nanos seat projections  Trudeau says Kamala Harris's election loss was a setback for women's progress    

Jim Richards in For Deb.  Bill Burr blasts healthcare executives as ‘gangsters’ in rant following Brian Thompson shooting GUEST: Mike Wilner - Baseball podcast and columnist for the Toronto Star.  The Deep Left Field podcast  Blue Jays seem to pick a path with Andres Gimenez acquisition  Trudeau says Kamala Harris's election loss was a setback for women's progress  

- Assault charges dropped against pro-Palestinian protester who was ‘defending his wife’ by shoving police officer. Boris Bytensky - NewsTalk 1010 Legal Analyst, Criminal lawyer with crimlawcanada.com joins Deb to discuss- Is it ever worth it to get the extended warranty? 

- John Hamilton - Vice-President, Strategic Communications and Stakeholder Engagement at Canada Post, joins Deb- We take your calls on what needs to happen in this nearly month-old strike- Is it weird to rent a Christmas tree?

- How do you decide on donations for this time of year? - John Tory - former Toronto mayor; Bob Richardson - NEWSTALK 1010 contributor and Liberal public affairs consultant; and Kim Wright - NDP strategist Principal and Founder, Wright Strategies debate when and how a 2025 election might happen- Salmon hats are back in style, with Dan Riskin - Newstalk 1010 Science expert

- After a Sports Reporter Blasts ESPN For Having Three Women Talk Football, Deb takes your calls; can women commentate on men's sports? - Ariella Kimmell - vice president strategic communications for Winston Wilmont, on more absurdity with Trudeau's Tax holiday - Josh Matlow - councillor for Ward 12 Toronto St Paul’s, is imploring city hall to get TTC's communications abilities to a reasonable standard

- Mark Mendelson - Newstalk 1010 Crime expert and former homicide detective, on the scourge of porch pirates, and Deb takes your calls- Dr. Mitch Shulman - Newstalk 1010 Chief Medical Analyst, on an increase in whooping cough cases- Did Richard Crouse Love these Movies? With Jim Richards

- Deb responds to a caller’s comments about city responsibilities around drug use and treatment- Money markets now heavily betting on oversized 50 basis point BoC rate cut next week following today’s jobs data. Amanda Lang - host of Taking Stock with Amanda Lang on BNN Bloomberg gives her perspective- Scott Reid - CTV Political Analyst and former advisor to a Prime Minister- Are you like Deb and actually enjoy kids’ Christmas concerts?!

- Christina Kotiadis - owner of Lemon Lavender, joins Deb to talk about the issues her business is facing adapting to the tax holiday planned by the Feds- Toronto Tempo revealed as name of new WNBA team after leak accelerates unveiling with Theresa Rech - president of the WNBA - Peter Bethlenfalvy- Ontario finance minister has good news; Ontario’s credit rating improved