

The Deb Hutton Show
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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.
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Nov 13, 2024 • 39min
The benefits of saying Thank You
- OHL player banned five games for calling other player 'Mennonite'. Is this reasonable, or does this go too far- Do you send thank you notes? Have you ever received one and were pleasantly surprised?- How did thieves steal your car? Maybe with a device they ordered online. Jon Woodward and Mark Mendelson join Deb to outline the story- Ahead of Taylor Swift Eras Tour, city moves homeless people near Rogers Centre ‘to help ensure their safety’ Are you okay with the city paying for hotels for homeless people, to keep them hidden from TayTay?

Nov 12, 2024 • 36min
Deb hit her limit when she went to get some iced tea
What broke you as the last straw for things that are unaffordable? - Do people really think $200 will fix all their problems, like Bonnie is asserting?- Doug Ford takes aim at Mexico in order to protect Ontario’s auto sector. Deb speaks with Flavio Volpe - President of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association for his perspective What's the riskiest thing you've ever done?

Nov 12, 2024 • 39min
Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie promises tax cuts if elected
- Lisa McLeod - MPP for Nepean, joins Deb to explain her issue after Ottawa high school principal apologizes for song played during Remembrance Day assembly - Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie will pledge tax cut on home heating fuels. She joins Deb to explain and we take your calls

Nov 11, 2024 • 35min
Are you feeling this pressure to prescribe?
Pharmacists say power to prescribe often comes with pressure to prescribe, and generate profits They do what they want when they want’: Ontario students became ruder in class after the pandemic, study suggests

Nov 11, 2024 • 39min
Are these protests going too far or do we have to respect free speech?
GUEST: Gavin Tighe - constitutional lawyer and senior partner with Gardiner Roberts LLP Are the protests here in Toronto getting out of hand? With streets shutting down and protesters wearing masks, are things going too far? GUEST: Mark Daley - Western University’s chief AI officer This Ontario student accused of cheating was flagged by an AI detection program. But the software isn’t always right GUEST: Erin O’Toole - President and Managing Director, ADIT North America O'TOOLE: A Remembrance Day reflection for Wing Commander Byron Rawson

Nov 8, 2024 • 39min
A Toronto program is offering new condos to public housing residents, no down payment required. Why is it struggling to find takers?
- Ana Bailao joins Deb to talk about the cities odd difficulties finding public housing tenants- Are people being unfair to Gretzky or is this a case where if you’re in the public eye, all criticism is valid? - Faith leaders speak out in support of homeless shelters after opposition to new Scarborough site. Is this about delegating power?

Nov 8, 2024 • 35min
ARGOOOOOS are in the Eastern Final
- Dutch PM 'ashamed' by Amsterdam attacks on Israeli soccer fans. Sara Lefton, Chief Development Officer UJA Toronto, gives her reaction- Play by Play voice for the Argos on TSN 1050 and communications manager for the team Mike Hogan joins Deb to preview the penultimate big game!- Did Richard Crouse love these movies?

Nov 7, 2024 • 39min
Time to abolish school boards? Deb thinks so
- In the latest schoolboard skullduggery, Ontario school board spent $32K to send staffers to education conference in Hawaii. Deb takes your calls- Jamie Ellerton and John Tory join Deb to discuss the unexpected extension to per-vote subsidy for political parties by the Ontario government - Ontario cities consider bylaws to prohibit protests near schools, places of worship. Is this the right move?

Nov 7, 2024 • 36min
Exploring Press Progress and its influence
- Ontario Education Minister Jill Dunlop joins Deb to answer questions about out-of-control spending at Ontario school boards- Adam Vaughan - Former Liberal MP and principal at Navigator, joins Deb to discuss the political action group Press Progress and their effect on local elections- Toronto Public Library is more popular than Taylor Swift; it deserves more funding, says CCPA Ontario. Really??!!

Nov 6, 2024 • 36min
Trump Voted Back to White House, Where does that leave Canada?
Brian Lilley is in for Deb Hutton today - Doug Ford urges Donald Trump to ‘bet big on the U.S.-Ontario relationship’ - Robert Benzie joins Brian to break down his latest in the Toronto Star- Can Doug Ford sway Trump to have a good relationship with Ontario? We take your calls- Brian is curious about whose voice you would want for your AI- The Trump administration is likely to be more merger-friendly. The chances for a Kroger-Albertsons merger have now increased, as has Couche-Tard's ability to acquire 7-Eleven. Sylvain Charlebois - Canada’s Food Professor, joins the show to explain


