• Introducing This is Toronto
    Nov 4 2024

    Our podcast is changing names. To stay tapped into the stories the GTA is talking about, follow This is Toronto. Sanjay Ruparelia, associate professor in Politics and Administration at Toronto Metropolitan University, breaks down a recent skirmish outside a Hindu temple in Brampton. And personal finance expert Shannon Lee Simmons makes the argument for starting your holiday shopping now, even if it feels way too early.

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    14 mins
  • Is Toronto's infrastructure ready for half a million Swifties?
    Nov 1 2024

    Deputy mayor Ausma Malik explains how the city is preparing for T-day(s) in Toronto. Plus, the Competition Bureau says pharmacies are unfairly blocked from stocking drugs for pets. Wendy Chui, the pharmacist who made the initial complaint to the agency, spoke to David Common about the choked-off supply chain.


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    19 mins
  • $200 in your pocket and a $6.6B deficit for the province: tallying the cost of Ontario's Fall Economic Statement
    Oct 31 2024

    Metro Morning's political panel unpacks Ontario's Fall Economic statement. Plus, the province's former chief economist talks about Ford government's pricey promises as Ontario maintains the highest debt of any sub-national government in the world.


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    23 mins
  • E-bike ban on pause as TTC weighs fire risk, impacts on gig workers
    Oct 30 2024

    Metrolinx banned some e-bikes because of the fire risk. The TTC is looking to follow but voted to first study the risk and impact on gig workers. Host David Common speaks to TTC Chair Jamaal Myers about that balance. Also, writer Monika Warzecha talks about the "golden age of garbage clothing."

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    15 mins
  • Riding the TTC can be a rollercoaster for pregnant women. Could pins help?
    Oct 29 2024

    TTC councilor Stephen Holyday is proposing a new program to hand out 'Baby on Board' pins to pregnant women who ride transit, to help them get seats. Doula Shani Belle says pins won't solve the problems with public transit for pregnant women. Plus, are sirens still the best way to communicate a public emergency? Haydn Watters looks into that.

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    13 mins
  • Seneca College president warns of labour shortages, economic slowdown as the school closes an entire campus
    Oct 28 2024

    On the heels of federal changes to immigration and a cap on international students, Seneca Polytechnic is temporarily closing its Markham campus. President David Agnew explains why he thinks the policies are not comprehensive enough. Plus, journalist Justin Ling looks at polarization on the campaign trail, and its connection to Canadian narratives.



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    20 mins
  • Why more beds still won't be enough to keep Toronto's homeless out of the cold this winter
    Oct 25 2024

    Outreach worker Diana Chan McNally and Toronto shelter and support services manager Gord Tanner discuss the options to keep homeless people out of the cold. And influential American organizer Marshall Ganz stops by the studio ahead of a talk about his new book People, Power, Change: Organizing for Democratic Renewal.

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    28 mins
  • Their daughter was killed while cycling. Now they're speaking out about the government's bike lane ban
    Oct 24 2024

    George and Karen Amaro break down their message to the Premier and Transportation Minister: "Bike Lanes Could Have Saved Our Daughter." And Gurpreet Malhotra of Indus Community Services explains why international students in Brampton are vulnerable to human trafficking.

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    17 mins