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Brian Crombie Radio Hour

  • Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1127 - Never Giving Up with Tracy Schmitt

    26 APR 2024 · Unstoppable Tracy Unstoppable You - Tracy Schmitt, a four limb amputee, talks tonight on: never giving up. She’s incredible! Tracy was born with no arms and no legs but never gave up. She has been a sailor, a skier, a mountain climber, a paralympic competitor and an inspirational speaker. She challenges all of us to become unstoppable, since she was and is... Tracy Schmitt: one of the most inspiring people I have ever met.
    50m 9s
  • Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1126 - More on the Federal Budget with Tyler Meredith

    25 APR 2024 · Brian interviews Tyler Meredith. Tyler is a Founding Partner of Meredith Boessenkool Policy Advisors. Following seven intense years, ending as the lead economic policy advisor to Canada’s governing party, Tyler still firmly believes that public policy is about making life better for people. He knew there was no other job where he could impact so many people in so many positive ways in such a short period of time. Tyler helped deliver six federal budgets, held responsibility for tax and financial sector policy, including all financial sector transaction reviews from 2019-2022, and architected two winning federal campaign platforms. Tonight he talks about Federal Budget and his opinions on the housing, prosperity and capital gains parts of the federal budget and the political implications on the Trudeau government.
    52m 33s
  • Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1125 - A.I. and the End Days of Democracy

    24 APR 2024 · Brian interviews Joseph Gulesserian. Joseph is an entrepreneur in the CPG business and he has developed and brought brands to International markets. He is former professor of management studies where he taught corporate finance, statistics and post graduate marketing. He published the book "The Practical MBA on Economics - what they do and don’t teach you at business school”. He talks about AI, and the end days of democracy. Take a fascinating tour of this brave new world with the tumultuous promise of AI that will lead to mass unemployment and usher in universal basic Income, Central Bank digital currencies and monopoly trillion dollar corporations.
    42m 58s
  • Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1124 - Five Days of Federal Government Housing Announcements with Daniel Foch

    23 APR 2024 · Brian interviews Daniel Foch. Daniel is a housing expert and the host of the Canadian Real Estate Podcast. We discuss the five days of federal government housing announcements, the infrastructure money trying to cause cities to change their ways, CMHC financing, rental changes and generational inequity. We also discuss if this federal government’s change of heart relative to housing is enough to make a difference, or too late and too small or will it help motivate young people to support Trudeau.
    52m 41s
  • Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1123 - The Crisis in Canadian Prosperity with Leonard Waverman

    22 APR 2024 · Brian interviews Leonard Waverman. Dr. Professor Leonard Waverman, former Dean DeGroote School of business, talks about the crisis in Canadian prosperity. We discuss the lagging productivity, lack of innovation and capital investment, high taxes, unsustainable deficits, debt and red tape and what can/must be done. "Canada is doing miserably and has been failing to advance for at least a decade and even longer. That is why I am part of a new organization or new to Canada, one of the world's best think tanks on innovation in Washington called the ITIF, The Canadian centre for innovation and competitiveness. We are in a productivity and therefore innovation crisis in this country".
    51m 20s
  • Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1122 - Big Issues Facing Mississauga with Mayoral Candidate George Tavares

    19 APR 2024 · Brian interviews George Tavares. George is one of the by-election candidates for Mayor of Mississauga, that is not currently on council. He has a diverse background in Political Science, Canadian Indigenous Studies, Electronic Engineering Technology, Smart City Design, and Business Management, including International Business, which he feels equips him with the skills needed to tackle the current issues plaguing our city. He says he is well-versed in city governance and recognizes the importance of inclusivity in decision-making. I am concerned that non council candidates don’t have the same ability to get known so it’s a pleasure to interview George and try to give him some more exposure. We have an in-depth chat about some of the big issues facing Mississauga.
    51m 13s
  • Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1121 - Federal Budget Analysis with Nicolas Ruszkowski

    18 APR 2024 · Brian interviews Nicolas Ruszkowski. Nicolas is founder of Tactix Government Relations and Public Affairs that represents some of the largest and most important brands, globally. Nic believes his TacTix AI enabled research model has unique deep learning capabilities. Given the Prime Minister's approach to rolling out key planks of his budget in advance this year, he thought it was a unique opportunity for him to show how the technology works, and how it can measure the course of significant public policy and political events in real time.
    51m 17s
  • Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1120 - "Fuse", A Memoir of Mixed-Race Identity and Mental Health with Hollay Ghadery

    17 APR 2024 · Brian interviews Hollay Ghadery. Hollay is an Iranian-Canadian writer living in Ontario. She has her MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Guelph. "Fuse", her memoir of mixed-race identity and mental health, was released by Guernica Editions (2021) and won 2023 The Canadian Bookclub Award for Nonfiction/Memoir. Her collection of poetry, "Rebellion Box", came out Radiant Press in 2023 and her collection of short fiction, "Widow Fantasies", is scheduled for release with Gordon Hill Press in fall 2024. She is a poetry editor with long con magazine, and a host of HOWL on CIUT 89.5 FM and the 105.5 HITS FM Bookclub. She is also the Poet Laureate of Scugog Township and the founder of River Street Writing, a boutique book publicity and author support services firm that’s known for its community building.
    51m 32s
  • Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1119 - Federal Government Announcements About Housing with Carolyn Whitzman

    16 APR 2024 · Brian interviews Carolyn Whitzman. Carolyn is a housing expert at the University of Ottawa. She focuses on the homeless and less advantaged in our society. "I am concentrating on the Canadian and global challenges inherent in scaling up affordable housing for all. I also have a long-standing interest in the right to the city as it supports women, children, people with disability, racialized communities, and other marginalized groups in creating better cities.” She wrote a column: “Housing is a direct federal responsibility, contrary to what Trudeau said. Here’s how his government can do better." Tonight we talk about our housing crisis and the assessment of the new federal government announcements about housing.
    47m 47s
  • Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1118 - How to Make Our Cities Great with Mark Kealey

    15 APR 2024 · Brian interviews Marc Kealey. Marc is the President of K&A Inc., a Canadian public policy, research and management consultancy. K&A has clients throughout Canada and globally. Over the past several elections he has provided in-depth research riding by riding and his research has led to interesting outcomes that far and away reveal more than even some of the main stream polling companies. He has also worked for a former Prime Minister, John Turner. He talks about our cities and how we can make them great. We discuss the housing affordability crisis in the GTA, how our cities are run and what we need to make them more successful.
    49m 59s

A high-profile businessman and political strategist, Brian Crombie brings his straightforward and highly informed perspective to his new show – The Brian Crombie Hour on Sauga 960AM Tuesdays and Thursday...

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A high-profile businessman and political strategist, Brian Crombie brings his straightforward and highly informed perspective to his new show – The Brian Crombie Hour on Sauga 960AM Tuesdays and Thursday evenings at 7 pm. His vast experience working on Federal, Provincial, and Local politics and at the high levels of the business world, Brian gives us a glimpse inside the political war rooms and behind the boardroom doors. A man constantly on the move, Brian easily navigates between issues here in Canada and abroad.

While politics and business dominate his time, Brian also explores his other great interest, The Arts. Whether it's politics, business, or the Arts, there will be no shortage of guests for his weekly roundtable. Politics of the day, emerging businesses, Economic issues, or the hottest trends in the Arts- they will be all under Brian’s microscope to get his own political opinions and thoughts. Every hour will end with a robust round table debate with an incredible array of guests from all across the political, business, and arts spectrum.
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