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    Brian Crombie Radio Hour

    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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    Episodes (1000)

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1072 - New Year’s Resolutions with Christina Singhal, Laurel Joakimides, Paul Nadeau, & Kristina White

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1072 - New Year’s Resolutions with Christina Singhal, Laurel Joakimides, Paul Nadeau, & Kristina White
    Brian hosts a panel to discuss New Year’s resolutions. Why most New Year’s resolutions fail and what to do to create habits that lead to your transformational success? Panelists are:

    • Christina Singhal, a Certified Life Coach, Registered Nurse, and a 7-year South African Military Veteran, is known for her remarkable talent in assisting individuals in enhancing relationships, and discovering meaning in daily life
    • Laurel Joakimides, dedicated Life Mastery Consultant, empowers vibrant women aged 45-65 to reclaim their inner strength and design a richer, fuller life after setbacks
    • Paul Nadeau, former hostage negotiator and international peacekeeper, author and keynote speaker
    • Kristina White, certified in Yoga Therapeutics and Transformational Life Coaching who helps others practice self-compassion and empowerment

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1071 - Housing Affordability in the Greater Toronto Area with Pascal Chan

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1071 - Housing Affordability in the Greater Toronto Area with Pascal Chan
    Brian interviews Pascal Chan. Pascal is the Senior Director, Transportation, Infrastructure & Construction, at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. He leads the Canadian Chamber’s Housing and Development Strategy Council, which convenes a diverse array of industry stakeholders to engage with key federal decision makers and address our country’s housing crisis. We talk about housing affordability in The Greater Toronto area today. Over the course of our discussion, we cover the scope of the problem in Canada, why business is concerned about housing, and what policy changes can help to restore affordability.

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1070 - Volunteering to Work in Ukraine with Danica Stanciu, & Speaking with an Abducted Ukrainian Child

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1070 - Volunteering to Work in Ukraine with Danica Stanciu, & Speaking with an Abducted Ukrainian Child
    Brian speaks with Danica Stanciu about volunteering to travel to and work in Ukraine because of the Russian invasion. Originally from Michigan's Upper Peninsula, Danica Stanciu resides in Washington DC, where she built a career in business-to-business sales, working in information technology, health care and the media industries. She is also a mom to two children, Nicolas and Elena, both of whom are in university. She returned a few weeks ago from Kyiv, Ukraine, where she spent the better part of 6 months volunteering, after leaving her executive role at POLITICO, a DC-based news organization covering politics and policy in Washington, Ottawa and Brussels.

    Then, Rostik, an Abducted Ukrainian child, no adult, and we talk about what happened to him.

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1069 - Life in Politics with David Peterson

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1069 - Life in Politics with David Peterson
    Brian interviews David Robert Peterson. David is a Canadian lawyer and former politician who served as the 20th premier of Ontario from 1985 to 1990. He was the first Liberal office holder in 42 years, ending the so-called Tory dynasty. I talk with David Peterson about his life in politics and afterward. What leadership he feels our world is desperately in need of today and what he says make a great marriage...?

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1068 - Ontario Progressive Conservative Convention with Kelly Harris

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1068 - Ontario Progressive Conservative Convention with Kelly Harris
    Brian interviews Kelly Harris. Kelly is the Principal of Toronto-based Kensington Strategies, specializing in communications and government relations. A reporter by trade he has worked across Canada. In British Columbia in the former Gordon Campbell BC Liberal Government he served in several roles. In Ontario he was part of the Ontario PC Opposition under Tim Hudak. I talk with Kelly Harris about the Ontario Progressive Conservative Convention this past weekend, what Premier Ford said, what were the policy discussion and what does this mean for the June 2026 election?

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1067 - Life of a Musician with Micah Barnes

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1067 - Life of a Musician with Micah Barnes
    Brian interviews Micah Barnes. Born in Vienna and raised in Canada, Micah cut his teeth in the cabarets and jazz clubs of Toronto in his teen years, before joining The Nylons in 1989. Recording and touring as a member of the internationally celebrated A Capella group placed Micah firmly within the global music scene. Through managing a busy schedule of concerts and television appearances, Micah’s rich and soulful baritone was introduced to music fans around the world. I talk with Micah Barnes about life after the Nylons, his solo vocal career and coaching business and a gig coming up on Valentine's night.

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1066 - Current State of the Retail Business in Canada with David Ian Gray

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1066 - Current State of the Retail Business in Canada with David Ian Gray
    Brian interviews David Ian Gray. David, Principal, Retail Strategist, founded DIG360 to help retail and “retail minded” executives. He has built DIG360 as a solid core team with a truly collaborative network of diverse senior talents who share values, ethics and interests. Anticipating the future, David Ian Gray delivers insight, provocative questions, and new metaphors as catalysts for reinvention. I talk with David Ian Gray about the current state of the Retail Business in Canada, trends, threats, new innovations and internet shopping via malls and main streets.

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1065 - Life in Kiev with Yulia Kyrpa

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1065 - Life in Kiev with Yulia Kyrpa
    Brian interviews Yulia Kyrpa. Yulia is an Executive Partner at AEQUO law firm, a leading law firm in Ukraine, ranked among top 10 most innovative Lawyers by Financial Times. Yulia is a Board member of the Register of Damage caused by Russian aggression to Ukraine. The register is established in the Hague as a platform for intergovernmental cooperation, acting within the institutional framework of the Council of Europe. She is also an Independent Supervisory Board member in Agroprosperis Bank (in Ukraine). This is a bank with 100% US capital focused on funding to agro sector. I talk with Yulia Kyrpa about life in Kiev in the middle of a war and what she thinks about the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1064 - The War in Gaza with Peter Biro

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1064 - The War in Gaza with Peter Biro
    Brian interviews Peter Biro. Peter is the Founder and President of SECTION 1. He is a passionate advocate for democracy, civil liberties, human rights, civic engagement, wildlife conservation and animal welfare. He is a lawyer, educator, writer, businessman and community leader and is CEO of Newcon Optik, a world leader in the design and manufacture of electro-optic equipment. He is a Senior Fellow of Massey College, a Centre Associate at the University of BC Centre for Constitutional Law and Legal Studies, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA), Chair Emeritus and Past-Chair of the Jane Goodall Institute, and Chair of the Advisory Board of RightBlue Labs Inc. I talk with Peter about the war in Gaza.

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1063 - The Unfolding Feminist Revolution with Melanie Paradis

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1063 - The Unfolding Feminist Revolution with Melanie Paradis
    Brian interviews Melanie Paradis. Melanie is the President of Texture Communications and a veteran Conservative campaigner. We talked about her article: “Homesteading and the unfolding feminist revolt. A generation of women is angry. That's showing up in their hobbies, and in their vote intentions.” She writes: “A political shift is happening among Canada’s women. Up until March 2020, it had become taboo to want to stay home with your kids. But COVID lockdowns changed life for moms and dads in ways we still don’t understand. Post-lockdowns, perspectives on family life and parenting have changed. It will have considerable implications for our politics that we have not yet begun to understand, but urgently need to.”

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1062 - "Self Love: Purpose before Partnership: Your Introduction to Higher Self Love" with Fasana Patel

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1062 - "Self Love: Purpose before Partnership: Your Introduction to Higher Self Love" with Fasana Patel
    Brian interviews Fasana Patel. Fasana is an author and transformational coach. We talk about her new book: "Self Love: Purpose before Partnership: Your Introduction to Higher Self Love". “In the 8 years that I’ve taken a stand to follow my Higher Self’s guidance and build a life(style) that fully honors my higher purpose, I’ve been through MANY ups and downs that have molded me into the woman I am today. I’ve poured my heart and soul into this book. And the best part is that I’ve written it in such a hypnotic way that it’s guaranteed to shift you in the best ways possible (if you’re open to receiving it of course). My desire is to see you experience the love, peace, intimacy, joy and bliss that’s on the other wise of anything holding you back.”

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1061 - Sexual Assault and Other Issues in the Grenville College Litigation with Ewan Whyte

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1061 - Sexual Assault and Other Issues in the Grenville College Litigation with Ewan Whyte
    Brian interviews Ewan Whyte. Ewan talks about the sexual assault and other issues in the Grenville College litigation. “Many of its former students claimed varying levels of shocking maltreatment at the hands of the school’s administration and staff, including severe corporal punishment, constant verbal and emotional abuse, sexual harassment and sexual abuse, yelling, scapegoating, shunning, sleep deprivation, forced manual labour and isolation. As a student there I was assaulted, isolated, thrown down a flight of stairs, repeatedly kicked, deprived of food and sleep, locked in walk-in freezers, forced to sleep in soiled bedding for a week, sexually harassed and witnessed sexual assault on children”.

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1060 - "Sleepers and Ties" with Gail Kirkpatrick

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1060 - "Sleepers and Ties" with Gail Kirkpatrick
    Gail Kirkpatrick's writing has been published in various literary and trade magazines in Canada and the UK, and "Sleepers and Ties" is her first novel. She currently resides in Victoria, BC. I talk with Gail Kirkpatrick about "Sleepers and Ties", a book about trains, and family, and grief, community and connectivity, and honouring the legacy of those that have left us.

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1059 - City Planning with Brent Toderian

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1059 - City Planning with Brent Toderian
    Brian interviews Brent Toderian. Brent is a top national and global thought leader on cities, and an acclaimed, award-winning practitioner with 32 years of experience in advanced urbanism, city planning, transportation, urban design, and complex urban change management. Last week he presented “Mississauga in Fifty Years” challenging the audience to contemplate Climate, housing, health, etc, and how the suburb cities impact these. I talk with Brent Toderian about City Planning.

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1058 - The Life of Jean Chretien with Tom Axworthy

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1058 - The Life of Jean Chretien with Tom Axworthy
    Brian interviews Tom Axworthy. Tom is the Chair for Public Policy at Massey College and former Chief of Staff to PM Trudeau. He talks about former Prime Minister Jean Chretien, who last week celebrated 30 years since he was in government, 60 years since he was first elected as an MP and 90 years of life. Here is a sample of his comments about Jean Chretien: "We should reflect on what made Jean Chretien such a successful and important leader. We can reel off the accomplishments: balancing the budget after decades of deficits, keeping Canada out of the Iraq war, and the Clarity Act to temper the enthusiasm of separatists for never ending referendums, all critical for his time but equally relevant for today. A remarkable life and a remarkable talent. We were lucky to have such a superior leader".

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1057 - Empowerment with Kim Singh

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1057 - Empowerment with Kim Singh
    Brian interviews Kim Singh. Kim is a relentlessly focused visionary global executive, an independent mom, coach, mentor, speaker, MC, women’s empowerment, DEI&B and mental health advocate, and a Global Peace Ambassador. Her journey was not an easy one, from loading trucks at night, making candles during the day, and going back to school while being a new bride in North America. In Kim’s leadership, she practices and advocates for PEI (Positivity, Excellence, and Impact). I talk with Kim Singh about Empowerment.

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1056 - Homelessness with Kate Rogers

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1056 - Homelessness with Kate Rogers
    Brian interviews Kate Rogers. Kate is a poet and the co-director of the Art Bar Poetry Series in Toronto who launched her co-authored chapbook, The Homeless City. She also has a full-length collection of poetry coming out in February with AOS Publishing, The Meaning of Leaving, which touches on homelessness, and more broadly, society's disregard of violence toward the vulnerable, including violence toward women. Kate is a survivor of domestic violence. The main topics of tonight's show is: homelessness.

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1055 - What We can Expect from the Housing Market in Canada in 2024 with Ted Tsiakopoulos

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1055 - What We can Expect from the Housing Market in Canada in 2024 with Ted Tsiakopoulos
    Brian interviews Ted Tsiakopoulos. Ted is a senior economist, best-selling author, university instructor and sought-after expert speaker. His extensive private and public sector experience analyzing real estate and financial markets enables him to extract value-added insights from data to help empower audiences. Ted was a guest on the Brian Crombie show several years ago sharing valuable insights from his best-selling book "Property Trendsetters" which spoke to economic disruptions to come and how the next generation of buyers & renters need to manage these risks. Ted Tsiakopoulos talks about housing in Canada, how we go here and what we can expect in 2024.

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1054 - "The Canadian Real Estate Investor Podcast" with Daniel Foch

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1054 - "The Canadian Real Estate Investor Podcast" with Daniel Foch
    Brian interviews Daniel Foch. Daniel talks about his Canadian Real Estate Podcast and the real estate market, interest rates, selling prices, volume, how we go to this housing crisis, what we need to do to get out of it and how can you and I manage in this little expensive market.

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1053 - Energy Transition and Risks to Canada in 2024

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1053 - Energy Transition and Risks to Canada in 2024
    Brian interviews Rick Anderson. Rick is an advocate for sensible policy and energy transition pro (and optimist). Principal at e4 Strategies, Senior Fellow at CD Howe Institute, Advisor, 2020 Net Zero Leadership Initiative, Director, Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Assn. Highly active in politics and public affairs commentary throughout his life he has served in senior advisory positions to prime ministers, party leaders and leadership candidates including Preston Manning and John Turner. He is a frequent political affairs commentator on Canada’s leading news organizations. Rick Anderson talks about the energy transition and risks to Canada in 2024.