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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 1032 - Update on the Situation in Ukraine with Roman Sheremeta

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1032 - Update on the Situation in Ukraine with Roman Sheremeta
    Brian interviews Roman Sheremeta, Ph.D. Roman is a chair of Ukrainian-American House, a founding rector of American University Kyiv, and a professor of economics at the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University. He holds a Ph.D. in economics from Purdue University and is a recipient of many research and teaching awards, including the 2018 Smith Ascending Scholar Prize for a "budding genius" in social science. Sheremeta has been actively involved in delivering humanitarian aid to Ukraine and working on various initiatives to rebuild Ukraine, including the National Recovery Council, an advisory board to the President of Ukraine.

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1031 - Canada's Debt Situation with Scott Terrio

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1031 - Canada's Debt Situation with Scott Terrio
    Brian interviews Scott Terrio. Scott is Manager, Consumer Insolvency at Hoyes Michalos Licensed Insolvency Trustees, the largest independent consumer insolvency firm in Canada. What that means is that Scott files thousands of personal bankruptcies and consumer proposals for Canadians who are in serious debt trouble. This is a continuation of discussion on the economy with a turn from national government issues to the personal.

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1030 - Is Canada in a Fiscal Crisis? with Dr. Jack Mintz

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1030 - Is Canada in a Fiscal Crisis? with Dr. Jack Mintz
    Brian interviews Dr. Jack Mintz. Dr. Mintz is a World-Renowned Economist, Academic & Public Policy Analyst Widely sought after by governments, businesses and non-profit organizations. He is one of Canada’s most distinguished and influential academics in public policy. As the President’s Fellow of the School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary he researches, builds capacity, and provides leadership specific to tax, financial regulatory and urban policy programs. He talks about his belief that Canada is in a Fiscal Crisis and an article in the National a post arguing that “Canada may not be broken but Ottawa is definitely broke: with growth flat and interest payments ballooning there's no room for new spending unless deficits are cranked up again — a bad idea“.

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1029 - The Stronach Foundation for Economic Rights with Frank Stronach

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1029 - The Stronach Foundation for Economic Rights with Frank Stronach
    Brian interviews Frank Stronach. Frank is one of Canada’s greatest entrepreneurs. Born in Austria to working-class parents, Stronach apprenticed as a tool and die maker before coming to Canada in 1954. He soon founded what became known as Magna International, which grew into one of the world’s largest automotive parts manufacturers. Through Magna, Stronach has created over 170,000 jobs, shared more than $1 billion with workers, and contributed billions of dollars to the economy. Frank Stronach talks about The Stronach Foundation for Economic Rights: “If the economy doesn’t function, nothing else will, and we won’t be able to adequately care for the sick, the fragile and the elderly.”

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1028 - Getting Stuff Done, Having Accountability, & Breaking Bad Habits with Moriah Bacus

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1028 - Getting Stuff Done, Having Accountability, & Breaking Bad Habits with Moriah Bacus
    Brian interviews Moriah Bacus. Moriah is an Project Manager and Accountability Coach. Her professional experience includes 20+ years in corporate, non-profit and small businesses, specializing in project management, event management, marketing, human resources, and office administration in various sectors including hospitality, tourism, entertainment and nightlife, meetings and events, association management, real estate, construction, manufacturing, and technology. She talks about getting stuff done, having accountability and breaking bad habits. We also talk about her 10 year challenge with addiction and how she got her life back.

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1027 - Cause of the Ukraine War, & How it Can End with Pierre-Jean Esmieu-Fournel

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1027 - Cause of the Ukraine War, & How it Can End with Pierre-Jean Esmieu-Fournel
    Brian speaks with Pierre-Jean Esmieu-Fournel. Pierre-Jean runs his own Investment Bank, has lived in and worked for major banks in Paris, London and New York and has been CFO for a biotech/pharma company. He is a passionate amateur historian and foreign affairs critic. Tonight Pierre-Jean Esmieu-Fournel talks about Ukraine, the cause of the war and how the war ends in his mind.

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1026 - Canada’s Unique Energy Advantage with Lisa Baiton

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1026 - Canada’s Unique Energy Advantage with Lisa Baiton
    Brian interviews Lisa Baiton. Lisa is CAPP (Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers) President & CEO. She discusses Canada’s unique energy advantage – that if unleashed – can lower global emissions, enhance Canada’s geopolitical strength, and drive the economy in the decades ahead. This is in the context of an international realignment of climate, energy security, economic, and affordability priorities where Canada has an obligation to play a bigger role as a secure and trusted partner in global energy security/western alliance security. To do that, we need a clear, pragmatic and competitive policy environment.

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1025 - Center for Civil Liberties with Oleksandra Matviichuk

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1025 - Center for Civil Liberties with Oleksandra Matviichuk
    Brian interviews Oleksandra Matviichuk. Oleksandra is a Ukrainian human rights lawyer and civil society leader based in Kyiv. She heads the non-profit organization Centre for Civil Liberties and is a campaigner for democratic reforms in her country and across the world. Matviichuk leads the Center for Civil Liberties, an organization in Kyiv that shared the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize for its “outstanding effort to document war crimes, human right abuses and the abuse of power.”

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1024 - Mortgage Rates with Patrick Gill, & Midlife Makeover with Melanie Del Monte

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1024 - Mortgage Rates with Patrick Gill, & Midlife Makeover with Melanie Del Monte
    Brian interviews two guests.

    First is Patrick Gill. CEO and industry insider Patrick Gill left the corporate world over two years ago with a mission in mind: to create a mortgage strategy to improve the lives of Canadian families with the use of better financial literacy. Coaching hundreds of staff members and helping thousands of Canadian families towards better management of their income, debt, and cash flow has been a passion of his for over 25 years.

    Then, Melanie Del Monte. Melanie talks about Midlife Makeover, Embracing Transformation, Reinvention and Thriving in Your 40s & beyond. At 48 years old, menopause and its struggles have become her main focus now when she coaches and promotes healthy living.

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1023 - Purposeful Empathy with Anita Nowak

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1023 - Purposeful Empathy with Anita Nowak
    Brian interviews Anita Nowak. Anita, PhD is an empathy expert, two-time TEDx speaker, podcaster, award-winning educator and Fellow with the International Women’s Forum. She is passionate about leveraging empathy for personal, organizational and social transformation. For the past fifteen years, Anita has held various leadership roles in higher education at McGill University dedicated to social innovation. She talked about her just-published book “Purposeful Empathy: Tapping Our Hidden Superpower for Personal, Organizational, and Social Change”. This book will swing you from cynicism to hope, selfishness to selflessness, and apathy to action.

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1022 - 10-Point Plan for Reinventing Ontario

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1022 - 10-Point Plan for Reinventing Ontario
    I discuss the upcoming Ontario Liberal leadership vote (not commenting on any candidates) and outline my 10-point plan for reinventing the province.

    I stress the need for a vision for Toronto and Ontario, addressing the housing and congestion crises, tackling the debt and deficit, boosting productivity and prosperity, investing in critical minerals, addressing the long-term care and healthcare crises, and addressing a governance crisis. I emphasize the significance of Toronto, describing it as the economic engine of Canada and in need of focused attention and visionary leadership. I express concern about the current generation leaving a worse legacy for the next generation due to economic opportunities being taken away from children and grandchildren.

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1021 - A Co-Publishing Model which is Turning the Page on Book Publishing with Neil Seeman

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1021 - A Co-Publishing Model which is Turning the Page on Book Publishing with Neil Seeman
    Brian interviews Neil Seeman. Neil is CEO of Sutherland House Experts, a Senior Fellow & Adjunct Professor at Massey College & IHPME the University of Toronto, an author and a serial entrepreneur. He has written books about entrepreneurs and mental health and a compelling poem about Anne Frank he recites and we discuss. We talk about a New Co-publishing Model, Sutherland House Experts, which is Turning the Page on Book Publishing.

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1020 - Flow Through Shares with Ken Stern, & What's Going on in Latvia? with Ilze Lacgalve

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1020 - Flow Through Shares with Ken Stern, & What's Going on in Latvia? with Ilze Lacgalve
    Brian welcomes two guests.

    First is Ken Stern. Ken offers tax strategy for Accredited Investors and Small Business Owners. He talks about Flow Through Shares (TFS), enshrined in the tax act since 1972, which support resource exploration and economic activity in often remote communities and at the same time, saves Canadians tax. Ken's structure offers a unique bought deal structured transaction that removes the 4 primary risks associated with FTS (price volatility, illiquidity, counter-party risk and issuing company spending proceeds appropriately).

    Then, Ilze Lacgalve. Ilze is the Head of the Latvian Investment and Development Agency’s Representative Office in Canada. She was selected to represent the agency in Canada in March of 2022, and this is the first time Latvia has had a dedicated trade and economic representative based in Canada. We discuss Latvia and the Baltics, and opportunities, and risks given their location next to Russia and the war in Ukraine.

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1019 - The Evolution of News Consumption with Tom Hayes

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1019 - The Evolution of News Consumption with Tom Hayes
    Brian interviews Tom Hayes. Tom talks about his new podcast "1 Minute Morning" which brings you all the local news you need. If you’ve watched the evening news in Toronto over the past 30 years, then you will know Tom Hayes very well. He’s had an award-winning career as a news anchorman and reporter on CTV News, City TV, and most recently Global News, but now he’s reinventing how we consume local news. He discusses the evolution of news consumption, with highlighting the shift from traditional to digital news platforms. Tom shared his experience with local news and his role as a professor, and expressed his belief that the future of news is about providing information on demand.

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1018 - “Secrets of the Self" with Karla Gillis

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1018 - “Secrets of the Self" with Karla Gillis
    Brian interviews Karla Gillis. Karla moved to the big city, Halifax, got caught up in the party lifestyle, and became addicted. After hitting rock bottom, she sought help and began a journey of self-improvement. She moved to Toronto and landed a job with a magazine, allowing her to develop her health and wellness business and now she is a publisher author of “Secrets of the Self," which offers strategies for personal development. Karla emphasized the importance of changing one's mindset to align with their goals, and the book provides prompts and examples to help with this. She also suggested the "I get to" mindset, which reframes obligations as opportunities.

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1017 - Heart-Centered Leadership with Deb Crowe

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1017 - Heart-Centered Leadership with Deb Crowe
    Brian interviews Deb Crowe. Deb is Life and Leadership Coach and she talks about her new book "The Heart-Centered Leadership Playbook". Deb has a compelling life story with a brilliant approach to leadership coaching. She has been a leadership coach for three decades and brings her extensive experience to this excellent book on what she strongly believes is the new and best leadership orientation: Heart-Centered Leadership!

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1016 - Strategies to Take Advantage of the Current Real Estate Market with Rosanne Agasee

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1016 - Strategies to Take Advantage of the Current Real Estate Market with Rosanne Agasee
    Brian interviews Rosanne Agasee. Rosanne is an exceptional real estate agent specializing in central Toronto, both homes and condos. She previously was a Vice President of an advertising company and a TV Host on Canada's The Shopping Channel. Rosanne's innate sales ability has played a crucial role in her success. She is also a jazz music recording artist but also a talented visual artist, with her work being showcased in galleries and auctions. She talks about the Central Toronto Real Estate market continuing our survey of the state of different real estate markets around Toronto. We discuss prices, time in market, per-construction condo and strategies to take advantage of the current markets.

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1015 - Outcomes from the Recent Premiers Conference with Daniel Béland

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1015 - Outcomes from the Recent Premiers Conference with Daniel Béland
    Brian interviews Daniel Béland. Daniel is Director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada and Professor at the Department of Political Science at James McGill. We discuss the outcomes of the recent conference where the Premiers met, including healthcare, climate change, and the Canadian Pension plan. We also touch on the controversy surrounding the removal of the carbon tax on heating oil in Atlantic Canada, the issue of Alberta wanting to exit the Canada Pension Plan, the future of healthcare and pharmacare in Canada, and national solidarity in relation to the Quebec government's decision to fund English language universities. What is the state of our Fiscal Federalism, in the aftermath of the Premiers commencing last well?

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1014 - Legal Issues in the Toronto and Ontario Real Estate Markets with Leor Margulies

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1014 - Legal Issues in the Toronto and Ontario Real Estate Markets with Leor Margulies
    Brian interviews Leor Margulies. Leor leads the real estate legal practice at Robbins Appleby LLC. We talk about legal Issues in the Real Estate Market in Toronto and Ontario. We discuss: the Greenbelt: what really should have happened? Should it really be frozen or is there a better way to deal with unlocking needed development lands without destroying the integrity of the 2 million acres of Greenbelt? We also talk about developers in the news: Adi Developments, Stateview Homes and The One. When and how the market turn around and what will it look like a year from now?

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1013 - How To Be Present & Feel Joy in Life with Kristin Larsen

    Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1013 - How To Be Present & Feel Joy in Life with Kristin Larsen
    Brian interviews Kristin Larsen. Kristin is an award-winning author and Transformational Soul Coach. His writing shares ideas that ignite curiosity to love with courage. Through his coaching he supports entrepreneurs and coaches connect to their heart, light up their soul, access their inner leader so they can take empowered action to live in joy and aliveness each day. He helps to produce extraordinary results that contribute to increasing their Potential, Performance, Possibility and Passion. Kristin talks about his newly published book: “Joy of Being Mindfully Present - How To Be Present & Feel Joy in Life”.