Mark Towhey fills in for Deb and Jim

Is franchising worth it?

Mark gets some insight and takes your calls.What does our home improvement guy think about the plans for 24 Sussex? GUESTS: Marvin Ryder - associate professor of marketing at McMaster University  Frank Cohn - host of the Home Improvement Show - Saturdays at 9am on NEWSTALK 1010 Richard Crouse - co-host of the podcast Entertainment Is Broken

Mark Towhey fills in for Deb and Jim

Do you think this 24 Sussex project will be successful? Why don’t Canadian police services select leaders the way the military does? GUESTS: Andrew Posluns - Chief congestion officer for the city of Toronto  Mark Mendelson - Newstalk 1010 Crime Expert and former homicide detective

John Tory and Kathleen Wynne join Deb for our weekly panel

What can be done about Doug Ford's call for an urgent discussion around police deaths?Who will the Leafs take in the NHL Draft?  GUESTS: John Tory - former mayor of Toronto Kathleen Wynne - former Premier of Ontario Michel Juneau Katsuya - former Asia-Pacific chief at the Canadian Security Intelligence Service Victoria Matiash - host at the NHL Radio Network every day 1 - 3pm

Pride Toronto seeks help to close $700K shortfall

Deb's wondering how an organization can have this shortfall year after year. A Knicks fan stole a garbage can. Should she have been fired?  GUESTS: Kojo Modeste - Executive Director of Pride Toronto  Alejandra Bravo - Toronto City Councillor for Ward 9 - Davenport

Why is Ontario raising speed limits?

Deb talks with the Transportation Minister about today's announcement. Will Canada and the US reach a CUSMA deal?  GUESTS: Prabmeet Sarkaria - Ontario Transportation Minister  Jim Diodati - Niagara Falls Mayor Vassy Kapelos - CTV Chief Political Correspondent and host of The Vassy Kapelos Show