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Who is in the right? Breaking down the backlash to Shane Gillis' SNL comments. GUESTS:  Gord Perks - Outgoing Toronto City Councillor Bob Richardson - NEWSTALK 1010 contributor and public affairs consultant Comedians Dave Martin and Simon Rakoff

Jim and Deb take your calls. How candidates prepare for debates.  GUESTS: Senator Marty Deacon Michelle Dube - CTV News at 6 anchor

Danielle Smith addresses the voters.  Are you less or more likely to vote because of the polls?  GUESTS: Tim Powers - Chair of Summa Strategies Erin Morrison - Vice President of Texture Communications Carmi Levy - tech expert

What does a former city staffer think? How a new experimental treatment using fat particles can heal burn victims. GUESTS: Patrick Harris - Former John Tory Campaign Manager, now with Rubicon Strategies Dr. Marc Jeschke - director of Hamilton General Hospital’s burn centre Mike LeCouteur - CTV Senior Political Reporter

Where is the race headed?  Air Canada adds fee for phone bookings. Here’s how much. GUESTS: Gord Perks - Outgoing Toronto City Councillor Bob Richardson - NEWSTALK 1010 contributor and public affairs consultant Gabor Lucaks -  President at Air Passenger Rights.ca

Has Olivia Chow played things too safe?  Are women angrier drivers than men?  GUESTS: Blue Knox - Former Director of Communications to ex-Mayor John Tory, now a Public Affairs Executive and Campaign Strategist John Tory - former mayor of Toronto

Jim takes your calls. A friend of the show weighs in on the Alberta separation vote. GUESTS: Justin Ling - staff columnist for the Toronto Star  Hendrik Brakel - economist and expert on Canadian trade and competitiveness

Jim has some thoughts.  The importance of Scarborough in the election.  GUESTS: Glenn de Baeremaeker  -  former city councillor who represented Ward 38 from 2003-2018 Carmi Levy - tech expert

How are the polls looking for Chow and Bradford? The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the past week. GUESTS: Karen Stintz - Former Toronto City Councillor & TTC Chair and a political commentatorJoe Mihevc - Former Toronto City Councillor and TTC Vice ChairMubin Shaikh - former undercover for CSIS and the RCMP in terrorism related investigations, and now works for the U.S. based NGO, Parents4Peace.orgJamie Ellerton - Founding Partner at Conaptus

Would you take one? Jim hears from a rideshare driver. Will the feds force a sale of Stelco's Canadian assets? GUESTS: Moshe Lander - Economist and Senior Lecturer in Economics at Concordia UniversityScott Reid - CTV Political Commentator and advisor to a number of Prime Ministers, premiers and political leadersRoy Underhill - homeowner in the story George Wedge - Association of Rideshare Drivers

The Munici-Pals weigh in. The House of Comments panel looks at the state of Canada-US relations. GUESTS: Tim Powers - Chair of Summa StrategiesScott Reid - CTV Political Commentator and advisor to a number of Prime Ministers, premiers and political leaders

Jim weighs in on the major decision. October is Dyslexia Awareness Month. GUESTS: Alicia Smith - Executive Director of Dyslexia Canada Brad Jones - Owner of Ridley Funeral Home Lori Williams - political scientist with Mount Royal University in Calgary

Jim gets insight from one of our contributors. Have you ever had a really bad misunderstanding in retail?  GUESTS: Blue Knox -  Former Director of Communications to ex-Mayor John Tory, now a Public Affairs Executive and Campaign Strategist Rob Breakenridge - journalist and broadcaster in Calgary

How has public opinion on bike lanes changed in the last year? If you tell a married friend something, do you immediately assume they’re going to tell their spouse?GUESTS: Marty Warren - United Steelworkers National Director Sean Leathong - CTV Toronto reporter John Wright - Veteran Pollster and CEO of Canada Pulse insights

What ridings are seeing the largest turnout? Column claims election workers are breaking the rules. GUESTS: David Valentin - Principal at Liaison Strategies Patrick Harris - Former John Tory  Campaign Manager, now with Rubicon Strategy