Tonight, Thursday, October 2nd, at 6 pm on The Brian Crombie Hour I interview ✅ Alex Letko. 👉 ALL my 🎤 podcasts and 🎦 video casts can be accessed any time on my web site https://briancrombie.com which holds repository of all my shows. 📌 Alex Letko, Regional Manager for Central Canada at LetkoBrosseau and Portfolio Manager, analyzes markets, investment strategies, and the AI boom. He recalls the 1987 stock market crash, noting parallels with today as a few AI firms dominate valuations, similar to the dot-com bubble. He warns of challenges in infrastructure profitability but highlights the firm’s emerging markets fund focused on unmet needs like water, clean energy, and healthcare. Alex sees Canada facing recession risks but benefiting from a relatively strong fiscal position among G7 nations. He predicts Canada may outpace U.S. growth by 2026, with opportunities in infrastructure, natural resources, defense, and high-tech.

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Alex Letko | Active Investment

Tonight, Friday, October 3rd, at 6 pm on The Brian Crombie Hour I interview ✅ Jacqueline Murray. 👉 ALL my 🎤 podcasts and 🎦 video casts can be accessed any time on my web site https://briancrombie.com which holds repository of all my shows. 📌 Jacqueline Murray, PhD, FRHistS, University Professor Emerita at the University of Guelph, brings her expertise in medieval history and gender studies to a timely discussion on masculinity. She examines the so-called crisis of masculinity, noting that pressures from media, culture, and stereotypes continue to confine young men to narrow ideals. Drawing from history, Dr. Murray emphasizes that masculinity was never singular, as roles of honor, integrity, and provision varied across classes and communities. She calls for reimagining masculinity today around moral compass, honor, and self-worth, arguing that society thrives when diverse masculinities and authentic role models are embraced.

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Jacqueline Murray | Masculinity

Tonight, Monday, October 6th, at 6 pm on The Brian Crombie Hour I interview ✅ Dan McCarthy and Murray Simser. 👉 ALL my 🎤 podcasts and 🎦 video casts can be accessed any time on my web site https://briancrombie.com which holds repository of all my shows. 📌 Dan McCarthy and Murray Simser engage in a compelling discussion about Canada’s economic sovereignty, revisiting John Turner’s 1988 warning that yielding control over energy, agriculture, and trade could erode national independence. They trace Canada’s path from the Free Trade election through decades of globalization, examining how integration with the U.S. has reshaped sovereignty and competitiveness. The conversation explores missed opportunities for adjustment in the 1990s and the implications of modern protectionism. They question whether Canada should deepen U.S. ties or diversify globally, challenging what independence truly means today.

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Dan and Murray | Was Turner Right

Tonight, Tuesday, October 7th, at 6 pm on The Brian Crombie Hour I interview ✅ Ron Butler. 👉 ALL my 🎤 podcasts and 🎦 video casts can be accessed any time on my web site https://briancrombie.com which holds repository of all my shows. 📌 Ron Butler, one of Canada’s most outspoken mortgage brokers, delivers a hard-hitting analysis of Ontario’s housing crisis. He explains how power-of-sale listings surged 20% monthly over four months, driven by collapsing foreign student rentals, rising unemployment, and soaring property taxes. With private lending drying up, many homeowners are struggling to stay afloat. Ron warns that the slowdown in new construction will deepen the housing shortage and urges bold reforms—cutting development fees, reducing taxes on new homes, and freeing land for housing. His insights reveal the real forces reshaping Ontario’s housing market.

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Ron Butler | Power of Sale

Tonight, Wednesday, October 8th, at 6 pm on The Brian Crombie Hour I interview ✅ Paul Smetanin 👉 ALL my 🎤 podcasts and 🎦 video casts can be accessed any time on my web site https://briancrombie.com which holds repository of all my shows. 📌 Paul Smetanin, President and CEO of the Canadian Centre for Economic Analysis, introduces “Ponzinomics,” describing how Canada has used infrastructure spending as a political tool instead of an economic priority. He explains that decades of short-term planning have cost the country $600 billion in lost potential, leaving Canada behind nations like Mexico in infrastructure certainty. With housing starts at a 30-year low, delays erasing $144 billion in benefits, and Ontario housing taxed at 36%, Paul calls for systemic reform through national planning, multi-year funding, and transparency to restore intergenerational fairness.

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Paul Smetanin | Ponzinomics

Tonight, Thursday, October 9th, at 6 pm on The Brian Crombie Hour I interview ✅ Carrie-Anne Mercer. 👉 ALL my 🎤 podcasts and 🎦 video casts can be accessed any time on my web site https://briancrombie.com which holds repository of all my shows. 📌 Carrie-Anne Mercer, an experienced marketing leader and executive advisor, discusses the future of artificial intelligence and its impact on marketing. She explains how AI transforms efficiency, scale, and personalization while still depending on human creativity and insight. Sharing takeaways from a global AI conference in Cambridge, she highlights inclusive innovation and ethical leadership. Carrie-Anne warns of risks tied to corporate concentration and educational disruption but remains optimistic that AI will evolve, not replace, human work—if guided responsibly.

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Carrie-Anne Mercer | AI

Tonight, Thursday, October 9th, at 6 pm on The Brian Crombie Hour I conclude the show by discussing ✅ AI. 👉 ALL my 🎤 podcasts and 🎦 video casts can be accessed any time on my web site https://briancrombie.com which holds repository of all my shows. 

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Brian Crombie | AI

Tonight, Friday, October 10th, at 6 pm on The Brian Crombie Hour I interview ✅ Aamir Hussain. 👉 ALL my 🎤 podcasts and 🎦 video casts can be accessed any time on my web site https://briancrombie.com which holds repository of all my shows. 📌 Aamir Hussain discusses his debut novel "Under the Full and Crescent Moon", which imagines a matriarchal Islamic city in the 8th and 9th centuries and explores the intersections of women, religion, and freedom across Saudi and Canadian contexts. The conversation delves into the concept of female imams, the diversity within Islamic traditions, and how fiction can open new pathways to understanding cultural and spiritual complexity. Through storytelling, Hussain bridges history and modern identity, showing how imagination can challenge assumptions and inspire dialogue.

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Aamir Hussain

Tonight, Friday, October 10th, at 6 pm on The Brian Crombie Hour the second guest I interview is: ✅ Merilyn Simonds. 👉 ALL my 🎤 podcasts and 🎦 video casts can be accessed any time on my web site https://briancrombie.com which holds repository of all my shows. 📌 Merilyn Simonds, Governor General’s Award finalist and author of "Walking with Beth: Conversations with My Hundred-Year-Old Friend", shares the story of her friendship with Beth, a remarkable 105-year-old woman whose life reflects resilience, curiosity, and joy. Their conversations reveal deep insights into aging, ageism, and the art of living fully at every stage of life. Simonds captures how connection and curiosity transcend generations, offering a tender reflection on what it means to grow older with grace and purpose.

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Merilyn Simonds

Tonight, Monday, October 13th, at 6 pm on The Brian Crombie Hour I interview ✅ Anita Nowak. 👉 ALL my 🎤 podcasts and 🎦 video casts can be accessed any time on my web site https://briancrombie.com which holds repository of all my shows. 📌 Dr. Anita Nowak, professor at McGill University and author, explores empathy as humanity’s superpower that strengthens relationships, transforms workplaces, inspires compassionate leadership, and builds healthier communities. She explains why empathy matters more than ever in a divided world, how affective, cognitive, and purposeful empathy differ, and what neuroscience reveals about developing it. Dr. Nowak shows that mindfulness, gratitude, and generosity can reshape lives and societies. This Thanksgiving, her message reminds us that empathy connects us, heals divisions, and brings people closer together.

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Anita Nowak | Empathy is Humanity’s Superpower

Brian Crombie has 20 years of corporate experience, a depth of knowledge in all facets of finance, strategic planning and corporate / business development for a wide breadth of companies in several industries. Brian has deep political, community and charitable involvement as well.

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