The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Scott tackles the biggest topics of the day, including a new development of apartments on Barton street east. Bill Curran, the architect, speaks to Scott about all the red tape in the way on this. The Snowbirds had a crash shortly after takeoff in BC, luckily, no one was hurt and Scott speaks with aircraft expert Keith Mackey. Pierre Polievre’s popularity is being propped up by the younger demographic, so says Summe Strategies. Daniel Perry joins Scott to discuss more on that subject. As well Scott keeps up on the repercussions from China with regard to Nancy Pelosi landing in Taiwan, Global Affairs Canada’s underhanded handling of intelligence in Russia’s war on Ukraine, Ontario’s continued healthcare collapse and more. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast. Guests: Bill Curran, founding principal of CGS Architects. Keith Mackey, Mackey International. Keith Gowans, President of Aloft. Henry Jacek. Professor of Political Science, McMaster University. Aurel Braun, Professor of International Relations and a Senior Member of the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto. Daniel Perry, Consultant, Summa Strategies. Peter Dungan, Associate Professor Emeritus of Economic Analysis and Policy, University of Toronto. Angela McLaughlin, a PhD candidate in bioinformatics at UBC and the study’s lead author. Scott Radley. Host of The Scott Radley Show, Columnist with the Hamilton Spectator. Host – Scott Thompson Content Producer –William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer - William Webber Podcast Co-Producer –Matt Taylor News Anchor –Diana Weeks Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://omny.fm/shows/scott-thompson-show

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Canadian electric vehicles could qualify for tax credits in the United States, after Senate negotiations over a massive spending bill resulted in the removal of language that would have favoured American automotive production over imports from Canada and Mexico. Pearson is becoming known as one of – if not THE – worst airport in the world. We usually look to space to take a break from all the political conflicts on Earth but every now and then, those troubles make it into orbit. We look at how trauma, triggers and PTSD work – even years after events – and how we respond to them, in light of the news that the Pope’s visit and apologies have coincided with a spike in those who seeking mental health support. If Adam Sandler comes to your restaurant, and you get a photo with him, everyone is happy for you… not quite the same when Justrin Trudeau or Doug Ford turn up, apparently…Some minor hockey associations are beginning to rebel against Hockey Canada, saying that they will no long make payments, for example. This weekend is the Festival of Friends in Gage Park – and on Saturday particularly, the festival will be a celebration of Indigenous arts, putting a spotlight on First Nations vendors, makers, and musicians. Capping off that day on the main stage will be breakout hip hop duo Snotty Nose Rez Kids!! As the Pope finishes up his “Pilgrimage of Penance” to Canada, we look back on the trip and what was accomplished, what was lacking, and what needs to happen next? Conservative MP Greg McLean argues in a new National Post piece that Canada and Germany are both displaying a lot of ignorance when it comes to energy. We find out more… It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast. Guests: Marvin Ryder, Professor with the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University. Barry Choi, Personal Finance & Travel Expert. Dr. Jesse Rogerson, Assistant Professor of Science and Technology Studies in Natural Science with York University. Margaret McKinnon, professor of psychiatry and behavioural neurosciences, and the Homewood Research Chair in Mental Health and Trauma, McMaster University. Elissa Freeman, PR and Pop Culture Expert. Rick Zamperin, Host of Good Morning Hamilton & CHML Sports Director and Host of ‘The Fifth Quarter’ Darren Metz a.k.a Young D & Quinton Nyce a.k.a. Yung Trybez. Ken Coates, Professor, Canada Research Chair in Regional Innovation at the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Saskatchewan.  (Has written extensively on Aboriginal history, Indigenous-newcomer relations and post-secondary education.) Greg McLean, Conservative Member of Parliament for Calgary Centre and Shadow Minister for Natural Resources. Host – Scott Thompson Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan News Anchor – Diana Weeks Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://omny.fm/shows/scott-thompson-show

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: The summer is in full swing and you know what that means: the Festival of Friends kicks off in Gage Park tomorrow for three days music, crafts, and food trucks! Hamilton’s own Monster Truck are performing, as well as Serena Ryder, Snotty Nose Rez Kids and more. Robert Rakoczy, general manager of the Festival, joins Scott for a preview. As we get more revelations about Hockey Canada, their slush fund and the numerous sexual abuse settlements that they have paid out –Scott asks ‘what needs to change in the organization, and what needs to change in the culture of Hockey?’ Scott speaks with Ian Kennedy, writer for The Hockey News. Tensions are growing over Taiwan and U.S. President Joe Biden spoke once again with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Elliot Tepper joins Scott once again to contextualize the international politics at play. The Pope during his visits and apologies has not pinned the blame for residential schooling abuse on the church itself, dodging direct blame to the church as an institution. Dr. Dawn Lavell-Harvard, indigenous issues expert, speaks to Scott about where The Pope should be directing his confessions. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast. Guests: Robert Rakoczy, General Manager of the Festival of Friends. Ian Kennedy, Writer for The Hockey News, Analysis for Yahoo-dot-C-A Sports, Author of ‘On Account of Darkness: Shining a Light on Race in Sport’. Russell Alexander, Family lawyer, author of the new book ‘The Zoom Divorce’ Erik Tomas. Host of Raceline Radio, heard on 900CHML. Thomas Tenkate, Professor at the School of Occupational & Public Health with Toronto Metropolitan University University. Dr. Dawn Lavell-Harvard, Director of the First Peoples House of Learning at Trent University. Elliot Tepper, Emeritus Professor of Political Science with Carleton University. Daniel Perry, Consultant, Summa Strategies. Ian Lee, Associate Professor with the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University. Phil Carpenter, Photojournalist with Global News. Host – Scott Thompson Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer - William Webber Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan News Anchor – Diana Weeks Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://omny.fm/shows/scott-thompson-show

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: The Canadian Taxpayers Federation says that the Government’s “liquor tax hike bender” needs to come to an end. How is the Pope's official apology and his engagements on this “pilgrimage of penance” capable of affecting the reconciliation process? The Canadian National Exhibition – The Ex!! – is back after 2 years of hiatus! What should we be getting ready for this summer? One of the Small Businesses we got to know over the pandemic had the chance to meet with Mr. Adam Sandler this week! Sport Canada was aware of an alleged sexual assault tied to a Hockey Canada event in 2018 — but, according to a senior director of the organization, did not inform the sport minister’s office. Former Ontario NDP leader Andrea Horwath will be on the ballot when Hamiltonians go to the polls in the fall to vote for their new mayor. Gas prices are rising, ahead of the long weekend. Education Minister Stephen Lecce says that extracurricular sports and clubs must be on offer when Ontario students return to class in the fall, while going over the “Plan to Catch Up.” Former Ontario NDP leader Andrea Horwath will be on the ballot when Hamiltonians go to the polls in the fall to vote for their new mayor. Guests: Robin Speer, Prairie Director, Canadian Taxpayers Federation. John Milloy, former Ontario Cabinet Minister, practitioner-in-residence in Laurier’s Political Science department and assistant professor of public ethics and co-director for the Centre for Public Ethics at Waterloo Lutheran Seminary Darrell Brown, CNE CEO. Mike Saratsiotis, owner of the Green Machine Food Truck. Elissa Freeman, Public Relations and Pop Culture Expert.  Bob Bratina, Former CHML broadcaster, Former Mayor of Hamilton, former Liberal MP for Hamilton East-Stoney Creek and now candidate for Mayor of Hamilton. Dan McTeague, President of Canadians for AffordableEnergy, Former Liberal MP. Stephen Lecce, Ontario Education Minister. Andrea Horwath, Hamilton mayoral candidate, former NDP Leader and MPP for Hamilton Centre.  Host – Scott Thompson Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan News Anchor – Diana Weeks Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://omny.fm/shows/scott-thompson-show

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Scott has returned to Canada and he has some travel stories to share with you! After so much talking to people who went through Pearson about their horror stories, Scott speaks first-hand about how inefficiently Canadian airports are run and apparently it's a laughing stock abroad. Picking up the local news, Scott has a preview of the Fringe Festival in Hamilton with a former Come From Away cast member, and writer/star in a show at Fringe, Eliza-Jane Scott. The big news from yesterday was of course Andrea Horwath announcing her candidacy for Hamilton Mayor. Scott speaks with former Mayor Larry Di Ianni, PoliSci professor Peter Graefe, and rival candidate Keanin Loomis about this and more in the Hammer. The Pope has finally apologized for the Catholic Church’s involvement in Canada’s residential schooling system, and Scott speaks with Settler Scholar Liam Midzain-Gobin, and Native Studies Instructor Dr. Patti Doyle-Bedwell about how this may help the reconciliation process. Quinn Ohler, Global News Edmonton, also gives Scott the feeling on the ground as she reports from outside the Pope’s address. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast. Guests: Eliza-Jane Scott, writer and star of ‘Meditatish’ at The Casbah as part of the Hamilton Fringe Festival’s Mini Bar Series. Larry DiIanni. Former Mayor, Lobbyist, City of Hamilton. Quinn Ohler, anchor with Global News Edmonton. Atif Kubursi, Professor Emeritus of Economics, McMaster University; President of Econometric Research Ltd.; former Undersecretary of The United Nations. Liam Midzain-Gobin, Settler Scholar and Assistant Professor of Political Science, Brock University. Peter Graefe, Professor of Political Science with McMaster University. Tim Powers, Chairman of Summa Strategies and Managing Director of Abacus Data. Dr. Patti Doyle-Bedwell, Native Studies Instructor, Dalhousie University, lawyer and public speaker on Indigenous issues. Keanin Loomis, Hamilton mayoral candidate. Host – Scott Thompson Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer - William Webber Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan News Anchor – Diana Weeks Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://omny.fm/shows/scott-thompson-show

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Ted Michaels: Ted joins us for one more go around the show clock. Ted called it; more stories have come out regarding Hockey Canada. There is a lot that needs to change – and now a statement from the organization has laid out a plan for fixing things. However, there is a lot of skepticism about whether we can trust them at this point. Pam Hrick, executive director of the Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund joins Ted for more on this troubling news. Monkeypox declared a Global Health Emergency by the WHO. However, that does not mean we are all in for another COVID-like situation. This is a familiar disease to epidemiologists, and it transmits in different ways. Thomas Tenkate gives Ted the “what are we in for?” chat. Pope Francis has issued a public apology for the role that the Catholic Church played in Canada's residential school system during his visit to the former site of the Ermineskin Indian Residential School in Maskwacis, Alta. Ken Coates, specialist on Canada’s Aboriginal history, speaks with Ted about that. And Andrea Horwath is gearing up for a big announcement. After the speculation regarding her potentially running for Hamilton Mayor… well it is fair to say Ted feels vindicated. Ted is joined by PoliSci professor Henry Jacek. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast. Guests: Pascale Marchand, Ward 4 city council candidate Pascale Marchand. Michael Williams, former Much Music VJ. Thomas Tenkate, Professor at the School of Occupational & Public Health with Toronto Metropolitan University Anthony Frisina, Candidate for Ward 8. Phil Gurski, President of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting, Distinguished Fellow with the University of Ottawa’s National Security program, and former CSIS analyst. Pam Hrick, Executive Director & General Counsel, LEAF (Women's Legal Education and Action Fund). Henry Jacek. Professor of Political Science, McMaster University. Ken Coates, Professor, Canada Research Chair in Regional Innovation at the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Saskatchewan. Host – Ted Michaels Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer - William Webber Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan News Anchors – Diana Weeks Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://omny.fm/shows/scott-thompson-show

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Ted Michaels: Now it’s Friday and Ted is in love… with the show! The James Webb space telescope recently captured an image of the furthest galaxy ever observed by humanity… showing us something for the distant, distant past of our universe. The telescope continues to provide us with astounding pictures but it already has taken some irreparable damage! Dan McTeague has tweeted out some good news for those of you who can wait until the weekend to refuel your automobiles! He joins to the show to explain why you won't want to wait too long though. Steve Bannon has been found guilty on two charges of contempt of Congress. More stories have come out regarding Hockey Canada. There is a lot that needs to change – some are saying that one big thing is, we need better bystander intervention training. Poilievre's campaign could face a $50,000 fine for him not taking part in the upcoming third debate. The government of Ontario has announced that its paid sick days programs is being extended until March 31, 2023. That may sound good on paper to some but a coalition of health workers does not see this as good news. How do you talk to your kids about cybersecurity and smart decisions online? It's all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast. Guests: Paul Delaney. Professor of Astronomy, York University Dan McTeague, President of Canadians for AffordableEnergy, Former Liberal MP Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News Sue Taylor, Executive director, Interval House of Hamilton Elissa Freeman, Public Relations and Pop Culture Expert Daniel Bierstone, general pediatrician based in Toronto and a member of the Decent Work and Health Network Carmi Levy Technology Analyst & Journalist Host – Ted Michaels Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer - William Webber Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan News Anchor – David Woodard Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://omny.fm/shows/scott-thompson-show

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Ted Michaels: Happy Thursday, Ted is looking forward to some relief from the heat today as the heat warning continues to rip through the Hammer. Looking ahead to Fringe Festival, Ted speaks with Carlyn Rhamey who has a show this year called DISCOCAB which runs from the 28th-30th at the Fringe. Along the way Ted inquires about her ADHD and the #ADHDProject. Ted also speaks with a McMaster University researcher about a new tool for fighting COVID-19. Wrist-worn health devices can be combined with machine learning to detect COVID-19 infections as early as two days before symptoms appear, McMaster researcher David Conen and a team of experts from across Europe have determined. Last Friday we heard from Matthew Ravida who, over the weekend, walked in Dundas Driving Park — for 24 hours continuously to raise awareness about the emotional toll and trauma caused by fatal overdoses. Ted catches up with Matthew post-walk. Just weeks after the major Rogers network outage, the Chief Technology Officer at the company has been replaced. Marvin Ryder of the DeGroote School of Business gives his take, informed by his experience at McMaster during Y2K. Today would have been the 71st birthday of Robin Williams. Ted speaks with Bill Brioux, TV critic, to look at his legacy as well as how his story may have change pop culture’s view of mental illness. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast. Guests: Carlyn Rhamey, multidisciplinary artist/storyteller, Veteran Fringe Festival performer, mental health advocate and unofficial queen of Hamilton Fringe. Franco Terrazzano, Federal Director, Canadian Taxpayers Federation. Bill Brioux, television critic and author. Marvin Ryder, Professor with the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University. Paula Allen, Global Leader and SVP, Research and Total Wellbeing at LifeWorks. Matthew Ravida, mental health advocate, organized the 24-hour walk in order to spotlight the need for a new not-for-profit called Tony’s Tales. David Conen, Associate Professor, Medicine; medical researcher; McMaster University. Lloyd Ferguson, outgoing Hamilton City Councillor for Ward 12, Ancaster. Host – Ted Michaels Content Producer –William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer - William Webber News Anchors –David Woodard Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://omny.fm/shows/scott-thompson-show

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Ted Michaels: The heat wave continues to plague Ted Michaels’ tenure on the show. To that end, he, as an avid runner himself, gets some tips on how to stick to your exercise routine and stay safe in this humidity. John Stanton, owner of the Running Room, joins Ted for more on that. Tonight is the official kickoff event for Fringe 2022 in Hamilton, at the new outdoor stage at 190 King William Street. 7:30pm at the new Fringe Club Outdoor Stage. Show producer Will Erskine hops on the mic to speak with Ted about what to expect. Larry Di Ianni comes on the show to talk about a new directive from Queen’s Park: Premier Doug Ford wants to give the mayors of Toronto and Ottawa more power, as U.S. mayors have. How much is the price of gas affecting inflation? Economists are predicting Canada's inflation rate may have peaked in June as soaring gas prices pushed the cost of living up 8.1 per cent compared with a year ago, its hottest pace in nearly 40 years. McMaster University’s Henry Jacek speaks to Scott about that. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast. Guests: William Webber. Technical producer with 900CHML. William Erskine. Content Producer for Hamilton Today. Dr. Chris Gillard, professor in the Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph. Matthew Lawson, Manager, Health Hazards & Vector-borne Diseases Program, Public Health Services, City of Hamilton. John Stanton, owner of the Running Room. Larry Di Ianni. Former Mayor, Lobbyist, City of Hamilton. Atif Kubursi, Professor Emeritus of Economics, McMaster University; President of Econometric Research Ltd.; former Undersecretary of The United Nations. Henry Jacek. Professor of Political Science, McMaster University. Host – Ted Michaels Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer - William Webber Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan News Anchor – David Woodard Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://omny.fm/shows/scott-thompson-show

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Ted Michaels: Ted Michaels returns to the hot seat, and that is not just a figure of speech! It is a scorcher in the Hammer and in London with a new heat wave ripping through, especially down in the London corridor. Ted speaks with Global News’ top meteorologist Anthony Farnell about where this heat wave is heading. Along the way, Ted brings a Hamilton resident on to talk about the heat in older homes with lacking air conditioning. The United States introduced a three-digit suicide crisis hotline, and now with Canada’s robust Talk Suicide Canada hotline, many feel that the time for Canada to institute a three-digit hotline. Sheryl Boswell of Youth Mental Health Canada joins Ted for more on that. Inflation is still in the headlines with fingers pointed in many directions from price gouging to COVID stimulus cheques. Ted speaks with Ian Lee to get to the fundamentals of what is driving your budget down. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast. Guests: Holly Rowan Ashby, Director of Marketing for Topper's Pizza. William Webber. Technical producer with 900CHML. Anthony Farnell, Chief Meteorologist, Global News. Ian Lee, Associate Professor with the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University. Sheryl Boswell, Executive Director of Youth Mental Health Canada: a community-based, charitable, youth-led non-profit organization based in Hamilton, Ontario. Allen Jorgensen, Professor of Systematic Theology, at Martin Luther University College at Wilfrid Laurier University. Dr. Rose Zacharias, president of the Ontario Medical Association. Thomas Tenkate, Professor at the School of Occupational & Public Health with Toronto Metropolitan University University. Host – Ted Michaels Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer - William Webber Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan News Anchor – David Woodard Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://omny.fm/shows/scott-thompson-show

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Ted Michaels: Scott Thompson remains on vacation and so old cohort Ted Michaels has taken up the mantle in his stead. Wild Waterworks in Hamilton has been embroiled in some controversy after the introduction of its weighing policy. Employees currently weigh the guests before getting on a slide, which can aggravate and embarrass those struggling with eating disorders. Ted delves into that with Ward 5 councilor candidate Kevin Geenen. Hamilton is getting an idea of what Hamilton's long-awaited light-rail transit corridor will look like upon completion. Staff presented a design update to the LRT subcommittee, showing off the vision of the 14-kilometre 17-stop line running through the city. This also ties back to the 2-way Main Street plans. Ted speaks with John Paul Danko, Ward 8 Councilor about that. Did you see that the Prime Minister got a new haircut? The response has been negative to say the least, but Ted asks “Why do you care?” PR expert Elissa Freeman joins Ted for more on that. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast. Guests: Jodi Koch, Director of Talent and Diversity, City of Hamilton Zanth Jarvis, Director, Sport Tourism, Tourism London Kevin Geenen, Ward 5 Resident, Registered Candidate for Ward 5 City Council Hamilton John Paul Danko, Ward 8 Councillor, City of Hamilton. Steve Milton, The Hamilton Spectator. Elissa Freeman, PR and Pop Culture Expert. Marshall Potts, a singer/songwriter from Kamloops B.C. Host – Ted Michaels Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer - William Webber Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan News Anchor – David Woodard Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://omny.fm/shows/scott-thompson-show

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Ted Michaels: The Burlington Food Truck Festival returns this weekend at Spencer Smith Park, brought in by Canadian Food Truck Festivals. This weekend, Matthew Ravida will take a walk in Dundas Driving Park — for 24 hours continuously to raise awareness about the emotional toll and trauma caused by fatal overdoses. Ticats star linebacker Simoni Lawrence has landed on the 6-game injured list after suffering a groin injury in Thursday's practice.  Hamilton residents over the age of 18 can now get a fourth COVID-19 vaccine shot. Hamilton Public Health Services (HPHS) said anyone who got a third dose at least five months ago is eligible for another one. Tonight from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m., Hamilton’s Sex Workers Action Program (SWAP) will host a vigil for the victim of the severe attack that took place on Barton St. East last month. Health Canada has approved Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for kids 5 and under. How concerned have you been about the youngest portion of the population being vaccinated? Burlington is the latest to join the growing list of Ontario municipalities that will start charging visitors a municipal accommodation tax. Hamilton is preparing to crack down on homeowners who rent their pools and backyards to individuals for parties and family gatherings. Guests: Ben Freeman, Executive Director, Canadian Food Truck Festivals Matthew Ravida, mental health advocate, organized the 24-hour walk in order to spotlight the need for a new not-for-profit called Tony’s Tales Brendan Lew, who is a Medical Resident with Hamilton Public Health Services Jelena Vermilion, Executive Director of SWAP Hamilton Dr. Iris Gorfinkel, Family doctor, vaccine researcher, founder of PrimeHealth Research, medical columnist Marianne Meed Ward, Mayor, City of Burlington Maria Pearson, City of Hamilton Councillor, Ward 10 Host - Ted Michaels Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan News Anchor – David Woodard Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://omny.fm/shows/scott-thompson-show

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Radley: Tiger Woods ripped the upstart LIV Golf series and its CEO, Greg Norman, during his pre-tournament press conference at the British Open on Tuesday in Scotland. Norman was not invited to celebrations for the 150th Open Championship at St. Andrews this week, a decision the 15-time major winner said he agreed with. Census data shows that Canadian incomes trended higher in 2020 everywhere except in Alberta and Newfoundland and Labrador, as millions benefited from pandemic supports. The agency reports that median after-tax household income was $73,000 in 2020, up 9.8 per cent compared to its last national survey five years earlier, partly driven by the losses of lower-paying jobs. The Bank of Canada increased its key interest rate by one percentage point Wednesday in the largest hike the country has seen in 24 years. Brace yourselves: Hamilton is suffering from a mysterious shortage of icing and cakes! Fallon Hewitt of the Hamilton Spectator joins us fresh from getting her 4th COVID-19 shot, to tell us what she has discovered. Royal LePage has cut its home price forecast for this year amid a series of aggressive interest rate hikes which have pushed up the cost of borrowing and cooled the demand for housing. The realtor had been forecasting that home prices across Canada would rise 15 per over the course of 2022, led by a 16.5 per cent increase in the GTA. But it now says that it expects prices in the GTA will only be up approximately three per cent by the fourth quarter of 2022. Its Canada-wide forecast calls for the average price of a home to be up about five per cent by the fourth quarter of 2022. Hamilton hospital staff have seen a rise in violence against them since the pandemic started, according to a new poll conducted for the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE). The results of the Postmedia-Léger survey suggest Trudeau faces challenges in his continued electoral success: a majority of Canadian respondents disapprove of Justin Trudeau’s performance as prime minister and feel he is a divisive leader, with almost as many hoping he resigns before the next election, according to the new public opinion survey probing the legacy of Canada’s leader. Mr. Ted Michaels is getting ready to take a seat in the Hamilton Today Captain’s Chair for a little while, starting tomorrow. He joins Scott Radley for a passing of the baton. Guests: Gary McKay, longtime golf writer, Writer for Pro Shop Magazine and Hamilton Spectator. Past president and secretary/treasurer of Golf Journalists Association of Canada Ian Lee, Associate Professor with the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University Don Fox, Executive Financial Consultant, Fox Group Private Wealth Management Fallon Hewitt, reporter with the Hamilton Spectator Mike Heddle, Broker, Royal LePage State Realty in Hamilton. Sharon Richer, Representative Ontario Council of Hospital Unions. Andrew Enns, Executive VP at Leger’s Winnipeg Office. Ted Micahels, legendary 900 CHML anchor, Kind of a big deal, calling the upcoming McMaster Marauder games on 900 CHML, fashion maven, and as big of a fan of Chicago as Dave Woodard is a fan of the Blue Jays! Host - Scott Radley Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan News Anchors – Diana Weeks, David Woodard Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://omny.fm/shows/scott-thompson-show

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Radley: A dealer in rock memorabilia and two other men are charged with scheming to sell the allegedly ill-gotten, handwritten lyrics to ‘Hotel California’ and other hits by the Eagles. Canada’s labour minister says addressing a serious shortage of skilled trades workers is one of the federal government’s “top priorities.” Yesterday, Seamus O’Regan toured a job site in downtown Hamilton, where the Labourers International Union of North America (LIUNA) is building almost 600 rental units within two towers across King Street from Gore Park. Ottawa Redblacks’ quarterback Jeremiah Masoli released a statement on Twitter criticizing the Saskatchewan Roughriders and defensive tackle Garrett Marino following the aftermath of his illegal hit this past weekend at Mosaic Stadium. The Toronto Blue Jays have fired manager Charlie Montoyo. We were prepared for the Bank of Canada to hike the interest rate again but not by this much! The BoC has increased its benchmark interest rate by a full percentage point, in an effort to tame the decades-high levels of inflation. Dr. Kieran Moore, Ontario’s top doctor, has announced that fourth COVID-19 dose eligibility is being expanded to the aged 18 and older population starting July 14 at 8 a.m. The expanded vaccine eligibility will now include Ontarians who are 18 to 59 years old. Let’s take a look at NHL Free Agency as the frenzy continues. The meeting of Canada’s premiers has ended in Victoria, B.C. A lingering point of frustration is that a date has yet to be set for a meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, to focus on health care. Guests: Alan Cross, Host of the Ongoing History of New Music. Seamus O’Regan, Federal Minister of Labour Rick Zamperin, Host of Good Morning Hamilton & CHML Sports Director. Dave Woodard, CHML News Anchor, as big of a fan of the Blue Jays as Ted Michaels is of Chicago. Eric Kam, Professor of macroeconomics, Monetary Economics, International Monetary Economics, Implications of Monetary Growth, with Toronto Metropolitan University. Colin D’Mello, Queen’s Park Bureau Chief, Global News. Nick Alberga, Freelance NHL Broadcaster, Fantasy Hockey and NHL Betting Analyst, Co-Host of the NHL Fantasy on Ice Podcast. Dr. Shawn Whatley is a practicing physician, the author of When Politics Comes Before Patients — Why and How Canadian Medicare is Failing, and a senior fellow with the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. Host - Scott Radley Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan News Anchors – Diana Weeks, David Woodard Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://omny.fm/shows/scott-thompson-show

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Radley: Are you a fan of wine? It is the preferred drink of many a Canadian, and wine connoisseurs may have to cut back on their favourite Niagara-grown-grape-drink; Niagara region vineyards are seeing some of the worst winter damage in 17 years: early estimates say around 50 per cent of grape vines are damaged. Despite warmer weather bringing benefits to vineyards, the unpredictability of winter has become problematic. Debbie Inglis, Brock University’s director of Cool Climate Oenology joins Scott for more on that. The City of Hamilton hit a new milestone for 2022: surpassing $1 billion worth of construction costs by June. 2022 now marks the earliest the City has reached the billion-dollar mark in construction value. This milestone represents 3761 building projects in the residential, institutional, commercial, and industrial sectors. Hamilton’s director of Economic Development, Norm Schleehan, speaks to this development. Is Canada in a recession? Polling says that many Canadians think the economy is already there, but Marvin Ryder of the Degroote School of Business has some words to the contrary for Scott. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast. Guests: Debbie Inglis, Director of Brock’s Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute (CCOVI), and Professor of Biological Sciences. Norm Schleehan, Director, Economic Development, City of Hamilton. Jim Diodati, Mayor of Niagara Falls. Marvin Ryder, Professor with the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University. Claudio Ruiz-Pilarte, Executive Director of Hamilton’s Immigrants Working Centre. Dr. Sonu Gaind, Psychiatrist, mental health advocate, University of Toronto Professor & Governor, Honorary Member World Psych Association. Thomas Tenkate, Professor at the School of Occupational & Public Health with Toronto Metropolitan University University. Steven Elliss, Web Editor for The Hockey News. Host - Scott Radley Content Producer –William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer - William Webber News Anchors –Diana Weeks, David Woodard Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://omny.fm/shows/scott-thompson-show

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Radley: CNN is looking at leaning away from political opinion to straight news coverage. Is that marketable in 2022, after years of 24-hour news networks building up personalities and clout among political factions? "Late last month, Ford announced his picks for his new cabinet and parliamentary secretaries as he embarks on his second term as premier. Ford announced the largest roster of overpaid politicians in the province’s history. No less than 73 of 83 Progressive Conservative MPPs received special titles and pay raises. Four years ago, Ford appointed a cabinet of 20. Last month, his cabinet size grew to 30.” Did you notice that Rogers had an outage on Friday? Yeah, it was kind of a big deal. Now the Public Interest Advocacy Centre – a national not-for-profit corporation and a federally registered charity which has represented consumer interests in regulated services like telecommunications since 1976 – is calling for an inquiry from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). Hamilton’s longtime “Mayor of the Morning” has died, according to a statement from his family. Iconic CHML morning show host Paul Hanover, who began his radio career in the 1940s, died at the age of 97 on Monday. Bob Bratina joins us to remember Paul Hanover. A new survey suggests there is a strong relationship between a person's political perspective and their views on free speech in Canada. It's been three years since what used to be a staple of the political calendar — the annual summer premiers' gathering — was held in person. As the Council of the Federation reconvenes, Canada's premiers are packing a lot of familiar baggage, particularly when it comes to their demands of the federal government. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast. Guests: Bill Brioux, television critic and author Jay Goldberg, Ontario & Interim Atlantic Director, Canadian Taxpayers Federation Yuka Sai, Staff Lawyer with the Public Interest Advocacy Centre Bob Bratina, Former CHML broadcaster, Former Mayor of Hamilton, former Liberal MP for Hamilton East-Stoney Creek and now candidate for Mayor of Hamilton Jason Disano, Director, Canadian Hub for Applied and Social Research, University of Saskatchewan Peter Graefe, Professor of Political Science with McMaster University Host - Scott Thompson Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer - William Webber Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan News Anchors – Diana Weeks, David Woodard Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://omny.fm/shows/scott-thompson-show

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Radley: Scott Radley is stepping in for Mr. Thompson today. Now, do you know what gets Radley’s goat? Mismanagement of government funds. The federal government spent more than $1.6 billion on overtime pay from 2019 to 2021 while it met less than half its performance objectives and while it hired more than 15,000 new employees each year, according to records obtained by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. The CTF’s own Franco Terrazzano joins Scott for that. One of Hamilton’s major thoroughfares is set to undergo several changes this summer after city councillors approved ‘short-term’ changes on Main Street, including moving from five to four lanes. Ward 1Coucnilor Maureen Wilson steps on to explain the reasoning. Ontario's expert pandemic advisers say that Ontario is likely in another wave of COVID-19 driven by the highly infectious BA.5 Omicron subvariant of the virus. Scott speaks about the implications of that with Hamilton’s Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Elizabeth Richardson. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast. Guests: Franco Terrazzano, Federal Director, Canadian Taxpayers Federation. Dan McTeague, President of Canadians for AffordableEnergy, Former Liberal MP. Maureen Wilson, Councillor, Ward 1, City of Hamilton. Steve Buist, Reporter with The Hamilton Spectator. Dr. Elizabeth Richardson, Chief Medical Officer of Health for the City of Hamilton. Christian Leuprecht, Professor at both the Royal Military College of Canada and Queen's University, and a Fellow at the Macdonald Laurier Institute. Eric Kam, Professor of macroeconomics, Monetary Economics, International Monetary Economics, Implications of Monetary Growth, with Toronto Metropolitan University. Mike Wilner, Baseball columnist and podcaster with the Toronto Star. Rob Golfi, Sales Representative, RE/MAX Escarpment Realty, The Golfi Team. Host - Scott Radley Content Producer –William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer - William Webber News Anchors –Diana Weeks, David Woodard Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://omny.fm/shows/scott-thompson-show

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Scott kicks today off with a recap of Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland’s address in Brampton, and how she, in Scott’s view, just completely misses the point of where people are hurting. Macroeconomist Dr. Eric Kam also joins in on the fun later in the show with his usual sharp economic perspective, with a stark reminder of where Canadians are financially. Scott also touches upon the travel industry’s issues amidst lost luggage, the several hour delays and cancelled flights in Canada’s airports. Should the federal government just scrap the ArriveCan app at this point? Scott discusses with Barry Choi, travel expert. CBS news correspondent Allison Keys also joins Scott to update us on the Highland Park shooting on July 4th as a suspect has been detained. The 30 NATO allies signed off on the accession protocols for Sweden and Finland on Tuesday, sending the membership bids of the two nations to the alliance capitals for legislative approvals -- and possible political trouble in Turkey. Scott speaks with Dr. Aurel Braun for the global perspective. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast. Guests: Leon Robinson, Founder, Concrete Canvas Art Festival. Scott McDonald, Lead Curator, Concrete Canvas Art Festival. Eric Kam, Professor of macroeconomics, Monetary Economics, International Monetary Economics, Implications of Monetary Growth, with Toronto Metropolitan University. Dr. James Wright - pediatric orthopedic surgeon and the executive vice president of the Ontario Medical Association’s Economics, Policy and Research division. Barry Choi, Personal Finance & Travel Expert. Allison Keys, Correspondent with CBS news. Aurel Braun, Professor of International Relations and a Senior Member of the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto. Daniel Perry, Consultant, Summa Strategies. John Paul Danko, Ward 8 Councillor, City of Hamilton. Scott Radley. Host of The Scott Radley Show, Columnist with the Hamilton Spectator. Host - Scott Thompson Content Producer –William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer - William Webber Podcast Co-Producer –Ben Straughan News Anchors –Diana Weeks, David Woodard Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://omny.fm/shows/scott-thompson-show

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: We are seeing a rise in ER cases hospitalized with COVID, so Scott wonders if it is now time for Canada to release a 4th dose to the public, where now only those older than 60 in Ontario are eligible. Thomas Tenkate joins Scott for more on that. There was a lot of hyping up of dangers surrounding the planned Canada Day protests from the “Freedom Convoy” crowd. Rachel Gilmore was one of the Global journalists out in the streets of Ottawa over the long weekend, speaking to protesters and she speaks with Scott about her findings. A excerpt from Tasha Kheiriddin’s new book argues that Justin Trudeau’s legacy will be “stoking the woke,” and compares his time in office with U.S. President Obama’s – with interesting results. Tasha gives Scott a sneak peak. Ian Lee, Sprott School of Business at McMaster, joins Scott to discuss the private sector plan to get Canadian natural gas from the east coast to Europe… all without a dime from the feds amidst an energy crisis in EU countries. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast. Guests: Paul Delaney. Professor of Astronomy, York University. Dr. Susan A. Dudley, Professor, Department of Biology, McMaster University. Thomas Tenkate, Professor at the School of Occupational & Public Health with Toronto Metropolitan University University. Rachel Gilmore, National Online Journalist with Global News. Tasha Kheiriddin, Principal at Navigator and a Lecturer with the Max Bell School of Public Policy at McGill University. Author of The Right Path. Dr. Lubomyr Luciuk, Professor with the Royal Military College of Canada, researching: Geopolitics; Ukraine; Refugee Migration; Former Soviet; Union; Ethnic minorities; Strategic Studies. Ian Lee, Associate Professor with the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University. Henry Jacek. Professor of Political Science, McMaster University. Scott Radley. Host of The Scott Radley Show, Columnist with the Hamilton Spectator. Host - Scott Thompson Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer - William Webber Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan News Anchors –Diana Weeks, David Woodard Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://omny.fm/shows/scott-thompson-show

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Happy (almost) Canada Day, eh! Does the Canadian flag have an image problem? We have been hearing of heightened hesitancy to be associated with the flag since the rise of the self-proclaimed Freedom Convoy protesters made liberal use of the flag as decorations for their vehicles. Canada Day itself feels different to many Canadians as the truths of colonial history have come further into the light of public awareness. Elissa Freeman joins Scott to break it all down. The National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) is recommending vaccine booster shots this fall in advance of a possible future wave of COVID-19 in Canada. Dr. Timothy Sly joins Scott for all things infectious diseases. The gas tax is getting a cut in Ontario as prices climb and Germany is looking to get their hands on Canada’s natural gas. Scott brings Dan McTeague in to give his fired up view. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast. Guests: Tim Potocic of Sonic Unyon Records | Supercrawl Productions. Because Beer | Mills Hardware | Bridgeworks. Brian J. Karem, Political Analyst for CNN, White House Reporter, Columnist for Salon.com and The Washington Diplomat, and host of ‘Just Ask the Question’ Podcast, Author of the new book Free The Press: The Death of American Journalism and How to Revive It. David Adames, CEO of Niagara Parks Commission. Dr. Timothy Sly, Epidemiologist and Professor Emeritus in the School of Population and Public Health with Toronto Metropolitan University. Elissa Freeman, PR and Pop Culture Expert. Barry Choi, Personal Finance & Travel Expert. Dan McTeague, President of Canadians for AffordableEnergy, Former Liberal MP. Ian Lee, Associate Professor with the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University. Host - Scott Thompson Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer - William Webber Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan News Anchors – David Woodard Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://omny.fm/shows/scott-thompson-show

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Go Dogs, go! The City of Hamilton, Mayor Fred Eisenberger and the Downtown BIA invite residents to attend a ceremony at Gore Park on Thursday, June 30, 2022, to welcome the Hamilton Bulldogs back from Wednesday night’s Memorial Cup final! Hamilton Mayor Fred Eisenberger shares the details with Scott off the top. Despite years of Tory orthodoxy that they could only win government with a centrist, polls show a Canada that seems to be warming to a Conservative Party led by hardliner Pierre Poilievre. To dive into this burgeoning conservatism in Canada, Scott speaks with Michael Taube, former speechwriter for Stephen Harper. Bank of Nova Scotia, Telus Corp., and Canadian Tire Corp. paused or ended sponsorship deals with Hockey Canada in response to the governing body’s handling of sexual assault allegations involving a group of teenage players and a lone woman in 2018. Marvin Ryder, of the Degroote School of Business, joins Scott to break this down. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast. Guests: Fred Eisenberger, Mayor of the City of Hamilton. Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News. Ian Hamilton, President & CEO of HOPA Ports (Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority). Duff Conacher, Co-Founder of Democracy Watch. Michael Taube, Columnist for Troy Media and Loonie Politics, contributor to the National Post and Washington Times, and was a speechwriter to former Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Marvin Ryder, Professor with the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University. Andrea Horwath, MPP for Hamilton Centre and former Ontario NDP Leader. Randall Denley, Author and Columnist for the Ottawa Citizen and the National Post; author of mystery novels, including Payback, Spiked, and One Dead Sister. Stephen M. Saideman... Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton Universtiy; Director, Canadian Defence and Security Network [CDSN], www.cdsn-rcds.com, Co-Host, Battle Rhythm Podcast, author of the book For Kin or Country: Xenophobia, Nationalism, and War. Host - Scott Thompson Content Producer –William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer - William Webber Podcast Co-Producer –Ben Straughan News Anchors –Diana Weeks, David Woodard Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://omny.fm/shows/scott-thompson-show

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Have you been keeping up with the January 6th investigation? Scott has and what has come out today has rocked his world. The Jan 6 panel held a surprise hearing today which heard testimony from Cassidy Hutchinson, a former aide to then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows. The greatest hits include Donald Trump attempting to seize control of the motorcade, soiling the interior with ketchup from a thrown meal, and an order to remove metal detectors at his address. Scott speaks to Brian J. Karem of CNN about this and everything else revealed at the hearing. Locally, COVID-Elvis has made a return to pop-up food drives, which last year produced over 10k pounds of non-perishable foods. Ghislaine Maxwell was sentenced to 20 years in prison today for aiding Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking, Scott speaks to Elissa Freeman on that. Canadian officials will likely face a “challenging” NATO leaders’ summit amid new data suggesting a defence spending dip, and growing public confusion about where the cash is coming from for major promised NORAD upgrades. How will Canada fair in NATO after all these developments? Dr. Jack Cunningham joins Scott to offer his expertise on Canadian foreign policy. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast. Guests: Cameron Caton, a.k.a. Covid-Elvis. Reed Duthie, Play-by-play announcer, Hamilton Bulldogs. Elissa Freeman, PR and Pop Culture Expert. Brian J. Karem, Political Analyst for CNN, White House Reporter, Columnist for Salon.com and The Washington Diplomat, and host of ‘Just Ask the Question’ Podcast, Author of the new book Free The Press: The Death of American Journalism and How to Revive It. Dr. Jack Cunningham, Ph.D., Program Coordinator at the Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History, in Trinity College and the Munk School. Specializing in British foreign policy, Canadian foreign policy and politics, International history, U.S. foreign policy and relations with Russia; University of Toronto. Peter Graefe, Professor of Political Science with McMaster University. Phil Gurski, President of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting, Distinguished Fellow with the University of Ottawa’s National Security program, and former CSIS analyst. Atif Kubursi, Professor Emeritus of Economics, McMaster University; President of Econometric Research Ltd.; former Undersecretary of The United Nations. Matthew Light, Associate professor of criminology and sociological studies, affiliated faculty, centre for European, Russian and Eurasian studies, University of Toronto. (“Post-Soviet trouble is [his] business.”) Host - Scott Thompson Content Producer –William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer - William Webber Podcast Co-Producer –Ben Straughan News Anchors –Diana Weeks, David Woodard Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://omny.fm/shows/scott-thompson-show

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: The Hammer was on fire this weekend from the Arkells Rally at Tim Horton’s Field downtown! It was a big one and CHML’s own Diana Weeks saw the whole show, technical producer Will Webber also had a view of the proceedings and Scott brings both on to share their experiences. Protests have erupted in the U.S. and in Canada, following last week’s overturn of the historic Roe v. Wade by the Supreme Court of the United States. Is Canada safe from the blow back? How far can America roll back its social progress? Scott asks these questions and more to Tina Fetner, department of Sociology professor at McMaster University. A new poll from Lord Michael Ashcroft, ad prominent British pollster, shows steady civic peace in Canada that is at odds with familiar worries of expanding ideological divides in the country. Professor Steve Joordens, psychology professor at U of T, has been advocating for finding common ground in every-day life as we emerge into the post-pandemic world and offers his view on our civility. Ian Lee also makes an appearance to answer the age-old question: is price-gouging affecting the inflation rate? It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast. Guests: Diana Weeks, news anchor with 900 CHML William Webber, technical producer for Hamilton Today Sean Fitzgerald, the Athletic Tina Fetner, professor, Department of Sociology, McMaster University. Scott Radley. Host of The Scott Radley Show, Columnist with the Hamilton Spectator. Steve Joordens, Professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto. Christian Leuprecht, Professor at both the Royal Military College of Canada and Queen's University, and a Fellow at the Macdonald Laurier Institute. Ian Lee, Associate Professor with the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University. Richard French, Senior Fellow Public and International Affairs Faculty of Social Sciences University of Ottawa, former member of the National Assembly of Quebec and a cabinet minister. Eric Kam, Professor of macroeconomics, Monetary Economics, International Monetary Economics, Implications of Monetary Growth, with Toronto Metropolitan University. Aurel Braun, Professor of International Relations and a Senior Member of the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto. Host - Scott Thompson Content Producer –William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer - William Webber Podcast Co-Producer –Ben Straughan News Anchors –Diana Weeks, David Woodard Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://omny.fm/shows/scott-thompson-show

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: As you heard in our poll question for today, the new Elvis movie has hit theaters. Being a Baz Luhrman production, it looks to be equal parts glamorous and gritty… but what does it do for audiences in 2022 and for The King’s legacy? Beautiful Scars, the documentary on the life of Hamilton’s Tom Wilson – based on his memoir of the same name – opens at the Playhouse Cinema this evening. Tom Wilson himself will be in attendance, but first her is here with us. Almost half of Canadians are doing worse than they were last year, financially, according to new polling from the Angus Reid Institute. Ukraine and Moldova have both been granted EU candidate status, President of the European Council Charles Michel has announced. Roe v. Wade has been officially overturned in the United States by the nation’s supreme court. Members of Parliament in Canada are heading home to their ridings after the House of Commons agreed to rise for the summer on Thursday afternoon. Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced his new, 30-person cabinet Friday, including former solicitor general Sylvia Jones as deputy premier and health minister, as well as a role for his nephew. We get a breakdown of what is happening in the United States, as we learn that the U.S. Supreme Courts has officially overturned Roe v. Wade. MPs will hold a hearing next month into allegations that RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki, at the request of the Liberal government, tried to put pressure on Mounties investigating the Nova Scotia mass shooting to help advance Ottawa’s gun-control agenda.  Guests: Eric Alper, Publicist and music commentator. Tom Wilson, Mohawk author, visual artist, and musician (LeE HARVeY osMOND, Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, Junkhouse), focus of the new documentary film Beautiful Scars. Dave Korzinski, Research Director with the Angus Reid Institute. Dr. Aurel Braun, Professor of International Relations and a Senior Member of the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto. Candace Johnson, Professor of Political Science at the University of Guelph (with a focus on reproductive rights and gender justice). Dr. Henry Jacek. Professor of Political Science, McMaster University. Colin D’Mello, Queen’s Park Bureau Chief, Global News. Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News. Tim Powers, Chairman of Summa Strategies and Managing Director of Abacus Data Host - Scott Thompson Content Producer – William Erskine Technical Producer - Tom McKay Podcast Producer – Ben Straughan News Anchors – Diana Weeks, David Woodard Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://omny.fm/shows/scott-thompson-show

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Keeping Six is a community-based organization in Hamilton that came on the scene with a focuses on defending the rights, dignity and humanity of those battling things like addiction and homelessness. One of their branches, The Keeping Six Art Collective, ensures that are opportunities and spaces for those who have lived these experiences to explore artistic expression for their personal benefit and as a way to share stories with the wider community of Hamilton. The new Chicago album drops on July 15th! Toronto’s Neil Donell of Chicago (the band) joins us to talk about it, as well as being on tour with Brian Wilson. Inflation is worrying families and those who were planning for retirement. How can we cope in Canada? The Bulldogs face the Shawinigan Cataractes tonight as the Memorial Cup continues in day four of round-robin action at TD Station in Saint John, NB. The Spoons will play the Burlington Performing Arts Center, to help in the fight against mental health stigma on Wednesday, September 28, 2022 as part of The Long Road Back – a fundraiser for the Canadian Mental Health Association, Halton Branch. The main theatre inside FirstOntario Concert Hall, known as the Great Hall, will soon bear the name of the late conductor Boris Brott who called Hamilton home. Mental Health in the workplace: how to parse things when an employee is struggling but their own behaviour – related to mental health or not – is affecting their coworkers? Where is the line? The public inquiry into the April, 2020, killings was told on Tuesday that RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki pressed the Mounties to disclose the weapons used in the Nova Scotia mass shooting to help advance the Liberal government’s gun-control legislation. The Canadian government is freezing federal funding to Hockey Canada as the organization remains embroiled in a firestorm of scrutiny over its handling of sexual assault allegations. Guests: Kelly Woolf, Arts Coordinator with Keeping Six; Open Hearts Theatre; Theatre Maker, Set and Costume Designer, Artist Educator working with Open Hearts Neil Donell, Lead Tenor Vocalist, Chicago; Juno-Nominated Musician Don Fox, Executive Financial Consultant, IG Private Wealth Management Scott Radley, Host of The Scott Radley Show, Columnist with the Hamilton Spectator Gord Deppe, Founding Member, The Spoons Alain Trudel, Interim Conductor/Artistic Director, Brott Music Festival Laura Williams, Founder & Managing Partner of Williams HR Law LLP and President & CEO of Williams HR Consulting Inc. Duff Conacher, Co-Founder of Democracy Watch Rick Zamperin, Host of Good Morning Hamilton & CHML Sports Director Host - Ted Michaels Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer - Ben Straughan News Anchors – Diana Weeks, David Woodard Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://omny.fm/shows/scott-thompson-show

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to cut gas taxes following President Joe Biden’s push to lower gas taxes in the United States. The vast majority of Canadian households, especially those with kids, are worried about feeding their families amid decades-high inflation, according to a new survey. When it comes to launching satellites into orbit, about a dozen countries have their own homegrown launch vehicles that can get them into space. Canada is not among them. U.S. Senate bargainers reached agreement Tuesday on a bipartisan gun violence bill, potentially teeing up final passage by week's end on an incremental but landmark package that would stand as Congress’ response to mass shootings in Texas and New York that shook the nation. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during his NIPD speech yesterday, said something to the effect that Canada's settler population was being taught in the public school system to hate Indigenous people and their cultures (in a similar vein to how the residential school system taught Indigenous children to hate themselves and their cultures.) Are the Jan 6 prime time hearings finally the thing that will give Republican moderates a chance to steer the party away from the extremes it has engaged with for years? The annual inflation rate skyrocketed to its highest level in nearly 40 years in May, fueled by soaring gas prices, Statistics Canada said Wednesday. A majority of Canadians are not pleased with how their provincial governments are handling health care, according to a new survey from the Angus Reid Institute. RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki and the former public safety minister are pushing back on suggestions they interfered in the investigation into the mass shooting in Nova Scotia in order to push gun control measures... Guests: Franco Terrazzano, Federal Director, Canadian Taxpayers Federation Gregory Jack, vice president, public affairs (Canada), Ipsos Public Affairs. Sohrab Haghighat & Saharnaz Safari, Husband & Wife duo who are founders of SpaceRyde Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News. Ken Coates, Professor, Canada Research Chair in Regional Innovation at the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Saskatchewan.  (Has written extensively on Aboriginal history, Indigenous-newcomer relations and post-secondary education.) Elliot Tepper, Emeritus Professor of Political Science with Carleton University. Eric Kam, Professor of macroeconomics, Monetary Economics, International Monetary Economics, Implications of Monetary Growth, with Toronto Metropolitan University. Dr. Shawn Whatley is a practicing physician, the author of When Politics Comes Before Patients — Why and How Canadian Medicare is Failing, and a senior fellow with the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. Michael Taube is a columnist for Troy Media and Loonie Politics, contributor to the National Post and Washington Times, and was a speechwriter to former Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Host - Scott Thompson Content Producer – William Erskine Technical Producer - Tom McKay Podcast Producer – Ben Straughan News Anchors – Diana Weeks, David Woodard Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://omny.fm/shows/scott-thompson-show

Canada is strengthening its continental defense. What does that mean for Canada-U.S. relations and how does it impact our relationship with Europe? Why are we doing this now and why not sooner? Is this boost enough or will we be trying to stop water with a chain-link fence? Guest: Dr. Jack Cunningham, Ph.D., Program Coordinator at the Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History, in Trinity College and the Munk School. Specializing in British foreign policy, Canadian foreign policy and politics, International history, U.S. foreign policy and relations with Russia; University of Toronto

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: The city of Hamilton has been chosen as the Canadian home for Verificient Technologies, a New York-based company specializing in verification and authentication through its patented AI, machine learning, computer visioning and biometrics. Mohawk College in Hamilton is introducing an accelerated tuition-free program to train personal support workers to meet the growing demand for workers in the field. Kellogg Co., the maker of Frosted Flakes, Rice Krispies and Eggo, will split into three three companies focused on cereals, snacks and plant-based foods. Today is National Indigenous Peoples Day. Over recent years, there has been a greater focus on the issues affecting Indigenous communities, as well as the covered up history of this land – particularly through the lens of Truth and Reconciliation. Have you noticed an uptick in criticism of our Prime Minister coming from a wider swath of the political spectrum than previously? Scott has… is this just what happens as time in the spotlight passes, or have recent events accumulated? Canada is strengthening its continental defense. What does that mean for Canada-U.S. relations? What about European relations? A federal unit that tracks foreign interference has identified what appeared to be a co-ordinated information campaign by Chinese state media outlets to control the domestic narrative around the return of the “Two Michaels” to Canada. What can be accomplished by reopening the Keystone XL Pipeline talks, and how likely is it that the Federal Liberals will take that action in order to combat inflation? Guests: Rahul Siddharth, Chief Operating Officer, Co-Founder, Verificient Technologies Karen Ball, (RN, BA, BEd, MA, MN) Associate Dean, Nursing; School of Health & Community Services; Mohawk College, Institute for Applied Health Sciences Bruce Winder, Retail Analyst & Author, ‘Retail Before, During & After COVID-19’ Liam Midzain-Gobin, Settler Scholar and Assistant Professor of Political Science, Brock University Dr. Kathy Brock, Professor, School of Policy Studies and cross-appointed to the Department of Political Studies, Queen’s University Dr. Jack Cunningham, Ph.D., Program Coordinator at the Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History,Trinity College & Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto Dr. Gordon Houlden, Director Emeritus of the China Institute and Professor of Political Science with the University of Alberta Michael Veall, Professor Economics at McMaster University, Academic Director, Statistics Canada Research Data Centre Host - Scott Thompson Content Producer – William Erskine Technical Producer - Matt Taylor Podcast Producer – Ben Straughan News Anchors – Diana Weeks, David Woodard Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://omny.fm/shows/scott-thompson-show

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Today on Hamilton Today, the longest serving Hamilton Mayor Fred Eisenberger said he will not seek re-election in the upcoming municipal vote. The Mayor joins Scott to reflect on his term. We get an F1 Canadian Grand Prix update from our good friend, Erik Tomas! Defence Minister Anita Anand made a major announcement on continental defence today, as military watchers look for signs of how Ottawa will spend billions of dollars it set aside in the latest budget. One such watcher, Christian Leuprecht, joins Scott to discuss the international situation that influenced this decision.. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast. Guests: Christa Jackson, Falcon Watch Coordinator. Fred Eisenberger, Mayor of the City of Hamilton. Erik Tomas, The Raceline Radio Network Toronto. Scott Radley. Host of The Scott Radley Show, Columnist with the Hamilton Spectator. Christian Leuprecht, Professor at both the Royal Military College of Canada and Queen's University, and a Fellow at the Macdonald Laurier Institute. Marvin Ryder, Professor with the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University. Peter Graefe, Professor of Political Science with McMaster University. Ian Lee, Associate Professor with the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University. Host - Scott Thompson Content Producer –William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer - William Webber Podcast Co-Producer –Ben Straughan News Anchors –Diana Weeks, David Woodard Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://omny.fm/shows/scott-thompson-show

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Russia is allegedly working to create a “new G8” in response to its ruptured economic ties with the United States and western allies such as Canada. Elliot Tepper, PoliSci at Carleton University, joins Scott to discuss the geopolitical implications. Yesterday, after nearly three years, 138 hearing days, 198 witness reports and more than 1,000 exhibits, the B.C. government releases the final report from the Commission of Inquiry into Money Laundering in British Columbia. Scott speaks with Sam Cooper, investigative journalist for Global News who has been getting the scoop on this development for years. The Strongman Blues Remedy – a new blues musical collective featuring Steve Strongman, Harrison Kennedy, Dawn Tyler Watson, Steve Marriner, Crystal Shawanda – is set to release a new album with some tracks already available on Spotify. Scott speaks with Steve. Scott also brings Carmi Levy on to speak about issues surrounding social media… and a bit of tech support for Scott’s Facebook account. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast. Guests: Elliot Tepper, Emeritus Professor of Political Science with Carleton University. Steve Strongman, Canadian blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer; Winner of JUNO Award-winner, the Mel Brown Blues Award-winner, International Blues Challenge’s Best Guitarist winner, recipient of four Maple Blues Awards. Jeffrey Dvorkin, Senior Fellow at Massey College, Former Director of Journalism at the University of Toronto-Scarborough and author of Trusting the News in a Digital Age. Sam Cooper, National investigative Global News, author of Wilful Blindness: How a Criminal network of narcos, tycoons and CCP agents infiltrated the West. Caryma Sa’d, Lawyer & Notary Public Dan McTeague, President of Canadians for AffordableEnergy, Former Liberal MP. Cary Wu, Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at York University. Carmi Levy Technology Analyst & Journalist. Coralee Allaert, Open Water Marathon Swimmer, advocate for youth mental health. Host - Scott Thompson Content Producer –William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer - William Webber Podcast Co-Producer –Ben Straughan News Anchors –Diana Weeks, David Woodard Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://omny.fm/shows/scott-thompson-show

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: The City of Hamilton spent about $370,000 for the right to host the 2021 Grey Cup and the NHL’s Heritage Classic this past winter. In return, a pair of studies show the two events pumped about $20 million into Hamilton’s economy. Hamilton’s Manager of Tourism and Events joins Scott for more. Mayor Fred Eisenberger joined Scott to promote the war in Ukraine photo exhibit, which depicts day-to-day life amidst this war and opened at city hall on Tuesday. Christian Leuprecht gave a testimony about in the inquiry into money laundering in BC and gives Scott the juicy details and his cutting opinion on Canada’s finance laws. The OHL Game 7 is tonight, with the Hamilton Bulldogs now looking to bring their nearly unbelievable season of success to a victorious close in the face of some last-minute drama brought about by the Spitfire's disruptive wins over the past few games! Reed Duthie joins Scott as he always does to discuss all things Bulldogs. “If Pierre Poilievre ignores calls to pivot toward the centre, he poses a real threat to the Liberals” writes John Ibbotson in a new piece for the Globe and Mail, and expounds upon that with Scott. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast. Guests: Keith Mackey, Mackey International. Fred Eisenberger, mayor of the City of Hamilton. Ryan McHugh, MBA, CPA, CMA; Manager of Tourism & Events with the City of Hamilton. Christian Leuprecht, Professor at both the Royal Military College of Canada and Queen's University, and a Fellow at the Macdonald Laurier Institute. John Ibbotson, contributor to the Globe and Mail specializing Canadian politics, federal-provincial relations and American politics; co-author of Empty Planet, The Big Shift, The Landing. Reed Duthie, Play-by-play announcer, Hamilton Bulldogs. Daniel Perry, Consultant, Summa Strategies. Ian Lee, Associate Professor with the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University. Elena Lazar, President, Ukrainian Canada Congress. Host - Scott Thompson Content Producer –William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer - William Webber News Anchors –Diana Weeks, David Woodard Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://omny.fm/shows/scott-thompson-show

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: A lot of news today for Scott to sink his teeth into, not least of all is the lifting of vaccine mandates for Canadian travelers domestically and internationally. About time, Scott says. As well, with the controversy surrounding a Canadian official’s attendance at a Russia Day celebration held in Ottawa at the Russian embassy, we now ask: is it time to cut ties with Russia? If so, how do we go about it? Professor Aurel Braun speaks with Scott about that. McMaster researchers behind a new form of rapid, accurate and portable diagnostic test are moving their work toward the marketplace. This could expedite diagnosis and prescription to a single visit and reduce overall spread of transmissible diseases. Leyla Soleymani, engineer at McMaster who helped develop the system answers Scott’s burning questions. Remember the COVID alert app the feds made? Well its time is officially up. Was it a good app? Did it succeed in its mission? As with all things tech, Scott speaks with Carmi Levy, tech analyst. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast. Guests: Janet MacLeod, Communauto Branch Manager: South-West Ontario. Leyla Soleymani, McMaster engineer who helped develop the test system. Dr. Timothy Sly, Epidemiologist and Professor Emeritus in the School of Population and Public Health with Toronto Metropolitan University. Aurel Braun, Professor of International Relations and a Senior Member of the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto. Jeff Manishen, Criminal Lawyer, Ross & McBride/ Former Crown Attorney. Carmi Levy Technology Analyst & Journalist. Murtaza Haider, professor of Data Science and Real Estate Management at Toronto Metropolitan University. Tim Powers, Chairman of Summa Strategies and Managing Director of Abacus Data. Bob Bratina, Former Mayor of Hamilton Mayor and now candidate for Hamilton Mayor. Host - Scott Thompson Content Producer –William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer - William Webber Podcast Co-Producer –Ben Straughan News Anchors –Diana Weeks, David Woodard Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://omny.fm/shows/scott-thompson-show

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Scott Thompson received a note over the weekend from a listener about how today marks 78 years since the death of Andrew Mynarski, who died on a mission in France in 1944. Who is Mr. Mynarski? Dave Rohrer of the Canadian Warplane Heritage museum shines a light on the subject. As well Scott insists you check out the Canadian Heritage Minute on Mynarski. What is the latest in Ukraine? Both Ukraine and the UK are saying that Russia is now attacking with more deadly weapons. The Finnish President says that Russia is using ‘weapons of mass destruction’. Professor Christian Leuprecht gives Scott his expert opinion and intel. Washington Post opinions columnist Gary Abernathy joins to talk about the continuing hearings regarding the January 6th insurrection attempt. Alek Minassian, Toronto's deadly 2018 van attacker, was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years. Matt Carty gives Scott his view from the trial. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast. Guests: Jagtar Singh Chahal, Chairman & CEO, Hamilton Taxi David G. Rohrer — President & Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum Jess O'Reilly. Sexologist & Relationship Expert. SexWithDrJess.com Christian Leuprecht, Professor at both the Royal Military College of Canada and Queen's University, and a Fellow at the Macdonald Laurier Institute. Gary Abernathy, opinion columnist, Washington Post. Elissa Freeman, PR and Pop Culture Expert. Matt Carty, reporter, 640 Toronto. Gordon Houlden, Director of the China Institute and Professor of Political Science with the University of Alberta. ZOOM: Sent to Vivien Chew of U of A. Reed Duthie, Play-by-play announcer, Hamilton Bulldogs. Host - Scott Thompson Content Producer – Elizabeth Russell Technical/Podcast Producer - William Webber Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan News Anchors – Diana Weeks, David Woodard Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://omny.fm/shows/scott-thompson-show

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Happy Friday! Today Scott is excited to get out of the house and enjoy some local events. Tomorrow the Barton Street Festival returns and Scott asks Julie Freeman, Barton Village Festival Organizer, what to expect. After all exponential growth of housing prices in the last few years, with the surge of bidding wars on the promise of a record low interest rate, now we see a problem in the road; with interest rates rising, are new homeowners going to face the consequences? Michael Taube joins Scott to give an update on the Conservative leadership race, as party membership rates soar. Eric Alper comes on to talk Stranger Things getting Kate Bush back on the charts. Catherine Ross, law professor, gives her take and a summary of the first public hearing of the January 6th committee. Is Canada -- and the West -- losing interest in the war in Ukraine? What could this lost momentum possibly do? Andrew Rasiulis of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute speaks to Scott on that. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast. Guests: Reed Duthie, Play-by-Play announcer, Hamilton Bulldogs. Eric Alper, Publicist and Music Commentator. Julie Freeman, Barton Village Festival Organizer. Leslie Gauthier, Vice President, Clinical Support Services and Surgery at Hamilton Health Sciences. Catherine J. Ross, Lyle T. Alverson Professor of Law, George Washington University. Frank Clayton, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Urban Research and Land Development (CUR), Toronto Metropolitan University Michael Taube is a columnist for Troy Media and Loonie Politics, contributor to the National Post and Washington Times, and was a speechwriter to former Prime Minister Stephen Harper Andrew Rasiulis, Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. Scott Radley. Host of The Scott Radley Show, Columnist with the Hamilton Spectator. Host - Scott Thompson Content Producer – Elizabeth Russell Technical/Podcast Producer - William Webber Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan News Anchors – Diana Weeks, David Woodard Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://omny.fm/shows/scott-thompson-show

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Today, we look at the return to in-person work spaces, how necessary they may or may not be nowadays, and what might come of the push back against the work-from-home model? All this amid the long haul COVID effects of ‘brain fog’ affecting the performance of workers post-infection. Scott speaks with Professor James Beck on the psychological aspect and Dr. Michael Halinski for the HR angle. A new study from McMaster University’s Offord Centre for Child Studies says addressing anxiety as early as kindergarten could reduce its harmful impacts, and that signs of anxiety at that young of an age should not be ignored. Scott speaks with Dr. Magdalena Janus. Leading Canadian universities say they intend to continue research and development with Huawei Technologies Co. – which reaps intellectual property from the partnerships – after Ottawa’s decision to ban the Chinese telecommunications giant from 5G wireless networks over national-security concerns. Charles Burton joins Scott to speak on all things China. Also on the docket: shrinkflation, lowering house prices, the televised 6 part exposé developed by the US House committee investigating the January 6th Capitol riots. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast. Guests: Lou Piriano, President of RAHB. Bruce Winder, Retail Analyst & Author. James Beck, Associate Professor; Industrial/Organization Research Area Head, (Psychology), University of Waterloo. Charles Burton, Senior Fellow with the Centre for Advancing Canada's Interests Abroad at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. Dr. Michael Halinski, Assistant Professor, Department, HR Management & Organizational Behaviour, Toronto Metropolitan University. Brian J. Karem, Political Analyst for CNN, White House Reporter, Columnist for Salon.com and The Washington Diplomat, and host of ‘Just Ask the Question’ Podcast, Author of the book Free The Press: The Death of American Journalism and How to Revive It. Eric Kam, Professor of macroeconomics, Monetary Economics, International Monetary Economics, Implications of Monetary Growth, with Toronto Metropolitan University. Dr. Magdalena Janus, Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences; Working with the Offord Centre for Child Studies in the department of psychiatry and behavioural neurosciences at McMaster University. Scott Radley. Host of The Scott Radley Show, Columnist with the Hamilton Spectator. Host - Scott Thompson Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer - William Webber Podcast Co-Producer –Ben Straughan News Anchors –David Woodard Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://omny.fm/shows/scott-thompson-show

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Today Scott is touching on the subjects of affordability and COVID, often going hand-in-hand. As the cost of living continues to rise, new data from Food Banks Canada shows hunger and food insecurity have risen to unprecedented levels in our country. Has Hamilton Foodshare noticed any significant changes as part of the recent increasing food shortages/supply chain problems? Joanne Santucci, CEO of Hamilton Food Share, fills Scott in. In COVID news, there was a one two punch. First: Moderna announced it is coming out with an updated COVID-19 shot that it says boosts protection against the Omicron variant. Additionally, Ontario is staying course with removing the mask mandate on public transit and in hospitals. With those in mind, we look at what could/should be done moving forward regarding the updates, boosters and the policies around them with Dr. Ahmad Firas Khalid. Gas prices crossed $2.12 per litre in the Hammer the other day, and Canadians are feeling the weight on their monthly budgets. Amidst all this Canada is getting comparatively less for every barrel despite the oil prices rising worldwide. What gives? Scott asks Dan McTeague of Canadians for Affordable Energy. Scott also highlights the Something Else festival, World Gin Day, and Stranger Things season 4 launching Kate Bush back onto the charts! It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast. Guests: William Erskine. Producer of Hamilton Today on 900CHML. William Webber. Technical Producer of Hamilton Today on 900CHML Marty Van Vliet, co-owner of Elora Distilling Company. Joanne Santucci, CEO, Hamilton Food Share. Cem Zafir, Director, Zula Presents Something Else! Michael, Manager of Al Simmons' Gun Shop. Dr. Ahmad Firas Khalid, Health Policy expert. Colin D’Mello, Queen’s Park Bureau Chief, Global News. Phil Gurski, President of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting, Distinguished Fellow with the University of Ottawa’s National Security program, and former CSIS analyst. Dan McTeague, President of Canadians for Affordable Energy, Former Liberal MP. Scott Radley. Host of The Scott Radley Show, Columnist with the Hamilton Spectator. Host - Scott Thompson Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer - William Webber Podcast Co-Producer –Ben Straughan News Anchors –David Woodard Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://omny.fm/shows/scott-thompson-show

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: After the Ontario Liberals’ second devastating loss in a row, it seems clear they have some serious soul searching to do. But what to do? Some, such as former Ontario Liberal Finance Minister Greg Sorbara, say that merging to become the Ontario Liberal Democrats would be a good idea, but would that be possible? Daniel Perry of Summa Strategies joins Scott to discuss the landmine of a suggestion that is, as well as speculate the future of the left wing in Ontario politics. A Haldimand resident reportedly lost $400,000 to a cryptocurrency scam. Cons based around bitcoin, ethereum, and NFTs have been on the rise and people are losing massive amounts of money. The FTC reports victims have lost over $1 billion to crypto scams over the past year. What can be done? Carmi Levy, tech journalist joins Scott for that. Cadillac Fairview plans to raze the former Sears store at Lime Ridge Mall to make way for 320 residential units. Two 12-storey towers are planned at this time; John Paul Danko joins Scott for more on that.  It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast. Guests: John Paul Danko, Ward 8 Councillor, City of Hamilton. Carmi Levy Technology Analyst & Journalist. Thomas Tenkate, Professor at the School of Occupational & Public Health with Toronto Metropolitan University University. Marvin Ryder, Professor with the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University. Daniel Perry, Consultant, Summa Strategies. Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News. Mark Haden Adjunct Professor, School of Population and Public Health. Henry Jacek. Professor of Political Science, McMaster University. Scott Radley. Host of The Scott Radley Show, Columnist with the Hamilton Spectator. Host - Scott Thompson Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer - William Webber Podcast Co-Producer –Ben Straughan News Anchors – Diana Weeks, David Woodard Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://omny.fm/shows/scott-thompson-show

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: After the disappointing turnout at the election and another decisive Ford majority, the NDP and Liberals are at a crossroads in Ontario. It is a time of transformation in Ontario politics. What is next for the Ontario NDP, following MPP Andrea Horwath’s decision to step down as leader of the party? What about the future of the left in the province? Scott has a spirited discussion with political commentator Tom Parkin. Dr. Jack Cunningham, Canadian foreign policy expert, joins Scott to talk about Canada’s future in geopolitics with the Russia/Ukraine conflict reaching 100 days. An Ontario judge has imposed stricter bail conditions on Jacob Hoggard, a day after the Hedley frontman was found guilty of raping an Ottawa woman but not guilty of groping and raping a teenage fan. Ari Goldkind joins to give his opinion and warnings of what may have affected this outcome. Scott also asks how media should address mass violence in the 21st Century, in the wake of the series of threatening messages left in Hamilton schools. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast. Guests: Tom Parkin, Commenter and Columnist Geoffrey Bird, Professor of war heritage, memory and culture, Royal Roads University. Ari Goldkind, Toronto Defence Lawyer. Jordan Carrier, Host of One Dish, Many Stories Dr. Jack Cunningham, Ph.D., Program Coordinator at the Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History, in Trinity College and the Munk School. Specializing in British foreign policy, Canadian foreign policy and politics, International history, U.S. foreign policy and relations with Russia; University of Toronto. Ian Lee, Associate Professor with the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University. Jeffrey Dvorkin, Senior Fellow at Massey College, Former Director of Journalism at the University of Toronto-Scarborough and author of Trusting the News in a Digital Age. Michael Taube is a columnist for Troy Media and Loonie Politics, contributor to the National Post and Washington Times, and was a speechwriter to former Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Scott Radley. Host of The Scott Radley Show, Columnist with the Hamilton Spectator. Host - Scott Thompson Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer - William Webber Podcast Co-Producer – Matt Taylor News Anchors – Diana Weeks, David Woodard Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://omny.fm/shows/scott-thompson-show

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Arrests have been made in connection with the disturbing string of messages left on Hamilton school properties. Constable Indy Bharaj gives a roundup of the story up until this point. Still standing at 100 days, the defense of Ukraine has lasted much longer than anyone expected, and guest Lubomyr Luciuk puts it best “We did not expect them to last 100 hours…” Professor Luciuk is with the Royal Military College and he paints a visceral picture of this ongoing conflict and its ramifications on the geopolitical stage. After a quick election last night, Doug Ford and the Progressive Conservatives have secured another majority government. Tim Powers of Summa Strategies with Scott about what the other parties are going to do now. Scott also has a look at one of the all-time summer activities: motor sports! Oshweken Speedway’s events are up and Scott brings Clinton Geoffrey of Race Night Operations to discuss the upcoming season. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast. Guests: Clinton Geoffrey, General Manager & Director of Race Night Operations. Andy Fantuz, former Hamilton Tiger-cat, Analyst on the Ticats Audio Network. Elliot Tepper, Emeritus Professor of Political Science with Carleton University. Saad Salman, Royal Commentator, Founder and Editor of The Royal Watcher. Royal Contributor for ELLE. Dr. Lubomyr Luciuk, Professor with the Royal Military College of Canada, researching: Geopolitics; Ukraine; Refugee Migration; Former Soviet Union; Ethnic minorities; Strategic Studies. Tim Powers, Chairman of Summa Strategies and Managing Director of Abacus Data. Constable Indy Bharaj, Media Relations, Hamilton Police Service. Phil Gurski, President of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting, Distinguished Fellow with the University of Ottawa’s National Security program, and former CSIS analyst. Peter Graefe, Professor of Political Science with McMaster University. Scott Radley. Host of The Scott Radley Show, Columnist with the Hamilton Spectator. Host - Scott Thompson Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer - William Webber Podcast Co-Producer - Ben Straughan News Anchors – Diana Weeks, David Woodard Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://omny.fm/shows/scott-thompson-show

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: With a rash of written shooting threats turning up around Hamilton schools, what is on our minds? Are they copycats of one another? Should we drop our guard? Hamilton Police Services says that they have no confirmation that it is part of a social media challenge, so where do we go? Scott looks at the motivations that could go into such heinous disruption with a retired School Resource Monitor Perry Mason. In light of the Ukraine-Russia war, there have been calls for ethical oil, leading to a call for Canada to become a petro-state once again. Scott speaks with Sibo Chen; professor at Toronto Metropolitan University for this and a spirited conversation about the current state of renewable energy globally. The Ontario election is officially today; go cast your ballot if you have not yet! Scott wraps up what the issues at play are with Andrew Enns of Leger polling, Nelson Wiseman PoliSci professor at U of T. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast. Guests: Judy Lam, Manager, Commercial Districts and Small Business for the City of Hamilton. Perry Mason, former School Resource Monitor (retired). Saad Salman, Royal Commentator, Founder and Editor of The Royal Watcher, Royal Contributor for ELLE. Sibo Chen. Assistant Professor, School of Professional Communication, Toronto Metropolitan University. Andrew Enns, Executive VP at Leger’s Winnipeg Office. Mackenzie Irwin, Toronto Lawyer specializing in employment law with Samfiru Tumarkin LLP. Nelson Wiseman, Professor with the Dept. of Political Science at the University of Toronto. Dr. Ann Cavoukian.  Former Ontario Privacy Commissioner.  Now exec dir of the Global Privacy and Security by Design Centre, Toronto at Toronto Metropolitan University. Host - Scott Thompson Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer - William Webber Podcast Co-Producer - Ben Straughan News Anchors – Diana Weeks, David Woodard Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://omny.fm/shows/scott-thompson-show

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Do you know what has gotten Scott’s goat on today’s Hamilton Today Podcast? Low number of available cars, high prices – and wouldn’t you know it, supply chain issues. To answer what is going on with cars in Canada, David Booth of Postmedia driving joins Scott. The Bank of Canada has hiked its key overnight interest rate by 50 basis points to 1.5% and will continue quantitative tightening. The rate hike comes as the Bank believes that inflation will likely move higher in the near term before beginning to ease. Sprott School of Business Associate Professor Ian Lee gives us a history lesson from his time as a mortgage banker in the 1980s. The federal government has announced that starting early next year; British Columbia will be the first province in Canada to decriminalize possession of small amounts of illicit drugs for personal use. Will this curb deaths and other harms from drug use, ie; HIV transmission? Tim McClemont of the AIDS Network shares his view. Daniel Perry of Summa Strategies gives Scott the 411 on Toronto’s Conservative push in recent Ontario election polls, Ari Goldkind touches on the Amber Heard/Johnny Depp trial, we get Raddled with Scott Radley and so much more. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast. Guests: Krysta Boyer, Proud Hamiltonian/Commercial REALTOR® Blair Blanchard Stapleton/ Indwell Board/RAHB/Stoney Creek Legion Ian Lee, Associate Professor with the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University. Caleigh Alleyne, editor, journalist and media consultant. David Booth, Senior Writer/Postmedia Driving, driving.ca. Has  been in line at Service Ontario this afternoon. Tim McClemont, Executive Director, The AIDS Network. Ari Goldkind, Toronto Defence Lawyer. Daniel Perry, Consultant, Summa Strategies. Peter Graefe, Professor of Political Science with McMaster University. Scott Radley. Host of The Scott Radley Show, Columnist with the Hamilton Spectator. Host - Scott Thompson Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer - William Webber Podcast Co-Producer - Tom McKay News Anchors – Diana Weeks, David Woodard Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://omny.fm/shows/scott-thompson-show

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: It is a suffocating hot day in the Hammer, but Scott powers through and gives it his all for you! First Matthew Lawson of Hamilton Public Health Services talks about the heat situation. Why is it not a heat warning? What can we do to mitigate heat related issues? Scott gets it all. Hackers and a consortium of journalists released images of detained Uyghurs to the world. What will Canada do, will it affect relations with China? Scott speaks with Charles Burton, of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute for more on that. Dan McTeague joins Scott to discuss the EU banning Russia’s oil, and what knock-on effects this may have. A school in Oakville went into lockdown after reports of an armed gunman walking on school grounds; Halton Regional Police give Scott the full story. We also take a peek at the Ontario election; are there any surprises on the horizon or is it all business as usual? It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast. Guests: Matthew Lawson (Manager, Health Hazards & Vector Borne Diseases (HHVBD), Healthy Environments Division) Hamilton Public Health Services. Dr. Ahmad Firas Khalid, Health Policy expert. Saad Salman, Royal Commentator, Founder and Editor of The Royal Watcher, Royal Contributor for ELLE. Constable Steve Elms, Halton Regional Police Department. Kat Owens, Project Director with the Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF) Charles Burton, Senior Fellow with the Centre for Advancing Canada's Interests Abroad at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. Dan McTeague, President of Canadians for AffordableEnergy, Former Liberal MP. Andrew McDougall, Assistant Professor in Canadian Politics and Public Law with the University of Toronto. Phil Gurski, President of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting, Distinguished Fellow with the University of Ottawa’s National Security program, and former CSIS analyst. Scott Radley. Host of The Scott Radley Show, Columnist with the Hamilton Spectator. Host - Scott Thompson Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer - William Webber Podcast Co-Producer - Ben Straughan News Anchors – Diana Weeks, David Woodard Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://omny.fm/shows/scott-thompson-show

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson... Scott Thompson makes his triumphant return to the show, just in time for a new report on the Canadian Armed Forces. The top ranks of the Canadian Armed Forces are “incapable” of recognizing the “deficient” parts of a culture that keep sexual misconduct and abuse of power entrenched, according to this blistering new report. Christian Leuprecht of the Royal Military College joins Scott for that. Ipsos polling shows that COVID-19 is not the number one in the minds of Ontario’s voters as they head toward the election: healthcare and the aforementioned trouble over affordability are taking up the spotlight. Sean Simpson, VP of Ipsos helps Scott break down the results. Hamilton’s new batch of peregrine falcon chicks have been banded, and now the group keeping an eye on the species at risk is looking for volunteers to keep watch when the birds take their first flights. Falcon Watch’s Christa Jackson says her piece with Scott. Dr. Kam joins Scott once again to talk about the impacts of inflation, Paul Delaney tells us that tonight may or may not have a big meteor shower show. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast. Guests: Christa Jackson, Falcon Watch Coordinator Paul Delaney. Professor of Astronomy, York University. Alan Cross, Host of the Ongoing History of New Music. Elissa Freeman, PR and Pop Culture Expert. Eric Kam, Professor of macroeconomics, Monetary Economics, International Monetary Economics, Implications of Monetary Growth, with Toronto Metropolitan University. Sean Simpson, VP of Ipsos Public Affairs. David McLaughlin is President and CEO of the Institute on Governance, a Canadian think-tank focused on developing better governance in the public sphere both in Canada and internationally. Christian Leuprecht, Professor at both the Royal Military College of Canada and Queen's University, and a Fellow at the Macdonald Laurier Institute. Host - Scott Thompson Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer - William Webber Podcast Co-Producer - Ben Straughan News Anchors – Diana Weeks, David Woodard Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://omny.fm/shows/scott-thompson-show

The Hamilton Today Podcast with guest host Scott Radley It is Friday, the last day we are getting Raddled with Radley on Hamilton Today, Scott Thompson returns on Monday. Scott sends off this week with some nostalgia: It’s been… 14 years since Speaker’s Corner, an iconic staple of City TV, was shuttered, but now it is getting a revival of sorts. But does it work in 2022, when we all have Speaker’s Corner boxes in our pockets, and a myriad of apps to pour our time and energy into? Elissa Freeman discusses the modern-day implications with Scott. A McMaster grad won Survivor just last night, which is appropriate since McMaster offers a course all about Survivor. Scott takes a deeper dive on that one. Continuing Canada’s light-on-crime streak, a historic decision from the Supreme Court of Canada will affect sentences for the most serious crimes across the country: the gunman who killed six people in a Quebec City mosque cannot wait more than 25 years before being eligible for parole. Scott speaks with Toronto lawyer Ari Goldkind about that debacle. Dr. Timothy Sly speaks about the new threat: monkeypox. Monkeypox continues to creep into the headlines and creep us out, as we hear words like “physical distancing” and “handwashing” again… It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast. Guests: Gail Krantzberg, Professor, Walter G. Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology. Alan Cross, Host of the Ongoing History of New Music. Elissa Freeman, PR and Pop Culture Expert. Norm Miller, colour commentator for the Hamilton Bulldogs. Hartley Jafine, Instructor, Bachelor of Health Sciences (Honours) Program and Arts and Science Program, McMaster University. Dr. Timothy Sly, Epidemiologist and Professor Emeritus in the School of Population and Public Health with Toronto Metropolitan University. Ari Goldkind, Toronto Defence Lawyer. Laura Bulmer, chair of the Canadian Association of Continuing Care Providers, PSW Researcher/Advocate at OPSEU Head Office. Sylvia Lowndes, Dean of the McKeil School of Business at Mohawk. Host - Scott Radley Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer - William Webber Technical/Podcast Co-Producer - Ben Straughan News Anchors – Diana Weeks Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://omny.fm/shows/scott-thompson-show

The Hamilton Today Podcast with guest host Scott Radley Scott Radley joins us for another day of facts, discussion, and opinion. After so many pandemic setbacks, the Concession Streetfest returns on June 11th, Scott gets all the details with Cristina Geissler, executive director of the Concession Street BIA. In spite of the popular assumption, youth crime is down in Hamilton. The Liberty for Youth organization help Scott break down the reasons why, and highlight what they are doing to reduce youth crime in Hamilton. Gun control is back in the news following the tragedy in Uvalde, Texas. Is the solution simply for the US to stop the sale of guns? Dr. Richard Thurman Barnes of the New Jersey Gun Violence Research Centre gives Scott his expertise on the subject. Also on the docket: fourplexes in Hamilton with Rob Golfi, Shrinking ratio of Canadian workers to seniors will strain government finances in coming years; only 3 working age individuals for every senior by 2027. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast. Guests: Cristina Geissler, Executive Director of the Concession Street BIA. Frederick Dryden, Executive Director & Founder, Liberty for Youth. Dr. Richard Thurman Barnes, JD, MDiv, Assistant Director - New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center; Associate Professor - Urban-Global Public Health; Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. Ben Eisen, Senior Fellow in Fiscal and Provincial Prosperity Studies and former Director of Provincial Prosperity Studies at the Fraser Institute. SFU. Rob Golfi, Sales Representative, RE/MAX Escarpment Realty, The Golfi Team. John Hodge. CFL insider & reporter for 3 Down Nation. Bill Brioux, television critic and author. Carmi Levy Technology Analyst & Journalist. Host - Scott Radley Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer - William Webber Technical/Podcast Co-Producer - Ben Straughan News Anchors – Diana Weeks, Dave Woodard Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://omny.fm/shows/scott-thompson-show

The Hamilton Today Podcast with guest host Scott Radley... Radley is back in for this Wednesday's edition of the show. Esther Pauls joins Scott again to follow up on the City of Hamilton’s now delayed plan to fire all unvaccinated employees. He also takes a look at the poll numbers for the upcoming Ontario provincial election, in particular, will strategic voting work in the NDP’s favour or will the Liberals come up from behind for second place to the OPC? The Hamilton Black Film Festival is back for its second year, starting with virtual screenings tonight, and in-person screenings at the Westdale Theatre on the 27th and 28th, and Scott speaks with the HBFF founder Paize Usiosefe. Federal public servants paid $171M in bonuses for 2019-20 despite departments meeting less than half of performance objectives and you can bet Scott and his guest, Canadian Taxpayers Federation federal director, Franco Terrazzano have an earful to give you. Canadians are waiting with bated breath to see what the Bank of Canada will do next and they are hoping that the approach to raising their rates is as careful and reactive. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast. Guests: Bob Assadourian, Triple R Inc, and host of Just Ask Bob on Cable 14. Paize Usiosefe, Author, Filmmaker, producer, and Founder of the Hamilton Black Film Festival. Chris Ragan, associate professor, founding director of the Max Bell School of Public Policy at McGill University; macroeconomist, occasional newspaper columnist, textbook author, Chair of Canada's Ecofiscal Commission. Mike Morreale, Commissioner and CEO of the Canadian Elite Basketball League. Franco Terrazzano, Federal Director, Canadian Taxpayers Federation Dave Korzinski, Research Director with the Angus Reid Institute. Larry Savage, Labour Studies Professor & Chair of the Department of Labour Studies at Brock Dave Stala, former Ticat, founder/president of Stala Building Solutions. Host - Scott Radley Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer - William Webber Technical/Podcast Co-Producer - Ben Straughan News Anchors – Diana Weeks, Dave Woodard Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://omny.fm/shows/scott-thompson-show