Scott Radley Show

Most people are seeing the raise in the minimum wage as something that businesses can combat with either higher prices or lowered expenses but what do you do when your business can't raise its prices and isn't able to lower its expenses? Guest: Calvin Cain, Hamilton regional director for Ontario Homes for Special Needs Association-Birth is a stressful experience for everyone involved but imagine doing it while on the highway at 100km/h! What do you do if your wife starts giving birth on the way to the hospital instead of in it? Guest: Joe Rand, Husband to Heidi Rand-Littering is something that happens everywhere and it's argued that more garbage cans equals less litter but is this really the case? Should businesses with drive-throughs be mandated to have garbage cans and recycling bins actually in the drive-throughs?-A study has shown that the time you're exposed to screens is directly related to your happiness. Could being hyper-connected with the internet do the exact opposite socially? Guest: Dr. Jean T

Even though Hamilton isn't on Amazon's list for potential cities that it will put HQ2, Burlington is! If HQ2 lands in Burlington, how will Hamilton benefit? Guest: Rick Goldring, Mayor of Burlington-According to numerous polls, Kathleen Wynne's Liberals are behind. These polls are sometimes incorrect and can be far off from the truth. Do you believe these polls or have the Liberals been doing a good job? Guest: Matt Gurney, Morning show host at Global News Radio 640 Toronto-There are some people in Hamilton who dedicate their lives to benefit and help others in our community. Roger Boyd is the man who founded the Men's Street Ministry to help the homeless. Recently, he woke up to find his truck that brought aid to Hamilton's homeless is stolen! What did those in need do to deserve this? Guest: Roger Boyd, founder of Men's Street Ministry-With the signing of Johnny Manziel to the Ticats on the horizon, people are afraid that his history is going to repeat itself and Manziel will cause problems for the CFL a

If you've ever listened to a City Council meeting, you've probably noticed that some of the councillors like to talk but never seem to stop. Donna Skelly put forward a motion to cap the time someone is allowed to speak at any one time. What do you think of this? Guest: Donna Skelly, Ward 7 Councillor-Lana Del Rey is being sued for making a song that sounds nearly identical to Radiohead's Creep. A defense that is used fairly often is that the original song inspired the song in question but this begs the question, where is the line between inspiration and copying drawn? Guest: Michele Ballagh, Lawyer & Trade-mark Agent with Ballagh&Edward LLP-Justin Trudeau and Donald Trump have almost blurred the line between a politician and a celebrity with the insane tweets and selfies galore. Now Jagmeet Singh has opened up his personal life to the public when he invited the media to the moment that he proposed to his then girlfriend. Do we want our leaders to be more celebrity than politician?-North and South Korean ath

A big part of Hamilton's history is when Pink Floyd came to Hamilton and essentially caused concerts to be banned from the then Ivor Wynne Stadium, now Tim Hortons Field. Should City Council let Spectra, the company that organizes concerts at FirstOntario Centre, organize concerts at Tim Hortons Field too? Guest: Jason Farr, Ward 2 Councillor-No one questions anything anymore. Everything is believed the moment it's said and there is never and presumption of innocence whatsoever. We have reached a point where if a woman accuses a man of any unwanted sexual actions, no one asks for proof and no one even questions the truth behind the claim. She is instantly believed and his entire life is crushed immediately. That is simply not right. What should we do to fix this?-Hawaii had a false warning sent out to everyone on the island warning about an incoming missile strike. What would you do if you only had 10 minutes left to live?-There was once a time where it was rare to watch a hockey game without a fight but now

Brazil has announced that it will enact measures to identify and punish authors of fake news. This comes after French President Emmanuel Macron announced a plan to introduce legislation to block certain websites that are accused of spreading misinformation. How worried should we be about this? Guest: Allen Mendelsohn, lawyer and expert on internet law, teaches Cybersecurity and Privacy at the Faculty of Law at McGill University - How much of what you pay for beer is going toward taxes? Would you be surprised that Canadian consumers, on average, are paying 47% in taxes on beer? Canada’s brewers have launched a campaign – Axe the Beer Tax – to raise awareness of this fact and in response to an automated “escalator” that will lead to further increases to that tax rate as of April 1. Guest: Luke Harford, president of Beer Canada - Scott and Don Robertson of the Dundas Real McCoys chat about sports, including the weekend’s AFC and NFC divisional matchups and the NHL announcing the lineup for the 2018 All-S

It is time for the Brightest Conversation in Hamilton. Tonight Scott welcomes Ben McVie for in-dept talk about serious topics and less-serious ones. Guest: Ben McVie, co-host of the Y108 Morning Show

The modern generations are loving the idea of living in a condo downtown and the prices are reflecting it but is there a better, cheaper alternative? Guest: Rob Golfi, Hamilton & Burlington Realtor-This upcoming election is full of people with some interesting ideas but there's one that has become more of a burden than anything else, the LRT. Is this election going to be about nothing but the LRT? Guest: Bill Kelly, Host of The Bill Kelly Show on 900 CHML-Redesigning bills doesn't sound like a very expensive endeavour but Hydro One has managed to find a way to make very, very expensive. Something that just about anyone could do has managed to cost Hydro One $15 million!-If you watched the World Junior Championship, you probably saw that there wasn't many people in the stands. Every year, around this time we hear about how amazing the ratings were but this year is different, we've yet to hear anything about this year's championship. Was this year's World Junior Championsip a success? Guest: Bubba O'Neil, Sp

We keep hearing about how millenials are struggling to set up their lives but what we haven't been told is that Generation X is struggling to save money for retirement. Studies are showing that people simply aren't saving enough money, are you? Guest: Andy Lyster, Executive Financial Consultant with Investors Group Financial Services-The Canadian National Women's Soccer Team is currently ranked 5th in the world and has improved more than anyone could have expected. A major reason for this is because of their head coach who pulled them up and built them into a world class team. Can he do the same for the Men's National Team? Guest: John McGrane, Retired Hall of Fame soccer player-After Justin Trudeau came through Hamilton and visited McMaster University where he answered some questions that were, as expected, soft. He was, however, asked a few questions that truly are hard hitting. Were Trudeau's answers satisfactory?-No matter how healthy the food you buy is, when you get home, you'll notice that the first

Someone that plans to run for Ward 10 says that if he is elected, he will bring forward a motion that will bring in term limits for those on city council. This motion would limit City Councillors to be able to serve 2 terms. What do you think of this? Guest: Brad Clark, Principal of Maple Leaf Strategies-Autonomous vehicles are an amazing leap in technology and though they're said to be safer on the roads than a human driver, are we ready to allow them on the road? Is the technology there? Guest: Krzysztof Czarnecki, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Waterloo-With Prime Minister Trudeau travelling across Canada in an attempt to connect with Canadians. The people that show up to these events will likely to fall into one of two categories, the fanboys and fangirls and the concerned Canadians. How will Trudeau be met at McMaster University?-Johnny Manziel becoming a Ticat may not be as guaranteed as we previously thought. Manziel's agent came out on Facebook and said that he

Hamilton is working on legislation that would limit the number of payday loan locations in the city. People who see these businesses as predatory would call this a step in the right direction, but could there be negative consequences as a result of this?Guest: Brian Dijkema, Program Director, Work and Economics at Cardus, a local think tank-Ontario's minister of labour suggests businesses struggling with legislation that hikes minimum wages should consider price increases. Is this a realistic solution?Also, a new survey suggests that it’s likely the governor of the Bank of Canada will soon announce an increase in interest rates for a third time since last summer.Guest: Marvin Ryder, business professor for the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University-Scott and Don Robertson of the Dundas Real McCoys are back from the holidays to chat about the latest sports news, including the Ti-Cats offering a contract to former Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Johnny Manziel.

For 2018’s first Brightest Conversation in Hamilton, Scott welcomes broadcasting legend Sue Prestedge to the show. Guest: Sue Prestedge, Broadcasting legend, recently retired from her positon as Program Coordinator for Journalism, and Pre-Media and Entertainment, at Mohawk College

A man is suing the City of Hamilton $390,000 for his pain and suffering after falling off of Albion Falls. The suit is being called frivolous by many people but what makes a lawsuit frivolous by definition? Guest: Rob Hooper, Founder of Hooper Law-It's always fun to watch Olympic athletes set new world records and hear about the amazing things that the human body can do, but have we reached the limit? Are we biologically able to keep improving? Guest: Dr Martin Gibala, Professor of Kinesiology at McMaster University-If you haven't heard about this bomb cyclone that's coming, you're missing out! It's apparently going to be an incredibly powerful winter storm with an awesome name. There's absolutely no way that there can be a greater name than bomb cyclone. The question has to be asked, who's the genius that came up with this name?-Currently sitting in 2nd place within the NHL is surprisingly the Las Vegas Golden Knights. How can it be that an expansion team in its first season be this close to the top? Is it

Sometimes we have to work with people that we don't like. Regardless of what the reason is, there's only so much that you're allowed to do so when an employee puts up a bunch of air fresheners because she didn't like the smell of another employee does she deserve to be fired? Guest: Lior Samfiru, Head of Labour and Employment Law with Samfiru Tumarkin LLP-A Hamiltonian was recently on The Price is Right and was an absolute pleasure to watch! Scott caught up with Marcy to talk about her experience on The Price is Right. Sometimes you've got to ask yourself, what is it really like to be on a game show? Guest: Marcy Zonta, The Price is Right contestant-If you go to a waterfall just after midnight in February and fall over the edge of said waterfall, you have no one to blame but yourself. Despite that, a Mississauga man is suing the City of Hamilton for $390, 000 because all that happened to him two years ago! Now taxpayer money is going towards a lawsuit as ridiculous as this! What should be done about this?-T

It's ok if you don't like the cold weather that we've been having for a while, it's natural! You're probably familiar with shivering as a response to being cold but what else does your body do when it gets cold? Can someone use their mind to warm up? Can mind over matter apply here? Guest: Dr. Stephen Cheung, Professor of Kinesiology at Brock University and head of Environmental Ergonomics Laboratory-There are people who support the legalization of marijuana and those who don't and both sides of this argument have their reasons. The supporters like to talk about the incredible amounts of money that marijuana will bring in but what is rarely considered are the subsequent costs of the legalization and sale of marijuana. Who is going to pay for these costs? Guest: Sam Merulla, Ward 4 Councillor-People often get angry over the amount of money that CEOs are making. The weirdest part about this argument is how specific and directed this anger is. People get upset with CEO's salaries but a musical artist that make

It is time for the Brightest Conversation in Hamilton. Scott is joined by the illustrious Mike Fortune, to send you off into 2018 with some good laughs and deep thoughts. Guest:  Mike Fortune, television host and professional Master of Ceremonies

Every year, we lose many people and sometimes those people leave big impacts on both our lives and the identity of Canada. Scott is joined by JC Villamere to talk about some of those Canadian legends that will be remembered forever. Who will you remember most? Guest: JC Villamere, Pop culture critic and author of "Is Canada Even Real?"-The GTHA has a rather peculiar tradition of jumping into the freezing cold Lake Ontario. The Polar Bear Dip has attracted many people from all over, all just to jump into the lake which is now in support of charity and is for a good cause. Have you ever done the Polar Bear Dip? Would you ever do it? Guest: Trent Courage, Co-founder of the Polar Bear Dip-We've all done some very dumb things before but there's always that one thing that you will remember forever. Scott has done some questionable things, have you? What's the dumbest thing you've ever done?-The roster for Team Canada's women's hockey team has been released and three of the 23 players from across Canada are local

A baby embryo has been born 25 years after conception. You might ask how this is and it's a bit of a science fiction answer... or is it? After conception, the embryo was frozen! If science is able to do this, how much longer until we can freeze a whole human? Guest: Dr Tom Hannam, Fertility Specialist and founder of The Hannam Fertility Centre-If it's ever felt like your Iphone got slower the older it got, that's because Apple designed it that way! Doesn't this seem to be the opposite of what you want your phone to do? Why would Apple do this? Guest: Adam Oldfield, founder of FPM3 Marketing and Tech Expert-Swastika Trail is a real street name that has been hotly contested over whether or not the name should be changed. The street wasn't named after the symbol that the Nazis adopted for their own uses yet the association of the swastika with the Nazis makes this a really challenging name to defend. If this name is changed, everyone that lives on this street needs to change their addresses everywhere. Do you

The Prime Minister violated ethics laws that he has sworn to live by. The catch is that those very laws that were broken will have no fine or penalty of any kind put on the Prime Minister! After a two year investigation by the Ethics Commissioner. The current Ethics Commissioner, Mary Dawson, has pardoned 95% of past people who have been investigated for breaking ethics laws even if they've clearly broken them. What should happen to our current Ethics Commissioner before she is replaced? Guest: Duff Conacher, Co-founder of Democracy Watch-If you had a survey about what kind of news people want to be hearing, the biggest response would be that people want happy, feel-good news. The number are saying something else. People are saying they want one thing but are all reading news about the polar opposite, why is that? Guest: Paul Berton, Editor-in-Chief at The Hamilton Spectator-Despite an overwhelming response of people saying that they want news that makes you feel happy but every study and number has shown t

City Council sat down and came out of a meeting about if we should ask the province to run the LRT. A glaringly obvious hole in this idea is that if the Government of Ontario runs the LRT, can Hamilton demand things from the province for the LRT? Who should run the LRT, the City of Hamilton or the Government of Ontario? Guest: Brad Clark, Political Consultant with Maple Leaf Strategies-The Americans are poised to have some tax savings for businesses in the US but what isn't being considered, is how those tax cuts will affect Canadian businesses. Marvin Ryder joins Scott to decypher how it can be that US tax cuts will affect us up here in Canada. Guest: Marvin Ryder, Professor of Marketing at the DeGroote School of Business-There are people in Quebec who are taking massive issue with Canadians calling poutine a Canadian food. They say that poutine is a Quebecois food, not Canadian. If they can do that, call something from Quebec, Canada not Canadian, what is a Canadian food?-Parents are supposed to care for

Wilfrid Laurier University has found there was no wrongdoing by one of their T.A.s who played a controversial YouTube clip during a class tutorial.Guest: Lindsay Shepherd, T.A. at Laurier-If a student is struggling with math or another subject, why aren't they being held back until they're actually capable of doing the thing that is giving them trouble?Guest: Linda Chenoweth, former teacher-Scott and Don Robertson of the Dundas Real McCoys chat about the world of sports, including Senators owner Eugene Melnyk saying he might be forced to move the team if attendance at games remains low.