Scott Radley Show

Doug Ford is now reversing course on the Greenbelt land swap reverse. Guest: Charlie Pinkerton, Deputy Editor of The Trillium - Ontario minor league hockey is on the search for more diversity in its team rosters. Guest: Ian Taylor, Executive Director of the Ontario Minor Hockey Association - As mass layoffs swiftly move through the journalism industry, is more at risk than just jobs? Guest: Peter Menzies, National Newspaper Award-winning journalist, Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, past Editor-in-Chief of the Calgary Herald and former Vice-Chair of the CRTC

The City of Hamilton saw its General Issues Committee field several topics today, many of which we've spoken about in the past. Where do things stand and what does the future hold for Hamilton? Guest: John Best, Publisher of The Bay Observer - Justin Trudeau has made serious allegations against India's government following the slaying of a Sikh leader in BC. In what position does this put Canada and more specifically, Trudeau, if India wasn't involved? What about if India was involved? Guest: Dr. Robert Huish, Associate Professor with the Department of International Development Studies at Dalhousie University - Grade inflation is something that we've come to be more aware of. While this is something we can imagine happening in a subject like the arts or literature, how could it happen in math or the sciences? Guest: Dr. Paul Bennett, Director of School House Consulting - Jon Roe returns to the show to discuss part 2 of Angus Reid's polling of Canadians in what's being called 'Canada and the Culture Wars '. Gu

How is Hamilton's police force responding to encampments around the city and the violence that sometimes erupts around them? Guest: Inspector Frank Miscione, Hamilton Police Service - 17% of Canadians think that food is something we should be getting for free. Guest: Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, Professor of Food Distribution and Policy, and the Director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University - Lawyers Howard Levitt and Peter Carey of Levitt Sheikh LLP have filed for leave to appeal to the Court of Appeal the order upholding the College of Psychologists’ sanction against Dr. Jordan Peterson. Guest: Peter Carey, Partner with Levitt Sheikh LLP - Bill Brioux is bringing some of your favourite TV shows and stars to the Westdale in a way like you've never seen before! Guest: Bill Brioux, Bill Brioux, Television Critic and Author

Guests: Ted McMeekin, Ward 15 Councillor for City of Hamilton Muhammad Ali, VP Crestview Strategies Don Robertson, Owner Dundas Real McCoys

Scott welcomes Jason Farr to the show for this week's edition of The Brightest Conversation in Hamilton Radio. What a week it was in the Hammer. Lots of news to discuss including tax increases, tiny homes, the cancelled encampment meeting earlier this week, First Ontario Centre and so much more. GUEST: Jason Farr, former councilor for Ward 2 in the City of Hamilton. 

So the renovation timeline at First Ontario Centre might be seeing a shift? And so the Toronto Rock is set to play their entire 2023-24 season, from start to finish, in the arena. Guest: Vito Sgro is a Former Mayoral candidate in 2018, and Liberal Candidate for Flamborough-Glanbrook in the 2021 election - Books from 2008 or earlier are being removed from school shelves in the Peel District School Board thanks to what appears to be a seemingly inconsistent approach to a book weeding process implemented last spring. Guest: Nomi Claire Lazar, Full Professor in Public and International Affairs at the University of Ottawa and author of the book ”Out of Joint: Power, Crisis, and the Rhetoric of Time" - Since legalization, Canadian medical cannabis registrations are reported to be at the lowest level. What's going on? Are people slowly not partaking anymore? Guest: Mitchell Osak, CEO of Quanta Consulting Inc (cannabis expert) - For better or worse, let's talk about those Blue Jays Guest: Josh Goldberg, Baseball Jour

A city report released today says an incoming tax increase in 2024 will be 14.2 per cent! Guest: Matt Francis, Councillor for Ward 5 in Hamilton - Whenever the government buys mundane things like office supplies, the price tags tend to bloat to astronomical amounts. Is there a better way to do this in a way that optimizes the process of public procurement in Ontario? Guest: Rocco Rossi, President and CEO of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce - As the world seems to divide ever further, a study was conducted to see how Canadians view the world and are conducting themselves as things like cancel culture gain prevalence. Guest: Jon Roe, Research Associate with Angus Reid

What is with this growth in the number of loyalty alliances among businesses? Are consumers actually benefiting from them? Guest: Bruce Winder, Retail Analyst & Author

A meeting that was supposed to held to get public input on tiny shelters had to be cancelled which turned the already tumultuous topic into an even larger debacle. What went wrong? Guest: John Best, Publisher of The Bay Observer - There seems to be a transphobic slant that's being taken by the Conservative party and Justin Ling says it's time for Pierre Poilievre to reject those policies. GUEST: Justin Ling is a freelance investigative journalist and writes the Bug-eyed and Shameless newsletter - Is our justice system being too soft when you look at Danny Masterson’s rape crimes compared to what he would’ve got in Canada? GUEST: Jeff Manishen, Criminal Lawyer, Ross & McBride; Former Crown Attorney - A Secret Service agent who was there on the day that JFK was assassinated has broken his silence and challenged the current theories as to what happened on that fateful day. GUEST: Jason Opal, Professor in Department of History and Classical Studies with McGill University

Doug Ford is drawing attention to school boards in Ontario "indoctrinating" students on gender identity but could this just be him trying to divert eyes away from the Greenbelt scandal? Guest: Sabrina Nanji, Publisher of the Queen’s Park Observer - What is with this growth in the number of loyalty alliances among businesses? Are consumers actually benefiting from them? Guest: Bruce Winder, Retail Analyst & Author - After a weeks-long drought of Don Robertson, he makes his glorious return to talk about all of the big stories from the realm of sports. Guest: Don Robertson, Head Coach & Owner, Allan Cup Champion Dundas Real McCoys & Broker of Record, ComChoice Realty

An open house was held for people to voice their opinions on Greenbelt development and hundreds turned up for it. One of those people joins Scott to talk about what she thinks about the situation. Guest: Sandy Shaw, NDP MPP for Hamilton West Ancaster Dundas - Canadian employees may be getting a major boost to their paycheck next year... but will they really? Guest: Ian Lee, Associate Professor with the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University - How is Canada dealing with youth energy drink consumption? Should it be regulated? Are we already doing so and is it being done effectively? Guest: David Soberman, Canadian National Chair in Strategic Marketing with Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto - Is there anything more important than having the Ticats win their next game tomorrow? How likely is it that they will? Guest: Bubba O'Neil, Sports Anchor with CHCH and Analyst with the Ticats Audio Network

Hamilton City Councillor Maureen Wilson has asked staff to find some new municipal revenue streams. What does that mean? Are new taxes a foregone conclusion? Guest: John Best, Publisher of The Bay Observer - Pierre Poilievre is in full campaign mode nearly 2 years out from an election. Is this unprecedented? Guest: Dr. Lori Turnbull, Professor at the Faculty of Management with Dalhousie University - According to some economists, the under-counting of an estimated one million non-permanent residents could affect per-capita GDP but is this really the case? Guest: Moshe Lander, Senior Economics Lecturer with Concordia University - How are things looking as the NFL gets ready to start its season? Guest: Rick Zamperin, Host of Good Morning Hamilton & CHML Sports Director

Ontario has a new housing minister following Steve Clark's resignation yesterday. How will this shuffle change the way messaging gets sent out from the government and will there be much of a shift in the Greenbelt debacle and how it's being handled? Guest: Sabrina Nanji, Publisher of the Queen’s Park Observer - A lot of Canadians are deciding to buy homes together rather than on their own. Is co-owning a house with a parent, sibling or friend even a good idea? Guset: Karen Yolevski, Chief Operating Officer for Royal LePage - Many companies are calling employees back into the office which is being met with mixed reactions. While some love working from home, others seem to thrive while on site. How might that be what delineates your ability to work remotely vs. in person? Guest: Dr. Nita Chhinzer, Associate Professor of Leadership & Organizational Management with the University of Guelph - After 18 years, it would appear that we'll be getting new music from The Rolling Stones as they get set to release their ne

Mike Fortune returns for another edition of The Brightest Conversation in Hamilton Radio where he and Scott trade words about the Tiger-Cats latest fumbles, our ability to accommodate people who are new to Canada, the mad dash for Taylor Swift tickets, and more. Guest: Mike Fortune, Host, The Hamilton Network, Cable 14

More people than expected are dying in Canada in 2023 for reasons that are not yet clear. GUEST: Dr. Dawn Bowdish, Executive Director of the Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health and a Professor in the Department of Medicine with McMaster University

With the looming strike by the City's unionized workers, there are multiple services that may by disrupted. Should we be surprised by this? Guest: Vito Sgro is a Former Mayoral candidate in 2018, and Liberal Candidate for Flamborough-Glanbrook in the 2021 election - Tomorrow will see the Hamilton Tiger-Cats play the currently winless Edmonton Elks here in Hamilton. Short of being a game that the Ticats should win, does this game have any larger significance? Guest: Steve Milton, Journalist with The Hamilton Spectator - China snubbed Canada by excluding the country from China's list of approved travel locations. Will this make for a significant hit to Canada's travel sector or is it just the cost of pushing against the Chinese Communist Party? Guest: Dr. Robert Huish, Associate Professor with the Department of International Development Studies at Dalhousie University

Yesterday saw an amazingly lengthy meeting surrounding the combating of homelessness in Hamilton at Hamilton City Hall. Did councillors actually accomplish anything or merely burn a bunch of time? Guest: John Best, Publisher of The Bay Observer - What is the Government of Ontario's state when it comes to finances? We're hearing about inflation and interest rates wreaking havoc across the country, is our provincial government suffering similarly or managing rather well? Guest: Colin D’Mello, Queen’s Park Bureau Chief for Global News - Hamilton is playing host to the Grey Cup again! Since we didn't get to provide the full Grey Cup experience back in 2021 thanks to COVID, an announcement today helped clarify how 2023 will be different and it wasn't the only big announcement delivered today. Guest: Rick Zamperin, Host of Good Morning Hamilton and CHML Sports Director - Has the word 'trauma' lost its meaning? As the topic of mental health continues to gain prevalence, so too, is what can inflict injury upon our

The topic of homelessness and debate surrounding how to combat it continues at Hamilton City Hall. Larry Di Ianni joins the show to talk about how this debate may change things at City Hall and if something usable may or may not come out of this. Guest: Larry Di Ianni, Former Mayor of Hamilton - After a month away from the mic, Scott Radley & Don Robertson make their return to talk about the plethora of things that have happened in the world of sports. Guest: Don Robertson, Head Coach & Owner, Allan Cup Champion Dundas Real McCoys & Broker of Record, ComChoice Realty

Scott welcomes Lorraine Sommerfeld to the show for this week's edition of The Brightest Conversation in Hamilton Radio. Together they cover everything from Lorraine's upcoming thriller, A Face In The Window, why many people are apprehensive about buying an electric vehicle, Hamilton's LRT woes, how our level of sociability has changed with time and more. Guest: Lorraine Sommerfeld, Auto Writer with Post Media, Motherlode column in the Hamilton Spectator and Host of the Lemon Aid Car Show on RogersTV