Scott Thompson Show

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Pat Sajak says goodbye to Wheel of Fortune. Drake’s betting brags beg a question: “why not put his money where his mouth is – rather than on the Oilers – and drop some cash into some charities and shelters, if he’s going to be calling out domestic abuse on his dis tracks?” Doug Ford has shuffled his provincial cabinet. What happened, and why now? The Hamilton Sports Hall of Fame announced 2024’s inductees this week. Is the Stoney Creek GFL Landfill odour issue “resolved”? The political and legal realities of a treason charge, and discussion around foreign interference. Reaction to the results of the results of the border worker negotiations. Guests: Bill Brioux, television critic and author Elissa Freeman, PR and Pop Culture Expert Brian Lilley, political columnist with the Toronto Sun Garry McKay, past president of the Hamilton Sports Hall of Fame, Longtime sports writer with The Hamilton Spectator Kathleen Morrison, Hamilton resident who lives near the landfil

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: The C-47 Dakota on display at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum is part of D-Day history. Why was it easier to clear out the York University protest encampment than it has proven to be at other universities? Liberals will not release names of parliamentarians accused of collaborating with hostile foreign states. After a rough start, the Boeing Starliner has finally docked with the International Space Station. Starliner has encountered numerous technical issues that have delayed its planned crewed debut by almost a decade. The interest rate has finally been cut. Hamilton will declare itself a "no paid plasma zone" to send the message it doesn't want Canadian Blood Services to move forward with an east-end clinic. However, not everyone supports this decision. Has Canada’s military fallen behind since D-Day? Ontario government hopeful interest rate cut will spur struggling home construction. Guests: Al Mickeloff, Marketing Manager for the Canadian Warplane Heri

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Radley: Canadian carrier WestJet’s Basic fare is being replaced by “UltraBasic” fare across domestic and trans-border routes. Online streaming services will have to contribute 5% of revenue to Canada’s broadcasting system, including 2% to the Canada Media Fund and 1.5% to the Independent Local News Fund. Some Hamilton city councillors were set aback at a committee meeting when told the million-dollar reconstruction of the torched Woodlands Park public washroom will take more than a year. Tomorrow is the 80th anniversary of D-Day, and the storming of Juno beach by Canadian forces in 1944. The Bank of Canada lowered its benchmark interest rate by a quarter-percentage point on Wednesday, marking a significant turning point in the central bank’s efforts to tame inflation. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Gabor Lukacs, President, Air Passenger Rights advocacy group. Alan Cross, music historian, host of The Ongoing History of New Music. Jeffrey Dvorkin

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: What does it mean for our democracy, that Canadian politicians “wittingly” assisted in foreign interference? How is Canada impacted by this? What’s the reaction from a security perspective? Westdale, one of the peregrine falcons chicks to recently hatch on The Sheraton Hotel, has passed away. How seriously should we be considering turning government offices into housing? Hamilton Arts Week is here and the awards are tomorrow night! The federal New Democrats want a price cap on grocery store staples if the Liberal government can't convince grocers to bring down the prices themselves. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Christa Jackson, Falcon Watch Coordinator. Duff Conacher, Co-Founder of Democracy Watch. Dr. Ian Lee, Associate Professor with the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University. Jen Anisef, Cultural Project Specialist with the City of Hamilton’s Culture & Tourism Division. Charles Burton, Senior Fellow with Sinopsis. Danie

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Changing a tire? First aid? Ontario is getting ready to update its home ec courses — and wants your input on what needs to change. In the National Post, Randall Denley writes that running against Justin Trudeau is Doug Ford's best reason for an early-ish election. We take a look at the Canadian Open and how it played out. We look at the benefits that can come from the focus on financial literacy in Ontario high schools. The world’s first Masters program in psychedelics and their therapeutic uses is coming to University of Ottawa. Justice Minister Arif Virani says he wants to ensure principles meant to guide bail decisions are being upheld as police anecdotally report high rates of people on bail re-offending. What do we make of the proliferation of gun violence reports in Hamilton? The federal Liberal government learned Friday it might have to retreat on a proposal within its electoral reform legislation to delay the next vote by one week, after all opposition p

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Depending on the vehicles you drive, you may pay 37% more than average insurance costs due to thefts. Ontario Premier Doug Ford suggested Thursday that immigrants were responsible for shooting at a Jewish girls' elementary school in North York, despite police saying they have little information on the suspects. Niagara police say they’ve solved a 25-year-old murder using DNA and genetic genealogy connecting the death of a Toronto woman to a suspect from Northern Ontario. Coming to the Westdale Theatre on June 9, "an Indigenous collaboration that is not to be missed!" Featuring Sultans of String, Alyssa Delbaere-Sawchuk, Marc Meriläinen (Nadjiwan), and Shannon Thunderbird, and a multimedia extravaganza featuring Northern Cree, Duke Redbird, Inuit singers and more in a one-of-a-kind show! Signs of slowing economic growth could set up “fireworks” at the Bank of Canada’s interest rate decision next week, one economist says, as odds rise for the first rate cut of the

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Five Ontario school boards and two private schools have joined a lawsuit against social media tech giants Meta, Snapchat and TikTok that alleges they disrupt student learning and the education system. Facial recognition partnership in Peel and York has critics concerned. New polling from Abacus Data indicates that only a third of Canadians feel they are better off now than they were in their childhood. Beloved Canadian punk drummer Gene Champagne is stepping out from behind the kit for his long-awaited first solo EP, ‘Let’s Jet!’ Ontario students will soon be required to pass a financial literacy test as part of a number of changes coming to the requirements needed to earn a high school diploma. Donald Trump found guilty on all 34 felony counts in his hush money trial. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Annie Kidder. Executive Director, People for Education. Elliot Tepper, Emeritus Professor of Political Science with Carleton University.

North Korea is taking responsibility for sending hundreds of balloons filled with feces and trash over its border with South Korea. Guest: Elliot Tepper, Emeritus Professor of Political Science with Carleton University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Writing in the National Post, Tasha Kheiriddin says that it may be time to rethink how military service in Canada is handled and consider taking a cue from U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. How will the $5.1 Million donation from the Juravinski Foundation be put to use? Arts graduate education in Canada should be redesigned around students’ and society’s needs, according to a new piece in The Conversation. The Speaker of the House, Greg Fergus, has kept his post for another day. With the turnover of speakers in recent memory, and the previous trouble around Speaker Fergus, we look at the fallout of this latest vote and the waning support from MPs. The federal Conservatives are offering to team up with the federal Liberals in order to address foreign interference. A new Leger poll shows that 47% of Canadians think Justin Trudeau is hanging on to his office for selfish reasons. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Dr. Ian Lee, Associate Profes

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: The federal government and the government of Ontario have reached a $357-million deal under the National Housing Strategy. According to a Leger poll, less than a fifth of Canadians support anti-Israel protest encampments. A Hamilton road voted “Worst Road in Ontario”… again. Opinion piece says Oakville teens should learn about communism before promoting it. Half of people arrested in recent major auto theft crime bust were out on bail? Have since been released on bail again. We look at the closing arguments for Trump’s hush money trial from right outside the courthouse. And reportedly there’s serious gaps in the flow of intelligence regarding Chinese interference. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Colin D’Mello, Queen’s Park Bureau Chief, Global News. Jay Goldberg, Ontario Director for the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. Andrew Enns, Executive Vice-President, Central Canada, for Leger. Teresa Di Felice, Assistant Vice President, Governmen

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Space junk falling from the skies, who’s liable? 8 in 10 Canadians need a summer vacation, but inflation is making most consider scaling back their plans. Border intelligence program needs better training and analytics. 369 stolen vehicles from Ontario recovered. Canada’s now “the outlier” in NATO on defence spending? The repercussions of Freeland’s delay in tabling capital gains tax. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Dr. Samantha Lawler, Associate Professor of Astronomy at the University of Regina. Darrell Bricker, CEO of IPSOS Polling. Phil Gurski, President of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting, Former CSIS analyst. Brian Kingston, President of the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers Association. Heather Exner-Pirot is a senior policy analyst at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. Hank Idsinga, 640 Toronto Law Enforcement Analyst, Retired Inspector with the Toronto Police Service, former homicide investigator, 34 years with the force. Aurel

Canada's now "The Outlier" in NATO defence spending according to a U.S. ambassador. What does this mean for Canada's standing on the world stage? Guest: Aurel Braun, Professor of International Relations and a Senior Member of the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Pre-mixed drinks are coming to grocery and big-box stores in Ontario. An Aframax tanker is heading its way to China from British Columbia after becoming the first vessel to load heavy oil from the newly expanded Trans Mountain pipeline system. Did OpenAI, the makers of Chat GPT, steal Scarlet Johanson’s voice? What does it mean that AI is getting better voices, and the companies behind this tech may be getting bolder? A bi-partisan collection of U.S. senators are calling for Canada to step up to its NATO pledge. Ottawa’s $1.7-million subsidy for 10 pasta jobs reveals deep problems in our economy, according to Aaron Wudrick’s newest article in the National Post. Get ready for Open Streets Hamilton this weekend, along King street, stretching from John to Gage! A new poll from Abacus shows the federal Conservatives lead is down to 16 as the Liberals make gains among younger Canadians. The feds will now allow retailers to ship their firearms via courier, to particip

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: The 2024 Summer Travel Outlook by Deloitte Canada found that 74% of Canadian respondents plan to stay within the country on their next trip amidst high costs of living. Barbie dolls will honour Canadian soccer star Christine Sinclair and tennis champion Venus Williams, plus seven other athletes as part of a project announced by Mattel on Wednesday. The new Donald Trump biopic screening at Cannes is causing a stir, and predictably, the Trump re-election campaign is one of the parties stirred up about it. It has been officially announced that Toronto will be home to Canada’s first Women’s National Basketball Association team. The Liberal government is facing pushback from Justice Marie-Josée Hogue for citing cabinet confidentiality in redacting records provided to the public inquiry investigating meddling by China and other hostile states in Canadian democracy. New polling from Abacus looks at whether Canadians think that capital gains tax changes will impact thei

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: We look at the destruction seen inside the Singapore Airlines flight that was hit by severe turbulence on Tuesday. Could this happen to any plane? Inflation is cooling: can Chrystia Freeland rightfully take any credit for that? Westfield Heritage Village has announced how they will celebrate their 60th Anniversary on Saturday, June 15, and Sunday, June 16. Speaker of the House Greg Fergus is once again embroiled in allegations of bias. Is Mark Carney the Liberal’s future, and could he take on Pierre Poilievre? Leger polling gives us insights on grocery inflation and the Loblaw boycott. New home construction in Ontario has slowed to a pace not seen since 2018, putting Premier Doug Ford's government further off track from hitting its housing targets. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Eric Alper, Publicist and music commentator. Keith Mackey, of Mackey International. Dr. Ian Lee, Associate Professor with the Sprott School of Business at Car

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Radley: Hamilton’s light rail transit project needs more land — extra slivers from at least 122 properties — to make room for “public realm” improvements. Are the Blue Jays okay…? What does the death of Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi, known to many as “The Butcher of Tehran,” mean for the Middle East at this point in history? Federal Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard says the Trudeau government has cut her budget by 5 per cent, a move that will make it even more difficult to press Ottawa for information that Canadians request or to take the government to court. One-third of Canada’s debt will be refinanced this year at elevated interest rates, a significant cost to taxpayers that Conservatives argue could have been avoided if the government had issued more of the country’s debt in the form of long-term bonds when rates were lower. New home construction in Ontario has slowed to a pace not seen since 2018, putting Premier Doug Ford's government further off track fr

What does the death of Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi, known to many as “The Butcher of Tehran,” mean for the Middle East at this point in history? Guest: Elliot Tepper, Emeritus Professor of Political Science with Carleton University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Get your firework safety tips right from Hamilton's Fire Chief ahead of the long weekend! The inquiry into foreign interference is highlighting the reality of the situation that diaspora communities have been dealing with for a while. Gage Park will play host to a poutine feast over the course of this long weekend! What will the future of Hamilton’s downtown core look like, as the city leans into the entertainment industry with the renovations to the FirstOntario Centre? The Hamilton Lawyer's Shows that run at Theatre Aquarius showcase the artistic talents of lawyers and judges and raising money for local charities, and this year marks their 40th anniversary. Loblaw has signed onto the grocery code of conduct. Will that appease people? Trudeau’s government has cut the budget of Canada’s information commissioner, which will impede Canadians’ ability to receive timely information – including journalists' Freedom-Of-Information request – and make it more difficult

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Halton Region Paramedic Day is coming up on Saturday, May 25, and that means the public has the opportunity to meet Halton’s paramedics and learn more about what they do. Can the lyrics in a song, directed at an identifiable person, land you in legal trouble? Petro Canada is offering a limited-time “fuel savings” opportunity today, at select locations across major markets in Ontario: prices drop to 10 cents a litre! This morning saw the official groundbreaking ceremony for Hamilton’s FirstOntario Centre. Some out in B.C. are floating the idea of their provincial Liberals and Conservatives parties teaming up to defeat the NDP. The City of Hamilton is looking at offering to pay for trash cleanup on private properties that are located near where encampments have been set up. Political commentator Rahim Mohamed, joins us to share his thoughts on news of the provincial Liberals and the Conservatives potentially merging in British Columbia, to take on the NDP, and wha

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