Bill Kelly Show

Should Ward 7’s vacancy left by Donna Skelly be filled before the municipal election? The issue which has been close to two months in the making is facing council today as this is the last day council meets before the August 25th deadline. The decision falls between former Ward 7 councillor Terry Anderson, auditioning residents of the Ward and leaving the seat vacant. What’s the best choice for the city? Guest: Larry DiIanni. Former Mayor, Lobbyist, City of Hamilton

Hamilton city council is beginning to denounce the Ford government’s decision to scrap Ontario’s basic income pilot program. Hamilton served as a location for the pilot with 1,000 local recipients, with Lindsay and Thunder Bay being the other sites. Can anything be done about the program’s cancellation? Guest: Tom Cooper, Director, Hamilton Roundtable for Poverty Reduction and Organizer of protest at Queen’s Park The Trudeau government is planning to announce a new stat day! The new statutory holiday would mark Canada’s destructive legacy of residential schools. The government is eying two possible days, National Indigenous Peoples day on June 21st or Orange Shirt Day on September 30th . The recommendation for the holiday was part of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Guest - Robert Bertrand, National Chief, Congress of Aboriginal Peoples After countless attacks on the media by Donald Trump, newspapers are fighting back. More than 300 papers, big and small, conservative and liberal, are banding toge

After countless attacks on the media by Donald Trump, newspapers are fightingback. More than 300 papers, big and small, conservative and liberal, are banding together this week to fight back against Trump’s “war on the free press.” Even conservative-leaning publications like the New York Post are joining in. Will this message have an impact? Guest: George Breckenridge, Retired Political Science Professor, McMaster University

The Trudeau government is planning to announce a new stat day! The new statutory holiday would mark Canada’s destructive legacy of residential schools. The government is eying two possible days, National Indigenous Peoples day on June 21st or Orange Shirt Day on September 30th . The recommendation for the holiday was part of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Guest - Robert Bertrand, National Chief, Congress of Aboriginal Peoples

Hamilton city council is beginning to denounce the Ford government’s decision to scrap Ontario’s basic income pilot program. Hamilton served as a location for the pilot with 1,000 local recipients, with Lindsay and Thunder Bay being the other sites. Can anything be done about the program’s cancellation? Guest: Tom Cooper, Director, Hamilton Roundtable for Poverty Reduction and Organizer of protest at Queen’s Park

The Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board says that Sir John A. Macdonald secondary school is not up for sale. This comes after Carmen’s Group expressed interest in the soon-to-be-vacant school. What does the board want to do with the property and why are they choosing to hold out? Guest: Terry Whitehead. City Councillor, Ward 8, City of Hamilton Premier Doug Ford used his majority government to push through a controversial bill which cuts Toronto city council in half with just 10 weeks until the next provincial election. The new ridings are going to match federal and provincial boundaries. This was not an announced platform piece for the PCs and the opposition is referring to the bill as an abuse of power. Guest: Robert J Williams, Public Affairs Consultant and former professor at the University of Waterloo The provincial government’s announced that it has “paused” plans to open newtemporary overdose prevention sites has thrown uncertainty onto planned sites in Hamilton. The goal of these sites is to

Premier Doug Ford used his majority government to push through a controversial bill which cuts Toronto city council in half with just 10 weeks until the next provincial election. The new ridings are going to match federal and provincial boundaries. This was not an announced platform piece for the PCs and the opposition is referring to the bill as an abuse of power. Guest: Robert J Williams, Public Affairs Consultant and former professor at the University of Waterloo

The Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board says that Sir John A. Macdonaldsecondary school is not up for sale. This comes after Carmen’s Group expressed interest in the soon-to-be-vacant school. What does the board want to do with the property and why are they choosing to hold out? Guest: Terry Whitehead. City Councillor, Ward 8, City of Hamilton

Yesterday, Carmen’s Group made a “no strings attached” pitch to city councillors at a general issues meeting in its bid to take over the operation of three Hamilton entertainment facilities. The consortium also has its eyes on Sir John A. Macdonald Secondary School, which closes in 2019. What is the status of the bid and how did council respond to the pitch? Guest: PJ Mercanti, CEO of Carmen’s Group The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario told members at its annual meeting yesterday that they denounce Doug Ford’s vow to revert to the 1998 sex-ed curriculum. They’re referring to the move as “irresponsible” and that they will defend any teacher who sticks to the 2015 curriculum. The message was delivered by ETFO president Sam Hammond. Does the province have a realistic chance of reverting the curriculum given the opposition from teachers? Guest - Manny Figuierdo, Director of Education at the Hamilton Wentworth District School Board

Following the statue of Sir John A. Macdonald being taken down in Victoria, BC the Ford government is looking to get their hands on it. Victoria currently has no plans for the statue and the Ontario government wants it despite already having a large statue of our first prime minister directly in front of Queen’s Park.   Guest: Elissa Freeman. Public Relations Consultant, Huffington Post, Canada.com and PR Daily

Hamilton’s transportation plan, which has been years in the making, now has the backing of Hamilton’s city councillors. The plan is awaiting final approval to the plan, which is intended to guide policy until at least 2031. What’s in the plan? Guest: Jason Farr, City Councillor, Ward 2

Yesterday, Carmen’s Group made a “no strings attached” pitch to city councillors at a general issues meeting in its bid to take over the operation of three Hamilton entertainment facilities. The consortium also has its eyes on Sir John A. Macdonald Secondary School, which closes in 2019. What is the status of the bid and how did council respond to the pitch? Guest: PJ Mercanti, CEO of Carmen’s Group

Should Ottawa step in to save Ontario’s basic income pilot? The Ford governmentshut down the pilot before we could determine if it is a viable system and at a cost of $50 million a year it’s a drop in the bucket for the Trudeau government. Guest: Laura Cattari, Chair of Social Policy working group of Hamilton Roundtable for Poverty Reduction Late on Friday Donald Trump launched a fresh threat of an auto tarrif on Canada if NAFTA negotiations fail. Canada’s been absent from the negotiations this summer as the US and Mexico have been hashing out their own bilateral deal. Guest: Marvin Ryder. Business Professor, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University A new Nanos Research poll indicates that most Canadians opposed provinces taking Ottawa to court over carbon taxes. Ontario and Saskatchewan are joining together in a court battle, declaring that Ottawa is exceeding its jurisdiction to impose a carbon tax on provinces which don’t install their own. Guest: Christo Aivalis, Social Sciences and humanitie

A new Nanos Research poll indicates that most Canadians opposed provinces taking Ottawa to court over carbon taxes. Ontario and Saskatchewan are joining together in a court battle, declaring that Ottawa is exceeding its jurisdiction to impose a carbon tax on provinces which don’t install their own. Guest: Christo Aivalis, Social Sciences and humanities Research Council Postdoctoral Fellow in History at the University of Toronto

Late on Friday Donald Trump launched a fresh threat of an auto tarrif on Canada if NAFTA negotiations fail. Canada’s been absent from the negotiations this summer as the US and Mexico have been hashing out their own bilateral deal. Guest: Marvin Ryder. Business Professor, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University

What is the current status of the bid by Carmen’s group to run the entertainmentfacilities in downtown Hamilton? Guest: Fred Eisenberger, Mayor of Hamilton

A strategy from Doug Ford’s campaign has crossed over into how he answersquestions from the press. When the media askes a question, they are drowned out by cheering and applauding by Ford’s staff members to allow Ford not to answer the question. Guest: Steve Paikin. Host, The Agenda, TVO After ten months of being leader of the NDP, Jagmeet Singh is finally running for a seat. Now, his fortunes lie in the Vancouver-area riding of Burnaby South. Does he have a reasonable chance at getting the seat? What’s on the line if he fails? Guest: Tim Harper, Freelance Writer and Editor About one in seven cannabis consuming drivers reportedly drive within two hours of using the substance. Why do they do this? Is this as dangerous as driving while impaired on alcohol? Will these rates increase as pot becomes legalized? ​   Guest: Ivan Ross Vrana, cannabis expert at Hill+Knowlton Strategies    What's it like driving high?   Guest: Dave, used to drive while high

After ten months of being leader of the NDP, Jagmeet Singh is finally running for a seat. Now, his fortunes lie in the Vancouver-area riding of Burnaby South. Does he have a reasonable chance at getting the seat? What’s on the line if he fails? Guest: Tim Harper, Freelance Writer and Editor

A strategy from Doug Ford’s campaign has crossed over into how he answersquestions from the press. When the media askes a question, they are drowned out by cheering and applauding by Ford’s staff members to allow Ford not to answer the question. Guest: Steve Paikin. Host, The Agenda, TVO

The family of long dead mobster Rocco Perri says that the federal government is withholding information that would get them to the bootlegger’s lost fortune. The search has gone as high as Justin Trudeau’s office, before being returned to the Canadian Revenue Agency. What’s holding up the information and does the family have a chance of seeing it? Guest: Peter Edwards, Author of organized crime books, Toronto Star The executive director of the Paramedic Association of Canada believes that paramedics accused of malpractice should be judged by their peers first, not the courts. These comments come after criminal charges were laid against two paramedics for failing to provide the necessaries of life in the case of Yosif Al-Hasnawi. The two paramedics have since been fired. Is this a good idea? Guest: Chris Hood, President of the Paramedics Association of Canada, member of the regulatory college in New Brunswick As the dispute with Saudi Arabia intensifies, Justin Trudeau is standing firm. Is he taking the co