Bill Kelly Show

Photo: (900 CHML) The City of Hamilton is changing its port zoning rules to exert control over waste processing plants near residential neighborhoods Guest: Chad Collins, City Councillor, Ward 5.

Photo: (Erica Vella/Global News) A series by Global News entitled #FirstTimeIwasCalled starts today. Farah Nasser shares her story about the first time she was confronted with racism. Guest: Farah Nasser, Anchor, Global News.

Photo: (Alan Marsh/Getty Images) Stelco owners have paid $142 million to help the company’s pension plans. This is part of a deal to absolve the company from future liabilities. Guest: Marvin Ryder. Business Professor, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University.

Photo: (KCNA/via Reuters) Yesterday the Ontario government released their budget leading into the election. The Finance Minister says that Queen’s Park will run a $6.7 billion dollar deficit for 2018-19. Guest: Ted McMeekin. MPP, Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Westdale, Ontario Liberal Party.  What was the reaction of the Ontario NDP to the budget? Guest: Andrea Horwath, leader of the Ontario NDP. What was the reaction to the budget from the Conservatives? Guest: Vic Fedeli, Ontario PC Finance Critic. Does Kim Jong Un’s visit to China strengthen his hand when it comes to nuclear talks?   Guest: Benoit Hardy-Chartrand, Research Fellow for the Raoul-Dandurand Chair of Strategic and Diplomatic Studies, in Montreal, also a lecturer at University of Montreal.

Tech Talk with Adam Oldfield. 

Photo: (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young) What was the reaction to the budget from the Conservatives? Guest: Vic Fedeli, Ontario PC Finance Critic.

Photo: (Frank Gunn / File / The Canadian Press) What was the reaction of the Ontario NDP to the budget? Guest: Andrea Horwath, leader of the Ontario NDP.

Photo: (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young) Yesterday the Ontario government released their budget leading into the election. The Finance Minister says that Queen’s Park will run a $6.7 billion dollar deficit for 2018-19. Guest: Ted McMeekin. MPP, Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Westdale, Ontario Liberal Party. 

The new leader of the Ontario PC party says that he will support Hamilton’s plan for LRT. He says that the “people of this great city deserve a working transit system” and that it is “an investment that will create jobs, countless new jobs and stimulate economic development”. Guest: John Best. President of the Bay Observer. Last night an information meeting was held with members of the USW at the steelworker’s hall. What happened at the meeting and what are the next steps? Guest: Mickey Mercanti, President Local 4752, USW. Yesterday, the mayor road a bike with local resident Tom Flood and his son along the city’s cycling infrastructure. Within seconds of the ride starting, he was nearly hit by a car. How dangerous is our streets for cyclists and particularly young cyclists? Guest: Tom Flood, organizer of the rally.

Yesterday, the mayor road a bike with local resident Tom Flood and his son along the city’s cycling infrastructure. Within seconds of the ride starting, he was nearly hit by a car. How dangerous is our streets for cyclists and particularly young cyclists? Guest: Tom Flood, organizer of the rally.

Photo: (Google Maps street view) Last night an information meeting was held with members of the USW at the steelworker’s hall. What happened at the meeting and what are the next steps? Guest: Mickey Mercanti, President Local 4752, USW.

PHoto: (Chris Young / The Canadian Press) The new leader of the Ontario PC party says that he will support Hamilton’s plan for LRT. He says that the “people of this great city deserve a working transit system” and that it is “an investment that will create jobs, countless new jobs and stimulate economic development”. Guest: John Best. President of the Bay Observer.

The HSR has announced a partnership with McMaster’s Institute for Transportation and Logistics to figure out in what areas the transit system needs to improve. Guest: Ryan McGreal, Editor of Raise the Hammer. Yesterday was the deadline for Hamilton Specialty Bar and it looks like the company will be liquidated. Guest: Marvin Ryder. Business Professor, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University. A grassroots online campaign called Not Doug has formed a website attacking the new PC leader Doug Ford. The website they’ve created lists many of Ford’s past controversial statements including ones about children with autism, abortion, racism and drugs. Do websites like tese change the minds of voters? Guest: Richard Brennan, retired journalist with the Toronto Star. Covered Queen’s Park and Parliament Hill.

Photo: (Chris Young / The Canadian Press) A grassroots online campaign called Not Doug has formed a website attacking the new PC leader Doug Ford. The website they’ve created lists many of Ford’s past controversial statements including ones about children with autism, abortion, racism and drugs. Do websites like tese change the minds of voters? Guest: Richard Brennan, retired journalist with the Toronto Star. Covered Queen’s Park and Parliament Hill.

Photo: (Google Maps street view) Yesterday was the deadline for Hamilton Specialty Bar and it looks like the company will be liquidated. Guest: Marvin Ryder. Business Professor, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University.

Photo: (City of Hamilton) The HSR has announced a partnership with McMaster’s Institute for Transportation and Logistics to figure out in what areas the transit system needs to improve. Guest: Ryan McGreal, Editor of Raise the Hammer.

The two protests that occurred yesterday caused a heavy police presence to be called in to the area of Victoria Park and Locke Street. What happened? Guest: Dan Kinsella, Deputy Police Chief, Hamilton Police Services. Is the way money is spent for funding for schools doing a good job? A report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says that the funding formula is at the heart of core problems in schools such as buildings that are falling apart at the seams and resources. Guest: Erica Shaker, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Director for Education and Outreach. The interview with Stormy Daniels aired last night on CBS’ “60 Minutes”. What revelations were brought forward from the interview? Guest: Laura Babcock. President, PowerGroup.

Photo: (60 Minutes/CBSNews.com) The interview with Stormy Daniels aired last night on CBS’ “60 Minutes”. What revelations were brought forward from the interview? Guest: Laura Babcock. President, PowerGroup.

Is the way money is spent for funding for schools doing a good job? A report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says that the funding formula is at the heart of core problems in schools such as buildings that are falling apart at the seams and resources. Guest: Erica Shaker, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Director for Education and Outreach.

Photo: (Erica Vella/Global News) The two protests that occurred yesterday caused a heavy police presence to be called in to the area of Victoria Park and Locke Street. What happened? Guest: Dan Kinsella, Deputy Police Chief, Hamilton Police Services.