Bill Kelly Show

The start of this year saw the cost of borrowing from pay day lenders decrease. It also gave municipalities more control over where they can set up shop. Guest: Tom Cooper, Director, Hamilton Roundtable for Poverty Reduction. 

Tech Talk with Adam Oldfield.

Photo: (Jacob Smith/900 CHML) The Premier has spoke out against the announcement by the Tim Horton’s founders kids that they were going to slash employee benefits due to the minimum wage hike. She said that they should take their issues up with the government and not bully employees.  Guest: Richard Brennan, retired journalist with the Toronto Star. Covered Queen’s Park and Parliament Hill. The President of the United States has tweeted out that he gave “zero access” to the author of the new book Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House. His lawyers also sent a cease and desist letter to the publisher, who in turn has pushed up the release date to today.  Guest: George Breckenridge, Retired Political Science Professor, McMaster University. Chief’s Townhall with Hamilton Police Chief Eric Girt. (Topics: gun violence, Bill 175, Justice Tulloch’s report, Budget, a pitch for a survey, and legalization of marijuana and more!)

Photo: (REUTERS/Brendan McDermid) The President of the United States has tweeted out that he gave “zero access” to the author of the new book Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House. His lawyers also sent a cease and desist letter to the publisher, who in turn has pushed up the release date to today.  Guest: George Breckenridge, Retired Political Science Professor, McMaster University.

The Premier has spoke out against the announcement by the Tim Horton’s founders kids that they were going to slash employee benefits due to the minimum wage hike. She said that they should take their issues up with the government and not bully employees.  Guest: Richard Brennan, retired journalist with the Toronto Star. Covered Queen’s Park and Parliament Hill.

Photo: (CANADIAN PRESS/Peter Power) Many Ticats fans are angry after the team traded former franchise QB Zach Collaros to Saskatchewan for a draft pick. Guest: Kent Austin, Ticats VP of Football Operations. Last year, we spoke with Matthew Miller of McMaster University about his research into a universal flu vaccine. The Ontario Science Centre before the New Year began named his research as one of the most underrated scientific achievements of 2017. Guest: Matthew Miller, assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences at McMaster University. The franchisee owners of two Tim Horton’s in Cobourg (who also are the co-founder’s children), wrote a letter to their employees in regards to the effects of the minimum wage increase. They say that they have reduced employee benefits and cut back paid breaks to offset the jump. Guest: Marvin Ryder. Business Professor, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University. What is the latest in the situation involving Albion Falls? A lawsu

Last year, we spoke with Matthew Miller of McMaster University about his research into a universal flu vaccine. The Ontario Science Centre before the New Year began named his research as one of the most underrated scientific achievements of 2017. Guest: Matthew Miller, assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences at McMaster University.

Photo: (CANADIAN PRESS/Mark Taylor) Many Ticats fans are angry after the team traded former franchise QB Zach Collaros to Saskatchewan for a draft pick. Guest: Kent Austin, Ticats VP of Football Operations.  

According to the mayor, the $1B light rail transit project will remain in jeopardy of being stalled if during the municipal election, councilors are chosen that oppose the project. Guest: Donna Skelly, City Councilor for Ward 7. A Hamilton Councillor wants to head off any local taxpayer costs that would be used to cover the increased by law, police enforcement and public health services that will come from legalized pot before it happens. Guest: Sam Merulla, City Councillor, Ward 4. New research commissioned by the Heart & Stroke Foundation shows that ultra-processed food consumption in Canada continues to increase and is alarmingly high, accounting for almost half of our daily calorie intake. And the highest consumers of ultra-processed foods are kids. Guest: Carol Harrison, food/nutrition expert and registered dietician.

Photo: (JGI/Jamie Grill) New research commissioned by the Heart & Stroke Foundation shows that ultra-processed food consumption in Canada continues to increase and is alarmingly high, accounting for almost half of our daily calorie intake. And the highest consumers of ultra-processed foods are kids. Guest: Carol Harrison, food/nutrition expert and registered dietician.

A Hamilton councillor wants to head off any local taxpayer costs that would be used to cover the increased by law, police enforcement and public health services that will come from legalized pot before it happens. Guest: Sam Merulla, City Councillor, Ward 4.   

Photo: (City of Hamilton) According to the mayor, the $1B light rail transit project will remain in jeopardy of being stalled if during the municipal election, councilors are chosen that oppose the project. Guest: Donna Skelly, City Councilor for Ward 7.

What is causing this frigid weather and will it get any warmer soon? 900 CHML host, Rick Zamperin is joined by Ross Hull, weekend meteorologist, Global News.

Photo: (Global News) Are there more guns on our city streets than there were several years ago? In 2017 there were 40 shootings, in comparison to 22 in 2016 and 14 in 2015. Guest: Clint Twolan. President, Hamilton Police Association. Minimum wage increased yesterday in Ontario to $14 dollars. There was backlash from some in regards to the decision to up the minimum wage. What benefits and drawbacks will this have for local business and employees. ALSO: For the first time, Canada’s 100 highest paid CEOs netted 209 more than the average worker. They’ll also earn more in one hour today than an average worker does in a month and a bit. Guest: David Macdonald, senior economist for the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Is one of your resolutions for the new year to stop shopping? Here’s a challenge one of our Global News journalists has taken up: to not shop for unnecessary items for first eight months. Guest: Arti Patel, National Online Journalist, Smart Living, Global News.

Photo: (Public Domain) Is one of your resolutions for the new year to stop shopping? Here’s a challenge one of our Global News journalists has taken up: to not shop for unnecessary items for first eight months. Guest: Arti Patel, National Online Journalist, Smart Living, Global News.

Minimum wage increased yesterday in Ontario to $14 dollars. There was backlash from some in regards to the decision to up the minimum wage. What benefits and drawbacks will this have for local business and employees.  Guest: David Macdonald, senior economist for the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.

Are there more guns on our city streets than there were several years ago? In 2017 there were 40 shootings, in comparison to 22 in 2016 and 14 in 2015. Guest: Clint Twolan. President, Hamilton Police Association.

An arbitrator has ruled that the city won’t have to pay damages to 25 road workers who claimed their reputations were destroyed. Guest: Larry DiIanni. Former Mayor, Lobbyist, City of Hamilton. Despite the threat from the Trump Administration and the US Ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, the UN voted to condemn the country’s decision on Jerusalem. Guest: Laura Babcock. President, PowerGroup. This week, news broke about a bread price fixing case that had been going on for 14 years, but are price fixing cases common? Guest: Ian Lee. Sprott School of Business. Carleton University.

Tech Talk with Adam Oldfield - Christmas Edition

Photo: (Doug Ives/The Canadian Press) This week, news broke about a bread price fixing case that had been going on for 14 years, but are price fixing cases common? Guest: Ian Lee. Sprott School of Business. Carleton University.