Bill Kelly Show

Photo: (AP Photo/File) Today, a solar eclipse will occur between 1pm and end at 3:49pm. What happens during an eclipse, how does it affect everyone and how can we view it safely? Guest: Gary Boyle, The Backyard Astronomer, past president of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada – Ottawa Centre.

What is the city's stance on HSR taking over LRT operations? Guest: Fred Eisenberger, Mayor, City of Hamilton.

Tech Talk with Adam Oldfield

Photo: (Pascal Guyot/AFP/Getty Images) Barcelona was hit yesterday with a vehicle driven terrorist attack that killed atleast 12 people. What do we know so far? Guest: Phil Gurski, President and CEO, Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting. Today city council is going to make a decision in regards to whether the HSR should operate the LRT. However, how do they battle the issue of absenteeism and ridership decline if 2017 is shaping up to be one of the worst years yet for ridership? Guest: Dan McKinnon. General Manager, Public Works. Alleged yahoo hacker, Karim Baratov is expected to tell the judge today that he’ll forego an extradition hearing. What will the next steps be? Guest: Ari Goldkind, Toronto Defence Lawyer.

Photo: (THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Instagram ) Alleged yahoo hacker, Karim Baratov is expected to tell the judge today that he’ll forego an extradition hearing. What will the next steps be? Guest: Ari Goldkind, Toronto Defence Lawyer.

Today city council is going to make a decision in regards to whether the HSR should operate the LRT. However, how do they battle the issue of absenteeism and ridership decline if 2017 is shaping up to be one of the worst years yet for ridership? Guest: Dan McKinnon. General Manager, Public Works.

Photo: (Lluis Gene/AFP/Getty Images) Barcelona was hit yesterday with a vehicle driven terrorist attack that killed atleast 12 people. What do we know so far? Guest: Phil Gurski, President and CEO, Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting.

Photo: (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) The City of Hamilton is going to ramp up its oversight into the use of consultants. Councillors got a glance at an audit that took place in April that looked at consulting contracts. It found repeated instances of cost overruns. Guest: Donna Skelly, City Councilor for Ward 7. Next month the OMB will hear a motion to determine if a resident’s claim that councilors conducted self-dealing or were working in bad faith. What’s the latest in this case? How are they preparing for this presentation for the OMB? Guest: Mark Robinson, Ward 9 resident. The US has taken a hardline on the opening day of NAFTA talks. The first round of renegotiations are now underway. How difficult will this process be? Guest: Marvin Ryder. Business Professor, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University.

Photo: (REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein) The US has taken a hardline on the opening day of NAFTA talks. The first round of renegotiations are now underway. How difficult will this process be? Guest: Marvin Ryder. Business Professor, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University.

Next month the OMB will hear a motion to determine if a resident’s claim that councilors conducted self-dealing or were working in bad faith. What’s the latest in this case? How are they preparing for this presentation for the OMB? Guest: Mark Robinson, Ward 9 Resident.

The City of Hamilton is going to ramp up its oversight into the use of consultants.Councillors got a glance at an audit that took place in April that looked at consulting contracts. It found repeated instances of cost overruns. Guest: Donna Skelly, City Councilor for Ward 7.

Hamilton said it won’t engage in talks about obtaining a professional soccer team until it resolves its lawsuits around issues with Tim Horton’s Field. Guest: Lloyd Ferguson. City Councillor, Ward 12, City of Hamilton. President Donald Trump backtracked again, reverting back to his original comments on Saturday about Charlottesville, saying that it was the fault of many sides. This went further downhill when he said the “alt-left” protestors were violently attacking the other group. He also defended Steve Bannon, mentioned his winery in Charlottesville and says race relations have gotten better during his presidency. Guest: George Breckenridge, Retired Political Science Professor, McMaster University. The Ontario Chamber of Commerce raised alarm bells this week in regards to the minimum wage increase. Metro has also come forward saying they’re going to look at automation because the costs of a rising minimum wage will cost the company $50M. Guest: Tom Cooper, Director, Hamilton Roundtable for Poverty Red

The Ontario Chamber of Commerce raised alarm bells this week in regards to the minimum wage increase. Metro has also come forward saying they’re going to look at automation because the costs of a rising minimum wage will cost the company $50M. Guest: Tom Cooper, Director, Hamilton Roundtable for Poverty Reduction. 

Photo: (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) President Donald Trump backtracked again, reverting back to his original comments on Saturday about Charlottesville, saying that it was the fault of many sides. This went further downhill when he said the “alt-left” protestors were violently attacking the other group. He also defended Steve Bannon, mentioned his winery in Charlottesville and says race relations have gotten better during his presidency. Guest: George Breckenridge, Retired Political Science Professor, McMaster University.

Hamilton said it won’t engage in talks about obtaining a professional soccer team until it resolves its lawsuits around issues with Tim Horton’s Field. Guest: Lloyd Ferguson. City Councillor, Ward 12, City of Hamilton.

Ontario’s business community are sounding the alarm over massive job losses as a result of the aggressive minimum wage hike. What is the government reaction to this? Guest: Kevin Flynn, Minister of Labour, Province of Ontario. Guest: Richard Koroscil, Ontario Chamber of Commerce Board Member. Yesterday at the nomination ceremonies for Judi Partridge and Ted McMeekin, Kathleen Wynne said in an interview that she’s not “philosophically opposed” to the HSR running the LRT. Guest: Ted McMeekin. MPP, Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Westdale, Ontario Liberal Party. NAFTA negotiations begin tomorrow with the first of several high level dinners. Yesterday, Minister Freeland announced what Canada wants to see at the table. Are we in a great negotiation position? Will we see our demands met? Guest: Patrick LeBlond, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Ottawa.

NAFTA negotiations begin tomorrow with the first of several high level dinners. Yesterday, Minister Freeland announced what Canada wants to see at the table. Are we in a great negotiation position? Will we see our demands met? Guest: Patrick LeBlond, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Ottawa.

Yesterday at the nomination ceremonies for Judi Partridge and Ted McMeekin, Kathleen Wynne said in an interview that she’s not “philosophically opposed” to the HSR running the LRT. Guest: Ted McMeekin. MPP, Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Westdale, Ontario Liberal Party.

Ontario’s business community are sounding the alarm over massive job losses as a result of the aggressive minimum wage hike. What is the government reaction to this? Guest: Kevin Flynn, Minister of Labour, Province of Ontario.

Photo: (AP Photo/Noah Berger) Construction costs for a parking lot at a Seniors housing complex have rocketed up to $1.1 million. A report shows that the cost rose due to a combination of not getting written quotes and not knowing what it would cost or where the money was coming from. Guest: Donna Skelly, City Councilor for Ward 7. Clashes took place in Charlottesville, Virginia this weekend. A “Unite the Right” event (that was attended by the KKK, neo-Nazis and white nationalists) was held where the group and protestors clashed. A woman died from the incident after a car rammed into the crowd. What was the scene like? Has the chaos in Charlottesville died down? Guest: Joe Thomas, Morning Talk Show Host at WCHV, Charlottesville. Where does the Charlottesville incident leave the US? How divided are they right now? Guest: Dr. Anthony Neal, Department of Political Science, Buffalo State College. The head of the Hamilton Police Union says that the officer who shot and killed Anthony Divers was acting in l