Scott Thompson Show

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Hamilton wants to build more parks downtown, and they are going to make it happen with their “parks master plan.” All border crossings between Ontario and New York state have reopened following the tragic fiery crash at the Rainbow Bridge checkpoint this week that left two people dead and one border security agent with minor injuries. India has become more prominent in North America, recently, but along with that has come stories of alleged assassinations attempts. Most Canadians believe that Canada should play a neutral role or completely stay out of the Israel-Hamas conflict, now in its second month, new polling suggests. Black Friday is here! What is the scene like down in Buffalo? Our colleague and friend, Liz Russell, has been out and about. Formula One sprint races are set to be held before qualifying for the main Grand Prix race starting next season, after a proposal to change to the format was approved on Friday. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: The Stellantis deal may turn out to not be the boon to Canadian employment that we thought it would be. Following an incident of hate and violence outside the Toronto Islamic Centre, Rabbi Shaanan Scherer reached out with a message of unity in the face of rising hate, divisiveness and violence. What is the U.S. reaction to yesterday’s car crash and explosion at the Rainbow Bridge, one day later? Many Canadians are still reacting to the Federal Liberal’s Fall Economic Update, and that includes Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. A jury has declared former RCMP intelligence official Cameron Jay Ortis guilty of disclosing secrets to targets of police interest in violation of the Security of Information Act. The ceasefire in Gaza has been delayed by a day. Is this cause for concern or negotiation business as usual? A major meeting between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the leaders of the European Union begins Thursday in Newfoundland and Labrador’s capital city of

A major meeting between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the leaders of the European Union begins Thursday in Newfoundland and Labrador’s capital city of St. John’s. The war unfolding in Gaza between Israel and Hamas militants is expected to feature prominently in the two-day EU-Canada Summit, particularly after the two sides announced a truce-for-hostages deal on Wednesday. European Union officials say a declaration supporting a two-state solution that would result in a sovereign Palestinian state existing alongside Israel will likely be a significant part of the summit’s joint statement, which is expected at the end of the event’s discussions. GUEST: Aurel Braun, Professor of International Relations and a Senior Member of the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto. 

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: What are security agencies doing in the hours following events like the explosion at the Rainbow Bridge in Niagara Falls? Liberals are finally feeling the economic squeeze, evidently, and their new fiscal update shows it. Pausing the Carbon Tax? New Leger polling shows how Canadians feel about the idea. Taylor Swift’s tour takes a dark turn in Rio de Janeiro. Joe Warmington of the Toronto Sun joins us to discuss his recent article highlighting the rise of anti-Semitic intimidation taking place in schools. How will the fiscal update from the Liberals affect housing? The Government of Israel has reached a deal with Hamas which will lead to a four-day ceasefire, beginning some time on Thursday, in order to return hostages. Guests: Phil Gurski, President of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting, former CSIS analyst Campbell Clark, Chief Political Writer for The Globe and Mail Andrew Enns, Executive Vice-President, Central Canada, for Leger Eric Alper, Publicist and mu

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: We keep hearing stories of how Canadian airlines are brutal to passengers, especially those with disabilities, and now there is new report showing that our two biggest airlines are chronically late. What is going on? We have looked at how the Grey Cup game went, how about the festivities that filled up Hamilton over the past week? Time to give the festival its own postgame breakdown! What happens when your electric car is a lemon? For one thing, it’s going to cost you. We look at the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, the focus on Hospitals and military intelligence, where it is going, as well as if other nations are prone to be drawn into the war. What will be the political impact of the fiscal update? The economic fallout of the economic update, and what it and the ongoing affordability crisis means for Trudeau. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Gabor Lukacs, President, Air Passenger Rights advocacy group. Ryan McHugh, Manager of Tourism and Ev

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Radley: Scott Radley discusses Green Day's performance at the Grey Cup, and ponders whether a Canadian act should have gotten the halftime show. We get the other side of the fireworks debate with Councillor Nrinder Nann. By the year 2050, it is estimated that 230,000 new people will be living in Hamilton. Where do they go? We discuss that with Matti Siemiatycki. In the aftermath of Sunday's Grey Cup upset, Justin Dunk discusses the status and legacy of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. We talk freedom of speech in schools with Kathy Bickmore. And, technical difficulties hand us the funniest, and deepest improvised round table you'll ever sit in on, with CHML's Dave Woodard and Jen McQueen! It's all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Nrinder Nann, Councillor for Ward 3 in the City of Hamilton.  Matti Siemiatycki, Director of the infrastructure institute & professor of geography and planning with University of Toronto.  Justin Dunk, founder of 3DownNation, CFL analys

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Radley: Sitting in the comfort of your living room might make playing a game show like ‘Jeopardy!’ seem easy, but it’s a lot different when you are up at the podium, phrasing your answer in the form of a question. Is it going to be one of the best Grey Cup performances of all time? Which other acts would you rank as some of the best? What do you think of replacing fireworks on Canada Day – and for other Hamiltonian events – with laser shows and drone displays? Complaints coming in to a city hotline continue to rise, year over year, with some 159 reported between July 2022 and July of this year –a 49 per cent increase from the prior reporting period. We look at Hamilton City Council and Mayor Horwath’s first year sitting. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Peter Dyakowski, former Hamilton Tiger-Cats player and one of 900CHML’s play by play announcers for the McMaster Marauders. Eric Alper, Publicist and music commentator. Diane Wensel, Chair of the

U.S. President Joe Biden will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping next Wednesday, on Nov. 15, in the San Francisco Bay area, the White House announced Friday. The president and the U.S. will work on reopening important military communications channels that have been cut off, managing competition and addressing security issues. GUEST: Elliot Tepper, Emeritus Professor of Political Science with Carleton University. 

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: The Spirit of Edmonton Party has come to town along with all the other Grey Cup fun. Small and independent businesses have concerns about stacking up against Amazon’s “power imbalance.” A jury in Windsor, Ont., has reached a decision in the landmark trial of Nathaniel Veltman, accused of deliberately running over a Muslim family in London, in what the Crown had argued was an act of terrorism. Next week, you should talk to a stranger. In fact, you should make a habit of it, despite what your parents might have taught you. Canadian foreign policy and how our government is handling its response to the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza. If history is any indication, the Federal Liberals likely won’t bounce back from the depths they’ve reached. That's what Lawrence Martin argues in his newest piece for the Globe and Mail. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Gerry Haracsi, Chairman of the Spirit of Edmonton. Dr. Ian Lee, Associate Professor with the

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Get ready, we are one day away from the Grey Cup partying getting fully underway in downtown Hamilton. Why are children in newcomer families in East Hamilton developing health issues like Type 2 diabetes? As we prepare to be awash with Grey Cup festivities, the ATU strike continues with neither the city nor the union ready to budge: what needs to be done here? Look, up in the sky: It’s bird! It’s a plane! It’s… some astronauts' toolbox, and it’s lost in space! But we should be able to see it from Earth. The meeting between Xi Jinping and Joe Biden is getting underway in San Francisco. Yesterday, Mayor Andrea Horwath released a statement regarding the ongoing strike by ATU Local 107. Now, we get response from Eric Tuck. Writing in the National Post, Kheiriddin says that it is only Trudeau’s vanity that is keeping the Carbon Tax alive. A new poll from Leger reveals what has been building up for some time: there is ‘widespread dissatisfaction” with our Prime Minist

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Does Doug Ford and his government spend like Wynne’s Liberals? Are we almost at the end of the Liberal’s carbon tax saga? 14 different projects in the city were recognized at Hamilton’s 2023 Urban Design and Architecture Awards. Writing in The Sun, Sylvain Charlebois says that the economy is currently teaching tough lessons to younger generations. There is word that very soon, there will be no more limitations to grocery stores and convenience stores selling beer. What is a heat pump, and is it actually worthwhile as a way to stay warm in winter, amid debate over government-imposed pollution pricing? Global has uncovered stories of people connected to Iran's regime, operating in Canada in a similar way to how Xi Jinping's Chinese Communist Party operatives intimidate and interfere with Canadian citizens. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Franco Terrazzano, Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Federal Director. Jake Fuss, Senior Economist with

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: The Argos are out of the Grey Cup but that won't stop Hamilton from holding an Argos Suck Mega Party! The new Beatles song has climbed the charts! More cities are looking at banning the right to turn right on a red light. If a federal election were held today, the Liberals could lose half of their seats at the least, according to new polling from Abacus Data. Why are we not devoting more energy to getting the world off of coal? Get ready for the Grey Cup festivities, Hamilton! How goes the transit strike at the end of Day 5? Bad Boy has filed for bankruptcy. Guests: Lou Molinaro, Instructor at Durham College and the Harris Institute of Music Alan Cross, Host of the Ongoing History of New Music Angelo DiCicco, General Manager with the Ontario Safety League Tim Powers, Chairman of Summa Strategies and Managing Director of Abacus Data Dan McTeague, President of Canadians for Affordable Energy, Former Liberal MP Carlyle Khan, Acting City Manager with the City of Ham

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: In a bid to help more immigrants get jobs in Ontario, the province is planning to ban the use of Canadian work experience as a requirement in application forms and job postings. If you haven’t already started to get excited about next week’s Grey Cup festivities, then now’s the time! We look at the checks and balances that online gambling that sports betting sites and other venues need to follow through on, and what happens when they are not in place. “Vote for my buddy as your second-choice!” is essentially the message that two Ontario Liberal leadership candidates are pushing, in an effort to give each other a boost and shut out Bonnie Crombie. U.S. President Joe Biden will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping next Wednesday, on Nov. 15, in the San Francisco Bay area, the White House announced Friday. Four Ontario Mayors are remaining Regular Mayors after turning down the Strong Mayor Powers that Premier Doug Ford wished to bestow upon them, some citing issu

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Around this time, last November, we spoke with Tor Krueger of The Udder Way Cheese Co, following wins at the World Cheese Awards – now, Tor returns to the show to discuss the wins at the Royal Winter Fair but also this year’s multi-medal performance at The 2023 World Cheese Awards! The HSR might be on the top of mind for most Hamiltonians right now but let’s talk about a different union action, one that has now resolved: the Hollywood actors strike is over! What now? Christmas is around the corner but Canadians are likely to be cautious with their spending. What will this season look like in retail? A recent Leger poll that has come to back into view is one that showed many Canadians were unaware of historical genocides, including the Holocaust. What happened with Huawei, anyway? There have been many distractions and developing stories since the Huawei controversies. The U.S. and the Biden administration has been in “ongoing conversations” with Israel, and today

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: In the wake of the absolute tragedy suffered by former NHL player Adam Johnson, there has been a rush of orders from around the world for the Aegis neck guard- made by a Hamilton company. What’s up with the freezing rain? And are we in for some full-blown snowfall in the next while? The G7 have released a statement on the Israel-Hamas war, calling for a “humanitarian pause.” It seems like the HSR is on track for a strike. Were any last-minute deals reached, any messages from the city at all? What does the transit union want listeners and bus riders to know? The RCMP is poorly structured to meet the growing challenges to Canada’s safety and security, including interference from foreign adversaries – and therefore, Ottawa should consider whether an entirely new police force is needed, a new parliamentary report says. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Joe Camillo, Owner of Niko Apparel Systems & Aegis Impact. Brian J. Karem, journalist and

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Do the Ticats need a change in management, rather than on the field? What do Canadians think of the carbon tax? Broad swathes of Canadians are concerned about the relationship between the country’s Jewish and Muslim communities, according to a new poll conducted by Leger for the Association for Canadian Studies. What is the role of the NDP on the federal level, now? Ontario is planning to require employers to include salary ranges in job postings and disclose if artificial intelligence is used during the hiring process. A new report says that people living in Ontario need at least $20 an hour to get by in a way that counts as reasonable. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: John Hodge, Reporter for 3DownNation, and co-host of the 3DownNation Podcast. Ron McKerlie, President, Mohawk College. Franco Terrazzano, Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Federal Director. Jack Jedwab, President of the Association for Canadian Studies. Dan Kelly, President

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Radley: It’s municipal budget time. We look at what is going down at Hamilton’s and Burlington’s respective city halls. We look at e-vehicles like scooters and bikes: what happens if there is a collision, where does cyclist safety come in? The province is facing the prospect of having to pay to run two separate light rail lines in Toronto as financial talks between the city and Queen’s Park continue to grind. What is Canada’s National Terrorism Threat level? It depends on who you ask. In this month’s What’s Up Ec-Dev segment, we shine the spotlight on a Local company – Handling Specialty – celebrating their 60th anniversary throughout 2023. What should we expect from the upcoming Grey Cup? Are we going to have to tolerate The Argos playing in our city? It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: John Best, Publisher of The Bay Observer. Rick Zamperin, host of Good Morning Hamilton as well as host of The 5th Quarter which follows every Tiger-Cats game on 900