Scott Thompson Show

Photo: (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck) What would raising interest rates do to the average consumer? An Ipsos poll says that 77% of Canadians would struggle to pay another $130/month in interest payments on debt. A one percentage interest hike would work out to $130/month for the average family at the median income of $78,870. Guest: Michael Veall, Professor with the Department of Economics at McMaster University. With wildfires blazing across British Columbia, Canadian’s have opened up their hearts and wallets to assist victims. However, this means that scammers are looking to take advantage of our collective goodwill. How can we spot these scammers and make sure that our charitable dollars go to the right place? Guest: Evan Kelly, Senior Communications Advisor, Better Business Bureau Serving Mainland British Columbia. A news anchor out of Augusta, Georgia was called “disgusting” in a voicemail for working on-airwhile pregnant. Her blog post on the voicemail has gone viral and apparently, this is all t

Photo: (Twitter) A news anchor out of Augusta, Georgia was called “disgusting” in a voicemail for working on-airwhile pregnant. Her blog post on the voicemail has gone viral and apparently, this is all too common. Guest: Laura Warren, Anchor, WRWD in Augusta, Georgia.

With wildfires blazing across British Columbia, Canadian’s have opened up their hearts and wallets to assist victims. However, this means that scammers are looking to take advantage of our collective goodwill. How can we spot these scammers and make sure that our charitable dollars go to the right place? Guest: Evan Kelly, Senior Communications Advisor, Better Business Bureau Serving Mainland British Columbia.

What would raising interest rates do to the average consumer? An Ipsos poll says that 77% of Canadians would struggle to pay another $130/month in interest payments on debt. A one percentage interest hike would work out to $130/month for the average family at the median income of $78,870. Guest: Michael Veall, Professor with the Department of Economics at McMaster University.

Photo: (Patrik Stollarz/Pool Photo via AP) Donald Trump met Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday at the G-20 Summit inGermany with a great deal of public anticipation surrounding the event. Shortly after anannouncement of a possible cybersecurity unit with Putin, Trump seems to be back-peddling. Also; Trump Jr. was hit with a report from the New York Times on Sunday. The report cites that advisers to the White House briefed on Trump Jr. meeting with a Russian lawyer to get damaging information on Hillary Clinton. Guest: Michael Taube, Troy Media syndicated, columnist, and Washington Times contributor. Former speech writer for Stephen Harper. There have been four suicides in Northern Ontario First Nations communities in the past week. These suicides include 3 children and a 21-year-old man. What is drawing members of our First Nations communities to suicide and what can Canada do to prevent this in the future? Guest: Susan Barberstock, Executive Director of the Hamilton Regional Indian Centre. Why w

Why were credit unions ordered to stop using the terms “bank,” “banker” and“banking” to describe what they do? What is the difference between a bank and a credit union? What will this do to the industry? Guest: Sandy Shaw, Corporate Strategist and Social Justice Advocate. 

Photo: (Justin Tang / File / The Canadian Press) There have been four suicides in Northern Ontario First Nations communities in the past week. These suicides include 3 children and a 21-year-old man. What is drawing members of our First Nations communities to suicide and what can Canada do to prevent this in the future? Guest: Susan Barberstock, Executive Director of the Hamilton Regional Indian Centre.

Photo: (Yuri Gripas/Reuters) Donald Trump met Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday at the G-20 Summit inGermany with a great deal of public anticipation surrounding the event. Shortly after anannouncement of a possible cybersecurity unit with Putin, Trump seems to be back-peddling. Also; Trump Jr. was hit with a report from the New York Times on Sunday. The report cites that advisers to the White House briefed on Trump Jr. meeting with a Russian lawyer to get damaging information on Hillary Clinton. Guest: Michael Taube, Troy Media syndicated, columnist, and Washington Times contributor. Former speech writer for Stephen Harper.

Ontario Provincial Police have released a report for over the Canada Day long weekend. According to their stats, 5 people died in collisions and that there were more than 5000 speeding charges laid against drivers. Is the idea of safe driving not sticking with drivers? Guest - Sgt. Dave Rektor, Ontario Provincial Police Tesla, Volvo, BMW have all got plans to start electrifying their cars. Is this the mark of the switch to electric vehicles? Guest - Lorraine Sommerfeld, Auto Writer with Post Media, Motherlode column in the Hamilton Spec and Host of the Lemon Aid Car Show on RogersTV What are some of the best summer concerts you’ve ever been to? ALSO: What if you’re sending your kid to a concert alone for the first time this summer. A month into summer and Billboard is predicting the “Despacito” may be the song of the summer. We will recap past songs of the summer. Guest - Eric Alper, Music Publicist

Tesla, Volvo, BMW have all got plans to start electrifying their cars. Is this the mark of the switch to electric vehicles? Guest - Lorraine Sommerfeld, Auto Writer with Post Media, Motherlode column in the Hamilton Spec and Host of the Lemon Aid Car Show on RogersTV

Emergency room visits for opioid overdoses in the city have climbed to the highest level in fourteen years. Guest - Dr. Ian Preyra, Chief of Emergency medicine, St Joseph’s Hospital

A paper released by the National Bureau of Economic Research suggests that innovations in leisure such as video games are taking men out of the workforce? Is Call of Duty and Super Mario removing people from the workforce? Guest - Theo Selles, Registered Family Therapist, President of Integrity Works

A McMaster study has been taking a look about whether premature births can be predicted and ultimately prevented. Guest - Dr. Sarah McDonald, Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at McMaster University A lawsuit filed on behalf of two injured workers groups and an Ottawa woman are fighting for compensation for Ontario workers that suffer from chronic mental stress due to work. Guest - Howard Levitt, Employment Lawyer A paper released by the National Bureau of Economic Research suggests that innovations in leisure such as video games are taking men out of the workforce? Is Call of Duty and Super Mario removing people from the workforce?Guest - Theo Selles, Registered Family Therapist, President of Integrity Works

A paper released by the National Bureau of Economic Research suggests that innovations in leisure such as video games are taking men out of the workforce? Is Call of Duty and Super Mario removing people from the workforce? Guest - Theo Selles, Registered Family Therapist, President of Integrity Works

These figures are taken as an indicator of the health of our economy but are they details into how the numbers play out a less obvious measure of job quality? Guest - Ian Lee. Sprott School of Business. Carleton University

Former employees of Sears Canada are worried about whether they’ll lose severance due to the court-supervised restructuring process. Guest - Lior Samfiru, Employment Lawyer at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP Barristers & Solicitors

Councillor Matthew Green will be putting forward a motion on Monday to have the HSR operate and maintain the new LRT line. Will it work? The Local ATU put forward this idea before Councillor Green did. What are their thoughts? Guest - Eric Tuck, President ATU Local 107 Lrt continued. Guest - Larry DiIanni. Former Mayor, Lobbyist, City of Hamilton The lawyer for the widow of the Soldier that was killed by Omar Khadr has filed an application to see that any money that Canada gives Khadr goes towards the widow and another injured soldier. Guest - Geoffrey Read, Hamilton Attorney CNN is under fire after it run a piece on the Reddit user who made the wrestling, anti-CNN gif that was tweeted by the president. CNN says they’re “not reporting the name of the user because he is a private citizen who has issued an extensive statement of apology”. This was followed with “CNN reserves the right to publish his identity should any of that change”. Guest - Simon Kiss. Professor Journalism/Leadership, Wilfred Laurier

CNN is under fire after it run a piece on the Reddit user who made the wrestling, anti-CNN gif that was tweeted by the president. CNN says they’re “not reporting the name of the user because he is a private citizen who has issued an extensive statement of apology”. This was followed with “CNN reserves the right to publish his identity should any of that change”. Guest - Simon Kiss. Professor Journalism/Leadership, Wilfred Laurier

North Korea has test fired intercontinental ballistic missiles which has caused global reaction. The US has called for a UN Security Council meeting for today. However, the North Korean president said in a report to his scientists to “keep sending big and small ‘gift packages’ to the Yankees”. Trump has tweeted about North Korea before. Does that help the situation or no? Guest - Simon Palamar. Research Assistant, Centre for International Governance Innovation

Councillor Matthew Green will be putting forward a motion on Monday to have the HSR operate and maintain the new LRT line. Will it work? The Local ATU put forward this idea before Councillor Green did. What are their thoughts? Guest - Eric Tuck, President ATU Local 107