Scott Thompson Show

Prime Minister Trudeau is meeting with the Queen and the Irish Prime Minister today leading up to the G20 summit in Germany. Guest - Nour El-Kadri, Professor at the Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa What could we see come out of the G20 summit? And how will Trudeau reach out to the leaders of the G20? Guest - Celine Bak, Senior Fellow at CIGI (Centre for International Governance Innovation) and its Global Economy program. Expertise on climate policy and finance Has ISIL been defeated? Three years after the group’s leader announced the creation of its caliphate, the group is being forced out of Mosul. Where does it go from here and how does Iraq rebuild once it’s all said and done? Guest - John Thompson. Security Consultant, Strategic Intelligence Group As his tenure as governor comes to a close, Chris Christie has invited criticism after closing off a beach to the public and then using it with his family. ALSO: Trump on the weekend tweeted a gif of him beating up a wrestler, but with CNN

As his tenure as governor comes to a close, Chris Christie has invited criticism after closing off a beach to the public and then using it with his family. ALSO: Trump on the weekend tweeted a gif of him beating up a wrestler, but with CNN’s logo super imposed over top the wrestler’s face. Is this inciting violence against the media? Guest - Elissa Freeman. Public Relations Consultant, Huffington Post, Canada.com and PR Daily

The federal government is going to offer an apology to Omar Khadr, the former child soldier who was detained in Guantanamo Bay. They’ll also be offering him 10million in compensation for the abuses he suffered while detained.   Guest - Todd White, Criminal Lawyer, Barrister in Toronto

The federal government is going to offer an apology to Omar Khadr, the former child soldier who was detained in Guantanamo Bay. They’ll also be offering him 10million in compensation for the abuses he suffered while detained. Guest - Nour El-Kadri, Professor at the Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa

The Ontario Society of Professional Engineers is reporting that last year the province of Ontario wasted a total of 7.6 terawatts of clean energy. That amounts to powering more than 760,000 homes for one year and costs about $1B. Guest - Parker Gallant, Vice President of Wind Concerns Ontario How are we perceived on the world stage? And what do Canadians think of their own country? Guest - Matthew Hayday, Associate Professor, University of Guelph. (in Ottawa for the weekend) What local Canada 150 events will be going on this weekend? Guest - Brenda Branch. Cultural Tourism Product Development Officer, City of Hamilton Did you know the Caesar is a classic Canadian made drink? How did this drink come about and what makes our so unique in comparison to the Bloody Mary? And if you’re planning on celebrating responsibly with a Caesar this weekend, what’s the best way to prepare one? Guest - Cameron Butt, Mott’s Clamato Brand Marketing Manager

Dan Edmonds joins Scott to talk about his musical career. Having just wrapped up an Ontario tour, what’s next for the musician and how did he find his sound? Guest - Dan Edmonds, local musician

President Donald Trump tweeted yesterday about MSNBC’s Morning Joe show, calling it’s host Mika “low IQ” and Joe as “Psycho Joe”. He then proceeded to say that Mika at a New Year’s Bash at Mar-a-lago was “bleeding” from a “facelift”. The pair have addressed the tweets this morning on their show, while Trump has tweeted saying “Watched for the first time, Fake News”. Guest - Elissa Freeman. Public Relations Consultant, Huffington Post, Canada.com and PR Daily

Police in our province have had to deal with a string of incidents where there were possible mob connections. The latest incident happened yesterday in Woodbridge where a massive explosion knocked out a wall of Caffe Coretto. Could tensions be on the rise? Guest - Ross McLean. Crime Specialist. Security expert, Former Toronto PoliceOfficer. rossmcleansecurity.com

Celebrations for this weekend will be a little easier on the wallet. Gas prices for this weekend are expected to be the lowest it’s been since 2010. However, Hamilton, tonight they’ll jump by 3 cents, according to Gas Buddy analyst Dan McTeague. Guest - Dan McTeague. Former Liberal MP and Consumer Affairs Critic, Analyst, gasbuddy.com Hamilton MPs have returned from Washington where they went to talk steel trade with the current administration. There has been tension given the new government’s “Buy American” mantra and wanting to help our steel industry. How confident do the MP’s feel after their trip? Guest - David Sweet. Conservative MP, Flamborough-Glanbrook Canada has come out relatively unscathed from this recent cyber attack. However, was this attack about taking things down or ransomware? Or was this about another outcome? Guest - Danny Timmins, CEO & President, National Cyber security leader Ukraine continued… Guest - Stephanie Carvin, Assistant Professor of International Affairs, Carlton Unive

However, was this attack about taking things down or ransomware? Or was this about another outcome? Guest - Danny Timmins, CEO & President, National Cyber security leader, MNP

Hamilton MPs have returned from Washington where they went to talk steel trade with the current administration. There has been tension given the new government’s “Buy American” mantra and wanting to help our steel industry. How confident do the MP’s feel after their trip? Guest - David Sweet. Conservative MP, Flamborough-Glanbrook

With the next policy decision coming close for the Bank of Canada, the Governor Stephen Poloz is saying that his 2015 interest rate cuts appear to have done what they needed to do. He says that the economy has enjoyed surprisingly strong growth through the first three months of this year and that he expects it to continue at this strength. Guest - James Orlando, Senior Economist with TD Bank – TD Economics.

Bedrock Industries is expected to officially take over Stelco on Saturday. Earlier this month, an Ontario judge approved the sale of Stelco to Bedrock. The goal with this sale is to “make Stelco the employer of choice again in Hamilton”. Could we see this be a reality? Guest - Marvin Ryder. Business Professor, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University How will the new partially instated affect permanent Canadian residents? It could be the “Disneylanders” who face the most difficulty. Guest - Evan Green, senior partner at Green & Spiegel, immigration law firm Canada Massive cyber-attack caused disruption globally yesterday, paralyzing some hospitals, government buildings and major corporations. Ukraine and Russia appeared to be the hardest hit by the ransomware. What do we know about the virus? Guest - Daniel Tobok, CEO, Cytelligence Inc. expert on cyber security

Massive cyber-attack caused disruption globally yesterday, paralyzing some hospitals, government buildings and major corporations. Ukraine and Russia appeared to be the hardest hit by the ransomware. What do we know about the virus? Guest - Daniel Tobok, CEO, Cytelligence Inc. expert on cyber security

How will the new partially instated affect permanent Canadian residents? It could be the “Disneylanders” who face the most difficulty. Guest - Evan Green, senior partner at Green & Spiegel, immigration law firm Canada

Natural gas rates for Ontario are going to rise on July 1st for most customers in Ontario. How does this rise compare to how fast hydro rates rose? Guest - Steve Aplin, Publisher of Emission Trak, which monitors C02 Carbion Dioxide emissions from energy use

Hamilton Police are investigating an overnight shooting at a home believed to be the one of Pat Musitano. Pat is the brother of Angelo who was killed in May. Guest - Ross McLean. Crime Specialist. Security expert, Former Toronto Police Officer. rossmcleansecurity.com It’s the end of this parliamentary session. Prime Minister Trudeau spoke to media today to mark the end of session. How did the government fare this session and will the upcoming one in the Fall be different? Guest - Henry Jacek. Professor of Political Science, McMaster University NHL player Dave Andreychuk will finally be installed into the Hockey Hall of Fame in November. He will be the second born-and-raised Hamiltonian to get into the hall since 1979 (Pat Quinn got in last year). Why the delay? Guest - Howard Berger. Long-time Leafs reporter/Blogger, Between the Posts

NHL player Dave Andreychuk will finally be installed into the Hockey Hall of Fame in November. He will be the second born-and-raised Hamiltonian to get into the hall since 1979 (Pat Quinn got in last year). Why the delay? Guest - Howard Berger. Long-time Leafs reporter/Blogger, Between the Posts

It’s the end of this parliamentary session. Prime Minister Trudeau spoke to media today to mark the end of session. How did the government fare this session and will the upcoming one in the Fall be different? Guest - Henry Jacek. Professor of Political Science, McMaster University

Hamilton Police are investigating an overnight shooting at a home believed to be the one of Pat Musitano. Pat is the brother of Angelo who was killed in May. Guest - Ross McLean. Crime Specialist. Security expert, Former Toronto PoliceOfficer. rossmcleansecurity.com