Scott Thompson Show

Republicans are asking the President to release the alleged tapes of conversations with former FBI director James Comey. Meanwhile, Attorney General Jeff Sessions is preparing to face his former colleagues in the Senate over his role in the controversy. He will face them tomorrow. Guest - Elliot Tepper, Emeritus Professor of Political science, Carleton Universit

For the second year in a row, the Pittsburgh Penguins won the Stanley Cup play offs. The question remains, did people here watch? Is ice sports something to watch during hot summer weather? Guest - Scott Radley. Host of “The Scott Radley Show”, Columnist, Hamilton Spec

Republicans are asking the President to release the alleged tapes of conversations with former FBI director James Comey. Meanwhile, Attorney General Jeff Sessions is preparing to face his former colleagues in the Senate over his role in the controversy. He will face them tomorrow. Guest - Elliot Tepper, Emeritus Professor of Political science, Carleton University

A young man died this weekend after falling off a cliff at Albion Falls. Two others fell at the same time and were rope rescued. Late yesterday, firefighters returned to the falls to rescue another man who had fallen. What are we doing to prevent these things from happening? What about awareness on the dangers around the falls? Guest - Craig Murdoch, Director of Environmental Services, City of Hamilton

A young man died this weekend after falling off a cliff at Albion Falls. Two others fell at the same time and were rope rescued. Late yesterday, firefighters returned to the falls to rescue another man who had fallen. What are we doing to prevent these things from happening? What about awareness on the dangers around the falls? Guest - Craig Murdoch, Director of Environmental Services, City of Hamilton

Yesterday, James Comey testified at a Senate Intelligence Committee meeting. He told about how he took notes about his meetings with the president and how when Trump tweeted about having tapes of their meetings, it prompted him to leak memos. Guest - Ryan Hurl, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Toronto. Ontario is going to expand personal emergency leave for ten days, including two paid days. How will this affect the workplace? Guest - Jon Pinkus, Employment Lawyer at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP Is Hollywood too hooked on the franchise machine? This weekend will see the movie “The Mummy” opening, which already does not have the greatest reviews. This film is supposed to kick start a series of films from Universal Studios featuring classic movie bad guys such as Dracula, the Wolfman, etc. Is there a need for these films or are we burnt out from franchise over franchise? Guest - Robert Thompson, Founding Director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture at Syracuse

The Medicine Hat are a group of Hamilton musicians who have beentapped for Supercrawl this year. But just who are they and what’s their story? Tyler Bersche, The Medicine Hat. Elliot Gwynne, The Medicine Hat. Nabi Sue Bersche, The Medicine Hat

The UK election results didn’t exactly turn out the way that Theresa May wanted to. Her snap election resulted in a hung parliament. She has gone to the Queen and has received permission to form government with DUP backing. The Labour party however say that they were the “real winners”. Guest - Jeff Semple

Yesterday, James Comey testified at a Senate Intelligence Committee meeting. He told about how he took notes about his meetings with the president and how when Trump tweeted about having tapes of their meetings, it prompted him to leak memos. Guest - Ryan Hurl, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Toronto.

What’s the latest out of Washington and in particular the Senate intelligence committee? What has Comey said in front of Senators. Comey is expected to say that the President demanded his loyalty. Guest - Reggie Cecchini, Washington Producer and Correspondent with Global News based in Washington DC Andrea Horvath, the leader of the NDP in Ontario, has said that the Ontario government tends to steal her party’s ideas. She made this claim during the 2014 election and says so again. Horvath said “They tend to steal our ideas and then really fumble the ball when it comes to implementation or getting it right”. Guest - Cheryl Collier, Associate Professor, Political Science, University of Windsor According to a survey by NEXT Canada, a third of Canadians believe that there will be teleportation technology within the next 150 years. Are we leaning towards that tech actually being a reality? Guest - Dave Carter, Executive Director at the Innovation Factory

According to a survey by NEXT Canada, a third of Canadians believe that there will be teleportation technology within the next 150 years. Are we leaning towards that tech actually being a reality? Guest - Dave Carter, Executive Director at the Innovation Factory

The UK Election is underway as the people of Britain choose a new leader. Theresa May called for this snap election to try and garner a stronger government. Does she have a good chance of doing that? Polling experts are predicting a minority or coalition government. Guest - Kurt Huebner, Jean Monnet Chair for European Integration and Global Poltical Economy, Institute for European Studies, UBC:

Former FBI Director James Comey is in a Senate Intelligence Committee right now facing questions from Senators in regards to Russia scandal. Guest - George Breckenridge, Retired Political Science Professor, McMaster University

Should we be concerned with our own security here in Canada? RCMP’s national security team and Toronto Police are investigating after a woman was arrested and now charged with threatening people with a knife. It has been reported that the woman was wearing a bandana adorned with the symbol of ISIS. Guest - Ross McLean. Crime Specialist. Security expert, Former Toronto PoliceOfficer. rossmcleansecurity.com Former President Barack Obama spoke in Montreal last night at the Montreal Chamber of Commerce. He warned against the appeal of populism and authoritarianism in his speech. Obama said “In periods like this, people looking for control and certainty, it’s inevitable. But it’s important to remember that the world has gone through similar moments… our history also shows there is a better way”. How did he do? Will his speech leave a mark on Canadians? Guest - Michael Taube, Stephen Harper’s former speech writer The federal government says that the roadside testing devices that are part of a pilot project are

Tomorrow, the people in the UK will vote in a general election and choose who will be the next Prime Minister of the UK. The last time the people voted, Brexit ended up being the result. The Global Vote has opened up their system for the UK election and results so far do not favor Theresa May. Guest - Simon Anholt, former government advisor for 15 years, man behind the Global Vote

Former President Barack Obama spoke in Montreal last night at the Montreal Chamber of Commerce. He warned against the appeal of populism and authoritarianism in his speech. Obama said “In periods like this, people looking for control and certainty, it’s inevitable. But it’s important to remember that the world has gone through similar moments… our history also shows there is a better way”. How did he do? Will his speech leave a mark on Canadians?   Guest - Michael Taube,  Stephen Harper’s former speech writer

RCMP’s national security team and Toronto Police are investigating after a woman was arrested and now charged with threatening people with a knife. It has been reported that the woman was wearing a bandana adorned with the symbol of ISIS. Guest - Ross McLean. Crime Specialist. Security expert, Former Toronto PoliceOfficer. rossmcleansecurity.com

Why were the suspects of London not on police radar? At what point does security trump human rights? Guest - David Harris, Insignis Strategic Group. Terrorism expert The union that represents workers at the LCBO has requested a “no board” report from the Ministry of Labour. What does that mean? Guest - Marvin Ryder. Business Professor, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University The city is working on building a public web portal so residents can monitor speeding motorists across the city. Is this a good idea? Guest - David Ferguson, traffic operations superintendent with the City of Hamilton

The city is working on building a public web portal so residents can monitor speeding motorists across the city. Is this a good idea? Guest - David Ferguson, traffic operations superintendent with the City of Hamilton

A federal contractor has been arrested following the leak of a classified intelligence report that suggests Russian hackers attacked at least one US voting software supplier days before the election. How important is this and what are the implications? Guest - Claire Finkelstein, Algernon Biddle Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy, University of Pennsylvania Law School