Scott Thompson Show

Suspects in the London attack have been identified, one of them was a known radical Islamist who filmed unfurling Daesh’s flag. A neighbor had become suspicious but authorities had no evidence he was planning attack. He also appeared in a documentary “The Jihadis Next Door”. Guest - Redmond Shannon, Global National European Bureau reporter

5 people are dead in a workplace shooting in Orlando. Police however have said that this has no connection to terrorism and appears to be just work related. Guest - John Thompson. Security Consultant, Strategic Intelligence Group Ottawa’s Mayor Jim Watson is saying that the capital city is doing the most it can to prevent any sort of attack when it comes to hosting Canada’s 150th birthday next month. This comes after the attack in London over the weekend. Are we truly prepared if an attack like what happened in London happened here? Guest - Phil Gurski, President and CEO, Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting A grassroots group plans on launching a legal challenge against separate school funding in our province. They want to bring the issue to the forefront as school closures cause anger in many regions. One Public Education Now says that taxpayer funded Catholic Schools are no longer fair or affordable in a society of many religions and cultures. Would this work? Guest - Annie Kidder. Executive Director,

A grassroots group plans on launching a legal challenge against separate school funding in our province. They want to bring the issue to the forefront as school closures cause anger in many regions. One Public Education Now says that taxpayer funded Catholic Schools are no longer fair or affordable in a society of many religions and cultures. Would this work? Guest - Annie Kidder. Executive Director, People for Education

Ottawa’s Mayor Jim Watson is saying that the capital city is doing the most it can to prevent any sort of attack when it comes to hosting Canada’s 150th birthday next month. This comes after the attack in London over the weekend. Are we truly prepared if an attack like what happened in London happened here? Guest - Phil Gurski, President and CEO, Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting

Karim Baratov is back in the court house today to appeal the decision to deny him bail. The judge originally said that Baratov wasn’t to get bail because he was a flight risk. Is there a chance he could get bail? Guest - Jordan Donich, Criminal Lawyer, Donich Law

Tom Mulciar said yesterday that it might be time for the public to consider forgiving Karla Homolka for her crimes. Homolka was recently discovered to be an occasional volunteer at her children’s school, a privilege that school revoked in light of the report. Guest - Joe Warmington, Columnist, Toronto Sun Elizabeth Wettlaufer plead guilty yesterday in a Woodstock courtroom to the murder of eight people and attempting to kill or assault six others whom she cared for while working as a nurse. Wettlaufer claimed that during some of the murders she felt as though God wanted her to do it. Guest - Anthony Quinn, Director, Community Affairs, Canadian Association of Retired Persons Bill Cosby’s trial for the sexual assault of Canadian Andrea Constand will begin June 5th. Constand, is massage therapist and former Temple University employee at the time of the alleged assault in 2004. She says Cosby drugged and put his hands down her pants at his suburban Philadelphia mansion. Guest - Brenden Neil, Criminal Lawyer,

Basement Revolver is an indie-rock band from Hamilton that models itssound after The Pixies and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. The band surpassed 500,000 listens on Spotify in January. Guest - Chrisy Hurn. Lead singer, guitar.Guest - Nimal Agalawatte, Bass/Synth

The Canadian Pediatric Society says has released recommendations on how much time children should spend looking at various screens. Introduction to screens too early, they say, can be tied to higher risk of obesity, as well as focus and attention issues.

Elizabeth Wettlaufer plead guilty yesterday in a Woodstock courtroom to the murder of eight people and attempting to kill or assault six others whom she cared for while working as a nurse. Wettlaufer claimed that during some of the murders she felt as though God wanted her to do it. Guest - Anthony Quinn, Director, Community Affairs, Canadian Association of Retired Persons

Tom Mulciar said yesterday that it might be time for the public to consider forgiving Karla Homolka for her crimes. Homolka was recently discovered to be an occasional volunteer at her children’s school, a privilege that school revoked in light of the report. Guest - Joe Warmington, Columnist, Toronto Sun

The father of Jasmin Hanif, the 10-year-old killed in a crash on her family’s Waterdown street, would like to see improved safety given the communities growing population. Shakeel Hanif says he would like to see radar, speedbumps, signs and other measures to make drivers avoid Evans Road. Guest - Larry Diianni, Former Mayor of Hamilton Joe Biden is forming a new political action committee called American Possibilities. Few details were provided about the PAC, but a spokesperson did indicate it was intended to support the DNC. Many are speculating this might be a first step towards a Presidential bid in 2020. Guest - Michael Diamond, Principal of Upstream Strategy Group in Toronto. Conservative, political pundit Kathy Griffin has taken significant backlash from the public, as well as lost her position at CNN during their New Year’s Eve programming over a picture she released of herself holding a faux severed head of Donald Trump. Is there any way to recover from this? Guest - Elissa Freeman, Principal, El

Kathy Griffin has taken significant backlash from the public, as well as lost her position at CNN during their New Year’s Eve programming over a picture she released of herself holding a faux severed head of Donald Trump. Is there any way to recover from this? Guest - Elissa Freeman, Principal, Elissa PR Communications/ Columnist: Huffington Post,canada.com & PR Daily

This afternoon, Donald Trump will announce whether or not the US intends to maintain its commitment to the Paris Agreement on the environment. How much, if at all, of a step back would this represent for environmental protection? Guest - David Runnalls, Senior Fellow, Centre for International Governance Innovation

The father of Jasmin Hanif, the 10-year-old killed in a crash on her family’s Waterdown street, would like to see improved safety given the communities growing population. Shakeel Hanif says he would like to see radar, speedbumps, signs and other measures to make drivers avoid Evans Road. Guest - Larry Diianni, Former Mayor of Hamilton

The Ontario government will spend $121k on a giant duck as part of the Canada 150 celebrations. The Liberal government says it will act as a tourist attraction for people wanting to take pictures with it, and will be fun for individuals looking to enjoy Canada 150. Conservatives say it is a waste of taxpayer dollars. Guest - Christine Van Geyn, Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Ontario Director A report from the Ontario budget watchdog says that although the provincial budget for this year can balance, the deficit is expected to grow steadily beyond then. Deficits could hit as much as $6.5 billion by 2022, leaving a total provincial debt of $390 billion. Guest - Todd Smith, PC MPP for Prince Edward Hastings Karla Homolka has been regularly seen at the Montreal private school her children attend, even volunteering occasionally. Quebec law stipulates that before anyone can have regular contact with children in schools, they must have a criminal background check. Guest - Timothy Danson, Lawyer for the Mahaffy

A couple in Goderich says that wind turbines near their home become a major disturbance to their lives. Apparently, they’re not alone. A Freedom of Information request filed by Global News revealed that the Ontario Ministry of Environment chose not to investigate or deferred investigating roughly 68% of all noise and health complaints filed against wind turbine operators in the province between 2006 and 2014. Guest - Brian Hill, Associate Producer, Global News

Donald Trump is apparently asking world leaders to call him on his personal cell phone. Security experts say this could leave sensitive conversations vulnerable to tapping by foreign entities. Also, Michael Flynn will provide the Senate panel investigating the Trump campaign with documents, after previously saying he would not. Guest - Michael Traugott, professor emeritus of communication studies and political science, authority on communication, public opinion and media polling. University of Michigan

The Ontario government will spend $121k on a giant duck as part of the Canada 150 celebrations. The Liberal government says it will act as a tourist attraction for people wanting to take pictures with it, and will be fun for individuals looking to enjoy Canada 150. Conservatives say it is a waste of taxpayer dollars. Guest - Christine Van Geyn, Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Ontario Director

It's the annual Salute to Tourism where you can find out everything exciting and new happening in this city.

Paul McCartney, Green Day, Garth Brooks, the big names love to play here. Guest - Scott Warren