Scott Thompson Show

There are many events around the city this summer, find out about all of them. Guest - Brenda Branch

Hamilton has stood in for many locations over the years and that number is just growing. Guest - Julia Davis

Andrew Scheer won the leadership race of the Federal Conservatives over the weekend, beating out heavy favourite Maxime Bernier on the final ballot. Scheer is the former Speaker of the House of Commons who holds social-conservative views. What will be his plan moving forward? Guest - Peter Graefe. Professor of Political Science, McMaster University More arrests have come in the wake of the Manchester attack, bringing the total number to fifteen. Investigators say they have dismantled a large part of the network bomber Salman Abedi was a part of, but that more arrests are expected. Guest - Simon Palamar, Research Assistant, Centre for International Governance Innovation Jared Kushner has recently become a focal point in the ongoing investigation into Donald Trump’s campaign’s ties to Russia. Kushner is said to have tried to establish a secret “back channel” for communicating with Russia, circumventing government protocols. Is Jared Kushner in legal danger? Guest - Harold Waller, Professor at McGill Univer

Scott Dixon, who had won the poll for the Indy 500, was unable to finish the race after being involved in a major collision that sent his car airborne. Dixon collided with Jay Howard, but escaped from the crash uninjured. Guest - Erik Thomas, Host of Raceline Radio

The total number of arrests is now fifteen. Investigators say they have dismantled a large part of the network bomber Salman Abedi was a part of, but that more arrests are expected. Guest - Simon Palamar, Research Assistant, Centre for International Governance Innovation

Andrew Scheer won the leadership race of the Federal Conservatives over the weekend, beating out heavy favourite Maxime Bernier on the final ballot. Scheer is the former Speaker of the House of Commons who holds social-conservative views. What will be his plan moving forward? Guest - Peter Graefe. Professor of Political Science, McMaster University.

Kathleen Wynne says that spreading the costs incurred by her governments 25% hydro cut over three decades is fair, because the next generation will benefit from the grid that money built. Was the need to improve this grid brought on by a generation that neglected it? Guest - Parker Gallant, Vice President of Wind Concerns Ontario New data shows that ER visits from opioid overdoses have nearly doubled in Hamilton, compared to last year. People are dying at a rate of four a month. What can be done to stem the crisis? Guest - Dr. Jessica Hopkins, Chief Medical Officer, City of Hamilton How does this data help when it comes to crime? Guest - Michael Parkinson, Drug Strategy Specialist with the Waterloo Crime Prevention Council The Conservative leadership race will come to a conclusion this weekend, with 14 candidates on the ballot. That includes Kevin O’Leary, who withdrew from the race too late to have his name removed. Maxime Bernier is widely considered to be the candidate to beat on Saturday, with Andre

New data shows that ER visits from opioid overdoses have nearly doubled in Hamilton, compared to last year. People are dying at a rate of four a month. What can be done to stem the crisis? Guest - Dr. Jessica Hopkins, Chief Medical Officer, City of Hamilton

14 candidates on the ballot. That includes Kevin O’Leary, who withdrew from the race too late to have his name removed. Maxime Bernier is widely considered to be the candidate to beat on Saturday, with Andrew Scheer and Erin O’Toole representing his biggest threats. Guest - Henry Jacek. Professor of Political Science, McMaster University

Jared Kushner may now be a major target of the Donald Trump-Russia investigation. Kushner is known to have met at least once with Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak, and also met last year with Russian banker Sergey Gorkov. Gorkov’s bank has been under US sanction since July 2014. Guest - Elliott Tepper, Distinguished Senior Fellow Norman Paterson School of International Affairs Carleton University

Karim Baratov was back in court today over allegations connecting him to a 2014 Yahoo accounts breach, that saw over 500 million accounts accessed improperly. Baratov, who is accused of being a hacker-for-hire was denied bail. He is reportedly planning to appeal that decision. Guest - Geoffrey Read, Hamilton Attorney

Ancaster hacking suspect Karim Baratov now faces the possibility of extradition to the US over his participation in hacking 500 million Yahoo accounts in 2014. The accounts included those of politicians and journalists, however it is still up to the extraditing judge to decide if enough evidence exists to convict. How often does Canada refuse extradition of its citizens to the US? Guest - Guidy Mamann, Senior Partner, Founder of Mamann, Sandaluk, Kingwell LLP. Immigration Lawyer The University of Guelph Central Student Association has responded to criticism of their classification of Lou Reed’s “Walk on the Wild Side” as transphobic, saying in a post that they do recognize his contributions to the LGBTQ+ community, but also that his lyrics are “being consumed in a different society context.” Would they have just been better off saying they were wrong? Guest - Elissa Freeman. Public Relations Consultant, Huffington Post, Canada.com and PR Daily A woman in Edmonton suspects her ex-boyfriend may be behind me

Hamilton is already dealing with issues from huge amounts of rainfall, and it’s happening again today. What can residents do to alleviate the strain on the system?

It’s expected that Theresa May will confront Donald Trump over leaked classified documents relating to the Manchester attack. Conversely, Trudeau says Canada will continue to share intelligence with allies as it always had. Is the US’ trustworthiness with other NATO allies at risk? Guest - David Perry, Fellow and Senior Analyst, Canadian Global Affairs Institute

Ancaster hacking suspect Karim Baratov now faces the possibility of extradition to the US over his participation in hacking 500 million Yahoo accounts in 2014. The accounts included those of politicians and journalists, however it is still up to the extraditing judge to decide if enough evidence exists to convict. How often does Canada refuse extradition of its citizens to the US? Guest - Guidy Mamann, Senior Partner, Founder of Mamann, Sandaluk, Kingwell LLP. Immigration Lawyer

Police in Manchester have arrested four people in connection to Monday nights bombing of an Ariana Grande concert. Police believe that the suspect did not act alone, and Britain has raised the threat level from terrorism to “critical”. British soldiers have also been deployed to protect key sites, such as Parliament and Buckingham Palace. What is the tone in the UK? Guest - Ross McLean. Crime Specialist. Security expert, Former Toronto Police Officer. rossmcleansecurity.com How might this effect tourism to Manchester? The UK? Chris Fullerton, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Geography & Tourism Studies Following this week’s attack in Manchester, it’s expected that terrorism will be the focus at the NATO conference in Brussels on Thursday. Also, Canada is expected to have attention brought to spending only 1% of its GDP on defense, which is half of NATO’s stated target. Will Canada be pressured to raised its defense spending? Guest - Allan Sens, Professor, Department of Political Science, Spec

People in their 30’s are making more money today than their parents did at the same age, according to a study released by StatsCan. How does this income level stack up against the relative cost of living from that time? Does this demographic actually have more money? Guest - Michael Veall, Professor with the Department of Economics at McMaster University

StatsCan says that only 4% of Canadians 15 and older consider themselves supporters of any specific political party. Moreover, 97% of Canadians are not members of any party at all. With party loyalty dropping amongst voters, does this mean candidates running as independents could see their chances of success begin to rise? Guest - Christo Aivalis, Queen's University labour and political history professor

Financial Accountability Officer Stephen LeClair says that the “Fair Hydro Plan” introduced by the Ontario Liberals cost the province $45 billion over the next 29 years. It goes on to say that it will save Ontario residents $24 billion, for a net loss of $21 billion. Is this downloading debt to the next generation? Guest - Vic Fideli, Progressive Conservative MPP for Nipissing and Finance Critic

Manchester suffered what police are calling a terrorist attack at an Ariana Grande concert last night. The explosion at Manchester Arena killed 22 people, including children, while leaving 59 injured. The Islamic State has taken credit for the attack, though they’ve provided no evidence. Guest - David Harris, Insignis Strategic Group. Terrorism expert NYC Pride has invited Toronto Police officers to march in their parade this summer, in uniform. The two parades are scheduled to take place on the same week. Guest - Dierdre Pike, Senior Social Planner with Social Planning and Research Council How are Toronto Police responding to this news? Will they take up NYCPride on their offer? Guest - Mike McCormack, President of the Toronto Police Association Renegotiation of NAFTA have forced the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce, along with others such as those in Windsor-Essex and Sault Ste. Marie, to launch surveys to companies in the steel food chain to figure out who’s health is contingent on the Canada-US agreemen