Scott Thompson Show

What is the pop-culture impact of a person like Roger Moore? Is he the greatest Bond of all time? Guest - Robert Thompson, Founding Director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture at Syracuse University

He has been making news for his visits to Saudi Arabia and Israel. Trumps welcome by King Salman of Saudi Arabia and Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel have been in stark contrast to his treatment by his own domestic media. What large obstacles remain for Trump during his trip? Guest - Stephen Saideman, Paterson Chair in International Affairs, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University

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

Kathleen Wynne is set to announce that the Ontario government will be spending $15 million on an environmental study exploring the construction of high speed rail connecting Windsor to Toronto. How much of this has to do with the impending election? Will people trust Wynne with a project this size? Guest - Peter Graefe. Professor of Political Science, McMaster University Donald Trump’s administration has officially indicated their intention to renegotiate NAFTA. This triggers a 90-day window for each of the agreements members to prepare for those talks. What might Canada expect to be the centerpieces of the renegotiation? Guest - Patrick LaBlond, Senior Fellow, Centre for International Governance Innovation Skin Motion is an app that creates tattoo designs from audio clips, which can be played back via your smartphone. The technology will become available in June, and gives people the opportunity to capture the sounds of their lost loved ones. Guest - Nate Siggard, founder of Skin Motion LLC and created

Fresh off a 3 stop tour where they hit up Ottawa and Toronto, the Beach Batsjoin Scott Thompson in studio to talk about their history, their sound and where do they go from here. Chelsea White, The Beach Bats Anthony Giavedoni, The Beach Bats 

This triggers a 90-day window for each of the agreements members to prepare for those talks. What might Canada expect to be the centerpieces of the renegotiation? Guest - Patrick LaBlond, Senior Fellow, Centre for International Governance Innovation

Kathleen Wynne is set to announce that the Ontario government will be spending $15 million on an environmental study exploring the construction of high speed rail connecting Windsor to Toronto. How much of this has to do with the impending election? Will people trust Wynne with aproject this size?Guest - Peter Graefe. Professor of Political Science, McMaster University

Sarino Genovese is the founder of ‘Repeat Champions’. The community initiative collects old trophies, refurbishes them and hands them out to child athletes who would otherwise not get one. Guest: Sarino Genovese, Founder of Repeat Champions.

On Gas Tax Honesty Day, the Canadian Taxpayers Federation has issued a warning against rising carbon taxes. They complain that the new carbon tax does not appear separately on bills at the pump, meaning drivers pay sales tax on the carbon tax. Will continued taxation actually lead to decreased carbon output? Will consumers simply absorb the cost? Guest: Christine Van Geyn, Canadian Taxpayer Federation, Ontario Director. The Federal Liberals will roll out their carbon-pricing scheme to the provinces today. Provinces will have until the end of 2018 to introduce their own price on carbon, and should they fail to do so, Ottawa will impose its own model. How effective will carbon output penalties be? Where will individual consumers see the biggest pricing changes? Guest: Dr. Warren Mabee, Director of Queens University Institute for Energy and Environmental Policy. The US Department of Justice selected former FBI Director Robert Mueller to act as independent counsel in the investigation of Donald Trump, and his

Photo: (AP Photo/Dennis Cook, File) The US Department of Justice selected former FBI Director Robert Mueller to act as independent counsel in the investigation of Donald Trump, and his campaign’s ties to Russia. Does this tell us anything about the stage of the investigation? Guest: Elliott Tepper, Distinguished Senior Fellow Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University

The Federal Liberals will roll out their carbon-pricing scheme to the provinces today. Provinces will have until the end of 2018 to introduce their own price on carbon, and should they fail to do so, Ottawa will impose its own model. How effective will carbon output penalties be? Where will individual consumers see the biggest pricing changes? Guest: Dr. Warren Mabee, Director of Queens University Institute for Energy and Environmental Policy.

On Gas Tax Honesty Day, the Canadian Taxpayers Federation has issued a warning against rising carbon taxes. They complain that the new carbon tax does not appear separately on bills at the pump, meaning drivers pay sales tax on the carbon tax. Will continued taxation actually lead to decreased carbon output? Will consumers simply absorb the cost? Guest: Christine Van Geyn, Canadian Taxpayer Federation, Ontario Director.

Pier 8 is planned to have a new residential development, which will be alongside an industrial site. The subdivision, which will have 1500 residents, is expected to be impacted by noise and odor resulting from the adjacent industrial site. Critics warn that this should be considered in the planning phase with an outline for how it’s dealt with. How does a community prepare for living next to an industrial site? Are there not previous frameworks to follow? Guest: Chris Phillips. The City of Hamilton’s lead on the West Harbour Waterfront Project. The number of opioid prescriptions filled in the Hamilton area is well above the provincial average and climbing. The numbers are alarming considering the ongoing issues communities are having with opioid addiction. With prescriptions being so high, is there a concern about abuse of these drugs and the system? Guest: Michael Parkinson, Drug Strategy Specialist with the Waterloo Crime Prevention Council. Donald Trump was criticized this week for providing classified

Photo: (Yuri Kadobnov/ Pool photo via AP) Donald Trump was criticized this week for providing classified intelligence to Russian officials. Vladimir Putin has now offered to provide the US Senate with a transcript of that meeting, in an effort to quell concerns. Does Putin actually believe, that while his government’s involvement in Trumps election campaign is being investigated, the US is going to believe anything that transcript says? Guest: Harold Waller, Professor at McGill University, Political Science.

The number of opioid prescriptions filled in the Hamilton area is well above the provincial average and climbing. The numbers are alarming considering the ongoing issues communities are having with opioid addiction. With prescriptions being so high, is there a concern about abuse of these drugs and the system? Guest: Michael Parkinson, Drug Strategy Specialist with the Waterloo Crime Prevention Council. 

Pier 8 is planned to have a new residential development, which will be alongside an industrial site. The subdivision, which will have 1500 residents, is expected to be impacted by noise and odor resulting from the adjacent industrial site. Critics warn that this should be considered in the planning phase with an outline for how it’s dealt with. How does a community prepare for living next to an industrial site? Are there not previous frameworks to follow? Guest: Chris Phillips. The City of Hamilton’s lead on the West Harbour Waterfront Project.

Rona Ambrose is stepping down as interim leader of the Federal Conservative party, as well as resigning from her seat in Parliament. This is seen as a move to pave the way for the new leader of the party, who is to be announce on May 27th, when the leadership race concludes. Where does the Conservative Party go from here? Will she be back? Guest: Pierre Martel, Part time Professor, Political Studies, University of Ottawa. Current and former US officials are saying that Donald Trump revealed highly classified information to the Russian Foreign Minister and Ambassador during their visit last week to the White House. The information had been provided by an ally to the US through an intelligence sharing agreement. This happened during a closed door meeting to which US media was not granted access. Guest: Michael Taube, Stephen Harper’s former Speech Writer, Is North Korea behind the cyberattack wreaking havoc on computer systems worldwide? The attack holds information and system access ransom until money is p

PHoto: (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File) Is North Korea behind the cyberattack wreaking havoc on computer systems worldwide? The attack holds information and system access ransom until money is paid. Is this a new form of warfare? What is the appropriate response? Guest: David Harris, Insignis Strategic Group. Terrorism Expert.  

Photo: (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Current and former US officials are saying that Donald Trump revealed highly classified information to the Russian Foreign Minister and Ambassador during their visit last week to the White House. The information had been provided by an ally to the US through an intelligence sharing agreement. This happened during a closed door meeting to which US media was not granted access.  Guest: Michael Taube, Stephen Harper’s former Speech Writer,

Photo: (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand) Rona Ambrose is stepping down as interim leader of the Federal Conservative party, as well as resigning from her seat in Parliament. This is seen as a move to pave the way for the new leader of the party, who is to be announce on May 27th, when the leadership race concludes. Where does the Conservative Party go from here? Will she be back? Guest: Pierre Martel, Part time Professor, Political Studies, University of Ottawa.