Scott Thompson Show

British Prime Minister Theresa May has called for an early general election to be held on June 8th. Elections were not scheduled until May 2020. Why has she called for the vote three years early? Guest: Steven Fielding, Professor at the University of Nottingham. Expert on British Politics and Political History.

The LRT survey results are in! What does the opposition think Hamilton should do with the project? Guest: Brian Smiley, Patient Advocate and Private Citizen.

Results from the LRT telephone survey shows that 48% of respondents were against the project while those who are undecided or supportive make up 52%. Guest: Karl Andrus, Published Historian, Co-Chair of the Stinson Community Association.

(Photo by Alan Ligh) Paul Shaffer, former music director for Late Show with David Letterman will be taking to the stage with the World’s Most Dangerous Band for a musical night. Guest: Paul Shaffer, longtime music director of the Late Show with David Letterman, actor, author.

Kellie Leitch has commented on the upcoming pot legislation, saying that marijuana is a dangerous drug, and that she vows to undo any Liberal plan to legalize it. Guest: Christo Aivalis, Queen's University, Labour and Political History Professor. What is the plan that the government has for legalizing marijuana? What issues could arise from implementing this? Guest: Dan Malleck. Health Sciences Professor, Brock University. Author: Try to Control Yourself: The regulation of public drinking in post prohibition Ontario and : When Good Drugs go Bad: Opium, Medicine, and the Origins of Canada's Drug Laws. What is some of the reaction from those whose business surrounds marijuana? We spoke with Jodie Emery for reaction on today’s legislation. Guest: Jodie Emery, Owner of Cannabis Culture and Political Activist.

What is some of the reaction from those whose business surrounds marijuana? We spoke with Jodie Emery for reaction on today’s legislation. Guest: Jodie Emery, Owner of Cannabis Culture and Political Activist.

What is the plan that the government has for legalizing marijuana? What issues could arise from implementing this? Guest: Dan Malleck. Health Sciences Professor, Brock University. Author: Try to Control Yourself: The regulation of public drinking in post prohibition Ontario and : When Good Drugs go Bad: Opium, Medicine, and the Origins of Canada's Drug Laws.

Kellie Leitch has commented on the upcoming pot legislation, saying that marijuana is a dangerous drug, and that she vows to undo any Liberal plan to legalize it. Guest: Christo Aivalis, Queen's University, Labour and Political History Professor.

A foster family has filed a court application against the Children’s Aid Society of Hamilton. They took in two young girls but told CAS that they will not inform them proactively that the Easter Bunny was a real entity. The couple claims this was the reason their foster home was shut down and the girls taken away.   Guest: Derek Baars, Foster Parent. 

Alleged hacker Karim Baratov was denied bail yesterday. Could his team try to appeal that decision? And now that a decision has been made, how long will it take to get the extradition process going? How complicated is it? Guest: Geoffrey Read, Hamilton Attorney. Transport Minister Marc Garneau made an announcement yesterday saying that it has imposed new airline security measures but provided very few details. They cited a need for secrecy as the reason why there were few details. Guest: David Harris, Insignis Strategic Group. Terrorism Expert. A letter was sent to fellow councilors in regards to Mayor Eisenberger’s trip to Waterloo to observe their process for LRT. What did he learn?  Guest: Fred Eisenberger, Mayor for the City of Hamilton.

A letter was sent to fellow councilors in regards to Mayor Eisenberger’s trip to Waterloo to observe their process for LRT. What did he learn? Guest: Fred Eisenberger, Mayor for the City of Hamilton.

Transport Minister Marc Garneau made an announcement yesterday saying that it has imposed new airline security measures but provided very few details. They cited a need for secrecy as the reason why there were few details. Guest: David Harris, Insignis Strategic Group. Terrorism Expert.

Alleged hacker Karim Baratov was denied bail yesterday. Could his team try to appeal that decision? And now that a decision has been made, how long will it take to get the extradition process going? How complicated is it? Guest: Geoffrey Read, Hamilton Attorney.

Rex Tillerson, the US Secretary of State has issued an ultimatum to Russia: Side with the USA and its allies or embrace Assad and his compatriots. Guest - Simon Palamar. Research Fellow and expert on Canadian foreign policy, arms control and political violence at the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI). Backlash continues to rise over United Airlines and the forcible removal of a passenger. Shares in the company have slumped due to the incident. Is there any redemption for the company? Guest - Elissa Freeman, Principal, Elissa PR Communications/ Columnist: Huffington Post, canada.com & PR Daily Can we expect another record breaking year for the film industry in Hamilton? The mayor and the Minister of Tourism, Culture and sport commented on the success of the industry in Ontario and in Hamilton. How do we predict a big year for this industry in our city? Guest - Julia Davies, , Film Operations Specialist with the City of Hamilton’s Tourism and Culture Division

The mayor and the Minister of Tourism, Culture and sport commented on the success of the industry in Ontario and in Hamilton. How do we predict a big year for this industry in our city? Guest - Julia Davies, Film Operations Specialist with the City of Hamilton’s Tourism and Culture Division

Shares in the company have slumped due to the incident. Is there any redemption for the company? Guest - Elissa Freeman, Principal, Elissa PR Communications/ Columnist: Huffington Post, canada.com & PR Daily

The ultimatum - side with the USA and its allies or embrace Assad and his compatriots. Guest - Simon Palamar. Research Fellow and expert on Canadian foreign policy, arms control and political violence at the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI).

By the end of this year, five families from Hamilton will be able to read the SIU’s details on the deaths of their loved ones killed by police. This is due to a recommendation from a review and the Ontario government. Guest: Dave McCormack, Executive Vice President of Business Development, Investigative Solutions Network Inc. The Ontario government says that the anti-sprawl policies aren’t contributing to the housing supply shortage and soaring prices in the GTHA. Some groups such as BILD say they aren’t proposing going into the Greenbelt but rather green field lands on the outskirts of cities. Guest: Suzanne Mammel, Executive Officer with the Hamilton-Halton Home Builders Association. Does the policies do enough to protect green space? Would green field development threaten the Greenbelt? Guest: Burkhard Mausberg, CEO of Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation, author of The Greenbelt: Protecting and Cultivating a Great Ontario Treasure. The Ontario government says that the anti-sprawl policies aren’t cont

G7 Foreign Ministers are meeting in Italy today to discuss a variety of topics, the dominant one being the actions in Syria. Part of the discussion will be about the Trump administrations decision to issue missile strikes while the other will be to ask Russia to not back Assad. Guest: Lindsay Rodman, Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, Research Associate with Centre For International Policy at the University of Ottawa. Adjunct Senior Fellow with the Center for a New American Security.

The Ontario government says that the anti-sprawl policies aren’t contributing to the housing supply shortage and soaring prices in the GTHA. Some groups such as BILD say they aren’t proposing going into the Greenbelt but rather green field lands on the outskirts of cities. Guest: Suzanne Mammel, Executive Officer with the Hamilton-Halton Home Builders Association.