Scott Thompson Show

Federal officials were warned last summer about whether automation was going to replace more jobs in the next few years and how that will now require them to rethink how they handle unemployment. Guest: Sunil Johal, Author of the report. Policy Director at the Mowat Centre, School of Public Policy and Governance at the University of Toronto.

FBI Director James Comey testified to the allegations of Russian hacking and whether there were any investigations between Moscow and the Trump campaign. Meanwhile, the President has been tweeting, accusing the Democrats of making the allegations up. What did Comey say?  Guest: Michael Taube, Columnist, Stephen Harper’s former Speech Writer.

On Friday, Kevin O’Leary alleged that there was vote rigging and membership fraud. The Conservative party then found falsified memberships. Lisa Raitt this morning this morning has called for ‘cheaters’ in the race to be expelled amid the vote buying allegations. Guest: Nour El-Kadri, Professor at the Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa.

The lawyer for Karim Baratov says that the charges against his client may be ‘politically motivated’. What are the next steps for the case and what is the extradition process like? Guest: Gary Botting, Barrister, Solicitor, Appeallate Lawyer, Expert on Extradition, Criminal Defence and Appeals. GARY N.A. BOTTING, BARRISTER AND SOLICITOR Conservative leadership candidate Kevin O’Leary is making allegations of fraud and widespread vote rigging in the race. They say that ‘campaign activists’ are using prepaid credit cards to sign up fake members. How will this affect the race going forward? Guest: Dr. Cheryl Collier, Political Science Professor at University of Windsor. Is rent control a good or bad thing? A proposed bill from the Ontario NDP would close a loophole that exempts buildings that were built before 1991 from rent control. However, some argue that could have a negative impact on the economy. Guest: Jane Londerville, Professor, University of Guelph’s Real Estate and Housing Program.

Is rent control a good or bad thing? A proposed bill from the Ontario NDP would close a loophole that exempts buildings that were built before 1991 from rent control. However, some argue that could have a negative impact on the economy. Guest: Jane Londerville, Professor, University of Guelph’s Real Estate and Housing Program.

Conservative leadership candidate Kevin O’Leary is making allegations of fraud and widespread vote rigging in the race. They say that ‘campaign activists’ are using prepaid credit cards to sign up fake members. How will this affect the race going forward? Guest: Dr. Cheryl Collier, Political Science Professor at University of Windsor.

The lawyer for Karim Baratov says that the charges against his client may be ‘politically motivated’. What are the next steps for the case and what is the extradition process like? Guest: Gary Botting, Barrister, Solicitor, Appeallate Lawyer, Expert on Extradition, Criminal Defence and Appeals. GARY N.A. BOTTING, BARRISTER AND SOLICITOR

The US has laid charges and arrested an Ancaster man and three others indicted in the hack of Yahoo! Which exposed 500 million user accounts. Guest: David Hyde. Security Consultant, David Hyde & Associates. How will these arrests affect US-Canada and even Canada-Russian relations? Guest: Stephanie MacLellan, Research Associate at Centre of Governance Innovation (CIGI). Former Editor and Reporter for various news outlets (including the Hamilton Spectator). Federal judges have blocked the second Trump travel ban. A judge in Hawaii and one in Maryland have issued a temporary restraining order nationwide hours before it was to go into effect. The Hawaiian judge concluded that the new order failed to pass legal muster. Trump also admitted at a rally last night that this second order was a watered down version of the first. Guest: Michael Taube, Columnist, Stephen Harper’s former Speech Writer. The man accused of cyberbullying Canadian teen Amanda Todd has been sentenced to ten years and 8 months in a high pr

The man accused of cyberbullying Canadian teen Amanda Todd has been sentenced to ten years and 8 months in a high profile but unrelated trial in the Neterlands. The sentence is in correlation to the abuse of 34 young girls and five men. He still faces five charges in the Todd case. Where does the case move forward from here? Guest: Carol Todd, Mother of Amanda Todd.

Federal judges have blocked the second Trump travel ban. A judge in Hawaii and one in Maryland have issued a temporary restraining order nationwide hours before it was to go into effect. The Hawaiian judge concluded that the new order failed to pass legal muster. Trump also admitted at a rally last night that this second order was a watered down version of the first. Guest: Michael Taube, Columnist, Stephen Harper’s former Speech Writer.

The US has laid charges and arrested an Ancaster man and three others indicted in the hack of Yahoo! which exposed 500 million user accounts. What do we know so far?  Guest: David Hyde. Security Consultant, David Hyde & Associates.

Starting on April 1st, Ontario will begin tracking all opioid overdoses in the province on a weekly basis. The hope is that by doing so, they’ll gain a near real time look at how the crisis is growing. Guest: Michael Parkinson, Drug Strategy Specialist with the Waterloo Crime Prevention Council. The number of Canadians registered to use medical marijuana has quadrupled since the Liberals won the 2015 election. What has caused the uptick in consumers? Guest: Cam Battley, Executive Vice President of Aurora Cannabis and Chair of the Advocacy Committee for Cannabis Canada. The White House discussed information on President Trump’s tax returns shortly before Rachel Maddow was to report on two pages of forms on her show. ALSO: Travel ban 2.0 and is this constitutional? Guest: Elliot Tepper, Emeritus Professor of Political science, Carleton University. Guest: Richard Friedman, the Alene and Allan F. Smith Professor of Law, University of Michigan Law School. 

Scott takes a look at last night's tax return reveal. The White House discussed information on President Trump’s tax returns shortly before Rachel Maddow was to report on two pages of forms on her show. 

The number of Canadians registered to use medical marijuana has quadrupled since the Liberals won the 2015 election. What has caused the uptick in consumers? Guest: Cam Battley, Executive Vice President of Aurora Cannabis and Chair of the Advocacy Committee for Cannabis Canada.

Starting on April 1st, Ontario will begin tracking all opioid overdoses in the province on a weekly basis. The hope is that by doing so, they’ll gain a near real time look at how the crisis is growing. Guest: Michael Parkinson, Drug Strategy Specialist with the Waterloo Crime Prevention Council.

Hamilton’s public health department is warning about mumps after noticing a growing number of cases. Fewer than five cases so far have been identified but it could increase due to our proximity to Toronto where 37 people have been confirmed with the disease. Guest: Tammy Packer, Director of Medicine and Head of Service for Newborn Care, St Joseph’s Hospital. The final design and environmental report for Hamilton’s LRT is ready, we now await a vote at an LRT meeting on March 28th. What’s in this report and what are the next steps? Guest: Ryan McGreal, Editor of Raise the Hammer. The British government has given the Prime Minister powers now to start the first steps towards Brexit. At the same time, the Scottish FM, Nicola Sturgeon, has come out say that they are going to pursue a second independence referendum. Britain’s PM though is prepared to reject the demand. Guest: Kali Israel, Associate Professor, Department of History, University of Michigan.

The British government has given the Prime Minister powers now to start the first steps towards Brexit. At the same time, the Scottish FM, Nicola Sturgeon, has come out say that they are going to pursue a second independence referendum. Britain’s PM though is prepared to reject the demand. Guest: Kali Israel, Associate Professor, Department of History, University of Michigan.

The final design and environmental report for Hamilton’s LRT is ready, we now await a vote at an LRT meeting on March 28th. What’s in this report and what are the next steps? Guest: Ryan McGreal, Editor of Raise the Hammer.

Hamilton’s public health department is warning about mumps after noticing a growing number of cases. Fewer than five cases so far have been identified but it could increase due to our proximity to Toronto where 37 people have been confirmed with the disease. Guest: Tammy Packer, Director of Medicine and Head of Service for Newborn Care, St Joseph’s Hospital.

It’s yet another winter wallop! Southern Ontario over the next two days is being hit with a winter snowstorm. What should we expect? Guest: David Phillips, Environment Canada. The Canada Revenue Agency’s online services are back up and running after being down this weekend. Why was it down? Guest: John Thompson. Security Consultant, Strategic Intelligence Group. Senator John McCain has requested that the President show his proof that his predecessor has actually tapped him and if not, to retract the claim. Kelly Anne Conway however suggests that the alleged wiretapping may not have been phones but could’ve also been through tv sets but offered no evidence for the comment. Guest: Michael Diamond, Principal of Upstream Strategy Group in Toronto. Conservative, Political Pundit. Carleton University’s decision to remove all weigh tscales from it’s fitness centre isn’t sitting well with students. The scales were replaced with a sign saying the decision is “in keeping with current fitness trends” Guest: Ernie