Scott Thompson Show

The federal government is meeting with the provincial health minister to discuss improving the health care system. The finance and health ministers however are squaring off against funding and already today, Quebec’s minister has threatened to walk out of the meetings.   Guest: Henry Jacek. Professor of Political Science, McMaster University.

Toronto Police are rolling out a pilot project that will test the use of roadside screening devices that will text for drug impaired drivers. The pilot project starts today.   Guest: Clint Stibbe, Traffic Services Media Officer, Toronto Police Traffic.

President Barack Obama is promising that the US will retaliate against Russia for its meddling in the election process. The Kremlin has vehemently denied doing so. Guest: Simon Palamar. Research Assistant, Centre for International Governance Innovation. Yesterday, the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce made a call out on the provincial government to take steps to address the issue of affordable electricity and energy prices in Ontario. What do they propose? Guest: Huzaifa Saeed, Policy and Research Analyst with the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce. Facebook announced yesterday that they are going to be combating “fake news” with the help of users and fact checkers. Readers will be able to flag stories which will then be sent to outside fact checking organizations. Guest: Elissa Freeman, Principal, Elissa PR Communications/ Columnist: Huffington Post, canada.com & PR Daily.

Facebook announced yesterday that they are going to be combating “fake news” with the help of users and fact checkers. Readers will be able to flag stories which will then be sent to outside fact checking organizations.   Guest: Elissa Freeman, Principal, Elissa PR Communications/ Columnist: Huffington Post, canada.com & PR Daily. 

Yesterday, the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce made a call out on the provincial government to take steps to address the issue of affordable electricity and energy prices in Ontario. What do they propose?   Guest: Huzaifa Saeed, Policy and Research Analyst with the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce.

President Barack Obama is promising that the US will retaliate against Russia for its meddling in the election process. The Kremlin has vehemently denied doing so.   Guest: Simon Palamar. Research Assistant, Centre for International Governance Innovation.

Yesterday, a home in Port Colborne, Ontario was engulfed in flames, killing four people. Today, investigations to determine what exactly happened. What do we know so far? GoFundMe Page: https://www.gofundme.com/help-a-fatherhas-lost-everything… Guest: Constable Phillip Gavin, Niagara Regional Police Service. With a deadly opioid crisis ongoing throughout Canada, the federal government is hoping to speed up the process for places like Hamilton to have safe injection sites. Guest: Dr. Jessica Hopkins, Associate Medical Officer of Health, City of Hamilton Public Health Services. Local Union 1005 and the City of Hamilton are opposing the Stelco restructuring plan and are trying to convince a Toronto judge to send negotiators back to the drawing board. Guest: Marvin Ryder. Business Professor, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University. On Monday, December 19th, Global will air Canada’s 2016 Walk of Fame ceremony. One of the inductees, Jason Priestley, joined Scott Thompson.   Guest: Jason Priestley,

On Monday, December 19th, Global will air Canada’s 2016 Walk of Fame ceremony. One of the inductees, Jason Priestley, joins Scott Thompson.   Guest: Jason Priestley, Canadian Actor (90210) and Inductee in the 2016 Canada Walk of Fame.

Local Union 1005 and the City of Hamilton are opposing the Stelco restructuring plan and are trying to convince a Toronto judge to send negotiators back to the drawing board.    Guest: Marvin Ryder. Business Professor, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University. 

With a deadly opioid crisis ongoing throughout Canada, the federal government is hoping to speed up the process for places like Hamilton to have safe injection sites.   Guest: Dr. Jessica Hopkins, Associate Medical Officer of Health, City of Hamilton Public Health Services.

Yesterday, a home in Port Colborne was engulfed in flames, killing four people. Today, investigations to determine what exactly happened. What do we know so far?   GoFundMe Page: https://www.gofundme.com/help-a-fatherhas-lost-everything?ssid=840606444   Guest: Constable Phillip Gavin, Niagara Regional Police Service.

The $30 fee for the DriveClean checks will be ending in April 2017 according to Environment and Climate Change Minister Glen Murray. Was this needed at all? Guest: Lorraine Sommerfeld, Auto Writer with Post Media, Motherlode column in the The Hamilton Spectator and Host of the Lemon Aid Car Show on RogersTV. A House of Commons committee is recommending Canada Post come up with a plan to reinstate door to door delivery and to consider email and social network services. Guest: Ian Lee. Sprott School of Business. Carleton University. The Leader of the Ontario NDP has been doing a ‘hydro tour’ to discover how deep the situation for hydro is. Guest: Andrea Horwath, Leader of the Ontario NDP.

The Leader of the Ontario NDP has been doing a ‘hydro tour’ to discover how deep the situation for hydro is. Guest: Andrea Horwath, Leader of the Ontario NDP. 

A House of Commons committee is recommending Canada Post come up with a plan to reinstate door to door delivery and to consider email and social network services.   Guest: Ian Lee. Sprott School of Business. Carleton University.

The $30 fee for the Drive Clean checks will be ending in April 2017 according to Environment and Climate Change Minister Glen Murray. Was this needed at all?   Guest: Lorraine Sommerfeld, Auto Writer with Post Media, Motherlode column in the Hamilton Spec and Host of the Lemon Aid Car Show on RogersTV.

Hamilton City Councillor Matthew Green has hired a civil rights lawyer to represent him at a police disciplinary hearing. This is in relation to a police carding complaint he filed earlier this year. Guest: Dr. Gary Ellis, Head, Justice Studies Program, University of Guelph-Humber. Retired Superintendent, Toronto Police Service. The Ontario Energy Board says that it will not clarify the ‘global adjustment charge’ on electricity bills. This comes after the auditor general recommended that they do so, estimating that 70% of consumer’s electricity rates were for said charge. Guest: Parker Gallant, Vice President of Wind Concerns Ontario. Trump has chosen Rex Tillerson of Exxon Mobil as Secretary of State. What’s the latest with preparing the new President Elect. Also; Guest: Michael Taube, Columnist. Stephen Harper’s former Speech writer  

Trump has chosen Rex Tillerson of Exxon Mobil as Secretary of State. What’s the latest with the new President Elect.    Guest: Michael Taube, Columnist. Stephen Harper’s former Speech Writer.

The Ontario Energy Board says that it will not clarify the ‘global adjustment charge’ on electricity bills. This comes after the auditor general recommended that they do so, estimating that 70% of consumer’s electricity rates were for said charge.

Hamilton City Councillor Matthew Green has hired a civil rights lawyer to represent him at a police disciplinary hearing. This is in relation to a police carding complaint he filed earlier this year.   Guest: Dr. Gary Ellis, Head, Justice Studies Program University of Guelph-Humber. Retired Superintendent, Toronto Police Service.

Interest rates in the States are about to rise and Canadians may feel the effects of it. How will rising rates affect us? Guest: Michael Veall, Professor with the Department of Economics at McMaster University. Kevin O’Leary is heading to Ottawa to meet up with members of the Conservative caucus. Will he announce a run as well? Why does he keep tiptoeing around the idea? Guest: Joe Warmington. Columnist, Toronto Sun. Oil prices are soaring after an agreement was reached this weekend by 11 non-OPEC countries. The agreement saw the countries agree to cutback output.   Guest: Dan McTeague. Former Liberal MP and Consumer Affairs Critic, Analyst, gasbuddy.com.