Scott Thompson Show

Sam Oosterhoff won in the riding of Niagara West – Glanbrook, while Ottawa-Vanier remained a red riding. Should we expect more of the same in Ontario politics or is there a shift in the dynamic?   Guest: Nour El-Kadri, Professor at the Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa.   Does censorship inflame the alt-right or hinder their message? Is there an alt-right movement within Canada?   Guest: Henry Jacek. Professor of Political Science, McMaster University.    First it was car wrap text message scams. Now, mystery shopper job opportunity scams are hitting Canadian cell phones. Are text message scams the way that we’re going to be targeted from now on?   Guest: Daniel Williams, Senior Fraud Specialist, Canadian Anti Fraud Centre.

First it was car wrap text message scams. Now, mystery shopper job opportunity scams are hitting Canadian cell phones. Are text message scams the way that we’re going to be targeted from now on?   Guest: Daniel Williams, Senior Fraud Specialist, Canadian Anti Fraud Centre.

Does censorship inflame the alt-right or hinder their message? Is there an alt-right movement within Canada?   Guest: Henry Jacek. Professor of Political Science, McMaster University. 

Sam Oosterhoff won in the riding of Niagara West – Glanbrook, while Ottawa-Vanier remained a red riding. Should we expect more of the same in Ontario politics or is there a shift in the dynamic?   Guest: Nour El-Kadri, Professor at the Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa.

A University of Guelph student shared on Facebook her experience of wearing a Donald J. Trump hat at the school. She says that she was assaulted when someone knocked off her “Make America Great Again” hat. Guest: Elissa Freeman, Principal, Elissa PR Communications. Columnist: The Huffington Post, canada.com & PR Daily. Continued... Guest: Brenda Whiteside, Associate Vice President of Student Affairs, University of Guelph. An elderly couple in Kitchener, Ontario was floored when they received their water bill last month. Instead of the $31 dollars they normally pay, it had skyrocketed for that month to almost $1,200. Guest: George Rendas, Homeowner in Kitchener whose water bills increased. With mortgage prices rising, are other costs going to increase as well? It turns out, according to Metro and Loblaw’s quarter results, food prices are falling. How does that work? Guest: Marvin Ryder. Business Professor, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University.

With mortgage prices rising, are other costs going to increase as well? It turns out, according to Metro and Loblaw’s quarter results, food prices are falling. How does that work?   Guest: Marvin Ryder. Business Professor, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University.

An elderly couple in Kitchener was floored when they received their water bill last month. Instead of the $31 dollars they normally pay, it had skyrocketed for that month to almost $1,200.   Guest: George Rendas, Homeowner in Kitchener whose water bills increased.

A University of Guelph student shared on Facebook her experience of wearing a Trump hat at the school. She says that she was assaulted when someone knocked off her “Make America Great Again” hat.   Guest: Elissa Freeman, Principal, Elissa PR Communications/ Columnist: Huffington Post, canada.com & PR Daily 

Did a school fail a 14 year old girl who had allegedly received hundreds of racist messages on her Instagram account? It started in grade 8 from two girls and continued into grade 9. She is now going to attend a different school. Guest: Theo Selles, Registered Family Therapist, President of Integrity Works. Should cats in Hamilton be licensed? Councillors in Hamilton are split on the idea.   Guest: Ken Leendertse, Director of Licencing at the City of Hamilton.   Guest: Lisa O’Brien, feline specialist in Hamilton, Veterinarian. The Cat Clinic.   Tomorrow, residents within Niagara West-Glanbrook will be voting in their by-election. Liberal candidate Vicky Ringuette joined us. Guest: Vicky Ringuette, Liberal Candidate for Niagara West-Glanbrook. Tomorrow, residents within Niagara West-Glanbrook will be voting in their by-election. NDP candidate Mike Thomas joined us.  Guest: Mike Thomas, NDP Candidate for Niagara West–Glanbrook.  

Tomorrow, residents within Niagara West-Glanbrook will be voting in their by-election. NDP candidate Mike Thomas joined us.  Guest: Mike Thomas, NDP Candidate for Niagara West–Glanbrook.

Tomorrow, residents within Niagara West-Glanbrook will be voting in their by-election. Liberal candidate Vicky Ringuette joined us.  Guest: Vicky Ringuette, Liberal Candidate for Niagara West-Glanbrook.

Did a school fail a 14 year old girl who had allegedly received hundreds of racist messages on her Instagram account? It started in grade 8 from two girls and continued into grade 9.  She is now going to attend a different school. Guest: Theo Selles, Registered Family Therapist, President of Integrity Works.

A Hamilton woman endured a racist incident while shopping in Hamilton. An older gentleman pointed at a newspaper and said “I’m glad he got in. I hope he cleans up the whole of North America”. When she asked him to elaborate, he said “You all shouldn’t even be here, you’re murderers and killers, you’re running around killing everybody. I hope he gets rid of all of you”.   Guest: Evelyn Myrie, Exceptional Community Strategist, Freelance Columnist, Motivational Speaker.     Are we becoming more racist? A Hamilton woman encountered racism while waiting in line at a check out. As well, there was an incident on the TTC bus where there was a physical altercation. Guest: Gary Direnfeld (Social Worker, www.yoursocialworker.com)   Thursday, resident of Niagara-Glanbrook will vote to fill in the seat left vacant by Tim Hudak. Today we chat with two of the candidates. GuesT: Sam Oosterhoff, PC candidate for Glanbrook-Niagara by-election.    Niagara – Glanbrook byelection continued… Guest: Donna Cridland, Green Party can

Thursday, residents of Niagara-Glanbrook will vote to fill in the seat left vacant by Tim Hudak. Green Party candidate Donna Cridland joined us. Donna Cridland, Green Party candidate for Glanbrook-Niagara by-election.

Thursday, residents of Niagara-Glanbrook will vote to fill in the seat left vacant by Tim Hudak. PC candidate Sam Oosterhoff joined us.   Guest: Sam Oosterhoff, PC candidate for Glanbrook-Niagara by-election.

A Hamilton woman endured a racist incident while shopping in Hamilton. An older gentleman pointed at a newspaper and said “I’m glad he got in. I hope he cleans up the whole of North America”. When she asked him to elaborate, he said “You all shouldn’t even be here, you’re murderers and killers, you’re running around killing everybody. I hope he gets rid of all of you”. Guest: Evelyn Myrie, Community Strategist, Freelance Columnist, Motivational Speaker.

Are millennials driving the momentum to make Hamilton Canada’s “Next Great City”?   Guest: Marcello Cabezas, Culture Producer, Contributor to Huffington Post Canada.

A Hamilton judge is under fire for wearing a Trump hat in the courtroom. Would we be outraged if he was wearing an 'I'm With Her' shirt? Should he be punished for wearing the hat? Guest: Ari Goldkind, Toronto Defence Lawyer. Are our kids over-medicated? A new study says that Canadian children now take far more prescribed, mood altering drugs. Guest: Dr. Mina Tadrous, Lead Author of the report, Research Associate, Ontario Drug Policy Research Network (ODPRN). Assistant Professor, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto. Is unlimited vacation time a good idea for businesses? Does it improve or decrease productivity?   Guest: Ian Lee. Sprott School of Business. Carleton University.   We spoke with a CEO of a company in Newfoundland who has implemented unlimited vacation time.   Guest: Terry Hussey, CEO of Vigiliant Management in Paradise, NL.

Is unlimited vacation time a good idea for businesses? Does it improve or decrease productivity?   Guest: Ian Lee. Sprott School of Business. Carleton University.

Are our kids over-medicated? A new study says that Canadian children now take far more prescribed, mood altering drugs.   Guest: Dr. Mina Tadrous, Lead Author of the report, Research Associate, Ontario Drug Policy Research Network (ODPRN). Assistant Professor, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto.