Scott Thompson Show

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Happy Monday, Scott Thompson is back once again. Today the Prime Minister and Ontario’s premier were in Mississauga announcing AstraZeneca expanding business in Canada. While there, the PM was questioned on a CSIS report and… well Scott will fill you in. Remember the blue license plates that reflected light? The ones that are still on the road? Ontario’s government has scrapped the plans to replace the defective plates. Ontario Safety League president explains the rationale. Gordon Pinsent has passed away, Scott and Bill Brioux send up his life and career. Another storm is ripping through southern Ontario, Ross Hull joins us for that. How will Ottawa’s alcohol tax increase impact Ontario restaurants? The federal government has banned TikTok from government devices, and Carmi Levy is proven right on the air. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Brian J. Patterson, President of the Ontario Safety League. Bill Brioux, television critic and aut

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Radley: Today marks one year since the start of the Ukraine war. Should Europe be doing more to help Ukraine? The Ontario government announced yesterday that they’re providing more money to support the expansion and improvement of public transit services in Hamilton. With several provinces having now inked a deal in principle with the federal government, what should come from this deal? How has the resettlement process gone so far for Ukrainian refugees? What struggles are they facing at this point in time? Plus, a Ukrainian refugee - once he arrived to Canada - started a TikTok to share his thoughts on the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, being a refugee and what it’s like to live in Canada. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Meghan Booth, senior athlete, The Ontario Rope Skipping Organization. Donna Skelly MPP Flamborough-Glanbrook. Dr. Florian Gassner, Associate Professor of Teaching, Department of Central, Eastern and Northern European Studies, U

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Shiona Thompson: Shiona Thompson (no relation) is substituting for Scott once again, and at the top of her mind is the snowstorm working its way across the province. What should we expect in Southern Ontario? Shiona chats with Ross Hull, Global News Meteorologist. Some residents may lose power or water pressure in this storm, so what should you do to prepare for that? Ashley Trgachef, with Alectra Utilities, gives us some tips and tricks. These may help most Hamiltonians, but tenants of 1083 Main Street East are still recovering from the damage done to their building after a winter storm in late December, which caused the landlord to shut off water to the building… and has yet to return running water. Shiona speaks with David Galbin, a resident of the building and a member of Hamilton ACORN. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Ross Hull, Global News Meteorologist. Ashley Trgachef, Communications Advisor with Alectra Utilities. Rebecca Banky, LGBTQ advisor

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Shiona Thompson: Hamilton Soupfest 2023 is right around the corner! The Ontario Legislature has resumed sitting today. Today is the day… Canadian Netflix users have reached the deadline to set the primary location for their account, marking the first step in the streaming giant’s plan to crack down on password sharing. Changes are coming to the Around The Bay Road Race with a new ending in sight. An Ontario Fire Marshal investigator says there doesn’t appear to have been working smoke alarms in the Century Street home that went up in flames last Friday, killing one and sending five others to hospital. It has almost been one week since the City Centre by-election was called for Hamilton, Ontario. If any of the candidates were unfamiliar, they have started to make their presence known. Are we starting to get a feel for the shape of things to come? Inflation rates slowed in January but food and gas prices stayed high. No one is surprised to learn this, we lived through it. However

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Radley: The report on the use of the Emergencies Act during the Ottawa protests in 2022 has dropped, and it found that the use of the EA was justified. Several rules implemented at lower levels of Baseball in recent years will now be used in the big leagues this season. The City of Hamilton announced yesterday that in its role as the Consolidated Service Manager for the Canada-Wide early learning child care plan, it can confirm that Hamilton families have saved approximately $3,600 per child in 2022. According to The Globe and Mail, CSIS reports were shared among senior government officials and Canada’s Five Eyes intelligence allies that showed the Chinese Communist Party employed a sophisticated strategy to disrupt Canada’s democracy in the 2021 federal election campaign. The Public Order Emergency Commission has concluded that the federal government met the threshold for invoking the Emergencies Act to bring an end to the "Freedom Convoy" protests and blockades. It is a

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Top of mind for Scott Thompson on this Thursday: The Toronto Auto Show is returning – with a big focus on electric vehicles. John Tory says he will resign as of Friday, officially. Canada’s cannabis business is in trouble! Executives with the Halton District School Board (HDSB) say they are closer to a policy regarding what teachers can wear on the job. The 19-year-old neo-Nazi who shot and killed 10 people in a racist massacre in Buffalo, New York, last year, was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday. And in light of the various aerial threats found in our airspace, MPs want CSIS to help them understand and spot foreign interference better It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Lorraine Sommerfeld, columnist with Driving.ca and the Hamilton Spectator. Elissa Freeman, PR and Pop Culture Expert. Dr. Michael Armstrong, Associate Professor, Goodman School of Business. Brock University.  Larry DiIanni. Former Mayor, Lobbyist, City of Hamilton. Ch

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Doug Ford wants John Tory to stay in power in Toronto, and for a moment it seemed that Chrystia Freeland was on side with him, however Freeland has denied she said such a thing. Scott investigates that. Economics Professor Atif Kubursi joins the show once again regarding the talk around the East End pipeline and subsequent questions about how we can use the resources we have to move in a better direction, and if that is what is happening in Hamilton. Raquel Welch, a veteran actress who rose to fame in the 1960s in the films "One Million Years B.C." and "Fantastic Voyage," has died at the age of 82, according to a statement provided by her manager, Steve Sauer. Bill Brioux speaks with Scott about her legacy. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Matt Bingley, City Hall Reporter with Global News Toronto. Atif Kubursi, Professor Emeritus of Economics, McMaster University; President of Econometric Research Ltd.; former Undersecretary of The Unit

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: On this Valentine’s Day, Scott has an incredibly romantic show with sultry topics such as… the anniversary of the Emergencies Act being invoked? Additionally, the launch of a Russian Soyuz crew capsule to replace a damaged ferry ship docked at the International Space Station has been delayed, following a second incident that resulted in similar damage to a Progress cargo ship, according to a senior official on Monday. Paul Delaney, astronomy at York U gives us the 411. Hamilton 100’s bid is no longer Canada’s “preferred candidate” to host the international event, Commonwealth Sport Canada said in an email to organizers Monday. Disappointing to all, including PJ Mercanti CEO of Carmen’s Group who speaks with Scott about the process. Russia's ambassador in Ottawa claims Canada is unsafe for his compatriots to visit. "Canada today is a very dangerous country for Russian citizens," Oleg Stepanov said in a Russian-language interview last Friday. "I would not recommen

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Top of mind, and the presses, today is John Tory’s infidelity and his subsequent decision to leave Toronto City Council. Is this the end of Tory’s political and public life, or can he make a comeback? Did he have to step down in the first place or could he have spun this? There is word – appearing in the Globe and Mail, from Toronto’s budget chief – that John Tory will stay through this Wednesday’s budget deliberations Four high-altitude objects have been brought down over North American airspace in the past eight days. There was the original balloon we became aware of while it was over Montana. Then an object taken down over Alaska on Thursday. On Friday, another object was brought down over The Yukon. Last night, another over Lake Huron. Officials are being cautious with describing some of these subsequent objects as balloons. Christian Leuprecht lends his expertise to Scott for that. Moldova’s President says Russia has attempted a coup. What does this add to

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: It’s Friday, and to celebrate Scott gives us a look at space with Astronomy Professor Paul Delaney, SpaceX is a big step closer to sending its giant Starship spacecraft into orbit, completing an engine-firing test at the launch pad on Thursday. CBC/Radio-Canada president Catherine Tait has been publicly arguing with Pierre Poilievre, after the leader of the Federal Conservatives spoke of defunding the CBC. What is going on with PR recently? Elissa Freeman joins Scott for that. Now that you – perhaps for the first time – have heard about the ‘Just Transition’ plan, we look at what it might take to win over Alberta with Brendan Boyd, anthropology at MacEwan University. Not a week after the Chinese balloon loomed over us like Kilroy, another unidentified flying object was spotted over Alaska and promptly shot down. Where do they keep coming from? Elliot Tepper joins Scott for discussion of where international politics are headed following these two incidents. It is

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: A legend of music composition has passed away, Scott sends off Burt Bacharach appropriately as Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On Our Heads in the Hammer. Scott also has a look at Valentine’s Day in Niagara Falls, as what was a one-day event for weddings may become an annual tradition. Niagara Falls Mayor Jim Diodati explores that with Scott. The Bulldogs are maintaining course for Brantford and Scott wants to chat about opportunities for the city with Jeff Elia, of the Bulldogs, and Barbara Sutherland chair of the Downtown Brantford BIA. As well auto thefts are up, but tips to prevent them may just embolden the thieves. And the cannabis industry seems to finally be waning after 5 years of exponential growth. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Jeff Elia, Sr. Director of Business Operations, Hamilton Bulldogs. Jim Diodati, Mayor of Niagara Falls. Eric Alper, Publicist and music commentator. Brad Poulos, Instructor, Ted Rogers School of Management,

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: City councillors in Brantford, Ont., have given thumbs up to a Hamilton Bulldogs plan to relocate to their city next season. Scott has a quick chat with Kevin Davis, Brantford’s mayor, about the current state of affairs. U.S. President Joe Biden exhorted Congress Tuesday night to work with him to “finish the job” of rebuilding the economy and uniting the nation as he delivered a State of the Union address aimed at reassuring a country beset by pessimism and fraught political divisions. Brian Karem, political analyst for CNN, discusses the speech with Scott who, spoiler alert, ended up watching the majority of the address. National security officials drafted a warning for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his office more than a year before the 2019 federal election, alleging that Chinese agents were “assisting Canadian candidates running for political offices,” according to a Privy Council Office document reviewed by Global News. One of Global News’ finest invest