Scott Thompson Show

Is Xi Jinping’s government losing its grip on the people of China? Even as protests simmer down, the impact may remain. Some COVID measures have been ostensibly loosened. The blank paper protest tactic, in which citizens hold up blank sheets of A4 paper with no message on it that signifies a message everyone in China understands, according to Yaqiu Wang, a senior China researcher with Human Rights Watch: “because everybody is fed up with the COVID restrictions, everybody is fed up with no free speech, no rights, with the Communist Party’s rule”. Arrests are already taking place, though: can Xi regain control and return to business as usual? GUEST: Elliot Tepper, Emeritus Professor of Political Science with Carleton University. 

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: The Steve Strongman Band’s 11th Annual Holiday Show is coming up on Saturday, December 3rd at the Ancaster Memorial Arts Centre (357 Wilson Street East.) Canada’s Indo-Pacific strategy means changes for us and changes for China. The CP Holiday train is returning to Gage Park tomorrow after a three-year hiatus. "Gaslighting" -- behaviour that's mind manipulating, grossly misleading, downright deceitful -- is Merriam-Webster's word of the year. Ontario food banks fear rising demand will outpace supply, decades after they were deemed temporary. Black Friday may have seen smaller crowds than expected in 2022 but what about the online turnout for Cyber Monday, this year? All this & more on Hamilton Today. Guests: Steve Strongman, Canadian blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer; JUNO Award-winner, the Mel Brown Blues Award-winner, International Blues Challenge’s Best Guitarist winner, recipient of four Maple Blues Awards. Charles Burton, Senior Fellow with t

Canada’s commitments to NATO: what happens if Russia attacks a NATO nation, and can we contribute long-term to a large operation? General Wayne Eyre says it would be challenging. Aurel Braun, Professor of International Relations and a Senior Member of the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto. 

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Justin Trudeau has finally taken the stand to testify in the Emergencies Act Inquiry... after he showed up late. We get a wrap-up and an update from Kyle Benning. What are the takeaways from the Inquiry into the use of the Emergencies Act? We get thoughts on this from the founder of Democracy Watch. In Hamilton news, Anti-Sprawl activists are set to protest outside of Conservative MPP Donna Skelly’s office on Sunday. She joins Scott for more. Are you being asked to tip increasingly more? When you have to, what is the proper etiquette these days —10%, 20%, or could it even be reaching 25%? Financial consultant Jay Llewellyn has some tips for you. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Bruce Winder, Retail Analyst & Author, ‘Retail Before, During & After COVID-19’ Wayne Petrozzi, Professor Emeritus of Politics and Public Administration at Toronto Metropolitan University. Jay Llewellyn (B.A., CFP®, CLU) Senior Financial Consultant with Fox Group

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Remember the sewage pipe leak from the other day? 26 years it went undetected, so now Ontario’s environment minister is ordering Hamilton to “audit” its entire sewer system after receiving the news. Andrea Horwath joins Scott for that. Don’t bet on the Emergencies Act Inquiry harming Trudeau… that is what Lawrence Martin writes in the Globe and Mail. We get his take on the final days of the Inquiry. Scott also wants to shine a light on something less divisive than the Emergencies Act Inquiry and CUPE contract negotiations, so let’s talk about a doughnut shop that has satisfied many a sweettooth. Lady Glaze Doughnuts, originally from Waterloo Region, will have a grand opening of its first location in Hamilton this weekend. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Mark Brown, Co-Owner of Lady Glaze Doughnuts. Carmi Levy Technology Analyst & Journalist. Al Craig, Former Sports Director for 900 CHML. Michael Veall, Professor Economics at McMaster U

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: … We lost. We cover this, updates on the Canadian dental plan, environmental distress, and a massive sewage leak in Hamilton, which went undiscovered for 26 years. And special for today, Alex Pierson of 640 Toronto joins to discuss Tim Bosma’s murderers being up for parole once again. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Marvin Ryder, Professor with the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University. Dr. Lynn Tomkins, CDA President. Ian Lee, Associate Professor with the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University. Ken Mann, reporter, 900 CHML Elizabeth May, Co-Leader of the Green Party. Adam Zdroik, Soccer Editor, Rotowire Alex Pierson, Former TV Journalist and reporter, 2-time RTNDA winner. Host 'The Alex Pierson Show' 9-12 pm on 640 Toronto. Peter Graefe, Professor of Political Science with McMaster University. Scott Radley, Host of The Scott Radley Show, Columnist with the Hamilton Spectator. Host – Scott Thompson Content Produc

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: A new piece from the Canadian Taxpayers Federation argues that it is time to defund the CBC. Kris Sims of the CTF joins Scott for commentary. Be on lookout for space rocks in your backyard, Niagara region! Pieces of the meteor that passed over our heads on the weekend may have scattered about. Dr Kim Tait, gem curator at the Royal Ontario Museum tells us how to properly identify and handle those celestial bodies. Carson Jerema, writing in the National Post, is skeptical of the CSIS director’s justification for the use of the Emergencies Act. Scott picks his brain about that. Kyle Benning from Global News also gives us a quick overview of what happened today during the inquiry. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Bruce Kidd, Professor Emeritus, Sport and Public Policy, University of Toronto. Kris Sims, Alberta Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation Dr. Kim Tait, mineralogy, meteorite and gem curator at the Royal Ontario Museum Carson

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Scott is back from Mexico just in time to see not only the Argos take the Grey Cup, but also the CUPE strike canceled, huzzah! As well, the finale of the Emergencies Act Inquiry is approaching. What do we need to be on lookout for in these final days, what needs addressing? Duff Conacher of Democracy Watch joins Scott for that. It is the end of the F1 season and the one and only Erik Tomas of Raceline Radio comes on to give the recap. We also start a dive into the rabbit hole of children’s pain relief medication. How did we get to shortage just as we are seeing record ICU admissions for children? Jen Belcher, Ontario Pharmacists Association joins for more. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Erik Tomas, The Raceline Radio Network Toronto. Dave Foxcroft, President & C.O.O., Fox 40 International Inc., CFL referee. Dr. Elaina Hyde, Director Allan I Carswell Observatory, Department of Physics & Astronomy, York University. Jen Belcher, RPh | Vi

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Radley: Excitement for this Sunday's Grey Cup is surging! The reality of just how vulnerable the social media platforms we rely on is starting to become a lot more apparent. Insolvencies are on the rise. What does this indicate about how Canadians are handling their personal debt? We check in with the new mayor of the City of Hamilton and pick up on what she spoke of in her inaugural address. Uncertainty as we head toward the weekend, unsure of if there will be another day of strike action from CUPE. What sort of preparations are underway for CUPE workers on a local level? At the last minute, Qatar changed its mind about beer in the 8 different World Cup stadiums, adding to the list of controversies. It is all coming up on today's show! Guests: Rod Pederson, Play by Play Announcer, Saskatchewan Roughriders Blayne Haggart, Associate Professor of Political Science, Brock University Rubina Ahmed Haq, Personal Finance Journalist Andrea Horwath, Mayor of the City of Hamilton B

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Radley: Mariah Carey was told by the courts to not call herself “The Queen of Christmas”, and we frankly agree. A Hamilton cheesemaker is utterly thrilled after winning a handful of awards — including Best Canadian Cheese — at the World Cheese Awards. With the holiday season ramping up, it’s a critical time of year for small businesses. Canada's annual inflation rate held steady at 6.9 per cent last month. After declining for several months, Statistics Canada said the rate of inflation was unchanged in October from September as gas prices went up. The cryptocurrency industry — and the institutions and investors with billions wrapped up in it — are still coming to terms with the fallout from the collapse of FTX, once one of the largest crypto exchanges in the world. The threat of another CUPE strike is frustrating to parents and kids in school. However, it seems that perhaps the public is still on the side of the education workers. There are concerns that another strike mi

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Radley: After relenting on their last strike, CUPE workers are ready to strike once more after rejecting further offers from Stephen Lecce and the Ford government. Scott speaks with Colin D'Mello, Queen's Park Bureau Chief for Global News for more on that. The dawning of a new era at Hamilton City Hall. Mayor Andrea Horwath and the newest iteration of City Council took their oaths of office today and were appointed to committees. John Best of the Bay Observer joins Scott for that. New Leger poll suggests Canadians are concerned about increased immigration levels and the economic effects. All this and more on Hamilton Today! Guests: Tom Cooper, Director of Hamilton's Roundtable on Poverty and Board Member of the Hamilton Alliance for Tiny Shelters (HATS). Mike Wilner, Baseball columnist and podcaster with the Toronto Star. Andrew Enns, Executive VP at Leger’s Winnipeg Office. John Best, President of the Bay Observer. Colin D’Mello, Queen’s Park Bureau Chief, Global New

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Radley: Today on the show: the flu is back with a vengeance, now declared its own epidemic in Canada - We cover the First Ontario Centre renovation debacle with the owner of the Hamilton Bulldogs and a developer on the project - Hamilton's EQAO scores have plummeted - NASA has another space-faring program that may reignite a love of the extra terrestrial in kids. All this and more on Hamilton Today! Guests: Orbax, lecturer, Department of Physics, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Guelph, co-founder of Royal City Science, and one-half of Orbax and Pepper Do Science, an educational science-based platform. Dr. Jack Cunningham, Ph.D., Program Coordinator at the Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History, in Trinity College and the Munk School. Specializing in British foreign policy, Canadian foreign policy and politics, International history, U.S. foreign policy and relations with Russia; University of Toronto. Dr. Steven Reid, forme

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Radley: The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have traded for the rights to Calgary Stampeders’ quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell. Ontario expects economic growth to drop off as province faces possible recession. U.S. President Joe Biden and President of China Xi Jinping met at the G20 to discuss relations between the two nations, as well as Taiwan and the need to avoid conflict. It seems like there are some big communications issues swirling around the renovations at the First Ontario Centre. The Ontario Government has asked the public to begin masking indoors. They have not mandated it, though. It is the end of Mayor Fred Eisenberger’s final day. Let’s check in with him. Doug Ford is extending the cuts to the gas prices. All this and more on Hamilton Today! Guests: Rick Zamperin, Host of Good Morning Hamilton, Host of The 5th Quarter on 900 CHML and The 5th Quarter Podcast. Ian Lee, Associate Professor with the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University. John McGrane, former Olympi

U.S. President Joe Biden and President of China Xi Jinping met at the G20 to discuss relations between the two nations, as well as Taiwan and the need to avoid conflict.  Elliot Tepper, Emeritus Professor of Political Science with Carleton University.

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Hamilton Today commemorates this Remembrance Day speaking with retired service members, local history teachers, and of course sharing stories of Scott’s mother, who was a child during the Second World War. Guests: Hayley Humenick, Program Coordinator with Community Fridges HamOnt. Mr. Loschiavo a.k.a. Mr. Lo, retired Ancaster Meadow History teacher. Dr. Timothy Sly, Epidemiologist and Professor Emeritus in the School of Population and Public Health with Toronto Metropolitan University. Tim Fletcher, retired Captain, Canadian Army & Royal Hamilton Light Infantry historian. Elissa Freeman, PR and Pop Culture Expert. Vince Lepore, teacher at Cathedral High School who is behind the school’s Wall of Distinction project. Reed Duthie, Play-by-play announcer, Hamilton Bulldogs. Ron Foxcroft, Canadian businessman, Fox40World, creator of the FOX40 whistle, author of 40 Ways of the Fox, CEO of Fluke Transport… former Honorary Colonel of the Argyll Regiment, Chairman of the