Scott Thompson Show

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: This week the Purse Project Network kicked off its 2022 campaign. The organization is collecting new and gently used purses filled with personal care items for women in need until Nov. 30. Is it now any more difficult for the restaurant industry to recruit new employees? If so, why is that and what should employers be doing to entice prospective workers? We visit with outgoing Mayor of Hamilton, Fred Eisenberger, as he gets ready to leave City Hall in the coming weeks. ALSO… a joint announcements with the feds regarding childcare, the city’s credit rating is sterling, and news about the Order of Hamilton… the work has not stopped yet, and we get Mayor Fred’s thoughts on all of the above. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told Ontario Premier Doug Ford that his pre-emptive use of the notwithstanding clause in legislation intended to keep education workers from striking is "wrong and inappropriate." Ontario is fast-tracking a bill to prevent Ontario education support