Scott Thompson Show

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: The average cost of a Christmas tree is up — like everything else this year — thanks to higher fuel, fertilizer and labour costs, climate change, higher insurance rates and, according to several growers, a continent-wide shortage of trees. Shortly before we went to air, we learned that Christine McVie – singer and songwriter for Fleetwood Mac – had passed away at the age of 79. How will the Federal Liberals handle the shift in how they address the Government of China? Some have notices that Trudeau may already have begun altering the way he discusses Xi Jinping’s government. What is happening in Alberta with Premier Danielle Smith’s Sovereignty Act? All this & more on Hamilton Today. Guests: Shirley Brennan, Executive Director, Canadian Christmas Tree Association. Ian Lee, Associate Professor with the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University. Gillian Hendry, Chair of the Holiday House Tour Committee. Eric Alper, Publicist and music commentator. Tim Power