City council debated the bid for the Commonwealth games last night. The city will formally ask Ontario's government to endorse the games, but there are still some concerns.

Guest: Brad Clark, City Councillor, City of Hamilton

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An insurance cost spike has a quarter of all taxis in the city to be curbed.

Guest: Anthony Rizzuto. President, BlueLine Taxi

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The Wet'suwet'en leaders are going to be meeting with the federal and provincial government today. What could come out of this meeting?

Guest: Christo Aivalis, Social Sciences and humanities Research Council Postdoctoral Fellow in History at the University of Toronto

Blockades have appeared along Highway 6 in Caledonia as well as on York Boulevard, blocking traffic and Go trains.  

Guest: Ken Hewitt, Mayor of Haldimand County

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Hamilton’s transportation task force that is deciding on how to spend the $1B from the government has two more weeks to make it’s decision.  
 
Guest: Tony Valeri, member of the task force

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Harvey Weinstein was found guilty yesterday on two of the charges laid against him, while the others were acquitted. Is this a step forward?  

Guest: Jessica Bonnila-Damptey, Executive Director, SACHA

Another one bites the dust: Pier One has filed for bankruptcy protection and will be closing all Canadian stores.

Guest: Bruce Winder, Retail Expert, Speaker, Consultant, Professor and Entrepreneur

Has a glimpse been offered for the Premier’s strategy to win the next election? At the convention, Ford told the crowd that the 2022 campaign starts now, and targeting the Ontario Liberal Party – not the official opposition – in his remarks.  

Guest: Richard Brennan, retired journalist with the Toronto Star. Covered Queen’s Park and Parliament Hill. 

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A report from the group Future Majority says that nearly 1 in 3 voters say they’d vote for any party, and that social issues are key for those under 35.  

Guest: Erin McLean-Purdon, founding member and Assistant Organizing Director with Future Majority 

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Teck Resources Ltd has withdrawn it’s application to build a massive oil-sands project in Northern Alberta, citing the climate debate.  

Guest: Marvin Ryder. Business Professor, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University. 

The Ontario government has shared the transportation task force’s agendas, but there’s still no other details on alternatives for LRT 

Guest: John Best. Publisher of the Bay Observer

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Across Ontario today, the biggest education unions will be walking out, the first time they’ve done that since 1997.   

Guests: Dave Woodard, Reporter, Global News
             Jeff Sorensen, President, Hamilton-Wentworth Elementary Teachers' Local

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Hamilton Police tested the controversial facial recognition technology Clearview AI. 

Guest: Deputy Chief Frank Bergen, Hamilton Police