The Good Morning Hamilton Podcast w/ Guest Host Scott Radley.

There will be plenty of new faces for the Hamilton Ti-Cats this upcoming season. One of them is Micah Johnson who joins Scott Radley. 

GUEST: Micah Johnson, Hamilton Ti-Cats. 

The Birmingham Commonwealth Games is going to test pilot an eSports event. Could that come to Hamilton? Is eSports going to be the future of sports entertainment? 

GUEST: Lawrence Phillip, esports.gg.

A study shows that despite the current strength of the economy, Canadians feel like we’re in a recession. 

GUEST: Dr. Eric Kam, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Ryerson University.

A second MP for the Liberals has broken rank and spoken out against the pandemic restrictions. Also, how has the government been tackling the convoy situation? 

Guest: Daniel Perry, Consultant, Summa Strategies. 

Gas prices are hitting sky-high records in Ontario. Is this time for the Premier to do something? Can he do anything? 

GUEST: Jay Goldberg, CTF Ontario Director 

Bulldogs: It’s a home game tonight as the Hamilton Bulldogs take on Peterborough. What else is new with the team? 

GUEST: Steve Staios, President and General Manager, Hamilton Bulldogs 

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The Good Morning Hamilton Podcast w/ Guest Host Scott Radley:

As the battle against COVID-19 continues, there has been a low uptake of the flu vaccination. With that, has there been a strain of flu in hospitals? Has our immunity to the flu gotten worse? 

GUEST: Dr. Paul Roumeliotis, MD, CM, MPH, FRCP © Medical Officer of Health, Eastern Ontario Health Unit

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A legal challenge is being presented to the province of Ontario in regards to their separate school funding for Catholic schools. 

GUEST: Adrienne Havercroft. Hamilton teacher and plaintiff

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The Ti-Cats have made a ton of acquisitions but have lost some star power, including Masoli. Has the East Division become more difficult to win? 

GUEST: Steve Milton, Journalist for The Hamilton Spectator.

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With the blockade on the Ambassador bridge ongoing, Ford and other companies are reducing production. How will this not only impact jobs here in Ontario but production and ultimately prices for consumers? 

GUEST: Ian Lee, Associate Professor with the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University

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A caregiver & filmmaker has developed a documentary about three stroke survivors and their struggle to regain the ability to be physically active. 

GUEST: Alicia Tyson, Caregiver and Fillmmaker of the Power of Sport: She lives in Collingwood with her husband (and stroke survivor) Paul

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With the Superbowl days away, what commercials that have been released so far are getting the most buzz? 

GUEST: Robert Kolt, Professor of Practice and creator of the ad-watching tradition. Michigan State University

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The Good Morning Hamilton Podcast w/ Guest Host Scott Radley:

Ontario’s Housing Affordability Task Force was released yesterday. In it, there are recommendations to increase density and build more homes. 

GUEST: Richard Lyall, President, RESCON - Residential Construction Council of Ontario

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The Ontario government is expected to announce over the next few weeks what the plan is for licence sticker renewal. Some say that it will be scrapped, but what happens to that revenue stream? ALSO: Yesterday the Financial Accountability Office released it’s report. 

GUEST: Marvin Ryder. Professor wit h the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University

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Are you finally ready to start travelling again? Returning home may be a bit more complicated than before. 

GUEST: Barry Choi, Personal Finance & Travel Expert

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The Ambassador bridge is lined up with trucks protesting the treatment of the protestors in Ottawa. Sean O’Shea has been in Windsor and brings us the latest. 

GUEST: Sean O’Shea, Consumer and Investigative Reporter, Global News.

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Olympics: Scott Radley had the chance late last night to chat with Sarah Nurse.

GUEST: Sarah Nurse, Olympian, Women’s Hockey

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What bird would you choose as Hamilton’s city bird? Bird Friendly Hamilton Burlington is holding a vote!

GUEST: Barry Coombs, founding co-chair of the team, Bird Friendly Hamilton Burlington.

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The Good Morning Hamilton Podcast w/ Guest Host Scott Radley:

Could the LRT project go over it’s budget due to pandemic inflation? 

GUEST: Donna Skelly, MPP Flamborough-Glanbrook

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The provinces and territories are being urged to come up with a plan to get our kids back on track. 

GUEST: Annie Kidder. Executive Director, People for Education

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Olympics: Whats the latest from Beijing? 

GUEST: Mike Stubbs, Host of London Live on 980 CFPL and London Knights play-by-play announcer

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AutoTrader has released it’s Price Index which shows that the cost of buying a vehicle is reaching record highs. 

GUEST: Baris Akyurek, Director of Marketing Intelligence at AutoTrader.ca

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Olympics: Does the 13 hour delay in broadcasting the Olympics impact ratings? 

GUEST: Bill Brioux, television critic and author

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The Queen is marking her 70th anniversary of her reign and in doing so, she is acknowledging that when Charles is King, Camilla will be Queen Consort. Will she step away from the throne any time soon? 

GUEST: Nathan Tidridge, Waterdown high teacher and author of six books on the Crown and its role in Canada

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The Good Morning Hamilton Podcast w/ Guest Host Scorrt Radley:

How has our Olympians made out in Beijing so far? We already have one gold! 

GUEST: Sean Fitzgerald, Managing Editor, feature writer with The Athletic

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A truckers convoy is expected to roll into several cities this weekend, including Toronto. Queen’s Park has taken security measures to make sure things are safe. 

GUEST: Sabrina Nanji, Founder of the Queen’s Park Observer

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Bill C-11 is back! The new online streaming bill the government says will not infringe on free speech. Opponents however are concerned. 

GUEST: Dr. Michael Geist is a law professor at the University of Ottawa where he holds the Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law and is a member of the Centre for Law, Technology and Society

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The Conservative leadership is already underway, with the first candidate up for the role being Pierre Poilievre. 

Guest: Yaroslav Baran, Managing Principal, Ottawa & Federal, Earnscliffe Strategic

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The Olympics have been underway for a couple days but leading up to these games and even now, some are not happy that these games are happening. 

GUEST: Lhadon Tethong, Tibetan-Canadian political activist and co-founder and director of Tibet Action Institute. Outspoken critic of the Beijing Games

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Hamilton has been labelled one of the top sexiest cities. But what makes a city sexy and how is Hamilton? 

GUEST: Amanda Rossingnol, Director of Sales and Marketing, PinkCherry

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