A new Hamilton-centric documentary is running at TIFF this year. Government websites in four provinces and territories were shut down Thursday, with at least two jurisdictions blaming cyberattacks for their outages. Should Doug Ford start focussing on Eastern Ontario for more productive homebuilding without the toxic politics? Putin is likely looking to bring Belarus into the fold, with his new friend, Kim John Un. Three’s company too! Trudeau is starting to address the troubles that many have been pointing out for some time. Still no gun buyback program and amnesty period for banned firearms is running out. The Liberal’s housing plan is getting its share of criticisms. We get the business perspective on what it means. The Peel school board is being questioned about transparency and the removal of books from their libraries. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast!

Guests:

Gary Kaulback, Director.

David Shipley, Cyber security expert and CEO of Beauceron Security.

Randall Denley is an author and columnist for the Ottawa Citizen and the National Post; author of mystery novels, including Payback, Spiked, and One Dead Sister.

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.

Henry Jacek. Professor of Political Science, McMaster University.

Tony Bernardo, Executive Director of the Canadian Sports Shooting Association.

Dr. Ian Lee, Associate Professor with the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University.

Dr. Rahim Mohamed, political commentator and writer, specializing in comparative politics, natural resources and the political economy; former professor with Centre College and Wake Forest University.

Scott Radley, host of the Scott Radley show and columnist with the Hamilton Spectator.

Host – Scott Thompson

Content Producer – William Erskine

Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay

Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan

News Anchor – Dave Woodard & Jen McQueen

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NASA has released their report on UAPs (formerly known as UFOs) and it is not Earthshattering, but they did stress that there are events that as-of-yet defy explanation. Writing in the Globe and Mail, our guest says that Putin and Kim Jong Un’s renewed collaboration is bad news for Asian democracies – and for Ukraine. The Toronto Rock – who make Hamilton their home – announced today that they will be able to finish up their season at the First Ontario Centre because of new delays in the renovations. This morning, new information from Abacus Data was released showing the Conservatives have jumped to a lead of 15, and disapproval of the Federal Liberals is rising. Ottawa is set remove GST from new rental construction in response to rising cost of living. We look at the aftermath of Canadian Conservative MP Michael Chong testifying to the U.S. Congressional-Executive Committee on China – including China’s accusation that it is in fact MP Chong who is interfering in foreign affairs. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast!

Guests:

Paul Delaney. Professor Emeritus in the Faculty of Science - Department of Physics & Astronomy at York University.

Aurel Braun (PRONOUNCED "brown"), Professor of International Relations and a Senior Member of the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto.

Ryan McHugh, Manager of Tourism and Events with the City of Hamilton.

Jamie Dawick (PRONOUNCED: Dow-ick, Dow like the Dow Jones), owner of the Toronto Rock.

Richard Jenkins, Ph.D., CAIP, Vice President of Research and Chief Methodologist with Abacus Data.

Daniel Perry, Consultant, Summa Strategies.

Mike Collins-Williams, CEO, West End Home Builders Association.

Steven Chase, Senior Parliamentary Reporter, The Globe and Mail.

Scott Radley, host of the Scott Radley show and columnist with the Hamilton Spectator.

Host – Scott Thompson

Content Producer – William Erskine

Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay

News Anchor – Dave Woodard & Jen McQueen

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Writing in the Globe and Mail, our guest says that Putin and Kim Jong Un’s renewed collaboration is bad news for Asian democracies – and for Ukraine.

GUEST: Aurel Braun (PRONOUNCED "brown"), Professor of International Relations and a Senior Member of the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto.

Housing starts are at a 30-year high but it is not enough. We have covered the technology of Deepfakes and it the ramifications more than a few times on this show over the years, along with the warnings that the fabricated videos will get harder and harder to discern from the real ones. We look at the newest delays to the Trans Mountain Pipeline, and what its future might hold. Following the G20 summit, in which Trudeau wished Putin has been condemned harder, the Prime Minister found himself stranded with his entourage due to mechanical issues with his plane. In an effort to change its public image, SNC-Lavalin is rebranding and taking on a new name. Poilievre’s image is turning and, according to Abacus Data, the Federal Conservatives have a 14 point lead over Trudeau’s Liberals. The meeting on HATS tiny cabins was cancelled the other night, due to two instances of alleged violence. Where is this situation going? Trudeau’s Liberals are meeting in London, Ontario, for “very frank” talks.

Guests:

Murtaza Haider, professor of Data Science and Real Estate Management at Toronto Metropolitan University

Jeffrey Dvorkin, Senior Fellow at Massey College, Former Director of Journalism at the University of Toronto-Scarborough and author of Trusting the News in a Digital Age

Dan McTeague, President of Canadians for Affordable​Energy, Former Liberal MP

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

Marvin Ryder, Professor with the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University

Elissa Freeman, PR and Pop Culture Expert

Jason Farr, former councillor for Ward 2 in the City of Hamilton

Tasha Kheiriddin, journalist, writer with National Post, GZERO media, and her Substack page ‘In My Opinion’; Author of The Right Path

Scott Radley, Host of the Scott Radley Show and Columnist with the Hamilton Spectator

Host – Scott Thompson

Content Producer – William Erskine

Technical/Podcast Producer – Ben Straughan

News Anchor – Dave Woodard & Jen McQueen

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The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is calling on politicians to reject recent EV battery corporate welfare following today’s Parliamentary Budget Officer report showing governments won’t break even for 20 years – four times longer than originally promised. Steven Tyler has blown out his vocal cords, and has to cancel Aerosmith shows – including one in Toronto – while he heals. Kim Jong Un of North Korea has landed in Russia, for a presumed weapons meeting, face-to-face with Putin. Moderna’s updated vaccine has been approved for Canada, as we head into the fall and people’s concerns about the virus are raising just a bit. MP Michael Chong is testifying to the Congressional-Executive Commission on China. The meeting on HATS tiny cabins was cancelled last night, due to two instances of alleged violence. This is a situation that requires reasonable discussion, but that is not going to happen until a way to cool off is found. How can this situation be de-escalated, what can City Hall do? What happens when winter hits the unhoused? It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast!

Guests:

Franco Terrazzano, Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Federal Director.

Elissa Freeman, PR and Pop Culture Expert.

Eric Alper, Publicist and music commentator.

Elliot Tepper, Emeritus Professor of Political Science with Carleton University.

Thomas Tenkate, Professor at the School of Occupational & Public Health with Toronto Metropolitan University University.

Brian J. Karem, journalist and author, White House correspondent for Playboy and political analyst for CNN.

Bob Bratina, Former CHML broadcaster, Former Mayor of Hamilton, former Liberal MP for Hamilton East-Stoney Creek and now candidate for Mayor of Hamilton.

Jennifer Bonner, Executive Director, The HUB Hamilton.

Scott Radley, Host of the Scott Radley Show and Columnist with the Hamilton Spectator.

Host – Scott Thompson

Content Producer – William Erskine

Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay

Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan

News Anchor – Dave Woodard & Jen McQueen

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We look at agriculture and what role it plays in the Ontario Greenbelt. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will spend at least another night in India waiting for his plane to be fixed after it was grounded Sunday night. How is the news from the Convoy Trial resonating with Ottawa citizens, and what does someone with a wide array of political experience think of it all? It is the 22nd anniversary of 9/11. We talk with security expert Phil Gurski about how National Security in North America transformed following the attacks on the World Trade Centre and the attempted attack on the Pentagon. What’s Up EcDev? The Wood Manufacturing Council are working with Mobel, a local Hamilton company, to offer a free 12-week course for females interested in learning skills for woodworking and cabinetry. Charles Burton has a new piece in the Globe and Mail covering the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference and what Justice Hogue will need in order to make it effective. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast!

Guests:

Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, professor of food distribution and policy, and the director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University.

Terry Lacorte, resident in the area working to try to change the situation.

Keith Mackey, Mackey International.

Tim Powers, Chairman of Summa Strategies and Managing Director of Abacus Data.

Phil Gurski, President of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting, former CSIS analyst.

Peter Graefe, Professor of Political Science with McMaster University.

Richard Lipman, President of the Wood Manufacturing Council.

Charles Burton, Senior Fellow with the Centre for Advancing Canada's Interests Abroad at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute.

Scott Radley, host of the Scott Radley show and columnist with the Hamilton Spectator.

Host – Scott Thompson

Content Producer – William Erskine

Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay

Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan

News Anchor – Dave Woodard & Jen McQueen

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In case you hadn’t noticed, it’s Supercrawl weekend in downtown Hamilton! Scott witnessed a debacle at the LCBO last night that left him with a bad taste in his mouth and some questions about how things are being run. What happens when an employee or organization steps way outside the spirit of a policy, and enforces it to an over-the-top degree? Taking a look at the Conservative convention might not yield too much that is lively… a new logo? Hm! …but seeing Liberal Environment Minister Stephen Guilbeault “crash” the party? Why did Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin skip out on the G20 summit in India? A public inquiry into foreign interference is finally taking shape! It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast!

Guests:

Tim Potocic, Co-owner, Sonic Unyon Records, Supercrawl Productions, Because Beer Festival, Mills Hardware, Bridgeworks.

Marvin Ryder, Professor with the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University.

Oksana Kishchukm, Director, Strategy & Insights at Abacus Data.

Elissa Freeman, PR and Pop Culture Expert.

Nik James Nanos CMC FCRIC Chief Data Scientist and Founder, Nanos Research.

Elliot Tepper, Emeritus Professor of Political Science with Carleton University.

Peter Graefe, Professor of Political Science with McMaster University.

Duff Conacher, Co-Founder of Democracy Watch.

Scott Radley, Host of the Scott Radley Show and Columnist with the Hamilton Spectator.

Host – Scott Thompson

Content Producer – William Erskine

Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay

Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan

News Anchor – Dave Woodard & Jen McQueen

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The outrage sparked by a passenger incident involving a vomit-smeared airplane seat reflects a broader frustration with flight operations in Canada, travel specialists say. We’re talking Supercrawl stuff, including Grant Avenue Studio and Beckett Fine Art Gallery. New polling from Angus Reid shows which federal leader Canadians think would make a better Prime Minister. The Rolling Stones have a new single, and have announced the release date for their upcoming album, Hackney Diamonds! The Federal government is finally holding a public inquiry into foreign interference, and Justice Marie-Josée Hogue of Quebec is set to lead. Marit Stiles joins Scott to discuss the Greenbelt, housing, next steps, and if the announced review of Greenbelt land is satisfactory for the NDP. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast!

Guests:

Gabor Lukacs, President, Air Passenger Rights advocacy group.

Mike Bruce, owner of Grant Avenue Studio (38 Grant Avenue, Hamilton, Ontario), Co-Founder at Aeon Studio Group, Partner at Studio550, and Location Manager for Film and Television.

Thomas G. Beckett of BECKETT FINE ART LTD. 196 Locke St. South, Hamilton, ON., Canada, L8P 4B4.

Jon Roe, Research Associate with Angus Reid.

Eric Alper, Publicist and music commentator.

Carmi Levy Technology Analyst & Journalist.

Tim Powers, Chairman of Summa Strategies and Managing Director of Abacus Data

Marit Stiles, Leader, Ontario NDP.

Scott Radley, host of the Scott Radley show and columnist with the Hamilton Spectator.

Host – Scott Thompson

Content Producer – William Erskine

Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay

Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan

News Anchor – Dave Woodard & Jen McQueen

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Where are we with viruses in 2020, and is worrying over a “tripledemic” worth the same amount of time and energy as previous years? Tim Hortons is now offering more than doughnuts, more than soup, more than muffins and… whatever that steak sandwich was they were pitching for a while… now they have fashionable Timmies apparel. Canadian pipeline giant Enbridge Inc. is betting big on the long-term value of natural gas in the energy transition as the world seeks to shift away from more polluting forms of fuel, buying three U.S. utilities for US$9.4-billion to create the continent’s largest natural gas utility. Kids going back to school – or heading into it for the first time – face separation anxiety and other mental health challenges. City staff are still preparing for talks with a provincial facilitator on the development of ex-Greenbelt lands despite Premier Doug Ford’s announced review of the protected zone, including parcels his government has yanked out. Since the story in Oakville shop teacher wearing oversized prosthetic breasts and an outfit that many would call unprofessional attire – regardless of gender identity – first made headlines last year, Joe Warmington of the Toronto Sun has tracked the developments. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast!

Guests:

Dr. Timothy Sly, Epidemiologist and Professor Emeritus in the School of Population and Public Health with Toronto Metropolitan University.

Kyle Matthews, Executive Director of The Montréal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies at Concordia University.

Bruce Winder, Retail Analyst & Author, ‘Retail Before, During & After COVID-19’.

Dan McTeague, President of Canadians for AffordableEnergy, Former Liberal MP.

Danielle Sirianni Molnar, Brock University Associate Professor of Child and Youth Studies.

Dr. Ian Lee, Associate Professor with the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University.

Andrea Horwath, Mayor, City of Hamilton.

Joe Warmington, Columnist with the Toronto Sun.

Scott Radley, Host of the Scott Radley Show and Columnist with the Hamilton Spectator.

Host – Scott Thompson

Content Producer – William Erskine

Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay

Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan

News Anchor – Dave Woodard & Jen McQueen

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