The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson:

Over the weekend, we learned of the death of Jimmy Buffett. According to Naomi Buck’s op-ed in the Globe and Mail, Cellphones have taken over our classrooms, and it’s been a disaster. According to the Canadian Taxpayer’s Federation, those who believe Canada’s official residences are crumbling due to a lack of funding may have missed something: the numbers. You may remember talk of Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy. It is one of the steps away from entanglement and reliance on Xi Jinping’s Government of China, for our country. This morning, Ontario Premier Doug Ford spoke with the media following a tumultuous long weekend that saw his housing minister step down and his cabinet shuffled. Where does Steve Clark’s resignation leave the Ford government, and the concerns around interference in government? What of Premier Ford’s reassessed plans for the Greenbelt that he announced this morning? Money laundering is a ‘significant problem’ in Ontario real estate transactions and the B.C.-based company Iluminai wants to change that. Annnnnd… Radley’s back! It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast!

Guests:

Alan Cross, Host of the Ongoing History of New Music. 

Keith Mackey, Mackey International.

Naomi Buck, independent journalist, columnist and features-writer whose work appears in the Globe and Mail, Corporate Knights, Toronto Life and The Walrus.

Franco Terrazzano, Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Federal Director.

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

Colin D’Mello, Global News Queen’s Park Bureau Chief.

Duff Conacher, Co-Founder of Democracy Watch.

Friedrich Klaus, Co-Founder of Iluminai Intelligence.

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 Importance of radio news has been highlighted by the wildfires during the Meta news block. It’s the time of year for the Burlington Ribfest!! That is to say, Canada’s Largest Ribfest begins today! Canadian Conservative Member of Parliament Michael Chong, who was earlier in the year a subject of China’s pressure campaigns, will speak to the United States’ Congressional-Executive Commission on China. The New StatCan report say that Canada’s economy stalled in this year’s second quarter. Michael Chong is set to talk with the U.S. Congressional-Executive Commission on China. The fact that the U.S. is taking these steps is likely to irk Xi Jinping’s government, and to see Canada combined is certainly eyebrow-raising: what sort of reaction can we expect to come out of this? As the conversation around the Greenbelt continues, and rightfully raises eyebrows in some cases, we can’t lose sight of the fact that we still are in a housing crisis and need to be able to build our way out of it. With some rough poll numbers in the news, multiple crises and unresolved issues, as well as the associated grumblings from (anonymous) Liberal MP’s all in mind… we ask, could the Liberal party soon send someone to try to convince Justin Trudeau to step aside? It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast!

Guests:

Gordon Gow, Director, Faculty of Arts - Media Tech Studies (MTS) and Professor, Faculty of Arts - Sociology Dept, University of Alberta.

Brent Paszt & Jay Birdle, Organizers for Burlington Ribfest.

Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News.

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

Ron Foxcroft, Canadian businessman, Fox40World, creator of the FOX40 whistle; author of 40 Ways of the Fox; CEO of Fluke Transport; former Honorary Colonel with the Argyll Regiment, Chairman of the Argyll Commemorative Fundraising Campaign; and NCAA referee with a storied career.

Gordon Houlden, Director Emeritus of the China Institute and Professor of Political Science with the University of Alberta.

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

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

Special Guest Producer: Jordan Armenise

Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay

Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan

News Anchor – Dave Woodard & Jen McQueen

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The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson:

In 1984, Canada's music video television service, "MuchMusic," went on the air at 6 p.m. ET with a launch party broadcast live from studios in Toronto. The federal Liberals are seeing a dive in popularity among younger voters, once the core of their base, falling 23 points behind the Conservatives by the end of August, according to new polling from Nanos Research. Ontario drivers whose vehicles are popular with thieves are now getting hit with a $500 surcharge by some insurers Premier Ford held a press conference today to make an announcement about education but the news was overshadowed by questions about the Greenbelt and the fate of Housing Minister Steve Clark. We are joined by MPP Donna Skelly for a conversation about some of the Greenbelt issues that have been raised this week. Ontario and Quebec have agreed to swap energy to help each other out when electricity demands peak. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast!

Guests:

Alan Cross, Host of the Ongoing History of New Music.

Franco Terrazzano, Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Federal Director.

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

Lorraine Sommerfeld, columnist with Driving.ca and the Hamilton Spectator.

Colin D’Mello, Global News Queen’s Park Bureau Chief.

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

Donna Skelly MPP Flamborough-Glanbrook.

Jim Cotton, director of the McMaster institute for Energy Studies and a professor of mechanical engineering.

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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Would you pay extra money to be guaranteed a seat away from children on a long flight? The Kremlin acknowledges the Wagner Chief’s crash might have been deliberate. What does this sort of message mean during an investigation in Russia? Ontario’s integrity commissioner has found that Housing Minister Steve Clark broke ethics rules for his role in the Ford government’s Greenbelt land swap. Universities pulling course information from their public websites in order to protect faculty and students from violent attacks, like the stabbing that targeted a gender studies class at Waterloo a few months ago. New polling from the Association for Canadian Studies shows that Canadian youth have a grim outlook on the future: we find out exactly what they are seeing and why. Xi Jinping now faces the political threat of his waning economy: Charles Burton covers this in a new piece for the Globe and Mail, as well as right now on Hamilton Today. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast!

Guests:

Barry Choi, Travel and personal finance expert.

Matthew Light, Associate professor of criminology and sociological studies, affiliated faculty, centre for European, Russian and Eurasian studies, University of Toronto.

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

Henry Jacek. Professor of Political Science, McMaster University.

Crystal Kusch, resident who lives across the road from the source of the smell.

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

Paul Holley, Research Director with the Association for Canadian Studies.

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

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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When Jen Schuringa starts pedaling her recumbent bike along the Camino de Santiago in northern Spain this September, her route will become part of a 10-year journey of perseverance since suffering a traumatic brain injury in 2013 when her car lost control and she hit a tree head on. Athletes, as well as some celebrities, will no longer be allowed to appear in commercials promoting online gambling in Ontario. We get the latest developments on the Greenbelt story, which includes new of developers looking to sell land rather than develop it. Understandably, Premier Ford is not happy. A new federal report predicts Russian intelligence services and police will help cybercriminals operate with “near impunity” against their targets — including Canadians — in the coming months. The high gas prices may be in for a break tomorrow – and we are getting some relief this week as well – but the tumultuous pumps are still an ongoing reminder of troubles with how we handle our energy sector. We look at the Greenbelt plans and the Housing Crisis: a level-headed view is needed, and our guest says that taking a nuanced approach to the questions raised leads to some interesting answers. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast!

Guests:

Harold or Janette Schuringa, Jen’s father & mother.

Elissa Freeman, PR and Pop Culture Expert.

Colin D’Mello, Global News Queen’s Park Bureau Chief.

Peter Graefe, Professor of Political Science with McMaster University.

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

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

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

Michael Veall, Professor Economics at McMaster University, Academic Director, Statistics Canada Research Data Centre.

Host – Scott Thompson

Content Producer – William Erskine

Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay

News Anchor – Dave Woodard & Jen McQueen

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The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson:

As we head into the fall and get ready for the return of school and – let’s be honest – colder weather, there is talk of potential COVID-19 increases in North America. What are we seeing take shape? Over the weekend we learned that Bob Barker died at the age of 99. Trump’s election interference trial set for March 4, 2024. What should we expect in the meantime, and what will the repercussions of this date be? Workers at a trio of major automakers have voted overwhelmingly in favour of allowing their union to call a strike if bargaining committees can’t secure new collective agreements in the coming months. Minister of Education Stephen Lecce reached a tentative deal with public highs school teachers, and Lecce went live with an announcement. today about back-to-school plan. News that may surprise some: it appears that an educator who has been the centre of notable controversy will be joining the HWDSB. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast!

Guests:

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

Erik Tomas, The Raceline Radio Network Toronto.

Bill Brioux, television critic and author.

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

Ted McMeekin, Councillor, Ward 15, City of Hamilton. 

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

Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education for the Province of Ontario.

Larry DiIanni, former mayor of Hamilton.

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 Burlington Public Library (BPL) officially launched the Burlington Digital Archive on Aug. 23. There is a lot happening this weekend, as Summer winds down… This Sunday, August 27, will see the return of Hamilton’s own Pride festival. This is the first Pride festival to be held outside, in a park, since 2019. Starting today, the Northern Heat Ribfest is taking place in Gage Park! The newest TikTok trend is… cracking eggs over kids’ heads and filming the reaction. Kleenex brand tissues are being discontinued in Canada. Kimberly-Clark, the brand that owns them, has not gone into great detail about why. We are joined by Larry DiIanni to tackle a few of the topics hitting close to home in Hamilton, with regard to the housing crisis. Trump gets a mugshot, and a glamorous one at that! What will this do to him, might it just be one more thing he spins in his favour? It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast!

Guests:

Marisa Purdy, BPL local history and digital archives co-ordinator and the lead on the project.

Henry Jacek. Professor of Political Science, McMaster University.

Kiel Hughes, Chair of Pride Hamilton as well as Director of Events.

Mark Wilson, owner of the Northern Heat Ribfest.

Elissa Freeman, PR and Pop Culture Expert.

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

Larry DiIanni, former mayor of Hamilton.

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

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 Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson:

Beekeeping on the roof of CF Limeridge Mall? It’s more likely than you think! Governor General Mary Simon’s travel cost taxpayers more than $2.7 million last year. The latest group to express concern over the tiny shelters planned for Hamilton’s North End as part of the city’s Encampment response is LiUNA: what are their concerns? India has become the fourth country to reach the moon, and the first to land a probe on the southern pole of Earth’s natural satellite. Why does the south pole of the Moon matter? The average Canadian family spent 45.3 per cent of its income on taxes in 2022—more than housing, food and clothing costs combined, finds a new study published by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank. Donald Trump is going to Georgia to be arrested. Mike Moffatt spoke to Prime Minister Trudeau and the rest of the Liberal cabinet at the retreat in P.E.I., covering the issues surrounding the housing crisis and now he joins us!

Guests:

Kelsey Bartlett, Operations Supervisor at CF Lime Ridge

Franco Terrazzano, Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Federal Director

Victoria Mancinelli, Director Public Relations, Marketing, Strategic Partnerships with the Laborers’ International Union of North America

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

Jake Fuss, Senior Economist with The Fraser Institute

Brian J. Karem, Journalist and Author, White House Correspondent for Playboy and Political Analyst for CNN

Mike Moffatt, Senior Director of Policy and Innovation at the Smart Prosperity Institute and an Assistant Professor in the Business, Economics and Public Policy group at Ivey Business School, Western University

Host – Scott Thompson

Content Producer – William Erskine

Technical/Podcast Producer – Ben Straughan

News Anchor – Jen McQueen

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The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson:

The troubles with other city’s LRT systems are lessons for Hamilton, so what sort of lessons have we been presented with, and what can we learn? The next space race has already begun, what will it look like and what sort of international and legal turmoil may come of it? Ryan Amato, chief of staff to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, has resigned after being in the spotlight as part of the investigation into the Ford government’s Greenbelt land swap controversy. Wagner chief mysteriously died in a plane crash which will surely bring about some impacts in Ukraine, Niger and around the world, right? The federal Liberal’s cabinet retreat wraps up today, after addressing housing, the economy, internal grumbles from Liberal MPs and more. Liberal inaction is allowing Xi Jinping’s CCP Government to colonize Canada, according to Tasha Kheiriddin. Ontario’s municipal affairs and housing minister says he is looking at potential tax changes to spur the creation of rental units. We need to cut ties with China’s money, our ethics are the price.

Guests:

Shane Seguin, Creator and Editor of Rail Fans Canada

Dr. Ram Jakhu, Professor, researching in international space law, law of space applications, law of space commercialization, government regulation of space activities, law of telecommunications and Canadian communications law, and public international law; McGill University

Alan S. Hale, Ontario Legislature reporter, Queen’s Park Today

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

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

Tasha Kheiriddin, Principal at Navigator and Author of The Right Path

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

Todd Hirsch, Calgary-based economist, author and public speaker, Director of the Energy Transition Centre and the former chief economist of ATB Financial

Host – Scott Thompson

Content Producer – William Erskine

Technical/Podcast Producer – Ben Straughan

News Anchor – Jen McQueen

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