The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson:

The feds are pushing for Meta to drop its news block so that wildfire information can spread. Students starting University will encounter the thrill of being on their own with more responsibility, but with adulthood comes the too-familiar experience of being targeted even more so by scams, over the phone and online: what do they need to be ready for? Can you really rely on coffee and naps to make up for a poor night’s sleep? Doug Ford is bestowing more powers on regular mayors, transforming them into Strong Mayors! But who is using these powers, and what happens when Ontario has more mayors that are strong than those who are average? The Liberal Cabinet retreat is set to be briefed on housing an immigration today, which is a reminder that the cabinet retreats function as a song and dance of sorts, showing off what they are all learning and will supposedly be addressing soon. Yesterday, Trudeau says he is moving forward on the interference inquiry. And since Mike Moffatt will be at the Liberal Cabinet retreat, let’s hear what Mike Moffatt will tell the PM… what he’s been telling us on this show. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast!

Guests:

Carmi Levy Technology Analyst & Journalist.

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

Tracy Dallaire, McMaster’s Director of Information Security.

Dr. Kimberly Fenn, Professor of Psychology, Michigan State University.

Andrew McDougall, Assistant Professor in Canadian Politics and Public Law with the University of Toronto.

Elissa Freeman, PR and Pop Culture Expert.

Duff Conacher, Co-Founder of Democracy Watch.

Tony Keller, Editorial Page Editor, Toronto Canada, with Globe and Mail.

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 – Tom McKay

News Anchor – Jen McQueen

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Russia said on Monday a decision by Denmark and the Netherlands to donate the first F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine would only escalate the conflict, while Ukraine said the jets would help end Moscow’s invasion.

• Denmark and the Netherlands on Sunday announced they would supply F-16s to Ukraine, with the initial six due to be delivered around New Year. Washington approved the delivery of the U.S.-made jets last week.

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

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson:

The Canadian government on Friday demanded that Meta lift a "reckless" ban on domestic news from its platforms to allow people to share information about wildfires in the west of the country. Russia said on Monday a decision by Denmark and the Netherlands to donate the first F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine would only escalate the conflict, while Ukraine said the jets would help end Moscow’s invasion. With wildfires burning across North America, and the smoke spreading too, we wanted to look at what Canadians think of extreme weather and climate change. If someone is injured at an encampment, is the City liable? Delegates from across Ontario began descending on London, Ont., Sunday as Ontario Premier Doug Ford and his cabinet prepared to meet municipal officials for days of detailed, local discussions. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast!

Guests:

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.

Aurel Braun, Professor of International Relations and a Senior Member of the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto

Peter Graefe, Professor of Political Science with McMaster University.

Steve Mossop Leger Vice President on the West Coast.

Michael Barrett, Conservative Shadow Minister for Ethics and Accountable Government, Member of Parliament for Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes.

Brian Simo, Partner with Ross & McBride LLP, Personal injury lawyer.

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

Eric Kam, Professor of macroeconomics, Monetary Economics, International Monetary Economics, Implications of Monetary Growth, with Toronto Metropolitan University.

Host – Scott Thompson

Content Producer – William Erskine

Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay

Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan

News Anchor – Jen McQueen

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The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson:

How "infinity mortgages" really impact homebuyers, mortgage default rates and the economy is not so very clear, according to experts. What to expect at The CNE this year. What should Hamiltonians be prepared for if there is a service interruption due to striking city workers next week, and how can they prepare? The Canadian Home Builders’ Association (CHBA) said in a recent report that high construction costs and rising interest rates are hurting developer confidence in the market. Two out of three builders tell CHBA that they’re building fewer units, while 22 per cent of developers have fully cancelled projects in recent months. Steven Guilbeault, Canadian Minister of Environment and Climate Change is heading to China later this month in an effort to convince Xi Jinping’s government to change it ways with handling climate change concerns. Meanwhile, Canada is still dealing with unresolved issues of foreign interference, and there are still ethical qualms about having dealings with the government of China. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast!

Guests:

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.

Randy Robinson, political economist and the Ontario Director for the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.

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.

Darrell Brown, Canadian National Exhibition CEO.

Wayne Petrozzi, Professor Emeritus of Politics and Public Administration at Toronto Metropolitan University.

Janette Smith, City Manager for the City of Hamilton.

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

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 – Jen McQueen

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The Green Machine food truck is entering a new era: we first spoke with entrepreneur Mike during the era of lockdowns, now a brick-and-mortar location is in the future for the Green Machine. Trump trials are on the way and that likely means turbulence for everyone involved. The City of Hamilton’s protocol for addressing encampments and our unhoused citizens will move on to a ratification vote at city council on Friday. Is Pierre Poilievre trying to beat Trudeau at his own public relations game, with the new set of ads running? Despite common misperceptions, middle-class workers in Sweden—a country often celebrated by social democrats in Canada—pay relatively high taxes for Sweden’s large government, finds a new book published today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank. The Bank of Canada is having a tough time getting a hold on the economy. Coil it be that there needs to be a change in tactics and focus? It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast!

Guests:

Mike Saratsiotis, owner of the Green Machine Food Truck.

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.

Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News.

Andrea Horwath, Mayor, City of Hamilton.

Elissa Freeman, PR and Pop Culture Expert.

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.

Matthew D. Mitchell, Senior Fellow in the Centre for Economic Freedom, Fraser Institute.

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

News Anchor – Jen McQueen

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A local Martial Arts Studio is now facing pressure from CERB debt, after just bouncing back from the strains of lockdowns. Franco Terrazzano of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation took to Twitter (sorry, I meant X) yesterday to post insights on the Federal Carbon Tax. We wanted to give him a bit more room to express himself than the character limit allows online. Don’t get swindled while searching for concert tickets! It’s harder to pick out the scams than you might think. What do we have to know, how do we navigate the ticket landscape in 2023? The LCBO has suffered another security breach and customer information may have been compromised. Small news outlets are having an even more difficult time than usual due to Meta blocking Canadian news. The NASCAR Pinty’s Series has returned to Ohsweken Speedway, part of a five day Speed Week at Ohsweken running from Friday, August 11 to … tonight, August 16th! It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast!

Guests:

Jeff Burroughs, founder, owner and instructor of Elite Leadership Martial Arts (120 San Antonio Drive, Unit 7, in Hamilton, Ontario.)

Donna Lavin, Coordinator of the Dundas Cactus Parade.

Franco Terrazzano, Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Federal Director.

Eric Alper, Publicist and music commentator.

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

Carmi Levy Technology Analyst & Journalist.

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.

Todd Lewis, host of Rec Culture TV, NASCAR announcer, ft. in Scouting The Refs & Racin’ It Out podcasts.

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 Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson:

A 4th criminal case for Donald Trump. Trudeau and his Liberals must ‘go big or go home’ on housing, according to a new piece in the Globe and Mail penned by Campbell Clark. Strachan Street has been selected as the location for the Tiny Homes that the Hamilton Alliance for Tiny Shelters have been pitching, but that is not a location they pitched and it caught them as well as North End residents off guard. The union representing elementary school teachers in Ontario is preparing to ask its members for a mandate to strike after a “lack of sufficient progress” in negotiations with the Ford government. A majority of Hamilton councillors have given initial approval to an encampment protocol calling for a mini homes pilot project and provisions for public washroom and shower facilities for those who are unhoused. The Province of Ontario has formed a working group to respond to concerns raised in Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk Report. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast!

Guests:

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

Campbell Clark, Chief Political Writer for The Globe and Mail.

Dr. Christopher Labos, MD, MSc - Associate, McGill University; epidemiologist and cardiologist.

Kathy Renwald, local journalist and North End resident.

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

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

Michelle Baird, Director of Housing services, City of Hamilton.

Duff Conacher, Co-founder and Coordinator 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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What happens if you are over 65 and dismissed: what happens with severance?

GUEST: Howard Levitt, senior partner of Levitt Sheikh, employment and labour lawyers with offices in Toronto and Hamilton; He practices employment law in eight provinces, and is the author of six books. 

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson:

A St. Thomas resident fell for an employment scam and is out $200,000: we find out a bit more, so that you know what to be wary of. Both China and Russia are having a hard economic time – welcome to the club, guys! Some economic forecasters are expecting a rise in the inflation rate again, and are pointing toward the prices of gasoline as a major factor. Developers approaching cities like Vaughan and Pickering to develop, while AG report Green Belt trouble plays out at Queen’s Park. 20 years ago today was the Great North American Blackout: what did we learn, what has changed? The Liberals are trying to pivot on housing: how could they turn around now, what will it look like? It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast!

Guests:

Samantha Wakefield, Corporate Communications Coordinator, St. Thomas Police Service.

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

Marshall Heally, reporter with 980 CFPL in London, Ontario.

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

Howard Levitt, senior partner of Levitt Sheikh, employment and labour lawyers with offices in Toronto and Hamilton; He practices employment law in eight provinces, and is the author of six books.

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

Tom Adams. Independent Energy & Environmental Consultant.

Daniel Perry, Consultant, Summa Strategies.

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 – Jen McQueen

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