The Scott Thompson Show Podcast

Retail expert Bruce Winder joined the show to discuss reopening the retail experience, Reitman's becomes the latest business to go into creditor protection due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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

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Professor Michael Veall of the Department of Economics at McMaster University joined Scott to address what some experts are calling vulnerabilities in Canada's economy, revealed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Guest: Michael Veall, Professor with the Department of Economics at McMaster University

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Overnight camps will not take place in Ontario this summer, but day camps, on the other hand, will go forward. Ann Douglas, parenting expert and author of the Mother of all Baby Books series, joined Scott  to talk about how parents will be affected over the summer months.

Guest: Ann Douglas, Parenting Expert and Author of The Mother of all Baby Books Series

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John Spatazzo, of Hamilton's Catholic Youth Organization, joined Scott to give a first-hand account of what the organizers of day camps are going through, following yesterday's announcement.

Guest: John Spatazzo, of Hamilton's Catholic Youth Organization

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Ontario and Atlantic Canada have seen the highest spike in depression and anxiety since the pandemic has begun. Dr. Katy Kamkar is a clinical psychologist based in Toronto. She joined Scott to talk about the way the pandemic is affecting Canadians.

Guest: Dr. Katy Kamkar, clinical psychologist based in Toronto

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Barrister and solicitor Jane Meadus is an Institutional Advocate with the Advocacy Centre for the Elderly. She joined Scott to discuss the commission on the long-term care system that the Ontario government has announced they will host a commission in September. They also get into the differences between retirements homes and long-term care homes, as well as commissions and inquiries

Guest: Jane Meadus, barrister & solicitor, Institutional Advocate, Advocacy Centre for the Elderly

A petition has been launched to keep the SoBi project in Hamilton, following Uber's decision to end it's contract with the city by June 1st.

Guest: Jay Krause, Cycle Hamilton co-chair

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Professor Marvin Ryder joined the show to discus why Uber would decided to ditch the SoBi project now, of all times.

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

The Scott Thompson Show Podcast

Over the weekend, one of Canada's Snowbirds team crashed in Kamloops, B.C. One pilot was injured and another, Captain Jenn Casey, was killed. Global News Reporter Paul Johnson knew Captain Casey. He joined Scott to talk about what we know about the crash, and share his memories of Captain Casey.

Guest: Paul Johnson, reporter Global News

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More than 50% of Canada's COVID-19 cases have recovered during the pandemic. Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump say he is now taking hydroxychloroquine, despite warnings from the medical community.

Guest: Ahmad Firas Khalid, MD, PhD, MMgmt, MEd, GradCertPHM, faculty member in Human and Social Sciences, a medical doctor and a health policy advisor, Wilfrid Laurier University

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Kids in Ontario will not be returning to their schools for the rest of the 2019/2020 school year.

Guest: Annie Kidder, People For Education

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Charles Burton, a Senior Fellow with the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, joined Scott to discuss how China has handled the COVID-19 pandemic and to what degree the government of China has distorted the data it shared with the world.

Guest: Charles Burton, Senior Fellow, Macdonald-Laurier Institute

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Member nations of the WHO have agreed to have an investigation into the response of the WHO to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Andrew Caddell, Canadian Global Affairs Institute

More than 50% of Canada's COVID-19 cases have recovered during the pandemic. Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump say he is now taking hydroxychloroquine, despite warnings from the medical community.

Guest: Ahmad Firas Khalid, MD, PhD, MMgmt, MEd, GradCertPHM, faculty member in Human and Social Sciences, a medical doctor and a health policy advisor, Wilfrid Laurier University

Government's around the world are moving away from carbon taxers, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. So what about Canada?

Guest: Aaron Wudrick, Federal Director of the Canadian Taxpayer's Federation