The Scott Thompson Show Podcast - with Scott Radley filling in for Scott Thompson

The family of Nick Cordero says that the Hamilton-born Broadway actor is awake after being in a coma, brought on by complications of COVID-19. Nick's mother Lesley Cordero spoke with Scott Radley about the good news, as well as the family’s experience and what comes next.

Guest: Lesley Cordero, mother of Nick Cordero

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An internal memo distributed last month by Employment and Social Development Canada told federal employees to not halt payment or trigger investigations into potential cheating in claims for the C-E-R-B and E-I. Federal Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation Aaron Wudrick, joined Scott Radley to address the concerns raised by this news.

Guest: Aaron Wudrick, Federal Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation

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Following the announcements from Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Ontario Minister of Education Stephen Lecce, Scott Radley welcomed the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Education, MPP for Niagara West Sam Oosterhoff, to the show discuss the news for education workers as well as when we will know more about the plans for the rest of the school year.

Guest: Sam Oosterhoff, MPP for Niagara West, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Education

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The 2020 NFL season is out and even though the pandemic is still going on, there is hope for the season. What will be the best match ups? How are the teams stacking up? Host of the 5th Quarter Rick Zamperin joins Scott Radley to discuss and debate the answers to these questions.

Guest: Rick Zamperin, News Director for Global News Radio 900 CHML, host of the 5th Quarter

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Scott Radley is filling in for Scott Thompson. He welcomed Mayor of the City of Burlington to the show, to talk about the legacy of Emma's Back Porch. Following the news that the restaurant is scheduled to close permanently due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Mayor Meed-Ward took to Twitter to share her family's personal connection to the Burlington landmark.

Guest: Marianne Meed Ward, Mayor of the City of Burlington

The family of Nick Cordero says that the Hamilton-born Broadway actor is awake after being in a coma that was borught on by complications of COVID-19. Nick's mother Lesley Cordero spoke with guest-host Scott Radley about the good news, the family's experience, and what comes next.

Guest: Lesley Cordero, mother of Nick Cordero

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Global News investigative reporter Sam Cooper joined the Scott to share the story of Chinese-Canadian human rights activist Anastasia Lin, as well as what he learned about China's global influence through the United Front.

Guest: Sam Cooper, Global News investigative reporter

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Bryan Adams is facing backlash after posting on Instagram about cancelling his tenancy of gigs at the Royal Albert Hall due to the pandemic. In the post, Adams blames "some [expletive] bat eating, wet market animal selling, virus making greedy bastards" for forcing the whole world to be put "on hold." Many have decried the post as racist. Scott welcomed PR expert Elissa Freeman to the show to chat about the damage done by the Instagram rant, Adams' apology, and U.S. President Donald Trump's remarks to Asian-American CBS reporter Weijia Jiang.

Guest: Elissa Freeman, Public Relations Consultant, Huffington Post, Canada.com and PR Daily

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Ian Lee, of the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University, joined the show to talk about what international travel will look like in the oncoming months. This comes after Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said that Canada and the U.S. are working on plans to deal with the inevitable increase in cross-border traffic, once the economies reopen.

Guest: Ian Lee, of the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University

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Laura Nielsen, Nurse Educator at St. Joseph's Hospital, joined Scott as today marks International Nurses Day and this week is National Nursing Week in Canada. Laura, who has been working in the COVID-19 unit at St. Joseph's, shares how the novel coronavirus has affected her profession as well as public perception of nursing.

Guest: Laura Nielsen, Nurse Educator, St. Joseph's Hospital

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The elected leadership of several Wet’suwet’en First Nations are now calling for the resignation of Crown Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett. They say that the memorandum of understanding on rights and title is unacceptable, and that they were excluded from the process that lead to its creation.

Guest: Ellis Ross, MLA for Skeena, official opposition critic for LNG and Resource Opportunities

Global News investigative reporter Sam Cooper joined the Scott to share the story of Chinese-Canadian human rights activist Anastasia Lin, as well as what he learned about China's global influence through the United Front.

Guest: Sam Cooper, Global News investigative reporter

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