The Scott Thompson Show Podcast

Professor Marvin Ryder, of the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University, spoke with Scott about all things economically impacted by COVID-19, and Prime Minister Trudeau’s latest announcement.

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

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Vice-Chairman of Summa Strategies Tim Powers joined Scott to discuss the possibility of parliament resuming earlier than planned, to pass the wage subsidy measures, and more from Prime Minister Trudeau’s announcements today.

Guest: Tim Powers, Vice-Chairman, Summa Strategies Managing Director of Abacus Data and Chairman of Rugby Canada

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Reggie Cecchini, Washington Producer and Correspondent with Global News, joined Scott Thompson on 900 C-H-M-L to discuss how the U-S has been hit by the new coronavirus, and rising tensions as different levels of government try to cope.

Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Washington Producer and Correspondent with Global News

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The carbon tax has increased again as scheduled today, and Dan McTeague of Canadians for Affordable Energy joined 900 C-H-M-L’s Scott Thompson to break down the issues surrounding the tax.

Guest: Dan McTeague. Former Liberal MP and Canadians for Affordable Energy

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Elliot Tepper joined Scott to talk about how the U-N is facing the COVID-19 pandemic, how Russia and other countries are exploiting the crisis for propaganada, and the long-lasting changes to world politics that could come out of this.

Guest: Elliot Tepper, Emeritus Professor of Political science, Carleton University

Annie Kidder of People for Education spoke with Scott about schooling in the time of COVID-19 and Education Minister Lecce's March 31st announcement that school will remain closed until May.

Guest: Annie Kidder, People for Education

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Doctor Ahmad Firas Khalid joined Scott to discuss how Canada can pass the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, and how to cope with the uncertainty of not knowing when exactly the peak will be passed.

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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David Sharon, the head of Archives and Special Collections at Brock, joined Scott, to discuss the University’s call for the Niagara community to contribute to it's archive, as a way to document the COVID-19 pandemic experience.

Gust: David Sharon, Head of Archives & Special Collections, Brock University

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Real estate agent Conrad Zurini spoke with Scott about the long-lasting effects that the pandemic could have on the condo market and on what millennials and members of Gen Z might be looking for in a home in the future.

Guest: Conrad Zurini, RE/MAX agent

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With COVID-19 causing businesses to adapt or shut their doors, the fitness industry has found they can stay in operation by moving online. Lyle Starr of Greco Fitness joined Scott to discuss how the business handled the move to online, and the feedback they have received so far.

Guest: Lyle Starr, Greco Fitness

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BarterPay is a Hamiltonian firm that has created an e-commerce platform that aggregates a barter economy. Norm Schleehahn is the new director of Economic Development for the city of Hamilton, and he joined Scott to talk about BarterPay and other initiatives including Hometown Hub.

Guest: Norm Schleehan, Director, Economic Development

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Christian Bourque, Executive Vice President of Leger 360, appeared on the show to talk about the Joint polling done by Leger 360 and the Association of Canadian Studies that suggests people are happy with how the governments are handling COVID-19 … but would like to see punishments for those who break the isolation rules.

Guest: Christian Bourque, Executive Vice President, Leger 360

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Federal Director of the Canadian Taxpayer Federation Aaron Wudrick joined The Scott Thompson Show to explain why the CTF is calling on governments across Canada to postpone all planned tax increases, including the Carbon tax and raises for politicians.

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

Public Relations consultant Elissa Freeman joined the show to talk about the spread of vital information, and getting the public to adhere to the precautionary measures needed to combat the new coronavirus.

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

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Dr. Todd Coleman of the Department of Health Sciences at Wilfrid Laurier University joined Scott to explain why this week in particular is so important to the goal of flattening the curve of the spread of the new Coronavirus.

Guest: Dr. Todd Coleman, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Health Sciences Wilfrid Laurier University

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Rent is coming due in two days for many tenants, and with a large amount of people being laid off or temporarily let go due to COVID-19, the question on their minds is “what can I do to keep a roof over my head?”

Guest: Kenn Hale, Director of Advocacy and Legal Services, Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario

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Joe Rutherford started a petition calling for the cancellation of rent and mortgages during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, nearly 1 million Canadians have signed it. Scott welcomed Joe to the show, to find out more about the petition and why Joe believes it is necessary.

Guest: Joe Rutherford, a tenant and small business owner who started a petition in regards to rent

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Stephen Laskowski of the Ontario Trucking Association talked to Scott about how truckers are being impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Guest: Stephen Laskowski, Ontario Trucking Association

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With the scariness of the pandemic has come a new movement: caremongering. But what does that mean? Meera Estrada, co-host of kultur’D! on Global News Radio 640 Toronto joined Scott Thompson, to discuss what caremongering is, and if we could see it continue past the end of the pandemic.

Guest: Meera Estrada, a cultural commentator and co-host of kultur’D!on Global News Radio 640 Toronto

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Professor Jonathan Dushoff, of the Biology Department and the institute of Infectious Disease Research at McMaster University, spoke with Scott about the purpose of antibody tests, and our best chances for getting ahead of the new coronavirus.

 Guest: Jonathan Dushoff, Professor with the Biology Department and the Institute of Infectious Disease Research at McMaster University