The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson:

Where are we with he developments to downtown Hamilton’s “entertainment precinct” that will be growing from the old First Ontario Centre? How are parents being impacted by the need to save for their kids’ educations and just how far are they willing to go? The federal government handed out $1.3 billion in bonuses from 2015 to 2022, according to documents obtained by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation through an access-to-information request. It’s been a busy, tumultuous few days for Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex as he took his place on the witness stand in his trial against the Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) at the Rolls Building, part of the Royal Courts of Justice in central London. As the fallout from news of Paul Bernardo’s transfer still blankets Canada – and particularly our region – we get insights on how and why this would happen, and the workings of the legal system, from Jeff Manishen. Canadian auto insurers lost more than $1-billion last year from stolen vehicles as organized crime rings helped push up car thefts by nearly 50 per cent in Ontario and Quebec. Canadian auto insurers lost more than $1-billion last year from stolen vehicles as organized crime rings helped push up car thefts by nearly 50 per cent in Ontario and Quebec. The federal Liberal government wants MPs to make their option to virtually participate in House business, including committees, a permanent fixture.

Guests:

PJ Mercanti, CEO of Carmen’s Group, President of the Hamilton Urban Precinct Entertainment Group

Don Fox, Executive Financial Consultant, with The Fox Group, IG Private Wealth Management

Franco Terrazzano, Canadian Taxpayer Federation Federal Director

Elissa Freeman, PR and Pop Culture Expert

Jeff Manishen, Criminal Lawyer, Ross & McBride; Former Crown Attorney

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

Pierre Poilievre, Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, MP for Carleton, Ontario

Peter Graefe, Professor of Political Science with McMaster 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 - Ben Straughan

News Anchor – Dave Woodard & Jen McQueen

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We’ve worked hard to have lower-emission cars… but what about low-emission cows?! As the U.S. rolls on toward its next Presidential Election, eyes turn to the Republican Party, to see which way they choose to go: will they double-down on Donald, or are they looking for a change for the better… or even worse? The Salem Chapel Underground Railroad Cemetery project searches the Niagara region for the forgotten graves of former slaves who fled the United States in the 19th century. Ukraine is dealing with a humanitarian and ecological disaster as flooding engulfs much of the southern Kherson region after major damage to the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant dam. Canada's special rapporteur on foreign interference David Johnston calls the allegations swirling around his objectivity "quite simply false," and says he plans to push ahead with his work, launching public hearings next month. Hamilton’s air quality has “deteriorated” due to the wildfires. Being exposed to it puts you in a risky situation: what do people need to know for their own safety and for that of others? Writing in the Globe and Mail, Campbell Clark says that the answer given during David Johnston’s testimony “left the impression that on some important cases, he didn’t have all the information that is available now. He wasn’t particularly clear about whether he’d asked the pertinent questions.” The Bank of Canada raised its benchmark interest rate on Wednesday amid fears that a hot economy could mean inflation gets stuck “materially” above its two per cent target.

Guests:

Dr. Christine Baes, Professor and department Chair; Canada Research Chair in Livestock Genomics, University of Guelph

Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News

Dr. Adam Montgomery, Niagara based historian; researching Canadian, medical, and cemetery histories

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

Duff Conacher, Co-Founder of Democracy Watch

Dr. Sally Radisic, Health Hazards Specialist with Hamilton Public Health Services

Campbell Clark, Chief Political Writer for The Globe and Mail

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 - Ben Straughan

News Anchor – Dave Woodard & Jen McQueen

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The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson:

Canada's special rapporteur on foreign interference David Johnston calls the allegations swirling around his objectivity "quite simply false," and says he plans to push ahead with his work, launching public hearings next month. Do you remember the time in June of 1975 when 52,000 people communed in Hamilton to catch Pink Floyd play at Ivor Wynn Stadium? Tom Blackwell was a reporter for the Canadian Press when he covered the trial of Paul Bernardo. It was an unsettling experience. He joins us to discuss the emotional resonance of the case, as well as to share his perspective on the news of Bernardo’s transfer from Maximum Security – and how that may affect those who remember the case. The Ford government is offering Ontario’s public elementary teachers a five-per cent pay increase over the next four years, Global News has learned, as contract talks between educators and the government continue. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast!

Guests:

David Akin, Chief political correspondent, Global News.

Jon Wells, reporter and feature writer for the Hamilton Spectator.

Mary Francis Moore, Artistic Director with Theatre Aquarius in Hamilton, Ontario.

Tom Blackwell, former reporter with the National Post, and the Canadian Press.

Geneviève Tellier, Professor, School of Political Studies, University of Ottawa.

Lisa Polewski, reporter with 900 CHML.

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

Ari Goldkind, Toronto criminal lawyer, legal expert, media commentator.

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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A Chinese warship came within 150 yards of hitting American destroyer USS Chung-Hoon, during a rare joint Canada-U.S. mission sailing through the Taiwan Strait, the latest aggressive military move from Beijing in the South China Sea. As we heard from Jagmeet Singh when he joined us on Friday, he will be taking security meetings in the near future, as a follow-up to his concerns about Special Rapporteur David Johnston’s report on foreign interference. The federal prison service says it will have a second look at its decision to move convicted killer Paul Bernardo to a medium-security facility as political leaders of all stripes react to the news with shock and outrage. Wildfires are having a big impact across Canada. The sun might look different, and in some regions of our province, you may even smell the smoke wafting across the land, and even here in Southern Ontario, our air quality has worsened. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast!

Guests:

Dr. Ann Cavoukian. Former Ontario Privacy Commissioner. Now executive director of the Global Privacy and Security by Design Centre, Toronto, Toronto Metropolitan University.

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

Diane Pacom, Professor of Sociological and Anthropological Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ottawa.

Tys Theysmeyer, Head of Natural Lands for the Royal Botanical Gardens.

Phil Gurski, President of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting, Distinguished Fellow with the University of Ottawa’s National Security program, and former CSIS analyst.

Dan McTeague, President of Canadians for Affordable Energy; Former Liberal Member of Parliament.

Timothy Danson, Lawyer for the Mahaffy and French families.

Dr. Terry Flynn, Associate Professor, Communications Management, Department of Communication Studies & Multimedia at McMaster University

Mitch Meredith, Severe Weather Meteorologist with Environment Canada.

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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A Chinese warship came within 150 yards of hitting American destroyer USS Chung-Hoon, during a rare joint Canada-U.S. mission sailing through the Taiwan Strait, the latest aggressive military move from Beijing in the South China Sea.

GUEST: Elliot Tepper, Emeritus Professor of Political Science with Carleton University

A municipal-led horticulture team has outdone itself using an annual gardening display at Hamilton City Hall to mark the beginning of football season by wheeling out “Stripes,” a 10-foot tiger-cat made up of some 2,000 individual local plants of varying types to mark the coming of better weather… but what is Stripes like on the inside? What is stripes made of? Writing in the National Post, Aaron Wudrick warns that both Justin Trudeau and Doug Ford to blame for us getting a “shakedown” from Stellantis, and that we can expect other parties to try the same sort of tactics on us in the future because of the precedents set. Soldiers with five Canadian regiments based in Hamilton will be retracing the 1813 steps of the British Army this weekend which will take the modern day soldiers on a 13km march from the 1813 British encampment near Dundurn Castle to Battlefield House National Historic Site. What are Justin Trudeau’s options, as the Liberals and David Johnston are pushed further into the corner? And what should Jagmeet Singh do? Equinor has put on ice plans to develop a $16-billion oil project off the coast of Newfoundland, dealing a fresh blow to a province that has faced significant financial pressure in recent years. Jagmeet Singh, leader of the Federal NDP, joins the show to talk about his vocal disagreement with David Johnston’s decision to continue on as Special Rapporteur. Toronto Mayoral Candidate Brad Bradford has been saying that he doesn’t “want people to have to move to Hamilton because they can’t afford to live in Toronto." Should we take that as an insult or a compliment?

Guests:

Trevor Farren, founder of Imagine Metal Art, in Dundas, Ontario

Aaron Wudrick, Director of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s Domestic Policy Program

Brenda Branch, Event Lead for the Battle of Stoney Creek reenactment; Marketing and Promotions Officer, Planning and Economic Development, Tourism and Culture, City of Hamilton

Henry Jacek. Professor of Political Science, McMaster University

Dan McTeague, President of Canadians for Affordable​Energy, Former Liberal MP

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

Jagmeet Singh, Leader of the Federal NDP

Larry DiIanni. Former Mayor, Lobbyist, City of Hamilton

Scott Radley, Host of the Scott Radley Show and Columnist with the Hamilton Spectator

Host – Scott Thompson

Content Producer – William Erskine

Technical Producer - Matt Taylor

Podcast Producer – Ben Straughan

News Anchor – Dave Woodard & Jen McQueen

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NASA held its first public meeting on UFOs Wednesday a year after launching a study into unexplained sightings. The space agency televised the hours-long hearing featuring an independent panel of experts. The team includes 16 scientists and other experts selected by NASA including retired astronaut Scott Kelly, the first American to spend nearly a year in space. Several committee members have been subjected to "online abuse" for serving on the team, which detracts from the scientific process, said NASA's Dan Evans, adding that NASA security is dealing with it.

Guest: Dr. Elaina Hyde, Director Allan I Carswell Observatory, Department of Physics & Astronomy, York University

President Volodymyr Zelensky pressed his case on Thursday for Ukraine to be part of the NATO military alliance and said he was confident a coalition of countries would form to provide Kyiv with Western fighter jets and Patriot missile-defence systems.

Guest: Elliot Tepper, Emeritus Professor of Political Science with Carleton University