Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson

Authorities have arrested 2 more in the UK’s gruesome truck deaths. China says that because these were Chinese nationals, Britain should bear some responsibility. Scott talks with Gordon Houlden, Director of the China Institute, Professor of Political Science, University of Alberta

Guest: Gordon Houlden, Director of the China Institute, Professor of Political Science, University of Alberta

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The Liberals have said that they aren’t considering a coalition government. Meanwhile Stephen Harper is asking Conservatives to remain calm.

Guests:

Jared Wesley, Associate Professor , Political Science, University of Alberta

Michael Taube, Troy Media syndicated, columnist, and Washington Times contributor

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The 39 bodies found in the back of a truck yesterday, in Southeast England, were identified as Chinese nationals. Was this a tragic case of human smuggling or human trafficking? Scott talks with Hannah Lerigo-Stephens, an expert on modern slavery with the University of Nottingham’s Rights Lab, about the differences between trafficking and smuggling, and what we know about the case.

Hannah Lerigo-Stephens, an expert on modern slavery with the University of Nottingham’s Rights Lab

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The TransMountain Pipeline could lead to $500M a year for clean energy projects, says the government.

Guest: Dan McTeague. Former Liberal MP and Consumer Affairs Critic, Analyst

Google says they have attained "quantum supremacy” with their quantum computer, Sycamore, making way for changes to how technology functions. But there are skeptics, and there is competition. Scott finds out more about the story, and about how quantum computing could change the world.

Guest: Derek Sardo, President of Rolling Thunder

St. Thomas More is hosting their We Scare Hunger Campaign. To preview the campaign, Aeva Alexandrovich and Fatima Al-Nabhan join Scott in the studio.

Guests:

Aeva Alexandrovich

Fatima Al-Nabhan

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East meets West in a special crossover with the Danielle Smith Show from 770 CHQR in Calgary. Danielle and Scott discuss the issues that are affecting the whole country, and the different perspectives of Canadians. The election, Wexit, gun control, pipelines, hockey and more are all on the docket. Can Eastern and Western Canada find common ground, will they surprise each other? Listen and find out!

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Guest: Danielle Smith, host of the Danielle Smith Show on Global News Radio 770 CHQR and the Danielle Smith podcast, in Calgary, Alberta

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Some top republicans have broken with the President on Tuesday over his comparison of the impeachment inquiry as a Lynching. Is this a serious sign of things to come for the U.S. president or will it soon be a thing of the past?

Guest: Aaron Ettinger, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science at Carleton University.