The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson:

Victory Day, Russia's most important secular holiday, has been overshadowed by the ongoing war in Ukraine this year. Over the weekend, thousands of fans flocked to Orillia, Ontario, to pay respects to Gordon Lightfoot at his visitation. Ottawa is clamping down on China’s critical-minerals foray in Canada, but not on prospecting. What does this mean? Coronation roundup! Ontario has passed a health-reform bill that will allow more private clinics to offer certain publicly funded surgeries and procedures in an effort to cut long wait lists for care. We are getting word that Canada will expel Zhao Wei, the diplomat from the Government of China whom Canada's spy agency alleged was involved in a plot to intimidate Conservative MP Michael Chong and his relatives in Hong Kong. Conservative MP Michael Chong says he was “shaken” to learn about the alleged Chinese campaign targeting him and his family in Hong Kong, and says not taking decisive action will only embolden Beijing to threaten other Canadians. We look at Pierre Poilievre’s position in politics, whether or not the Federal Liberals are painting him at the Northern Donald Trump, and – if they are – if that is a wise course of action?

Guests:

Matthew Light, Associate professor of criminology and sociological studies, affiliated faculty, centre for European, Russian and Eurasian studies, University of Toronto

Ralph Cipolla, Councillor for Ward 2, City of Orillia

Niall McGee, Mining Reporter with the Globe and Mail

Elissa Freeman, PR and Pop Culture Expert

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

Nelson Wiseman, Professor with the Dept. of Political Science at the University of Toronto

Gordon Houlden, Director Emeritus of the China Institute and Professor of Political Science with the University of Alberta

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

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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The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson:

Former Mayor of the City of Hamilton Bob Wade has passed away. Current Mayor Andrea Horwath made the announcement at City Council today. Bob Wade served as the mayor of Hamilton from 2000–2003. He was the first mayor following amalgamation. We talk with former Mayors Larry Di lanni, Fred Eisenberger, and current mayor Andrea Horwath. Tomorrow is the Coronation of King Charles III. What does this event and the U.K. monarchy mean for Canadians in 2023, how does it affect us politically? You may have noticed that Dave Woodard is absent from the anchor’s chair this afternoon. That’s because he is off on a very tough assignment… covering the opening day of Canada’s Wonderland!! The World Health Organization has declared that the COVID-19 pandemic is no longer a global health emergency. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast!

Guests:

Larry Di Ianni. Former Mayor, Lobbyist, City of Hamilton.

Dave Woodard, News Anchor with 900 CHML.

Sam Routley, PhD Candidate with the Department of Political Science at the University of Western Ontario; Bylines in The Conversation, The National Post and The Hill Times; expertise in how Canadians relate to the Monarchy, Canadian political institutions, political leadership, political culture and Conservatism.

Antonia Mantonakis, Professor of Marketing and Consumer Psychology, Brock University.

Fred Eisenberger, former Mayor of the City of Hamilton.

Shelly Hill, Manager, Indigenous Relations, City of Hamilton.

Marvin Ryder, Professor with the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University.

Christian Leuprecht, Professor at both the Royal Military College of Canada and Queen's University, and a Fellow at the Macdonald Laurier Institute.

Dr. Isaac Bogoch, Staff Physician, General Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases Associate Professor, Dept. of Medicine, University of Toronto.

Saad Salman, Royal Commentator, Founder and Editor of The Royal Watcher (https://royalwatcherblog.com/), Royal Contributor for ELLE

Andrea Horwath, Mayor of the City of Hamilton.

Host – Scott Thompson

Content Producer – William Erskine

Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay

Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan

News Anchor – Jen McQueen

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As the Government continues to respond to foreign interference concerns and information coming out of CSIS, some are seeing the situation become increasingly drastic… including the suggestion that this may be cause for Prime Minister Trudeau to step aside. The PSAC strike is fully over but there has been talk of the upsides and downsides of the results of the tentative deals reached. Ontario Premier Doug Ford has announced that Moderna Inc. is partnering with a facility in Cambridge, Ont., to complete the final steps of manufacturing for its mRNA vaccines. Leafs play again tonight: what do they need to do to stay in the right head space? Steve Joordens takes us through techniques athletes can use under pressure, which might even be of use to those of us not on the ice. Ed Sheeran has won the ‘Thinking Out Loud’ copyright case, defending accusations of plagiarizing ‘Let’s Get it On.’ The Ontario NDP is distancing itself from a newly elected MPP’s reposted social-media message that mourned the death of a Palestinian hunger striker associated with a terrorist group, saying that neither the party nor the member of the provincial Parliament share those views. Testifying before a House committee Wednesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's brother Alexandre 'Sacha' Trudeau insisted there has been "no foreign interference, no possibility of interference, no intention or means of interference at or through the Trudeau Foundation." It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast!

Guests:

Charles Burton, Senior Fellow with the Centre for Advancing Canada's Interests Abroad at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute

Dr. Ian Lee, Associate Professor with the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University

Henry Jacek. Professor of Political Science, McMaster University

Dr. Omar Khan, Assistant Professor with the Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Department of Immunology with the University of Toronto and a Medicine by Design Investigator

Steve Joordens, Professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto

Eric Alper, Publicist and music commentator

Larry DiIanni. Former Mayor, Lobbyist, City of Hamilton, former school principal

Duff Conacher, Co-Founder of Democracy Watch

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:

Hamilton Police Service (HPS) have started using automatic licence plate readers and in-car cameras in vehicles. Hamilton’s Dr. Disc smashes single-day sales record on Record Store Day. They have seen the vinyl wax and wane over the years, but it is going strong in 2023! Trudeau says CSIS is directed to tell officials of threats now: was this not the case before and how is his statement working toward getting a handle on the interference troubles? The Kremlin says that a drone attack has taken place over Russian soil, and that it was a Ukrainian attempt at assassinating Putin. As much as the presentation of this story should be taken with a grain of salt, we ask: how will this escalate and impact the war? In the National Post, Tasha Kheriddin writes that the story of MP Michael Chong highlights how little Prime Minister Trudeau cares about the dangers of foreign interference from governments like China’s. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast!

Guests:

Sgt. Scott Moore, Strategic Initiative Branch, Hamilton Police Service.

Christina Santini, Senior policy analyst, Canadian Federation of Independent Business.

Mark Furukawa, Owner, Dr. Disc and member of the Hamilton Music Strategy Team.

Orlando Cabrera, Head of the Environmental Quality Unit at the Commission for Environmental Cooperation.

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

Aurel Braun, Professor of International Relations and a Senior Member of the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto.

Christian Leuprecht, Professor at both the Royal Military College of Canada and Queen's University, and a Fellow at the Macdonald Laurier Institute.

Tasha Kheiriddin, Principal at Navigator and Author of The Right Path.

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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The Kremlin says that a drone attack has taken place over Russian soil, and that it was a Ukrainian attempt at assassinating Putin. As much as the presentation of this story should be taken with a grain of salt, we ask: how will this escalate and impact the war? 

Aurel Braun, Professor of International Relations and a Senior Member of the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto.

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson:

Biggest story this day, Gordon Lightfoot has passed away at the age of 84 last night. We reflect on the legacy of the Canadian icon as the performer, as well as the person. The Writer Guild ahs gone on strike and late night is already impacted. How will this roll out? In the Globe and Mail, Mike Moffat co-authored a piece on what is needed to get more rental housing built in Canada. He joins us now to dig into the discussion. The evidence of China’s interference in Canada’s democracy was already alarming. Now, it’s doubly so, with fresh revelations that Beijing not only meddled with successive federal elections but also attempted to intimidate a sitting MP. All this and more coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast!

Guests:

Elissa Freeman, PR and Pop Culture Expert.

Steve Joordens, Professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto.

Ralph Cipolla, Councillor for Ward 2, City of Orillia.

Barry Choi, Travel and personal finance expert.

Alan Cross, Host of the Ongoing History of New Music.

Mike Moffatt, Assistant Professor of Business, Economics and Public Policy, Ivey School of Business at Western University.

Gordon Houlden, University of Alberta, China Institute.

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 – Tom McKay

Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan

News Anchor – Dave Woodard & Jen McQueen

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The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson:

Toronto Maple Leafs fans hoping to make a trip down south to catch a playoff game against the Florida Panthers will hit an unexpected roadblock. Scott talks axe throwing with Will. We hope you got your taxes done, because they’re due by today. China sees Canada as a “high-priority target” and employs “incentives and punishment” as part of a vast influence network directed at legislators, business executives and diaspora communities in this country, according to a top-secret intelligence assessment from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service. The Ontario government announced Monday it will introduce a new mandatory education curriculum for elementary and high school students that aims to increase mental health literacy, in the wake of continued challenges that emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast!

Guests:

Moshe Lander, Senior Economics Lecturer, Concordia University.

Will Erskine, Content Producer for Hamilton Today.

Mackenzie Gray, National Reporter for Global News, covering Parliament Hill.

Franco Terrazzano, Canadian Taxpayer Federation Federal Director.

Alison Braley-Rattai, Associate Professor, Department of Labour Studies, Brock University.

Steven Chase, Senior Parliamentary Reporter for the Globe and Mail.

Dr. Ian Lee, Associate Professor with the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University.

Natalie Pierre, MPP for Burlington | Parliamentary Assistant to Ontario’s Minister of Colleges and Universities.

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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Toronto Maple Leafs fans hoping to make a trip down south to catch a playoff game against the Florida Panthers will hit an unexpected roadblock. According to a notice on Ticketmaster's website, tickets to the second round series will be restricted to residents of the United States.

GUEST: Moshe Lander, Senior Economics Lecturer, Concordia University.

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson:

Since we learned of the death of Jerry Springer yesterday, a question has been percolating… how much of an impact did his show have on the world? What is happening with the PSAC strike, and what can we expect int he coming few days? China is poised to crackdown on foreigners within its borders, including journalists and those conducting business. This is thanks to a new, broad counter-espionage law. Prime Minister Tudeau’s trip to New York City is being seen – and utilized – as an opportunity to talk up Canada and capitalize on the warming relations between him and President Joe Biden. We look at AI as entertainment – such the ability for ChatGPT to generate a comedic script or short story after you give it the prompts, and what it means that we can "create our own entertainment" in this way. We say goodbye to one of our own: today is Will Webber’s final day with 900 CHML before he heads off to Toronto. We take this opportunity to tell him what we really think of him! It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast.

Guests:

Elissa Freeman, PR and Pop Culture Expert.

Mackenzie Gray, National Reporter for Global News, covering Parliament Hill.

Robyn Pollard, Manager of Forestry and Horticulture, City of Hamilton.

Randall Denley is an author and columnist for the Ottawa Citizen and the National Post; author of mystery novels, including Payback, Spiked, and One Dead Sister.

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

Peter Graefe, Professor of Political Science with McMaster University.

Christian Leuprecht, Professor at both the Royal Military College of Canada and Queen's University, and a Fellow at the Macdonald Laurier Institute.

Carmi Levy Technology Analyst & Journalist.

William Webber, technical producer with 900 CHML

Host –Scott Thompson

Content Producer – William Erskine

Technical/Podcast Producer - William Webber

Podcast co-producer –Tom McKay

News Anchors –Dave Woodard, Jennifer McQueen

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