Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson

U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have reached a deal to suspend a Turkish military offensive in northern Syria within 120 hours. Scott discusses this with Elliot Tepper, of Carleton University.

Read more: https://globalnews.ca/news/6045092/us-turkey-ceasefire-northern-syria/

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

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Tonight, Andrew Scheer will be in Ancaster. He joined Scott Thompson to chat about tonight’s event, the announcement made this morning in Essex, and Marc Garneau’s comments about Scheer sitting during the national anthem.

Guest: Andrew Scheer, leader of the Conservative Party

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An Ipsos poll says that the Conservatives are the most likely to keep their promises but voters are very cynical about this.

Guest: Sean Simpson, of Ipsos

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Scott was then joined by Elly Alboim of Earnscliffe, to discuss Trudeau’s regrets and whether or not this campaign has been overwhelmingly negative.

Guest: Elly Alboim, Principal at Earnscliffe Strategic

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More than 300 charges have been laid in connection with a human trafficking and organized crime investigation. This investigation spanned across the GTA and Quebec. Scott talked with Ross McLean about how these organizations operate, then found out how the Canadian Centre to End Human Trafficking is helping victims of human trafficking.

The 24/7 confidential hotline number for victims of human traffickers, or family of victims, is 833-900-1010

Guests:

Ross McLean, Crime Specialist, Security expert, Former Toronto Police Officer

Barbara Gosse, CEO, Canadian Centre to End Human Trafficking

GM Shares are rising as sources come forward saying that there may be a deal soon to end the strike.

Guest: Professor Rafael Gomez, Director of the Centre for Industrial Relations and Human Resources (CIRHR), University of Toronto

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We are under a week until the election. Do we have a confirmed outcome? The NDP received a surge in support as of late, but is that an indicator of what we should expect?

Guest: Sean Simpson, Vice President of IPSOS

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There was a record breaking amount of people at the advanced polls this weekend voting.  Why was this, and what does it say about the upcoming election?

Guest: Professor Conrad Winn, Department of Political Science at Carleton University, about this and where the parties stand

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The funeral for Deven Selvey took place over the weekend. As we move forward, how can we address bullying. How often is it actually reported? Is there responsibility on the parents?

Guest: Debra Pepler, York University’s Distinguished Research Professor, of the Department of Psychology in the Faculty of Health

Kurdish forces are struggling to contain the world’s unwanted ISIS prisoners. Scott finds out more from Stewart Bell.

Guest: Stewart Bell, Investigative Journalist with Global News

Read more from Stewart Bell here: https://globalnews.ca/news/6017552/isis-datained-fighters-syria-turkey-kurds-canada/