Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson

U.K. Parliament resumes today, following the prorogation that the Supreme Court has ruled to have been unlawful. @ScottTalking finds out more about what happened, from Professor Graham K Wilson.

Guest: Graham K Wilson, Professor, Boston University

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A new set of polling from Ipso shows that the Tories are ahead in the polls at 36% ahead of the Liberals at 32%. Scott is joined by Sean Simpson, Vice President of Ipsos, to find out if we are getting a clearer idea of what will happen.

Guest: by Sean Simpson, Vice President of Ipsos

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Greta Thunberg spoke at the United Nations yesterday, addressing global leaders saying that they’re failing the children of the world when it comes to climate change. She said “You have stolen my dreams and my childhood with your empty words”.

Guest: Elissa Freeman, Public Relations Consultant

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Some consumer advocates are expressing concern over a pledge made in the election to cut cell phone bills by 25%. Is that even plausible?

Guest: Laura Tribe, Executive Director of Open Media

The top executives at Volkswagen have been charged in Germany over the diesel emissions scandal.

Guest: Lorraine Sommerfeld, Auto Writer with Post Media, Motherlode column in the Hamilton Spec and Host of the Lemon Aid Car Show

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Is the Blackface scandal affecting Trudeau? And does Trudeau’s privilege really a factor? Shouldn’t he have known better anyway? How can you grow up in the PMO and now know how offensive blackface is?

Guest: Tim Powers, Vice-Chairman, Summa Strategies

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A poll suggests that trust in science is falling among Canadians. What is causing the fall and how can we get the trust back? Scott talks with Mehrdad Hariri, and then Dr. Dawn Bowdish, to find out more about the problem and what can be done.

Dr. Dawn Bowdish

Guests:

Mehrdad Hariri, CEO & President of the Canadian Science Policy Conference

Dr. Dawn Bowdish, Associate Professor at McMaster University and a Canada Research Chair in Aging & Immunity

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Stairway to Heaven is back in courts today, as 11 federal appellate judges in San Francisco will be delving into the authorship of the song.

Guest: David Bright, Professor for Niagara College’s History of Rock and Roll class

Fall is here! But what kind of weather is it predicted to bring?

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Guest: Anthony Farnell, chief meteorologist with Global News