Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson

Big company Johnson & Johnson was found guilty yesterday of fueling the opioid crisis by a judge in Oklahoma. With BC wanting to do a lawsuit, and Ontario possibly joining in, what does this ruling mean for Canadians?

Guest: Jasmine Daya , JD & Co, Personal Injury Lawyers

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The Amazon rain-forest continues to burn and the G7 summit offered money to Brazil to help combat the fires. However, the Brazilian president turned down the money unless the president of France, Emmanuel Macron, “apologizes” for insults.

Guest: Kathryn Hochstetler, Professor of International Development at The London School of Economics and Political Science

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The federal government alongside Ontario announced $54 million to combat gun and gang violence. Is this money going to the right people?

Guest: Jooyoung Lee, Associate Professor of Sociology at University of Toronto & gun violence expert

The Scott Thompson Show Podcast

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After outcry, the Bernier billboards are coming down. The third party purchased billboards drew criticism over its message against mass immigration.

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

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Justin Trudeau met with several leaders during the G7 summit. What came out of his meeting with Trump? Today is the climate portion, what’s come out from that?

Guest: Hélène Emorine, Director of the G7 Research Group

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Today, Ontario’s local planning and appeal tribunal will begin to hear a number of appeals into the stalled implementation and enforcement of short term rental rules. Scott chats with the leader of the group FairBnB.

Guest: Thorben Wieditz at FairBnb

What drives all the talk of Western Separation, and could it ever happen? 

Guests:

Christo Aivalis, Social Sciences and humanities Research Council Postdoctoral Fellow in History at the University of Toronto

Dan McTeague, Senior petroleum analyst with GasBuddy, former Liberal MP