Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson

Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says he has written to the head of the RCMP formally requesting a second look at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's involvement in the SNC-Lavalin scandal. Also, what does Scheer think of the results from an  Ipsos poll.

Guest: Andrew Scheer, Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada

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An exclusive poll for Global News appears to indicate last week's report by the ethics commissioner on the SNC-Lavalin case isn't having much influence on voters.

Guest: Darrell Bricker, CEO Ipsos Public Affairs

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The father of a British-Canadian man dubbed 'Jihadi Jack,' who was recently stripped of his U.K. citizenship, says he’ll be pressuring politicians to help get his son into Canada.

Guest:  Phil Gurski, President & CEO of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting, www.borealis threat and risk.com

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The two B.C. murder suspects reportedly used a cellphone to record a "last will and testament" before taking their own lives in the northern Manitoba wilderness.

Guest: Kristi Lee, podcast host of Canadian True Crime

The Scott Thompson Show Podcast

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The streets of Hong Kong were flooded by a sea of pro-democracy demonstrators on Sunday.  The latest march was a rare occurrence of a peaceful assembly that on previous weekends had been dominated by violence.  However, tensions escalated in Toronto where two opposing groups clashed.  And now the Chinese Embassy is calling for Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland to "stop meddling" in its affairs after she urged restraint and called for steps to be taken to de-escalate the situation.

Guest: Gloria Fung, President of Canada-Hong Kong Link

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Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer wants the RCMP to determine if Prime Minister Trudeau committed a crime in addition to violating the Conflict of Interest Act in the SNC-Lavalin affair.  He has written Commissioner Brenda Lucki, asking her to launch an investigation.

Guest: Peter Graefe, Professor of political science, McMaster University

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 Global News is concluding its four-part series, Big Pharma and Doctors, with a look at the rules - or lack of rules - around disclosure.

Guest: Andrew Russell, Global News Investigative Journalist

The streets of Hong Kong were flooded by a sea of pro-democracy demonstrators on Sunday.  The latest march was a rare occurrence of a peaceful assembly that on previous weekends had been dominated by violence.  However, tensions escalated in Toronto where two opposing groups clashed.  And now the Chinese Embassy is calling for Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland to "stop meddling" in its affairs after she urged restraint and called for steps to be taken to de-escalate the situation.

Gloria Fung, President of Canada-Hong Kong Link

The City of Hamilton staffer that was being investigated over his links to white supremacy groups has been terminated. A release says that Marc Lemire and the City have ‘mutually agreed to end Mr. Lemire’s employment”.

Guest: Bernie Farber, Chair of the Canadian Anti-Hate Network.

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As the SNC Lavalin story was breaking, Trudeau continued to denounce the Ontario premier. How should the strategy shift given what was revealed this week from the ethics commissioner?

Guest: Randall Denley, Columnist for the Ottawa Citizen and the National Post. 

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The ethics fallout continues from the ethics commissioner's report on the SNC Lavalin scandal. Jody Wilson Raybould has come forward saying that Canadians need to have their trust rebuilt. But how?

Guest: Duff Conacher, Co-founder of Democracy Watch, adjunct professor at University of Ottawa.