Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson

The Scott Thompson Show Podcast

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Reaction continues to pour in from the ethics commissioner’s ruling that PM Trudeau violated the Conflict of interest Act. How is this going to impact the election?

Guest: Barry Kay, political science professor at Wilfrid Laurier University

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There is a battle of dueling opinions trending on Twitter at this moment. There are some tweeting #IStandWithTrudeau and others say #TrudeauMustResign. But how much of this chatter is organic, and how much is manufactured? Do many people care about the findings in the report?

Guest: Elissa Freeman. Public Relations Consultant, Huffington Post, Canada.com and PR Daily

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Scott gets Elliot Tepper’s thoughts on the Trudeau ethics scandal. And Trump says that he would like to meet with the President of China, to resolve ‘the Hong Kong problem’. What does the U.S. President mean by that? And is helping or hurting the situation?

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

A Brock masters student is researching the people who are drawn to a nomadic life of traveling and living in their van. Scott wants to know what she has found, if the lifestyle has won her over, and how can you get by as a van nomad?

Guest: Stephanie Murray, the Brock University student who is researching the nomadic life.

A woman has been charged after a massive explosion injured 7 and destroyed homes in London, ON.  Scott Thompson speaks with the city councillor for the area.

Guest: Jesse Helmer, Deputy Mayor, Councillor for Ward 4.

The Scott Thompson Show Podcast
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Lisa Raitt, Deputy leader for the Opposition and Member of Parliament for Milton, joined Scott Thompson to dicsuss the ethics report on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that found he broke the federal Conflict of Interest Act by trying to exert influence over former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould in what came to be known as the SNC-Lavalin scandal.

Guest: Lisa Raitt, Deputy leader for the Opposition. MP for Milton  
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The Hong Kong protest continues, with clashes spreading to police stations within the area. This is the 10th week of demonstrations and China’s military is mobilizing. What are we on the brink of?

Guest: Vincent Wong, Research Associate, International Human Rights Program, University of Toronto, Faculty of Law
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an Op-ed today says that while the President of China is looking to conquer the world. But. there are issues at home that he needs to look at at first. Scott talks with the author of the piece and gets his take on what is happening in Hong Kong, and on the international stage.

Charles Burton, associate professor, Department of Political Science, Brock University