Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson

The Scott Thompson Show Podcast

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With no shortage of breaking news throughout the day, Scott gets immediate reactions from Christo Aivalis, Peter Graefe and following the live announcements from Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott, respectively. And then Michael Taube joins Scott to wrap up this busy day.

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Guests:

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

Peter Graefe, Professor of Political Science with McMaster University

Michael Taube, Troy Media syndicated columnist and Washington Times contributor

The Raptors are in the finals! What has been the fan reaction and will it build their base? And are 'bandwagoners' really a bad thing? Scott discusses this season with Louis Zatzman, staff writer with Raptors Republic.

Guest: Louis Zatzman, staff writer with Raptors Republic

The Scott Thompson Show Podcast

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New polling numbers for Ontario by IPSOS find that the three parties are in a three way tie with the Liberals slightly ahead at 32%, PCs at 30% and NDP at 29%.

Guest: Sean Simpson, Vice President, IPSOS

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The UK leader, Theresa May, has come forward saying she’ll quit on June 7th, which will pave the way for another election for prime minister. In a statement, she said she had done her best to deliver Brexit.

Guests:Jerry White, Canada Research Chair in European Studies , Dalhousie University
            Brian Lewis, Professor of History, McGill University

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The concept of a cross-country corridor specifically for rail, powerlines and pipelines is being considered by the federal Conservatives.

Guest: Ian Lee, Sprott School of Business, Carleton University

The Scott Thompson Show

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Premier Doug Ford joins the podcast to give his thoughts on recent polling that shows Ontarians are unhappy with the government’s performance, as well as answer questions related to the proposed audits and cuts, concerns over his stance on the abortion debate, and more.

Guest: Doug Ford, premier of Ontario

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An IPSOS poll says that 37% of Canadians say immigration is a ‘threat’ to white Canadians … why do they think this, what do they mean by 'threat'?

Guests:

Jeff Semple, Europe Bureau Chief, Global News

Guidy Mamann, Senior Partner, Founder of Mamann, Sandaluk, Kingwell LLP; Immigration Lawyer

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Scott wraps up the podcast with Michael Taube’s takes on the big issues in provincial, national and international politics.

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