Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson

In Vancouver, gas prices are sitting at about $1.70a litre but is this what does the rest of Canada face? And, Trans Mountain – can Alberta just turn off the taps? Scott talks to Dan McTeague about all this and more.

Guest: Dan McTeague, former Liberal MP and Consumer Affairs Critic, Analyst with GasBuddy.Com

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Some big business leaders are worried about aging demographics in Canada as baby boomers get set to retire. An influx of workers may be needed to fill the gap. But what else will change in the coming decades? Scott gets more from Ian Lee, of the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University.

Guest: Ian Lee, Associate Professor at Carleton University in the Sprott School of Business

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Scott Thompson Show - How is Canada’s political landscape changing? And what roll does the Green Party play in what is happening? Scott chats with the Green Party of Ontario leader Mike Schreiner to find out what they are all about.

Guest: Mike Schreiner, Leader of the Green Party of Ontario

The City of Ottawa has declared an emergency over the risk of flooding. Scott finds out more from  David Akin of Global News.

Guest: David Akin, chief political correspondent with Global News

Hamilton mobster Pat Musitano was reportedly shot in Mississauga this morning. What do we know so far? Scott gets more on this and the ongoing Barry and Honey Sherman case from Ross McLean.

Guest: Ross McLean: Crime specialist, security expert, Former Toronto police officer

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The leader of the Philippines says that he’s giving Canada one week to take back the garbage that was left by a company for nearly six years. Scott asks Julie Abouchar , Partner, Willms & Shier, about the legal situation this puts Canada in.

And then, Scott talks to MP Gord Johns to find out how how have some members of the opposition are responding to this crisis.

Guests
Julie Abouchar , Partner, Willms & Shier

Gord Johns, NDP MP for Courteney- Alberni

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Will the accusations against Biden play against him? And will all the scandals of the past few months hurt Trudeau this October? Scott talks to Elissa Freeman, to get her take on the political news across Canada and the U.S.

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

Canada's federal privacy watchdog says they will take Facebook to court to enforce privacy laws. Is that lip service or will something come of this? Scott gets more from Marvin Ryder.

Guest: Marvin Ryder, Business Professor with the DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University.

The investigation continues into the attacks from over the weekend in Sri Lanka.
What’s the latest? 

Guest: Adil Najam, Dean, Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, Boston University.

 Are we now in an age of tit-for-tat terrorism?

Guest: Phil Gurski, President and CEO, Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting. 

The U.S. President said that ISIS was gone. With what has happened in Sri Lanka, this has proven him false. How is this going to play out on an international relations scale?

Guest: Dr. Ajay Parasram, Assistant Professor, Department of International Development Studies, Dalhousie University.

PEI has elected a minority PC government in their election yesterday, however the opposition is the Green Party. Will this spell a good omen for the federal Green Party?

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