Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson

Experts are saying that there’s no way for any new premier of Alberta to get the province’s oil industry booming again.

Guest - Dan McTeague. Former Liberal MP and Consumer Affairs Critic, Analyst, gasbuddy.com

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A 12 million dollar funding announcement for Loblaws has drawn criticism. The money is for lowering emissions via their refrigeration systems. However, some are concerned given some of the scandals that have been attributed to the company over the past while, such as the refusal for a living wage and the participation in the bread pricing scandal.

Guest - Marvin Ryder. Business Professor, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University

The government is taking steps to stem the tide of asylum seekers through a portion of the budget bill that was tucked away. In the provision it would prevent anyone who has a refugee claim in another country to make a claim in Canada.

Guest - Guidy Mamann (pronounced Giddy Ma’am-ann), Senior Partner, Founder of Mamann, Sandaluk, Kingwell LLP. Immigration Lawyer

Jane Philpott says that the Prime Minister has broke the law by kicking out herself and Jody Wilson Raybould, saying that it has to come down to a vote and that didn’t happen.

Guest - Tim Powers, Vice-Chairman, Summa Strategies (has served as an advisor to a national party leader and federal cabinet ministers)

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There are groups of people who are believing that not having kids will be the best way to reduce our carbon footprint. Scott chats with one of these groups to ask why they think this way.

Guest - Allistair Currie, head of campaigns and communications, Population Matters