The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson:

Happy Monday, Scott Thompson is back once again. Today the Prime Minister and Ontario’s premier were in Mississauga announcing AstraZeneca expanding business in Canada. While there, the PM was questioned on a CSIS report and… well Scott will fill you in. Remember the blue license plates that reflected light? The ones that are still on the road? Ontario’s government has scrapped the plans to replace the defective plates. Ontario Safety League president explains the rationale. Gordon Pinsent has passed away, Scott and Bill Brioux send up his life and career. Another storm is ripping through southern Ontario, Ross Hull joins us for that. How will Ottawa’s alcohol tax increase impact Ontario restaurants? The federal government has banned TikTok from government devices, and Carmi Levy is proven right on the air. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast!

Guests:

Brian J. Patterson, President of the Ontario Safety League.

Bill Brioux, television critic and author.

Ross Hull, Global News Meteorologist.

Dr. Ian Lee, Associate Professor with the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University.

Rishi Bandhu, Bandhu Law Professional Corporation.

Tracey MacGregor, Vice President – Ontario, Restaurants Canada.

Sam Cooper, Global News national investigative journalist.

Carmi Levy, Technology analyst & Journalist. 

Dan Ciuriak, Senior Fellow with CIGI (Centre for International Governance Innovation).

Host –Scott Thompson

Content Producer – Elizabeth Russell

Technical/Podcast Producer - William Webber

Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan

News Anchor – David Woodard, Jennifer McQueen

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The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Radley:

Today marks one year since the start of the Ukraine war. Should Europe be doing more to help Ukraine? The Ontario government announced yesterday that they’re providing more money to support the expansion and improvement of public transit services in Hamilton. With several provinces having now inked a deal in principle with the federal government, what should come from this deal? How has the resettlement process gone so far for Ukrainian refugees? What struggles are they facing at this point in time? Plus, a Ukrainian refugee - once he arrived to Canada - started a TikTok to share his thoughts on the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, being a refugee and what it’s like to live in Canada. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast!

Guests:

Meghan Booth, senior athlete, The Ontario Rope Skipping Organization.

Donna Skelly MPP Flamborough-Glanbrook.

Dr. Florian Gassner, Associate Professor of Teaching, Department of Central, Eastern and Northern European Studies, University of British Columbia.

Dr. Ahmad Firas Khalid, Health Policy expert.

Walid Hejazi, a Professor of Economic Analysis and Policy, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto.

Tehreem Zafar, our Manager of Immigrant and Settlement Services, YWCA Hamilton.

Semion, Ukrainian refugee and Tiktoker of @newcanadians whose shared his life online since arriving in Canada.

Carmi Levy, Technology analyst & Journalist.

Darrell Bricker, President, IPSOS.

Host – Scott Thompson

Content Producer – Elizabeth Russell

Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay

Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan

News Anchor – Dave Woodard

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The Hamilton Today Podcast with Shiona Thompson:

Shiona Thompson (no relation) is substituting for Scott once again, and at the top of her mind is the snowstorm working its way across the province. What should we expect in Southern Ontario? Shiona chats with Ross Hull, Global News Meteorologist. Some residents may lose power or water pressure in this storm, so what should you do to prepare for that? Ashley Trgachef, with Alectra Utilities, gives us some tips and tricks. These may help most Hamiltonians, but tenants of 1083 Main Street East are still recovering from the damage done to their building after a winter storm in late December, which caused the landlord to shut off water to the building… and has yet to return running water. Shiona speaks with David Galbin, a resident of the building and a member of Hamilton ACORN. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast!

Guests:

Ross Hull, Global News Meteorologist.

Ashley Trgachef, Communications Advisor with Alectra Utilities.

Rebecca Banky, LGBTQ advisory committee.

Aurel Braun, Professor of International Relations and a Senior Member of the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto.

David Galvin, resident of 1083 Main St. E., member of Hamilton ACORN.

Dave & Georgia Bartolotta.

Marissa Kokkoros, Executive Director at Aura Freedom International.

Jully Black, singer-songwriter, producer and actress.

Lisa Polewski, reporter with 900 CHML

Paul Armstrong, CEO of Mohawk College.

Host – Shiona Thompson

Content Producer –William Erskine

Technical/Podcast Producer - William Webber

Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan

News Anchor – David Woodard

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The Hamilton Today Podcast with Shiona Thompson:

Hamilton Soupfest 2023 is right around the corner! The Ontario Legislature has resumed sitting today. Today is the day… Canadian Netflix users have reached the deadline to set the primary location for their account, marking the first step in the streaming giant’s plan to crack down on password sharing. Changes are coming to the Around The Bay Road Race with a new ending in sight. An Ontario Fire Marshal investigator says there doesn’t appear to have been working smoke alarms in the Century Street home that went up in flames last Friday, killing one and sending five others to hospital. It has almost been one week since the City Centre by-election was called for Hamilton, Ontario. If any of the candidates were unfamiliar, they have started to make their presence known. Are we starting to get a feel for the shape of things to come? Inflation rates slowed in January but food and gas prices stayed high. No one is surprised to learn this, we lived through it. However, are we tracking and comparing prices in an effective way? While Biden visited Ukraine yesterday and then NATO today, Russia announced that the nation was withdrawing from their one remaining major nuclear treaty with the US. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast!

Guests:

Karen Craig, BA/RSW, Program Director, Living Rock Ministries

Alan S. Hale, Queen’s Park Today

Bill Brioux, television critic and author

Ken Mann, 900 CHML Reporter, avid runner, and Around the Bay Road Racer

Dave Cunliffe, Hamilton Fire Chief

Henry Jacek. Professor of Political Science, McMaster University

Eric Kam, Professor of macroeconomics, Monetary Economics, International Monetary Economics, Implications of Monetary Growth, with Toronto Metropolitan University

Brian J. Karem, Political Analyst for CNN, White House Reporter, Columnist for Salon.com and The Washington Diplomat, and host of ‘Just Ask the Question’ Podcast, Author of the new book Free The Press: The Death of American Journalism and How to Revive It

Host – Shiona Thompson

Content Producer – William Erskine

Technical/Podcast Producer - William Webber

Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan

News Anchor – David Woodard

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The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Radley:

The report on the use of the Emergencies Act during the Ottawa protests in 2022 has dropped, and it found that the use of the EA was justified. Several rules implemented at lower levels of Baseball in recent years will now be used in the big leagues this season. The City of Hamilton announced yesterday that in its role as the Consolidated Service Manager for the Canada-Wide early learning child care plan, it can confirm that Hamilton families have saved approximately $3,600 per child in 2022. According to The Globe and Mail, CSIS reports were shared among senior government officials and Canada’s Five Eyes intelligence allies that showed the Chinese Communist Party employed a sophisticated strategy to disrupt Canada’s democracy in the 2021 federal election campaign. The Public Order Emergency Commission has concluded that the federal government met the threshold for invoking the Emergencies Act to bring an end to the "Freedom Convoy" protests and blockades. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast!

Guests:

Phil Gurski, President of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting, Distinguished Fellow with the University of Ottawa’s National Security program, and former CSIS analyst.

Gabor Lukacs, President, Air Passenger Rights advocacy group.

Rod Pedersen, host of The Rob Pedersen Show on Game+ TV.

Andrea Horwath, Mayor of the City of Hamilton.

Gordon Houlden, Director Emeritus of the China Institute and Professor of Political Science with the University of Alberta.

Daniel Perry, Consultant, Summa Strategies.

Duff Conacher, Co-Founder of Democracy Watch.

Dr. Sonu Gaind, Mental Health Advocate and Medical Leader; Professor, Temerty Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto; Chief of Psychiatry at Humber River Hospital; Chair of the Ontario Medical Association Relativity Advisory Committee; Past-President of the Canadian Psychiatric Association.

Host – Scott Radley

Content Producer – William Erskine

Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay

Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan

News Anchor – Ken Mann

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The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson:

Top of mind for Scott Thompson on this Thursday: The Toronto Auto Show is returning – with a big focus on electric vehicles. John Tory says he will resign as of Friday, officially. Canada’s cannabis business is in trouble! Executives with the Halton District School Board (HDSB) say they are closer to a policy regarding what teachers can wear on the job. The 19-year-old neo-Nazi who shot and killed 10 people in a racist massacre in Buffalo, New York, last year, was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday. And in light of the various aerial threats found in our airspace, MPs want CSIS to help them understand and spot foreign interference better It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast!

Guests:

Lorraine Sommerfeld, columnist with Driving.ca and the Hamilton Spectator.

Elissa Freeman, PR and Pop Culture Expert.

Dr. Michael Armstrong, Associate Professor, Goodman School of Business. Brock University. 

Larry DiIanni. Former Mayor, Lobbyist, City of Hamilton.

Christine Van Geyn, Litigation Director, Canadian Constitution Foundation

David Nakamura, reporter for the Washington Post.

Marcus Kolga, Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s Centre for Advancing Canada’s Interests Abroad, and founder of DisinfoWatch.org.

Matt Bingley, City Hall Reporter with Global News Toronto.

Scott Radley, host of the Scott Radley Show on 900CHML Columnist for the Hamilton Spectator.

Host – Scott Thompson

Content Producer –William Erskine

Technical/Podcast Producer - William Webber

Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan

News Anchor – David Woodard

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The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson:

Doug Ford wants John Tory to stay in power in Toronto, and for a moment it seemed that Chrystia Freeland was on side with him, however Freeland has denied she said such a thing. Scott investigates that. Economics Professor Atif Kubursi joins the show once again regarding the talk around the East End pipeline and subsequent questions about how we can use the resources we have to move in a better direction, and if that is what is happening in Hamilton. Raquel Welch, a veteran actress who rose to fame in the 1960s in the films "One Million Years B.C." and "Fantastic Voyage," has died at the age of 82, according to a statement provided by her manager, Steve Sauer. Bill Brioux speaks with Scott about her legacy. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast!

Guests:

Matt Bingley, City Hall Reporter with Global News Toronto.

Atif Kubursi, Professor Emeritus of Economics, McMaster University; President of Econometric Research Ltd.; former Undersecretary of The United Nations.

Alan S. Hale, Queen’s Park Today.

Dr. Jack Cunningham, Ph.D., Program Coordinator at the Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History, in Trinity College and the Munk School. Specializing in British foreign policy, Canadian foreign policy and politics, International history, U.S. foreign policy and relations with Russia; University of Toronto.

Dawood Nadeem-Younis, Innovation Officer for Eastern Food Market.

Peter Graefe, Professor of Political Science with McMaster University.

Bill Brioux, television critic and author.

Scott Radley, host of the Scott Radley Show on 900CHML Columnist for the Hamilton Spectator.

Host – Scott Thompson

Content Producer –William Erskine

Technical/Podcast Producer - William Webber

Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan

News Anchor – David Woodard

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