Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson

Yesterday, China announced that a Canadian man will face the death sentence for drug smuggling. How is this going to hamper Canada-China relations?

Guest - Hugh Stephens, Distinguished Fellow, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada , Fellow, Canadian Global Affairs Institute 

China has rebuked our Prime minister’s statements saying he needs to stop with his ‘irresponsible remarks’ and has now warned its citizens about travel to Canada. Trudeau said that China is acting arbitrarily and our foreign ministry is warning citizens about travel to China.

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

With the discussion about China, the opioid crisis came to mind. Who are the big players when it comes to China? Can Canada do anything about it? Who are the big players?

Guest - Sam Cooper, National Online Journalist, Investigative, Global News

Hamilton has chosen to opt into having pot retail shops, and so did Kitchener, Waterloo, St. Catharines, St. Thomas. However, was the approach the Ontario government took a good one?

Guest - Michael Armstrong, Associate Professor, Goodman School of Business, Brock University

Gillette is facing backlash and boycott over their “#METoo” advert that addresses toxic masculinity. Why is this drawing such a mixed reaction?

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

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China announced today that a Canadian man, who had been sentenced for drug trafficking, will face the death penalty. It comes after a retrial where prosecutors argued his original sentence of 15 years was too light.

Guest - Gordon Houlden, Director of the China Institute, Professor of Political Science, University of Alberta.

Rahaf al-Qunen is the young Saudi refugee who left her family to come live in Canada. She arrived on Saturday, paraded out by Chrystia Freeland. Are there many stories like hers? Should Canada help cases that are similar to hers? Why does this story resonate so much?

Guest - Guidy Mamann, Senior Partner, Founder of Mamann,
Sandaluk, Kingwell LLP. Immigration Lawyer. 

A Washington Post article says that Trump has made effort to conceal all details of his face to face encounters with Putin from senior officials in the administration.

Guest - Michael Diamond, Conservative,political pundit