Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson

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A girl from Burlington held a lemonade stand this year and managed to raise a few
hundred dollars for the Children’s Fund. She and her father join Scott Thompson to discuss why they chose to do this.

Amelia Eisbrenner, girl who raised funds for children’s fund.
Scott Eisbrenner, father

The fallout from the Huawei situation continued. Though finance Minister Bill Morneau sounded sure that the Huawai saga will not affect trade talks, some experts say other wise.

Guest - Patrick LeBlond, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Ottawa 

Is Canada ‘all alone’? First there was the row between the country and Saudi Arabia, but now with this situation with China, Canada can’t even rely on the US for assistance. Why is Canada being punished here?

Guest - John Higginbotham, Senior Distinguished Fellow, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs , Carleton University. 

GM says that it is going to work with other employers to identify job and training
programs for employees that will be affected by the closure. Too little too late? Or good move for the company?

Guest - Ian Lee. Sprott School of Business. Carleton University

Omar Khadr’s lawyers are in Edmonton court today to seek changes to bail conditions for the man. Khadr wants to travel to Saudi Arabia and have permission to talk to his sister.

Guest - Ari Goldkind, Toronto Defence Lawyer. 

China has admitted they have detained two Canadians. But if the US is wanting the CFO of Huawei extradited, why aren’t they facing any repercussions? Will China start retaliating b trade deals? How is this going to affect everyone?

Guest - Reggie Cecchini, Washington Producer and Correspondent with Global News based in Washington DC. 

UK prime Minister Theresa May has come forward saying she won’t run in the next general election. This comes as she survived a no-confidence vote from the government.

Guest - Kurt Huebner, Jean Monnet Chair for European Integration and Global Poltical Economy, Institute for European Studies, UBC

In a Toronto Star investigation piece, a question is being asked about their estate and in particular whether there’s a will or not for Honey Sherman.

Guest - Kevin Donovan, Chief Investigative Reporter, Toronto Star