Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson

OPSEU and Unifor have decided to pool their resources to fight the Ontario government’s “destructive agenda”. But why are they going after Ford instead of the companies that are choosing to leave, such as GM?

Guest: Christo Aivalis, Social Sciences and humanities Research Council Postdoctoral Fellow in History at the University of Toronto

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

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Over the weekend the 41st President of the United States, George HW Bush, passed away. Is it inevitable that people are comparing him to Trump?

Also, Kathleen Wynne is going to testify today in regards to her government’s accounting practices.

Guest: Barry Kay, political science professor at Wilfrid Laurier University

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Scott speaks with a caller who emailed him to challenge Scott and his guests on their views of how the provincial and federal governments are dealing with trade issues and the closure of the GM plant.

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Normally, this guest joins us to talk about cars and the automotive industry but in her most recent column, she admits to something her family is dealing with: her son has a brain tumour. How does a family react when this news breaks out?

Guest: Lorraine Sommerfeld, Auto Writer with Post Media, Motherlode column in the Hamilton Spec and Host of the Lemon Aid Car Show on RogersTV

Some people are saying that the Christmas classic Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is promoting bullying. One of the original actresses says that this is the perfect time to bring this special back, given the rise in bullying in society today.

Are we too offended these days?

Guest: Dr. John Huber, Clinical Forensic Psychologist

Alberta has ordered an 8.7 percent oil production cut in order to deal with a price crisis that Premier Rachel Notley says is costing Canada $80 million a day. 

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

Over the weekend the 41st President of the United States, George HW Bush, passed away.

Guest: Elliot Tepper, Emeritus Professor of Political science, Carleton University

US President Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen, plead guilty yesterday and admitted to lying to Congress about a real estate deal in Moscow that was in the works in 2016.

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

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The Parliamentary Budget Office says that Ottawa is on pace to spend more than $1 billion over three years on irregular border crossings. Scott talks to immigration lawyer Guidy Mamann about public reaction to this report, and how the news affects those who seek to legally immigrate.

Guest: Guidy Mamann, Immigration Lawyer, Senior Partner  with – and Founder – of Mamann, Sandaluk, Kingwell LLP.

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Netflix is raising prices in Canada once again. The average user will see an increase of $3 dollars on their bill. Will this start to turn people away? And will it draw attention from the tax man?

Guest: Carmi Levy, Tech Analyst.