Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson

Yesterday, Doug Ford made his first visit to Hamilton as premier. Business leaders across Hamilton attended a 75 minute meeting in a board room at Hamilton International Airport with Ford. Surprisingly, the mayor was not invited. What happened during the meeting?

Guest: Cathie Puckering, President & CEO of John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport.

Donald Trump is at it again, suggesting on Thursday that the U.S. is freezing Canada out of NAFTA negotiations. Trump’s negotiatiors have been meeting with Mexican negotiators in Washington over the last two weeks. Is this just a Trump-style rebranding of what’s really happening in the NAFTA talks, or is there truth to his claim?

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

Tim Hortons is changing its lids. Solid rebranding or a distribution change in disguise? Also; the widow of a victim of the Fredericton gets mad at Trudeau.

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

Yesterday we heard news that the Trudeau government is considering announcing a new statutory holiday. The holiday would be to mark the legacy of the residential school system, which was a recommendation of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Is this a good idea, and even better, is this good politics?

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

Canadian coffee chain Second Cup is considering a smoky proposal. The company is considering converting several of its Ontario stores into cannabis retail stores in light of the recent policy changes in the province? Is this a good idea? Who has a bigger advantage in these

Guest: Michael Armstrong, PhD, Associate Professor, Goodman School of Business. Brock University

China has a problem of its own creation, the population is aging and there aren’t
enough kids. The country’s one-child policy created a future labour shortage where there are not enough young workers to replace the existing workforce as it retires. While the country has a pension surplus, it may turn into a deficit if there isn’t enough labour in the market to support it. How can China fix their problem?

Guest: Yong Cai, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of North Carolina’s Carolina Population Center

Yesterday we heard news that the Trudeau government is considering announcing a new statutory holiday. The holiday would be to mark the legacy of the residential school system, which was a recommendation of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Is this a good idea, and even better, is this good politics?

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

The Trudeau government is planning to announce a new statutory holiday that would mark Canada’s destructive legacy of residential schools. The government is eying two possible days, National Indigenous People's Day on June 21st or Orange Shirt Day on September 30th. The recommendation for the holiday was part of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

Guest: Ruth Bradley-St-Cyr, Institute of Canadian and Aboriginal Studies, University of Ottawa

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With legalized pot around the corner, some municipalities (including Richmond Hill and Owen Sound) are considering just not selling recreational cannabis.

Are we going back to the age of dry counties?

Guest: Ivan Ross Vrana, cannabis expert at Hill+Knowlton Strategies

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Canada’s Wonderland is getting a new coaster! The “Yukon Striker” will be the
longest, fastest and tallest dive roller-coaster in the world and it’s coming in Spring of 2019.

Guest: Grace Peacock, Director of Communications for Canada’s Wonderland

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A new study from the Canadian Medical Association shows that not only are young adults frequent users of the healthcare system, but they are also more eager to adopt technology to manage their own health. The CMA warns that policy changes are urgently needed to scale up the adoption of technology in our health care system to address this generational shift.

Guest: Dr. Jeff Blackmer Vice President of Medical Professionalism, Canadian Medical Association

The Trudeau government is planning to announce a new statutory holiday that would mark Canada’s destructive legacy of residential schools. The government is eying two possible days, National Indigenous Peoples day on June 21st or Orange Shirt Day on September 30th. The recommendation for the holiday was part of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

Guest: Ruth Bradley-St-Cyr, Institute of Canadian and Aboriginal Studies, University of Ottawa

(Photo: Adam MacVicar/Global News)