Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson

Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson

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June 20, 2018 Should the government do something about fake news?
Canadians are concerned about fake news according to a new survey. They also want the federal government to do a better job of informing Canadians.
Tom Henheffer, Vice President, Canadian Journalists for Free Expression
5 min
June 20, 2018 Bill C-45 passes, Continued separation at the border, And South Korea wants proof
Bill C-45, the marijuana legalization bill, has officially passed the Senate vote and is now heading for Royal Assent.
Guest - Brad Poulos, Instructor, Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University.
Marijuana continued…
Guest - Cam Battley, executive vice president of Aurora Cannabis, and chair of the advocacy committee for Cannabis Canada, the trade association for licensed producers
According to the Associated Press, the officials for the Trump administration have been sending young children and infants forcibly from their parents to atleast three ‘tender age’ shelters. How much worse can this situation get? ALSO: The US backs out of the UN Human Rights Council.
Guest - Barbara Hines, Clinical Professor of Law (retired), University of Texas School of Law,
South Korea is urging the leader of North Korea to present a plan with steps on how they’re going to move towards denuclearization.
Guest - Marius Grinius, former Canadian Ambassador to Vietnam, North and South Korea, fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute
55 min
June 19, 2018 Ontario PCs planning, Space Force, And vinyl turns 70
This morning the Premier Designate met up with his 76 MPP’s for a caucus meeting. What went down?
Guest - Alan Carter, Anchor & Queen's Park Bureau Chief, Global News
The US President yesterday said he’s directing the Defense Department to create a new “Space Force” – an independent sixth branch of the armed forces. Is this even possible?
Guest - Paul Delaney. Professor of Astronomy, York University
The modern record album has reached a milestone, having been in use for 70 years. Will we ever see the record album fade into obscurity?
Guest - Alan Cross, music journalist, internationally known broadcaster
50 min
June 19, 2018 Donald Trump wants a 'Space Force'
The US President yesterday said he’s directing the Defense Department to create a new “Space Force” – an independent sixth branch of the armed forces. Is this even possible?
Guest - Paul Delaney. Professor of Astronomy, York University
6 min
June 19, 2018 Do the Ontario Liberals need to do some soul-searching?
The interim leader for the Ontario Liberal Party says that for the party to move forward, they must do some ‘soul-searching’.
Guest - Peter Graefe. Professor of Political Science, McMaster University
5 min
June 19, 2018 Do the Ontario Liberals need to do some soul-searching?
The interim leader for the Ontario Liberal Party says that for the party to move forward, they must do some ‘soul-searching’.
Guest - Peter Graefe. Professor of Political Science, McMaster University
5 min
June 19, 2018 Donald Trump wants a 'Space Force'
The US President yesterday said he’s directing the Defense Department to create a new “Space Force” – an independent sixth branch of the armed forces. Is this even possible?
Guest - Paul Delaney. Professor of Astronomy, York University
6 min
June 19, 2018 Ontario PCs planning, Space Force, And vinyl turns 70
This morning the Premier Designate met up with his 76 MPP’s for a caucus meeting. What went down?
Guest - Alan Carter, Anchor & Queen's Park Bureau Chief, Global News
The US President yesterday said he’s directing the Defense Department to create a new “Space Force” – an independent sixth branch of the armed forces. Is this even possible?
Guest - Paul Delaney. Professor of Astronomy, York University
The modern record album has reached a milestone, having been in use for 70 years. Will we ever see the record album fade into obscurity?
Guest - Alan Cross, music journalist, internationally known broadcaster
49 min
June 18, 2018 ACORN on the march, Children still being separated, And who are Generation Z
Members of the group ACORN will be Marching on Melvin Avenue today to highlight substandard living conditions in apartments. They’re also calling on the city to revamp the property standards laws.
Guest - Mike Wood, ACORN
The situation at the US border by Mexico is garnering furor and outcry as stories of children being separated from their parents are being shared. Some 2,000 minors are believed to have been separated.
Guest - Jackson Proscow, Washington Bureau Chief, Global News
Who makes up Generation Z and what do they care about?
Guest - Gary Direnfeld, Social Worker, www.yoursocialworker.com
38 min
June 18, 2018 A pair of First Lady's are speaking out on the U.S. Border issues
Two First Lady’s have issued their thoughts in regards to the situation at the US Border. Through her spokeswoman, First Lady Melania Trump has said that she hates seeing children separated from their families” and that “we need to be a country that follows all laws but also a country that governs with heart”. First Lady Laura Bush however wrote an op-ed in the Washington Post expressing his displeasure at what’s happening.
Guest - Andrew Ochs, author, speaker and award winning television producer, firstladiesman.com
6 min

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Hamilton Today With Scott Thompson, heard weekdays 3pm-6pm EST on 900 CHML. Learn more about the show, listen live and read Scott's blog posts at 900chml.com