The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson:

Up on the docket today: union nonsense with Ian Lee, Sprott School of Business, more on the US midterms with Brian J Karem and Elliot Tepper, what is stopping Canadians from traveling, Pierre Poilievre speaking with the press and so much more. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast.

Guests:

Dr. Kerry Bowman, Bioethicist and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine with the University of Toronto.

Ian Lee, Associate Professor with the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University.

Elliot Tepper, Emeritus Professor of Political Science with Carleton University.

Gregory Jack, vice president, public affairs (Canada), Ipsos Public Affairs.

Tim Powers, Chairman of Summa Strategies and Managing Director of Abacus Data.

Alan S. Hale, Ontario legislature reporter for Queen's Park Today.

Phil Gurski, President of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting, Distinguished Fellow with the University of Ottawa’s National Security program, and former CSIS analyst.

Brian J. Karem, Political Analyst for CNN, White House Reporter, Columnist for Salon.com and The Washington Diplomat, and host of ‘Just Ask the Question’ Podcast, Author of the new book Free The Press: The Death of American Journalism and How to Revive It.

Scott Radley, Host of The Scott Radley Show, Columnist with the Hamilton Spectator.

Host – Scott Thompson

Content Producer – William Erskine

Technical/Podcast Producer - William Webber

Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan

News Anchors – Dave Woodard & Diana Weeks

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The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson:

Canada aims to get significantly more immigrants but we have such a dearth of housing so what are we going to do? They are going to come to Hamilton and we don’t want to expand our urban boundary, but we don’t want to densify within the current boundary so where is the middle ground here? The West End Home Builders Association join the show. It is also time for more union gong shows coming for Ontario! After ATU International and ATU Canada held a press conference at Queens Park to pressure Metrolinx to meet for negotiations immediately in hopes of ending the GO Transit strike, Metrolinx has agreed to meet ahead of schedule. What is the basis of the strike? Scott speaks with Rob Cormier, president of ATU Local 1587. Henry Jacek also joins to fill us in on what happened with the Health Ministers meeting the federal government. Europe is bracing for an influx of Ukrainian migrants as Russia continues to attack infrastructure. Post-Soviet expert Matthew Light joins Scott to lay down the foundation of what’s happening currently in Kyiv. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast.

Guests:

Rob Cormier, President of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1587.

Henry Jacek. Professor of Political Science, McMaster University.

Mike Collins-Williams, CEO, West End Home Builders Association.

Matthew Light, Associate professor of criminology and sociological studies, affiliated faculty, centre for European, Russian and Eurasian studies, University of Toronto.

Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News.

Duff Conacher, Co-Founder of Democracy Watch.

Carmi Levy Technology Analyst & Journalist.

Marvin Ryder, Professor with the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University.

Scott Radley, Host of The Scott Radley Show, Columnist with the Hamilton Spectator.

Host – Scott Thompson

Content Producer – William Erskine

Technical/Podcast Producer - William Webber

Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan

News Anchors – Dave Woodard & Diana Weeks

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The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson:

We all know Hamilton is a city of artists and creatives, but would you ever expect a series starring a rat version of Dame Maggie Smith as an attraction? Cadillac Bill joins Scott to talk about his new project, Downton Alley. The U.S. Midterm elections are underway, south of the border. There are many potential shakeups on the way, not to mention the trouble of those who will inevitably question voting results. CNN Political Analyst Brian Karem joins Scott for more on that. Global News’ Kyle Benning also joins as we check in on the Emergencies Act Inquiry. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast.

Guests:

Bill Boyed-Wilson a.k.a. Cadillac Bill, singer & songwriter for Cadillac Bill & The Creeping Bent, Host of The Cadillac Bill Show, creator of Downton Alley.

Gordon Houlden, Director Emeritus of the China Institute and Professor of Political Science with the University of Alberta.

Colin D’Mello, Queen’s Park Bureau Chief, Global News.

Alison Braley-Rattai, Associate Professor, Department of Labour Studies, Brock University.

Dr. Shawn Whatley is a practicing physician, the author of When Politics Comes Before Patients — Why and How Canadian Medicare is Failing, and a senior fellow with the Macdonald-Laurier Institute.

Brian J. Karem, Political Analyst for CNN, White House Reporter, Columnist for Salon.com and The Washington Diplomat, and host of ‘Just Ask the Question’ Podcast, Author of the new book Free The Press: The Death of American Journalism and How to Revive It.

Peter Graefe, Professor of Political Science with McMaster University.

Kyle Benning, Network Digital Broadcast Journalist, Global News.

Scott Radley, Host of The Scott Radley Show, Columnist with the Hamilton Spectator.

Host – Scott Thompson

Content Producer – William Erskine

Technical/Podcast Producer - William Webber

Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan

News Anchor – Dave Woodard

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The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson:

The great, law-breaking CUPE strike of 2022 has concluded! The Ford government extended the olive branch, and graciously offered to bargain some more and rescind the back-to-work legislation in exchange for CUPE to stop protesting. Wait, isn’t that where we just were? Scott noticed that, too. Doesn’t that mean nothing has changed? Scott noticed that, and his opinions are hot and ready. On another note, though, let’s talk about some motorsports Ron Fellows is up for the Order of Canada! Of course this was the weekend where we gained an hour of sleep, so let’s talk about some sleep. A new study from the University of Ottawa’s Sleep Research Laboratory has found that verbal intelligence may be more prominent in early-birds than night-owls, depending on sleeping patterns and natural inclinations. Dr. Aaron Gibbings speaks with Scott about that study. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast.

Guests:

Ron Fellows. Co-owner, Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.

Don Fox, Executive Financial Consultant, with The Fox Group, IG Private Wealth Management.

David Coletto, PhD, CAIP; CEO and Founding Partner of Abacus Data.

Aaron Gibbings, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow, SLeep Research Laboratory, School of Psychology, University of Ottawa.

Elissa Freeman, PR and Pop Culture Expert.

Campbell Clark, Chief Political Writer for The Globe and Mail.

Judy Lam, Manager, Commercial Districts and Small Business for the City of Hamilton.

Judy Fudge, Professor, Labour Studies, McMaster University.

Scott Radley. Host of The Scott Radley Show, Columnist with the Hamilton Spectator.

Host – Scott Thompson

Content Producer – William Erskine

Technical/Podcast Producer - William Webber

Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan

News Anchor – Dave Woodard

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The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson:

School’s out for… fall? The CUPE strike, made illegal by the Ontario Government, happened in Queen’s Park today. Scott gets all the details on the ground from Global News’s Colin D’Mello, 900 CHML’s own Ken Mann, as well as CUPE local 4153 president Blake Corkill..It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast.

Guests:

Colin D’Mello, Queen’s Park Bureau Chief, Global News.

Henry Jacek. Professor of Political Science, McMaster University.

Brian J. Karem, Political Analyst for CNN, White House Reporter, Columnist for Salon.com and The Washington Diplomat, and host of ‘Just Ask the Question’ Podcast, Author of the new book Free The Press: The Death of American Journalism and How to Revive It.

Ken Mann, reporter, 900 CHML

Blake Corkill, President, CUPE 4153.

Sean Sparling, retired Deputy Chief of Sault Ste Marie Police, currently the President of Investigative Solutions Network.

Greg Dunnet, head of Chamber of Commerce.

Jennessa Cognali, Senior Consultant with Navigator LTD, formerly worked with the Ford gov.

Ian Lee, Associate Professor with the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University.

Dave Rave of Teenage Head.

Host – Scott Thompson

Content Producer – William Erskine

Technical/Podcast Producer - William Webber

Podcast Co-Producer – Matt Taylor

News Anchors – Dave Woodard & Diana Weeks

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The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson:

This week the Purse Project Network kicked off its 2022 campaign. The organization is collecting new and gently used purses filled with personal care items for women in need until Nov. 30. Is it now any more difficult for the restaurant industry to recruit new employees? If so, why is that and what should employers be doing to entice prospective workers? We visit with outgoing Mayor of Hamilton, Fred Eisenberger, as he gets ready to leave City Hall in the coming weeks. ALSO… a joint announcements with the feds regarding childcare, the city’s credit rating is sterling, and news about the Order of Hamilton… the work has not stopped yet, and we get Mayor Fred’s thoughts on all of the above. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told Ontario Premier Doug Ford that his pre-emptive use of the notwithstanding clause in legislation intended to keep education workers from striking is "wrong and inappropriate." Ontario is fast-tracking a bill to prevent Ontario education support workers from striking on Friday. Talks today end without a deal. Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, presented the 2022 Fall Economic Statement in the House of Commons this afternoon around 4 o’clock. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast.

Guests:

Gayla Matos & Jill MacKellar, Directors of The Purse Project Network.

Awnish Srivastava, owner of Unique Restaurant Group.

Dan McTeague, President of Canadians for AffordableEnergy, Former Liberal MP.

Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News.

Fred Eisenberger, Mayor of the City of Hamilton.

Daniel Perry, Consultant, Summa Strategies.

Judy Fudge, Professor, Labour Studies, McMaster University.

Eric Kam, Professor of macroeconomics, Monetary Economics, International Monetary Economics, Implications of Monetary Growth, with Toronto Metropolitan University.

Scott Radley, Host of The Scott Radley Show, Columnist with the Hamilton Spectator.

Host – Scott Thompson

Content Producer – Elizabeth Russell

Technical/Podcast Producer - William Webber

Podcast Co-Producer –Tom McKay

News Anchors – Dave Woodard & Diana Weeks

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The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson:

Scott is trapped in a never-ending cycle of despair continues after CUPE’s Laura Walton held a press conference at the start of the show. The CUPE/Ontario government situation continues to rage on, NDP members asked to leave Queen’s Park today after slamming the government. What is the latest? Colin D’Mello, Queen’s Park Bureau Chief with Global News joins Scott on that. What do small businesses want to see from the federal government’s fall economic statement? Corinne Pohlmann, senior VP of national affairs, Canadian Federation of Independent Business. A press release from Nerdwallet says that while inflation is going to make an impact this holiday season, Canadians still expected to pay $20.6B for gifts this season. Bruce Winder, retail analyst, has more on that. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast.

Guests:

Eric Alper, Publicist and music commentator.

Bruce Winder, Retail Analyst & Author, ‘Retail Before, During & After COVID-19.

Colin D’Mello, Queen’s Park Bureau Chief, Global News. 

Henry Jacek. Professor of Political Science, McMaster University.

Corinne Pohlmann, senior VP of national affairs, Canadian Federation of Independent Business.

Carmi Levy Technology Analyst & Journalist.

Elliot Tepper, Emeritus Professor of Political Science with Carleton University.

Scott Radley, Host of The Scott Radley Show, Columnist with the Hamilton Spectator.

Host – Scott Thompson

Content Producer – Elizabeth Russell

Technical/Podcast Producer - William Webber

Podcast Co-Producer –Tom McKay

News Anchors – Dave Woodard & Diana Weeks

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