Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson

An Ipsos poll conducted for Global News has found that the NDP is gaining ground, with 35% of respondents saying they would vote for the NDP over the Conservatives as led by Doug Ford.

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

(Photo: Images via The Canadian Press)

An Ipsos poll conducted for Global News has found that the NDP is gaining ground, with 35% of respondents saying they would vote for the NDP over the Conservatives as led by Doug Ford.

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

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According to data from StatsCan, millennials are leaving the big cities. The data shows that while the number of people leaving the cities is accelerating the biggest growth is from millennials.

Guest: Philip Golfi, realtor with Re/Max Escarpment

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Guest: Michael Marini, coordinator of marketing, City of Hamilton

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An op-ed is asking the question as to why the government has not held a man accountable for lying to immigration officials and having joined ISIL. The man had shared his experience with a New York Times podcast entitled Caliphate.

Guest: John Ivison, Columnist, The National Post

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Guest: David Harris, Insignis Strategic Group, terrorism expert

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Ontario Provincial Police received complaints after the Thunder Bay Amber Alert set off phones across the province.

What are the parameters for issuing these alerts? How do you decide which ones are provincial and which ones are specific to a region?

Guest: Sgt. Carolle Dionne, OPP spokesperson

Ontario Provincial Police received complaints after the Thunder Bay Amber Alert set off phones across the province.

What are the parameters for issuing these alerts? How do you decide which ones are provincial and which ones are specific to a region?

Guest: Sgt. Carolle Dionne, OPP spokesperson

(Photo: Global News)

An Ipsos poll conducted for Global News has found that the NDP is gaining ground, with 35% of respondents saying they would vote for the NDP over the Conservatives as led by Doug Ford.

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

(Photo: Images via The Canadian Press)

The Premier is in Hamilton and joins Scott in studio to discuss the issues Ontarians are facing when it comes to this upcoming election.

Guest: Kathleen Wynne, Premier of Ontario

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According to an Ipsos poll, 7 in 10 Ontarians think that the carbon taxes implemented are just a tax grab and a pointless gesture that won’t actually combat the issue of climate change.

Meanwhile, gas prices continue to rise across Canada. Will we see immensely high prices over the summer months as well?

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

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With a rise out of third place for the NDP, both the PC party and the Liberals have turned their attention to Horwath and her party. Why was she not previously targeted in their attacks?

Guest: Jason Roy, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Director, Laurier Institute for the Study of Public Opinion and Policy (LISPOP), Wilfrid Laurier University

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A new fissure has opened on Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano, with lava piling up as high as a four story building. How concerned are people about the eruption and what is the latest on this situation?

Guest: Arianna Soldati, expert with the American Geophysical Union, currently pursuing her Ph.D. in volcanology at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri, with research focused on lava flows, both active and inactive

The Premier is in Hamilton today and joins Scott to discuss the issues Ontarians are facing when it comes to this upcoming election.

Guest: Kathleen Wynne, Premier of Ontario

(Photo: Chris Young/The Canadian Press)

With a rise out of third place for the NDP, both the PC party and the Liberals have turned their attention to Horwath and her party. Why was she not previously targeted in their attacks?

Guest: Jason Roy, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Director, Laurier Institute for the Study of Public Opinion and Policy (LISPOP), Wilfrid Laurier University

(Photo: Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press)

The Premier is in Hamilton and joins Scott in studio to discuss the issues Ontarians are facing when it comes to this upcoming election.

Guest: Kathleen Wynne, Premier of Ontario

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According to an Ipsos poll, 7 in 10 Ontarians think that the carbon taxes implemented are just a tax grab and a pointless gesture that won’t actually combat the issue of climate change.

Meanwhile, gas prices continue to rise across Canada. Will we see immensely high prices over the summer months as well?

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

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With a rise out of third place for the NDP, both the PC party and the Liberals have turned their attention to Horwath and her party. Why was she not previously targeted in their attacks?

Guest: Jason Roy, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Director, Laurier Institute for the Study of Public Opinion and Policy (LISPOP), Wilfrid Laurier University

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A new fissure has opened on Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano, with lava piling up as high as a four story building. How concerned are people about the eruption and what is the latest on this situation?

Guest: Arianna Soldati, expert with the American Geophysical Union, currently pursuing her Ph.D. in volcanology at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri, with research focused on lava flows, both active and inactive

The Premier is in Hamilton today and joins Scott to discuss the issues Ontarians are facing when it comes to this upcoming election.

Guest: Kathleen Wynne, Premier of Ontario

(Photo: Chris Young/The Canadian Press)

With a rise out of third place for the NDP, both the PC party and the Liberals have turned their attention to Horwath and her party. Why was she not previously targeted in their attacks?

Guest: Jason Roy, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Director, Laurier Institute for the Study of Public Opinion and Policy (LISPOP), Wilfrid Laurier University

(Photo: Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press)