Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson

Trump has decided to rollback rules on fuel economy and fuel efficiency for cars and light trucks. Should Trudeau listen to environmentalists and take a stand against this action?

Guest - David Booth, Senior Writer/Postmedia Driving, driving.ca

Doug Ford has promised to let the people of Hamilton decide the fate of the LRT project. Ford insists that a PC government would listen and say that if the people don’t want LRT, the money would stay in Hamilton.

Guest - Donna Skelly, City Councilor for Ward 7. 

LRT continued…

Guest - Fred Eiseneberger, Mayor of the City of Hamilton

Today marks 50 years since the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. What impact has he left on society?

Guest - Meshea Poore, Vice President, Vision of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, West Virginia University

The backyard chicken debate has re-emerged in the City. The planning committee did vote 5-4 against a study of an urban chicken pilot but Councillor Jason Farr says he will ask for reconsideration next week. Scott chats with an urban hen activist who fought for urban chickens in Toronto.

Guest - Signe Langford, cook book author, writer, urban hen activist and author

The backyard chicken debate has re-emerged in the City. The planning committee did vote 5-4 against a study of an urban chicken pilot but Councillor Jason Farr says he will ask for reconsideration next week. Scott chats with an urban hen activist who fought for urban chickens in Toronto.

Guest - Signe Langford, cook book author, writer, urban hen activist and author

Doug Ford has promised to let the people of Hamilton decide the fate of the LRT project. Ford insists that a PC government would listen and say that if the people don’t want LRT, the money would stay in Hamilton.

Guest - Donna Skelly, City Councilor for Ward 7

A new report sponsored by the Ontario Power Generation says that if the Ontario government keeps the Pickering nuclear plant open, it’d make economic sense and the move would add a total $12.3 Billion to the GDP.

Guest - Tom Adams. Independent Energy & Environmental Consultant

Ontario has limited procurement of supplies from New York state due to their implementation of a “Buy American” law. How is this going to affect Ontarians?

Guest - Rocco Rossi, President of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce

A rally will be held in support of Doug Ford tonight. Doug Ford joins Scott to discuss the issues at hand.

Guest - Doug Ford, leader of the Ontario PC Party

A rally will be held in support of Doug Ford tonight. Doug Ford joins Scott to discuss the issues at hand.

Guest - Doug Ford, leader of the Ontario PC Party

Ontario has limited procurement of supplies from New York state due to their implementation of a “Buy American” law. How is this going to affect Ontarians?

Guest - Rocco Rossi, President of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce

A McMaster professor is taking a look at racism in our city. He plans on getting that perspective via data gathered through the Hamilton Anti-Racism Resource Centre and joins Scott to discuss what his goal is with the research.

Guest - Ameil Joseph, Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, McMaster University

A new report sponsored by the Ontario Power Generation says that if the Ontario government keeps the Pickering nuclear plant open, it’d make economic sense and the move would add a total $12.3 Billion to the GDP.

Guest - Tom Adams. Independent Energy & Environmental Consultant

Ontario has limited procurement of supplies from New York state due to their implementation of a “Buy American” law. How is this going to affect Ontarians?

Guest - Rocco Rossi, President of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce

A rally will be held in support of Doug Ford tonight. Doug Ford joins Scott to discuss the issues at hand.

Guest - Doug Ford, leader of the Ontario PC Party

A rally will be held in support of Doug Ford tonight. Doug Ford joins Scott to discuss the issues at hand.

Guest - Doug Ford, leader of the Ontario PC Party