Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson

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

The Ontario budget was released yesterday at 4pm and the Ontario government will be running a $6.7 billion deficit for 2018-19. Opposition members are saying that the government is trying to win votes with the spending that they’ve announced for daycare, seniors, etc.

Guest - Jean Paul Lam, Associate Professor of Economics at University of Waterloo. Formerly an assistant chief economist at the Bank of Canada

The trade chief for the US says that a NAFTA deal is close to completeion, however Trudeau’s trade advisor says that the deals are quite a distance away from a deal.

Guest - Ian Lee. Sprott School of Business. Carleton University

The trade chief for the US says that a NAFTA deal is close to completeion, however Trudeau’s ntrade advisor says that the deals are quite a distance away from a deal.

Guest - Ian Lee. Sprott School of Business. Carleton University

What was the reaction of the Canadian Taxpayer’s Federation to the Ontario budget?

Guest - Christine Van Geyn, Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Ontario Director

The Ontario budget was released yesterday at 4pm and the Ontario government will be running a $6.7 billion deficit for 2018-19. Opposition members are saying that the government is trying to win votes with the spending that they’ve announced for daycare, seniors, etc.

Guest - Jean Paul Lam, Associate Professor of Economics at University of Waterloo. Formerly an assistant chief economist at the Bank of Canada

The trade chief for the US says that a NAFTA deal is close to completeion, however Trudeau’s trade advisor says that the deals are quite a distance away from a deal.

Guest - Ian Lee. Sprott School of Business. Carleton University

The trade chief for the US says that a NAFTA deal is close to completeion, however Trudeau’s ntrade advisor says that the deals are quite a distance away from a deal.

Guest - Ian Lee. Sprott School of Business. Carleton University

What was the reaction of the Canadian Taxpayer’s Federation to the Ontario budget?

Guest - Christine Van Geyn, Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Ontario Director