Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson

Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson

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Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson episodes

  • Are there other options in the provincial election?
    What are some of the other parties that people can vote for if they’re not impressed with the main three/four? ALSO: Kathleen Wynne announces new mental health funding and a poll finds the PCs messages of accountability and affordability is sticking.
     
    Guest - Christo Aivalis, Social Sciences and humanities Research Council Postdoctoral Fellow in History at the University of Toronto
    4 min
  • Self-driving danger, Bomb threats in Texas, And Weinstein bankruptcy

    Uber has pulled its fleet of self-driving cars off roads including in Toronto after one of the vehicles hit and killed a woman. Are we still going to be a long way off before this mode of transportation is plausible?

    Guest - Sunil Johal, Policy Director at the Mowat Centre, School of Public Policy and Governance at the University of Toronto

    A package that contained nails and shrapnel exploded at a FedEx distribution centre early this morning. The explosion injured at least one person. The package was bound for Austin Texas, where three other packages have killed and injured people over the last month.

    Guest - John Thompson. Security Consultant, Strategic Intelligence Group

    The Weinstein Company has filed for bankruptcy and that it was ending the nondisclosure agreements that may have silenced women. Will we see more step forward? ALSO: A few months ago, Scott spoke about Jim Carrey coming forward as an artist in a documentary, sharing his passion for painting and creating. Now, he’s facing some backlash over his painting of Sarah Huckabee Sanders and his comment he added when posting it to Twitter.

    Guest - Elissa Freeman, PR and Pop culture expert, Principal at Elissa Freeman PR

    52 min
  • Pot packaging will be very plain

    The government has confirmed that the pot packaging once it becomes legal will be plain and will have warning labels. Branding and logos for the merchandise will be ‘restricted’.

    Guest - Dan Malleck. Health Sciences Professor, Brock University. Author: Try to Control Yourself: The regulation of public drinking in post prohibition Ontario

    5 min
  • Self-driving danger, Bomb threats in Texas, And Weinstein bankruptcy

    Uber has pulled its fleet of self-driving cars off roads including in Toronto after one of the vehicles hit and killed a woman. Are we still going to be a long way off before this mode of transportation is plausible?

    Guest - Sunil Johal, Policy Director at the Mowat Centre, School of Public Policy and Governance at the University of Toronto

    A package that contained nails and shrapnel exploded at a FedEx distribution centre early this morning. The explosion injured at least one person. The package was bound for Austin Texas, where three other packages have killed and injured people over the last month.

    Guest - John Thompson. Security Consultant, Strategic Intelligence Group

    The Weinstein Company has filed for bankruptcy and that it was ending the nondisclosure agreements that may have silenced women. Will we see more step forward? ALSO: A few months ago, Scott spoke about Jim Carrey coming forward as an artist in a documentary, sharing his passion for painting and creating. Now, he’s facing some backlash over his painting of Sarah Huckabee Sanders and his comment he added when posting it to Twitter.

    Guest - Elissa Freeman, PR and Pop culture expert, Principal at Elissa Freeman PR

    52 min
  • Pot packaging will be very plain

    The government has confirmed that the pot packaging once it becomes legal will be plain and will have warning labels. Branding and logos for the merchandise will be ‘restricted’.

    Guest - Dan Malleck. Health Sciences Professor, Brock University. Author: Try to Control Yourself: The regulation of public drinking in post prohibition Ontario

    4 min
  • White House shuffle, 16 year old voters, And abusing Facebook

    It’s shaping up to be a whirlwind week at the White House with mounting murmurs about whether the President will fire Robert Mueller. The White House says he’s not considering it but the president went on a twitter tirade about the Russia investigation over the weekend.

    Guest - Michael Taube, Troy Media syndicated, columnist, and Washington Times contributor

    Should the voting age in Canada be reduced to the age of 16? The acting electoral officer believes so.

    Guest - Charlotte Kiddell, National Deputy Chairperson, Canadian Federation of Students

    A Canadian was at the center of an international scandal involving a firm that helped the Trump campaign capitalize politically from private Facebook information. Who is ultimately responsible for the data sharing?

    Guest - David Fraser, Lawyer with McInnes Cooper in Nova Scotia, leading internet, technology and privacy lawyers

    56 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

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