Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson

In a state of the union speech, Vladimir Putin, the Russian President, mentioned having ‘invincible’ missiles that could penetrate defenses in the US. How concerned should we be?

Guest - John Colarusso, Ph.D.,Professor Anthropology, and Linguistics and Languages. (expert on the people, conflicts, history and culture of the Caucasus region of Russia) McMaster University

Last night the last PC leadership debate took place. How did each candidate fare and who emerged a victor?

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

An announcement was scheduled for 11am in regards to tariffs on steel and aluminum going into the US. It was subsequently cancelled and changed to a listening session with no discussion on tariffs. However, massive tariffs would definitely affect the Hamilton area. We chat with Keanin Loomis of the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce.

Guest - Keanin Loomis. President & CEO, Hamilton Chamber of Commerce

A poll suggests that in the PC race, Doug Ford and Christine Elliot are neck and neck. After last night’s debate, is this true?

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

The band Hedley has decided to go an indefinite hiatus once their current tour is done. This is due to the allegations that continue to come forward against them. Is #MeToo changing the rock and roll scene?

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

A snow storm warning is in effect for Hamilton, Halton and Niagara regions. How bad can this storm get?

Guest - Anthony Farnell, Chief Meteorologist, Global News

In a state of the union speech, Vladimir Putin, the Russian President, mentioned having ‘invincible’ missiles that could penetrate defenses in the US. How concerned should we be?

Guest - John Colarusso, Ph.D.,Professor Anthropology, and Linguistics and Languages. (expert on the people, conflicts, history and culture of the Caucasus region of Russia) McMaster University

Last night the last PC leadership debate took place. How did each candidate fare and who emerged a victor?

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

The MPP for Haldimand-Norfolk wrote a letter to the Minister of Transportation, urging for action for Highway 6. He says the road is riddled with pot holes and it’s getting worse.

Guest - Toby Barrett, MPP for Haldimand-Norfolk

A survey of City of Hamilton employees shows high levels of job satisfaction but high levels of harassment and bullying by members of the public. What’s brought this on?

Guest - Chris Murray. City Manager, City of Hamilton

The days of door to door sales are coming to an end tomorrow as Ontario bans door to door sales. Are there some exceptions? What initiated the ban?

Guest - Sean O’Shea, Consumer Reporter, Global News

The last PC leadership debate takes place tonight. Will this debate be a bit more energetic than the last one?

Guest - Christopher Cochrane, Department of Political Science, University of Toronto

The MPP for Haldimand-Norfolk wrote a letter to the Minister of Transportation, urging for action for Highway 6. He says the road is riddled with pot holes and it’s getting worse.

Toby Barrett, MPP for Haldimand-Norfolk

Trudeau’s government unveiled their budget for 2018 that charts the course for the party to the 2019 election. What’s in the budget? Will we see more spending? Are we going to be getting back to the black any time soon?

Guest - Andrew Grantham, Senior Economist, CIBC