Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson

Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson

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Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson episodes

  • Pothole troubles, City worker satisfaction, And banning door to door sales

    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

    46 min
  • The final PC debate is tonight

    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

    6 min
  • Highway 6 has a pot hole problem

    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

    14 min
  • The new Liberal budget is here

    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

    6 min
  • Sentence for Millard and Smich, Brown is out, And Arkells Korean adventure

    Dellen Millard and Mark Smich have been sentenced in the Laura Babcock murder trial to consecutive sentences. ALSO: What about Nougda?

    Guest - Alex Pierson, host of On Point with Alex Pierson, Global News Radio

    Patrick Brown has resigned from the Ontario PC leadership race. There was speculation in the morning that he was going to resign. One of his team members had tweeted that he wasn’t going to. Later on, Brown issued a four page letter explaining why he was dropping out.
     
    Guest - Paul Thomas, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Political Science and Program Fellow, Riddell Graduate Program in Political Management, Carleton University
     
    The Arkells performed at Canada House in Pyeongchang for the final week of the Olympics. How did this trip come about?
     
    Guest - Max Kerman, The Arkells
    45 min
  • Patrick Brown is done with the leadership race

    Patrick Brown has resigned from the Ontario PC leadership race. There was speculation in the morning that he was going to resign. One of his team members had tweeted that he wasn’t going to. Later on, Brown issued a four page letter explaining why he was dropping out.

    Guest - Paul Thomas, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Political Science and Program Fellow, Riddell Graduate Program in Political Management, Carleton University

    6 min
  • How can Brantford best deal with the flood damage

    Yesterday, the state of emergency was lifted from Brantford due to steady levels of river water. What should the city be tackling when it comes to infrastructure now that the water levels have receded a bit? How should the city be helping it’s residents.

    Bryce Gunson, PhD, geography instructor and project manager for the Resilient
    Communities Research Collaborative, Wilfrid Laurier University. Is an expert on disaster management, critical infrastructure, climate change adaptation, and emergency planning in rural areas.

    6 min
  • Sentence for Millard and Smich, Brown is out, And Arkells Korean adventure

    Dellen Millard and Mark Smich have been sentenced in the Laura Babcock murder trial to consecutive sentences. ALSO: What about Nougda?

    Guest - Alex Pierson, host of On Point with Alex Pierson, Global News Radio

    Patrick Brown has resigned from the Ontario PC leadership race. There was speculation in the morning that he was going to resign. One of his team members had tweeted that he wasn’t going to. Later on, Brown issued a four page letter explaining why he was dropping out.
     
    Guest - Paul Thomas, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Political Science and Program Fellow, Riddell Graduate Program in Political Management, Carleton University
     
    The Arkells performed at Canada House in Pyeongchang for the final week of the Olympics. How did this trip come about?
     
    Guest - Max Kerman, The Arkells
    44 min
  • Patrick Brown is done with the leadership race

    Patrick Brown has resigned from the Ontario PC leadership race. There was speculation in the morning that he was going to resign. One of his team members had tweeted that he wasn’t going to. Later on, Brown issued a four page letter explaining why he was dropping out.

    Guest - Paul Thomas, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Political Science and Program Fellow, Riddell Graduate Program in Political Management, Carleton University

    5 min
  • How can Brantford best deal with the flood damage

    Yesterday, the state of emergency was lifted from Brantford due to steady levels of river water. What should the city be tackling when it comes to infrastructure now that the water levels have receded a bit? How should the city be helping it’s residents.

    Bryce Gunson, PhD, geography instructor and project manager for the Resilient
    Communities Research Collaborative, Wilfrid Laurier University. Is an expert on disaster management, critical infrastructure, climate change adaptation, and emergency planning in rural areas.

    5 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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