The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson:

Canadians may see a jump in the number of businesses applying credit card use surcharges as restrictions on the practice lift Thursday. A SpaceX rocket soared into orbit from Florida on Wednesday carrying the next long-term International Space Station crew, with a Russian cosmonaut, two Americans and a Japanese astronaut flying together in a demonstration of U.S.-Russian teamwork in space despite tensions due to the war in Ukraine. Hotel prices will likely be going through the roof as we enter the holiday season and a time for traveling to see family. Why is this and can you do anything to avoid getting gouged? Hamilton Bulldogs President & General Manager Steve Staios and the Edmonton Oilers have announced that the architect of two OHL championships will join the franchise as their new Special Advisor to Hockey Operations. A reporter $54 million has been spent on the ArriveCAN app, double what the cost was said to be. Tim Hortons, Scotiabank and Telus are some of the sponsors who are severing their relations with Hockey Canada. What will independent businesses do now that they'll be allowed to pass credit card surcharges on to the customer? After years of delays, construction crews will start work on the Confederation GO station near Centennial Parkway and hope to have it completed by 2025, according to the provincial government. Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Wayne Eyre, told MPs that Russia and China consider themselves to be at war with the West and Canada must rise to meet this challenge. We have heard of a few options for improving the state of the Canadian healthcare system and one suggestion is expanding the use of group surgical care.

Guests:

Don Fox, Executive Financial Consultant, with The Fox Group, IG Private Wealth Management

Dr. Jesse Rogerson, Assistant Professor, Science and Technology Studies in Natural Science, York University

Barry Choi, Personal Finance & Travel Expert

Reed Duthie, Play-by-Play Announcer, Hamilton Bulldogs

Franco Terrazzano, Federal Director, Canadian Taxpayer Federation

Elissa Freeman, PR and Pop Culture Expert

Dan Kelly, President, Canadian Federation of Independent Business

Fred Eisenberger, Mayor, City of Hamilton

Dr. Christian Leuprecht, Professor at both the Royal Military College of Canada and Queen's University, and a Fellow at the Macdonald Laurier Institute

Dr. Fady Balaa, Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa

Host – Scott Thompson

Content Producer – William Erskine

Technical/Podcast Producer - Ben Straughan

News Anchors – Dave Woodard & Diana Weeks

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The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson:

Elon’s Twitter deal is back in a surprise U-turn, and Scott has some questions, as well as praise for the SpaceX launch. Trudeau announced $300-million Fiona relief fund for the East Coast: we look at the Federal government’s response to the impact Fiona had on the East Coast. Scott speaks with Daniel Perry of Summa Strategies for more on that. Starting Thursday, businesses in Canada will be able to pass credit card fees on to their customers. Scott speaks with Ian Lee of the Sprott School of Business about this and the implications of moving to a cashless society. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast.

Guests:

Cameron Caton, a.k.a. Covid-Elvis.

Dr. Ian Lee, Associate Professor with the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University.

Daniel Perry, Consultant, Summa Strategies.

Daniel Ives, Managing Director of Equity Research with Wedbush investments in the U.S.

Dr. Bilal Farooq, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Transportation Engineering; Canada Research Chair, Disruptive Transportation Technologies and Services; Director, Laboratory of Innovations in Transportation (LiTrans); Toronto Metropolitan University,

Armine Yalnizyan, Economist and Atkinson Fellow on the Future of Workers.

Dr. Jack Cunningham, Ph.D., Program Coordinator at the Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History, in Trinity College and the Munk School. Specializing in British foreign policy, Canadian foreign policy and politics, International history, U.S. foreign policy and relations with Russia; University of Toronto.

Scott Radley, Host of The Scott Radley Show, Columnist with the Hamilton Spectator.

Host – Scott Thompson

Content Producer – William Erskine

Technical/Podcast Producer - William Webber

Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan

News Anchors – Dave Woodard & Diana Weeks

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The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Radley:

Scott Radley steps in to fill for Scott Thompson on Hamilton Today. On the docket: Dan McTeague is warning us that this week will see a few waves of gas price hikes, protests in Iran are ramping up, Scott covers that with Prof. Mohamad Takavoli. Saudi Arabia has won the bid to host the 2029 Asian Winter Games at a mountain resort in its $500 billion NEOM project, despite the fact it does not yet exist. Ask Hamilton and the City's Virtual Assistant are offering new technological pathways for citizens to stay informed about this election and their candidates. Abroad-based rally pushed Canada's main stock index up more than 400 points in early-afternoon trading, while U.S. stock markets were also up. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast.

Guests:

Peter Graefe, Professor of Political Science with McMaster University.

Dan McTeague, President of Canadians for AffordableEnergy, Former Liberal MP.

Brett Chang, Co-host, The Peak Daily.

Mohamad Tavakoli-Targhi, Professor of History and Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations at the University of Toronto.

Dr. Michael Naraine, Associate Professor Sport Management at Brock University.

Cyrus Tehrani, Chief Digital Officer & Director of Innovation, City of Hamilton.

Ian Kennedy, Writer for The Hockey News, Analysis for Yahoo.ca Sports, Author of ‘On Account of Darkness: Shining a Light on Race in Sport’.

Eric Alper, Publicist and music commentator.

Host – Scott Radley

Content Producer – William Erskine

Technical/Podcast Producer - William Webber

Podcast co-producer – Ben Straughan

News Anchors – Dave Woodard & Diana Weeks

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The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson:

A piece in the National Post argues that the focus Western governments have put on combating greenhouse gasses and climate change disaster, without striking a proper geopolitical balance, has lead to China becoming an energy superpower. Scott speaks with Gordon Houlden, Director Emeritus of the China Institute at University of Alberta about that. Ontario’s education support staff have given their union a mandate to take strike action if negotiations with the province break off. Scott speaks with CUPE-OBSCU president Laura Walton for more on that. Dr. Janet Lynn Tomkins, President of the Canadian Dental Association, speaks with Scott about the CDCA's view of the federal government's dental care and whether it meets the needs actually required. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast.

Guests:

Superintendent David Hennick, Hamilton Police Services.

Dave Carter, Executive Director of the Innovation Factory.

Moshe Lander, Senior Economics Lecturer, Concordia University.

Gordon Houlden, Director Emeritus of the China Institute and Professor of Political Science with the University of Alberta.

Atif Kubursi, Professor Emeritus of Economics, McMaster University; President of Econometric Research Ltd.; former Undersecretary of The United Nations.

Jim Krasula, CBS News correspondent.

Laura Walton, President of CUPE-OSBCU.

Dr. Janet Lynn Tomkins, DDS, President of the Canadian Dental Association.

Scott Radley, Host of The Scott Radley Show, Columnist with the Hamilton Spectator.

Host – Scott Thompson

Content Producer – William Erskine

Technical/Podcast Producer - William Webber

Podcast co-producer – Ben Straughan

News Anchors – Dave Woodard & Diana Weeks

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The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson:

The Beckett fine Art Gallery on Locke Street is currently hosting an exhibit of historic and contemporary Indigenous art – including works by Tom Wilson and Kyle Joedicke – which is running until October 15. A new poll from Leger shows that the vast majority of Canadians support reconciliation, even if there are differences in the details… we get a closer look at the results. We get an update on Hurricane Ian from our correspondent, Reggie Cechhini, who has been in Fort Meyers, Florida. With Hurricane Ian taking place, and the annexation of four regions in Ukraine being declared today by Putin – which you will hear more about later today – we look at how these global events are affecting Canada’s oil & gas. Russia has officially announced that they have annexed four regions of Ukraine. Is there a better model for surgical care in Canada? Shared care might alleviate some of the pressure on the system, if handled correctly. What part is The National Day of Truth & Reconciliation playing in Indigenous-Settler relations? Scott & Scott tackle the big topics of the day, as well as check out what is happening later tonight on 900 CHML!

Guests:

Thomas G. Beckett of BECKETT FINE ART LTD. 196 Locke St. South, Hamilton, ON., Canada, L8P 4B4

Dave Scholz, Executive VP of Leger

Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News

Dan McTeague, President of Canadians for Affordable​Energy, Former Liberal MP

Dr. Elliot Tepper, Emeritus Professor of Political Science with Carleton University

Dr. Sean Cleary, President of the Canadian Association of General Surgeons

Dr. Liam Midzain-Gobin, Settler Scholar and Assistant Professor of Political Science, Brock University

Scott Radley, Host of The Scott Radley Show, Columnist with the Hamilton Spectator

Host – Scott Thompson

Content Producer – William Erskine

Technical Producer - Tom McKay & Ben Straughan

Podcast Producer – Ben Straughan

News Anchors – Dave Woodard & Diana Weeks

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