Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson

A recent situation in Hamilton saw a 33 hour standoff for a distressed man. How delicate are these situations?

Guest - Dr. Gary Ellis - Head - Justice Studies Program University of Guelph-Humber - Retired Superintendent TPS with many years of investigative experience

A Hamilton city councillor is bringing forth a motion on Monday to drop council’s request that the HSR be put in charge of the LRT line. 

Guest - Larry DiIanni. Former Mayor, Lobbyist, City of Hamilton

The Marvel family at Disney just got a bit bigger. Disney is buying a large portion of 21st Century Fox for a valued $52.4 billion in stock. This will include film and TV studios, cable and international TV businesses. The deal gives Disney access to businesses that hold the rights to Avatar, Deadpool, X-men as well as The Simpsons and Modern Family. 

Guest - Marvin Ryder. Business Professor, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University

A new private member’s bill that was introduced by a Conservative Senator and adopted by the Liberal government looks at issuing a nationwide ban on food and drink marketing aimed at children.

Guest - Doug Eyolfson, Liberal MP, Charleswood — St. James — Assiniboia — Headingley

Security experts are showing concern in regards to surveillance cameras and devices. This is due to video from various businesses being streamed on a Russian website for public viewing. Are our personal devices at risk? How do we protect ourselves from this? 

Guest - Daniel Tobok, CEO, Cytelligence Inc. expert on cyber security (consulting includes penetration testing, vulnerability assessments, security audits and code reviews.)

A Hamilton city councillor is bringing forth a motion on Monday to drop council’s request that the HSR be put in charge of the LRT line. 

Guest - Larry DiIanni. Former Mayor, Lobbyist, City of Hamilton

A Hamilton city councillor is bringing forth a motion on Monday to drop council’s request that the HSR be put in charge of the LRT line. 

Guest - Larry DiIanni. Former Mayor, Lobbyist, City of Hamilton

The Marvel family at Disney just got a bit bigger. Disney is buying a large portion of 21st Century Fox for a valued $52.4 billion in stock. This will include film and TV studios, cable and international TV businesses. The deal gives Disney access to businesses that hold the rights to Avatar, Deadpool, X-men as well as The Simpsons and Modern Family. 

Guest - Marvin Ryder. Business Professor, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University

A new private member’s bill that was introduced by a Conservative Senator and adopted by the Liberal government looks at issuing a nationwide ban on food and drink marketing aimed at children.

Guest - Doug Eyolfson, Liberal MP, Charleswood — St. James — Assiniboia — Headingley

Security experts are showing concern in regards to surveillance cameras and devices. This is due to video from various businesses being streamed on a Russian website for public viewing. Are our personal devices at risk? How do we protect ourselves from this? 

Guest - Daniel Tobok, CEO, Cytelligence Inc. expert on cyber security (consulting includes penetration testing, vulnerability assessments, security audits and code reviews.)

A Hamilton city councillor is bringing forth a motion on Monday to drop council’s request that the HSR be put in charge of the LRT line. 

Guest - Larry DiIanni. Former Mayor, Lobbyist, City of Hamilton

Should PC leader Patrick Brown apologize for his comments that he made in regards to Kathleen Wynne. The premier has decided to sue Patrick Brown for defamation over comments he made before her testimony as a witness in the Election Act bribery trial. 

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

The Ontario NDP are charging that the Liberals are making hydro customers pay for political advertising on their bills.

Guest - Peter Tabuns NDP MPP, Energy Critic

The jury in the Laura Babcock trial has started their deliberations. What were they not told about the co-accused?

Guest - Alex Pierson, host of “On Point with Alex Pierson” on 900CHML, long time journalist, covered the Bosma trial for 900CHML

The jury in the Laura Babcock trial has started their deliberations. What were they not told about the co-accused?

Guest - Alex Pierson, host of “On Point with Alex Pierson” on 900CHML, long time journalist, covered the Bosma trial for 900CHML