Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson

How is the government planning on tackling some of the major issues our education system is facing?

Guest - Mitzie Hunter, Minister of Education for Ontario

The health care field in our city continues to advance, so how has innovation benefitted our local community? Are there ways that it can be better? How do our organizations reach out to the regular everyday person? How do they raise awareness to the regular everyday person?

Guest - Ted Scott , Acting VP, Research and Chief Innovation Officer, HHS

Guest - Alex Muggah, Director, Synapse Life Science Consortium

As our population ages, the amount of people needing access to healthcare resources is going to increase. What are already in place for those in need of services and how do places plan for the influx?

Guest - Carolyn Gosse, Vice President of Integrated Care, St Joseph’s Health System President, St. Joseph’s Home Care

The Scott Thompson Show

The union that represents the faculty that are striking at Ontario colleges is calling on it’s members to reject the contract offer from the colleges. Why would they ask for it to be rejected? Is it not a fair deal? ALSO: What is the union’s thoughts on Kathleen Wynne’s announcement yesterday in regard to senior care?

Guest: Warren “Smokey” Thomas, President of OPSEU.
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A forensic officer is expected to testify today at the Babcock trial, and that he’ll delve deep into his analysis of computers that belonged to Smich and Millard.

Guest: Ari Goldkind, Toronto Defence Lawyer
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Canada continues to remain an attractive destination for Central Americans in the Us who are likely to be deported. Has the flow slowed down any since the summer? Should our government be braced for more asylum seekers?

Guest: Joel Sandaluk, Partner, Mamann, Sandaluk, Kingwell LLP

Yesterday, the National Council of Canadian Muslims and the Canadian Civil Liberties Association announced that they have launched a legal challenge against Bill 62 and it’s constitutionality.

Guest: Razia Hamidi, Montreal Representative, National Council of Canadian Muslims.

Photo: Graham Hughes/CP

Should Ontario pull the plug on its electricity related policies? Our rates are among the highest in North America due to policy decisions. So what can be done?

Guest: Ross McKitrick, Professor of Economics and CBE Fellow in Sustainable Commerce, Department of Economics and Finance with the University of Guelph.

Photo: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese

The union that represents the faculty that are striking at Ontario colleges is calling on it’s members to reject the contract offer from the colleges. Why would they ask for it to be rejected? Is it not a fair deal?

Guest: Warren “Smokey” Thomas, President of OPSEU.

Photo: Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press

One of the initiatives to educate children is to promote physical literacy. How could improving physical literacy help our children? How does it benefit when it come to education? Are our kids too stagnant during the day and it affects their work?

Guest - Katrusia Marunchak, Sports Specialist, City of Hamilton

How is the government planning on tackling some of the major issues our education system is facing?

Guest - Mitzie Hunter, Minister of Education for Ontario

The health care field in our city continues to advance, so how has innovation benefitted our local community? Are there ways that it can be better? How do our organizations reach out to the regular everyday person? How do they raise awareness to the regular everyday person?

Guest - Ted Scott , Acting VP, Research and Chief Innovation Officer, HHS

Guest - Alex Muggah, Director, Synapse Life Science Consortium