Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson

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

Many have criticized U.S. President Donald Trump for failing to recognize mass killings by white guys (such as in Las Vegas or Texas) as domestic terrorism, while jumping on any chance to brand foreign terrorism, despite the magnitude of the killing.

Scott weighs in on the relationship between mental health and gun control.

Read more of Scott's thoughts: https://globalnews.ca/news/3847150/scott-thompson-guns-or-mental-health-you-cant-use-one-to-ignore-the-other/

Photo: EPA/LARRY W. SMITH

The Scott Thompson Show

McMaster and St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton is addressing the issue of the effectiveness of Medicinal cannabis with the creation of the Michael G DeGroote Centre for Medicinal Cannabis Research. The focus will be on evidence based information, research and creating a network for pursue further understanding.

Guest: James MacKillop, Co-Director of the new Michael G. DeGroote Centre for Medicinal Cannabis Research, also the Director of the Peter Boris Centre for Addictions Research At St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton

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Kathleen Wynne is in Hamilton today to make an announcement in regards to a new agency being created that will start home care delivery in the spring for some clients in three regions. Why hasn’t there been much fanfare with this?

Guest: Steve Clark, Deputy Leader, Ontario PCs.

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A Calgary mom’s post is gaining attention online after she decided to post that she was stopping cleaning up after her kids. Is this a good way to teach tidiness to children?

Guest: Maureen Dennis, Mom of Four, Parenting Expert and Founder of Wee Welcome.ca Call

A Calgary mom’s post is gaining attention online after she decided to post that she was stopping cleaning up after her kids. Is this a good way to teach tidiness to children?

Guest: Maureen Dennis, Mom of Four, Parenting Expert and Founder of Wee Welcome.ca

Phot: AP Photo/Steven Senne

After many an apocalyptic tweet, Trump has reiterated his stance against the nuclear arming of North Korea but expressed optimism, saying he wishes that the country comes ‘to the table to make a deal’.

Guest: Benoit Hardy Chartrand, CIGI Senior Research Associate

Photo: AP Photo/Andrew Harnik

McMaster and St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton is addressing the issue of the effectiveness of Medicinal cannabis with the creation of the Michael G DeGroote Centre for Medicinal Cannabis Research. The focus will be on evidence based information, research and creating a network for pursue further
understanding.

Guest: James MacKillop, Co-Director of the new Michael G. DeGroote Centre for Medicinal Cannabis Research, also the Director of the Peter Boris Centre for Addictions Research At St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton

Photo: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ron Ward

Many have criticized U.S. President Donald Trump for failing to recognize mass killings by white guys (such as in Las Vegas or Texas) as domestic terrorism, while jumping on any chance to brand foreign terrorism, despite the magnitude of the killing.

Scott weighs in on the relationship between mental health and gun control.

Read more of Scott's thoughts: https://globalnews.ca/news/3847150/scott-thompson-guns-or-mental-health-you-cant-use-one-to-ignore-the-other/

Photo: EPA/LARRY W. SMITH

The Scott Thompson Show

McMaster and St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton is addressing the issue of the effectiveness of Medicinal cannabis with the creation of the Michael G DeGroote Centre for Medicinal Cannabis Research. The focus will be on evidence based information, research and creating a network for pursue further understanding.

Guest: James MacKillop, Co-Director of the new Michael G. DeGroote Centre for Medicinal Cannabis Research, also the Director of the Peter Boris Centre for Addictions Research At St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton

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Kathleen Wynne is in Hamilton today to make an announcement in regards to a new agency being created that will start home care delivery in the spring for some clients in three regions. Why hasn’t there been much fanfare with this?

Guest: Steve Clark, Deputy Leader, Ontario PCs.

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A Calgary mom’s post is gaining attention online after she decided to post that she was stopping cleaning up after her kids. Is this a good way to teach tidiness to children?

Guest: Maureen Dennis, Mom of Four, Parenting Expert and Founder of Wee Welcome.ca Call

A Calgary mom’s post is gaining attention online after she decided to post that she was stopping cleaning up after her kids. Is this a good way to teach tidiness to children?

Guest: Maureen Dennis, Mom of Four, Parenting Expert and Founder of Wee Welcome.ca

Phot: AP Photo/Steven Senne

After many an apocalyptic tweet, Trump has reiterated his stance against the nuclear arming of North Korea but expressed optimism, saying he wishes that the country comes ‘to the table to make a deal’.

Guest: Benoit Hardy Chartrand, CIGI Senior Research Associate

Photo: AP Photo/Andrew Harnik