Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson

Hot Spot Hamilton: How are millennials and millennial entrepreneurs engaging in our community? A group called the Millennial Networking Group helps connect  help build connections through various events. How beneficial is it to network in a city such as ours?

Guest - Hayley Blackwell, Millennial Networking Group

Bombardier has announced that it has sold a majority stake to Airbus, a European aerospace company at no cost. It comes after lackluster sales and the US imposing harsh duties on the company.

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

The Auditor General for Ontario has blasted the “fair hydro plan” put for by the Ontario government, saying that they created a ‘needlessly complex’ scheme to pay for its cuts without showing the costs on its own bottom line. She also said that the government is improperly accounting fo the $26 billion in debt the province is taking to cut hydro bills for the short term.

Parker Gallant, Vice President of Wind Concerns Ontario

Hot Spot Hamilton: How has innovation impacted our city? As we continue to grow, how can we merge our industries together (tech, manufacturing, healthcare, education etc).

Guest - David Carter, Innovation Factory

Hot Spot Hamilton: How are millennials and millennial entrepreneurs engaging in our
community? A group called the Millennial Networking Group helps connect aspiring entrepreneurs and to help build connections through various events. How beneficial is it to network in a city such as ours?

Guest - Hayley Blackwell, Millennial Networking Group

The Auditor General for Ontario has blasted the “fair hydro plan” put for by the Ontario government, saying that they created a ‘needlessly complex’ scheme to pay for its cuts without showing the costs on its own bottom line. She also said that the government is improperly accounting fo the $26 billion in debt the province is taking to cut hydro bills for the short term.

Guest - Parker Gallant, Vice President of Wind Concerns Ontario

A new report suggest that the soaring electricity prices resulted in 75,000 less manufacturing jobs for Ontarians since the recession in 2008. The report claims that the hydro policies in Ontario are to blame for the high prices and lost jobs and that competing jurisdictions did take a hit as well.

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

Bombardier has announced that it has sold a majority stake to Airbus, a European aerospace company at no cost. It comes after lackluster sales and the US imposing harsh duties on the company.

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

Hot Spot Hamilton: How are millennials and millennial entrepreneurs engaging in our community? A group called the Millennial Networking Group helps connect  help build connections through various events. How beneficial is it to network in a city such as ours?

Guest - Hayley Blackwell, Millennial Networking Group

Bombardier has announced that it has sold a majority stake to Airbus, a European aerospace company at no cost. It comes after lackluster sales and the US imposing harsh duties on the company.

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

The Auditor General for Ontario has blasted the “fair hydro plan” put for by the Ontario government, saying that they created a ‘needlessly complex’ scheme to pay for its cuts without showing the costs on its own bottom line. She also said that the government is improperly accounting fo the $26 billion in debt the province is taking to cut hydro bills for the short term.

Parker Gallant, Vice President of Wind Concerns Ontario

What is the latest with the LRT project? It’s been two months since the City has asked the province to allow our local transit agency to run the LRT system but there’s been no word. Should there be concern?

Guest - Fred Eisenberger, Mayor for the City of Hamilton

With how long Joshua Boyle and his family were in captivity in Pakistan, should Canada have helped more? Are travel advisories enough to deter people wanting to go to dangerous places?

Guest - John Thompson. Security Consultant, Strategic Intelligence Group

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. BRA day was held at Juravinski to show the real results of reconstrauction and connects women who have gone through or may have to go through reconstruction.

Guest - Lorraine Sommerfeld, Auto Writer with Post Media, Motherlode column in the Hamilton Spec and Host of the Lemon Aid Car Show on RogersTV