Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson

The Ontario government is planning on running 150 standalone marijuana stores once the federal government legalizes the drug. They’re planning restricting the sales of marijuana to standalone stores that’ll be run by the LCBO.

Guest - David Hyde. Security Consultant, David Hyde & Associates

Discount retailer Dollarama is eying the possibility of adding in self-check outs at terminals at stores in a way to offset costs from higher minimum wages.

Guest - Simon Black, Assistant Professor in Brock University’s Department of Labour Studies

Supercrawl is stepping up their security this year in recognition of a terrorism trend that sees vehicles used as weapons.

Guest - Tim Potocic Co-Owner, Sonic Unyon/ Organizer, SuperCrawl

Mexico has been hit with an 8.1 magnitude earthquake, with atleast 29 people dead so far. It was felt as far as Mexico City and Guatemala City. Mexican Presidnet Enrique Pena Nieto says that the quake was the strongest they’ve experienced in 100 years.

Guest - Rebecca Lee, PhD student at McMaster University, Department of Geography and Earth Sciences

Discount retailer Dollarama is eying the possibility of adding in self-check outs at terminals at stores in a way to offset costs from higher minimum wages.

Guest - Simon Black, Assistant Professor in Brock University’s Department of Labour Studies

Yesterday we mentioned a father who has been told that he can no longer send his kids alone to school on a city bus. This was after a complaint was filed and the Ministry of Children and Family Development got involved. We chat with him today.

Guest - Adrian Crook, the Vancouver father of the children who rode solo on the bus

The Ontario government is planning on running 150 standalone marijuana stores once the federal government legalizes the drug. They’re planning restricting the sales of marijuana to standalone stores that’ll be run by the LCBO.

Guest - David Hyde. Security Consultant, David Hyde & Associates

Discount retailer Dollarama is eying the possibility of adding in self-check outs at terminals at stores in a way to offset costs from higher minimum wages.

Guest - Simon Black, Assistant Professor in Brock University’s Department of Labour Studies

Supercrawl is stepping up their security this year in recognition of a terrorism trend that sees vehicles used as weapons.

Guest - Tim Potocic Co-Owner, Sonic Unyon/ Organizer, SuperCrawl

The trial for 2 Liberals facing bribery charges in a 2015 byelection starts today. The Premier herself will be testifying on September 13th. What can we expect from this trial?

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

Are kids in grade 8 too young to be picking classes for their high school years? A study from Social Planning Toronto says that students continue to be streamed into courses that close the door to postsecondary, nor do discussions happen about how their choices affect the future. How does this affect students, and particularly those who are marginalized?

Guest - Sean Meagher, Executive Director of Social Planning Toronto. 

School classes continued…

Guest - Annie Kidder. Executive Director, People for Education

When should a kid be allowed to ride a bus solo? A Vancouver father is no longer allowed to send his children to school alone on a city bus any more after the Ministry of Children and Family Development got involved.

Guest - Jordan Donich, Criminal Lawyer, Donich Law

A Vancouver father is no longer allowed to send his children to school alone on a city bus any more after the Ministry of Children and Family Development got involved.

Guest - Jordan Donich, Criminal Lawyer, Donich Law

Prime Minister Trudeau is defending the changes his government plans on making to the small business tax. During a town hall meeting, he was lectured by two doctors about the negative impact they’d face and how it’ll affect middle class Canadians.

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