Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson

Border Services at the Hamilton airport seized 799 grams of heroin that were hidden within a women’s high heeled shoe. How often does this kind of thing happen?

Guest - Ross McLean. Crime Specialist. Security expert, Former Toronto Police Officer. rossmcleansecurity.com

Alleged Yahoo Hacker Karim Baratov has plead not guilty. What are his options now that he’s in the US?

Guest - Joseph Neuberger, Criminal Lawyer with Neuberger & Partners LLP

Sir John A MacDonald was our very first prime minister at the birth of our country. Yet many Ontario teachers want to his name taken off of our public schools. Is this similar to what is being seen in the US? We chat with an expert on the first prime minister.

Guest - Patrice Dutil, Professor in the Department of Politics and Public Administration at Ryerson University. Co-edited "Macdonald at 200: New Reflections and Legacies" (Dundurn, 2014), wrote "Prime Ministerial Power in Canada: Its origins under Macdonald, Laurier and Borden" (UBC Press, 2017)

The reform bill being tweaked that will see a phase in of a $15 minimum wage is seeing no significant changes to major parts. This has left some businesses concerned.

Guest - Richard Brennan, retired journalist with the Toronto Star. Covered Queen’s Park and Parliament Hill

The reform bill being tweaked that will see a phase in of a $15 minimum wage is seeing no significant changes to major parts. This has left some businesses concerned.

Guest - Richard Brennan, retired journalist with the Toronto Star. Covered Queen’s Park and Parliament Hill

Sir John A MacDonald was our very first prime minister at the birth of our country. Yet many Ontario teachers want to his name taken off of our public schools. Is this similar to what is being seen in the US? We chat with an expert on the first prime minister.

Guest - Patrice Dutil, Professor in the Department of Politics and Public Administration at Ryerson University. Co-edited "Macdonald at 200: New Reflections and Legacies" (Dundurn, 2014), wrote "Prime Ministerial Power in Canada: Its origins under Macdonald, Laurier and Borden" (UBC Press, 2017)

Alleged Yahoo Hacker Karim Baratov has plead not guilty. What are his options now that he’s in the US?

Guest - Joseph Neuberger, Criminal Lawyer with Neuberger & Partners LLP

Alleged Yahoo Hacker Karim Baratov has plead not guilty. What are his options now that he’s in the US?

Guest - Joseph Neuberger, Criminal Lawyer with Neuberger & Partners LLP

Sir John A MacDonald was our very first prime minister at the birth of our country. Yet many Ontario teachers want to his name taken off of our public schools. Is this similar to what is being seen in the US? We chat with an expert on the first prime minister.

Guest - Patrice Dutil, Professor in the Department of Politics and Public Administration at Ryerson University. Co-edited "Macdonald at 200: New Reflections and Legacies" (Dundurn, 2014), wrote "Prime Ministerial Power in Canada: Its origins under Macdonald, Laurier and Borden" (UBC Press, 2017)

The reform bill being tweaked that will see a phase in of a $15 minimum wage is seeing no significant changes to major parts. This has left some businesses concerned.

Guest - Richard Brennan, retired journalist with the Toronto Star. Covered Queen’s Park and Parliament Hill

The reform bill being tweaked that will see a phase in of a $15 minimum wage is seeing no significant changes to major parts. This has left some businesses concerned.

Guest - Richard Brennan, retired journalist with the Toronto Star. Covered Queen’s Park and Parliament Hill

Sir John A MacDonald was our very first prime minister at the birth of our country. Yet many Ontario teachers want to his name taken off of our public schools. Is this similar to what is being seen in the US? We chat with an expert on the first prime minister.

Guest - Patrice Dutil, Professor in the Department of Politics and Public Administration at Ryerson University. Co-edited "Macdonald at 200: New Reflections and Legacies" (Dundurn, 2014), wrote "Prime Ministerial Power in Canada: Its origins under Macdonald, Laurier and Borden" (UBC Press, 2017)

Alleged Yahoo Hacker Karim Baratov has plead not guilty. What are his options now that he’s in the US?

Guest - Joseph Neuberger, Criminal Lawyer with Neuberger & Partners LLP

The City of Oakville voted to designate Glen Abbey golf course as a heritage site. However, this doesn’t necessarily protect Glen Abbey from being turned into a housing development. A proposed development by ClubLink wants to turn the course into a mix of 3,200 residential units, office and retail space. The plan has brought heavy opposition from the public.

Guest: Fraser Damoff, Executive Director, Cycle Oakville. Spokesperson, Save Glen Abbey

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Trump held a rally in Phoenix, Arizona last night. Trump lashed out at the media extensively, said that he might terminate NAFTA and that he will shut down the government if he doesn’t get a budget for his proposed border wall. The rally appealed to his base but why does he do it to the cost of everyone else?

Guest: Elissa Freeman. Public Relations Consultant, Huffington Post, Canada.com and PR Daily

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The New Brunswick government is arguing to the Supreme Court of Canada that cross-provincial beer sales threaten Canadian federalism. This is after a case where a trial judge overthrew a charge for a man in possession of liquor while crossing the border from Quebec, saying that the charge violated the Constitution act. Why are they fighting for this?

Guest: Dan Malleck, Health Sciences Professor, Brock University. Author: Try to Control Yourself: The regulation of public drinking in post prohibition Ontario