Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson

Quebec’s premier Phillippe Couillard tells asylum seekers and those who wish to come here as a refugee that getting status isn’t easy.

Guest - Guidy Mamann (pronounced Giddy Ma’am-ann), Senior Partner, Founder of Mamann, Sandaluk, Kingwell LLP. Immigration Lawyer

Violence erupted in Charlottesville, VA this weekend. Members of the KKK, neo-Nazis and white nationalists met up for a “Unite the Right” event which was met by protestors. One woman was killed when a car rammed into the crowd. The man behind the wheel has been charged and been denied bail. Is this a sign of how politically divided the States has become?

Guest - Jackson Proscow, Washington Bureau Chief, Global News

Violence erupted in Charlottesville, VA this weekend. Members of the KKK, neo-Nazis and white nationalists met up for a “Unite the Right” event which was met by protestors. One woman was killed when a car rammed into the crowd. The man behind the wheel has been charged and been denied bail. Is this a sign of how politically divided the States has become?

Guest - Jackson Proscow, Washington Bureau Chief, Global News

Alleged Yahoo hacker Karim Baratov is heading to the US after opting to by pass the extradition hearing. He will now go to the States to face charges. How will this play out?

Guest - Jordan Donich, Criminal Lawyer, Donich Law

Quebec’s premier Phillippe Couillard tells asylum seekers and those who wish to come here as a refugee that getting status isn’t easy.

Guest - Guidy Mamann (pronounced Giddy Ma’am-ann), Senior Partner, Founder of Mamann, Sandaluk, Kingwell LLP. Immigration Lawyer

Quebec’s premier Phillippe Couillard tells asylum seekers and those who wish to come here as a refugee that getting status isn’t easy.

Guest - Guidy Mamann (pronounced Giddy Ma’am-ann), Senior Partner, Founder of Mamann, Sandaluk, Kingwell LLP. Immigration Lawyer

Violence erupted in Charlottesville, VA this weekend. Members of the KKK, neo-Nazis and white nationalists met up for a “Unite the Right” event which was met by protestors. One woman was killed when a car rammed into the crowd. The man behind the wheel has been charged and been denied bail. Is this a sign of how politically divided the States has become?

Guest - Jackson Proscow, Washington Bureau Chief, Global News

An alligator was found in a backyard in Hamilton. The homeowner had called the police and an animal control officer came to take the gator away. It currently awaits to be sent to an alligator sanctuary. But this brings up the question, why have gators as pets? Aren’t there bylaws against ownership?

Guest - Andre Ngo, Assistant Director, Little Ray’s Reptile Zoo – Hamilton

The patient who helped fight for the clarification in Canada’s assisted dying law, AB, has passed away at 77 with medical assistance.

Guest - Shanaz Gokool, CEO of Dying with Dignity Canada

Tomorrow, the Ti-Cats take on the Blue Bombers. Do they have a chance to win with the changes they’ve been making?

Guest - Bob Irving, Winnipeg Blue Bombers play-by-play announcer

Yesterday, Saskatchewan’s premier, Brad Wall announces that he’d be leaving politics. He steps down with an approval rating of 45% according to the Angus Reid Institute. How has he shaped the province’s politics and is there any potentials to replace him?

Guest - Joe Garcea, professor of political science at the University of Saskatchewan

An alligator was found in a backyard in Hamilton. The homeowner had called the police and an animal control officer came to take the gator away. It currently awaits to be sent to an alligator sanctuary. But this brings up the question, why have gators as pets? Aren’t there bylaws against ownership?

Guest - Andre Ngo, Assistant Director, Little Ray’s Reptile Zoo – Hamilton