Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson

Dan Edmonds joins Scott to talk about his musical career. Having just wrapped up an Ontario tour, what’s next for the musician and how did he find his sound?

Guest - Dan Edmonds, local musician

President Donald Trump tweeted yesterday about MSNBC’s Morning Joe show, calling it’s host Mika “low IQ” and Joe as “Psycho Joe”. He then proceeded to say that Mika at a New Year’s Bash at Mar-a-lago was “bleeding” from a “facelift”. The pair have addressed the tweets this morning on their show, while Trump has tweeted saying “Watched for the first time, Fake News”.

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

Police in our province have had to deal with a string of incidents where there were possible mob connections. The latest incident happened yesterday in Woodbridge where a massive explosion knocked out a wall of Caffe Coretto. Could tensions be on the rise?

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

The Ontario Society of Professional Engineers is reporting that last year the province of Ontario wasted a total of 7.6 terawatts of clean energy. That amounts to powering more than 760,000 homes for one year and costs about $1B.

Guest - Parker Gallant, Vice President of Wind Concerns Ontario

How are we perceived on the world stage? And what do Canadians think of their own country?

Guest - Matthew Hayday, Associate Professor, University of Guelph. (in Ottawa for the weekend)

What local Canada 150 events will be going on this weekend?

Guest - Brenda Branch. Cultural Tourism Product Development Officer, City of Hamilton

Did you know the Caesar is a classic Canadian made drink? How did this drink come about and what makes our so unique in comparison to the Bloody Mary? And if you’re planning on celebrating responsibly with a Caesar this weekend, what’s the best way to prepare one?

Guest - Cameron Butt, Mott’s Clamato Brand Marketing Manager

Dan Edmonds joins Scott to talk about his musical career. Having just wrapped up an Ontario tour, what’s next for the musician and how did he find his sound?

Guest - Dan Edmonds, local musician

President Donald Trump tweeted yesterday about MSNBC’s Morning Joe show, calling it’s host Mika “low IQ” and Joe as “Psycho Joe”. He then proceeded to say that Mika at a New Year’s Bash at Mar-a-lago was “bleeding” from a “facelift”. The pair have addressed the tweets this morning on their show, while Trump has tweeted saying “Watched for the first time, Fake News”.

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

Police in our province have had to deal with a string of incidents where there were possible mob connections. The latest incident happened yesterday in Woodbridge where a massive explosion knocked out a wall of Caffe Coretto. Could tensions be on the rise?

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

Celebrations for this weekend will be a little easier on the wallet. Gas prices for this weekend are expected to be the lowest it’s been since 2010. However, Hamilton, tonight they’ll jump by 3 cents, according to Gas Buddy analyst Dan McTeague.

Guest - Dan McTeague. Former Liberal MP and Consumer Affairs Critic, Analyst, gasbuddy.com

Hamilton MPs have returned from Washington where they went to talk steel trade with the current administration. There has been tension given the new government’s “Buy American” mantra and wanting to help our steel industry. How confident do the MP’s feel after their trip?

Guest - David Sweet. Conservative MP, Flamborough-Glanbrook

Canada has come out relatively unscathed from this recent cyber attack. However, was this attack about taking things down or ransomware? Or was this about another outcome?

Guest - Danny Timmins, CEO & President, National Cyber security leader

Ukraine continued…

Guest - Stephanie Carvin, Assistant Professor of International Affairs, Carlton University

However, was this attack about taking things down or ransomware? Or was this about another outcome?

Guest - Danny Timmins, CEO & President, National Cyber security leader, MNP

Hamilton MPs have returned from Washington where they went to talk steel trade with the current administration. There has been tension given the new government’s “Buy American” mantra and wanting to help our steel industry. How confident do the MP’s feel after their trip?

Guest - David Sweet. Conservative MP, Flamborough-Glanbrook