Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson

RCMP’s national security team and Toronto Police are investigating after a woman was arrested and now charged with threatening people with a knife. It has been reported that the woman was wearing a bandana adorned with the symbol of ISIS.

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

Should we be concerned with our own security here in Canada? RCMP’s national security team and Toronto Police are investigating after a woman was arrested and now charged with threatening people with a knife. It has been reported that the woman was wearing a bandana adorned with the symbol of ISIS.

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

Former President Barack Obama spoke in Montreal last night at the Montreal Chamber of Commerce. He warned against the appeal of populism and authoritarianism in his speech. Obama said “In periods like this, people looking for control and certainty, it’s inevitable. But it’s important to remember that the world has gone through similar moments… our history also shows there is a better way”. How did he do? Will his speech leave a mark on Canadians?

Guest - Michael Taube, Stephen Harper’s former speech writer

The federal government says that the roadside testing devices that are part of a pilot project are being used successfully to detect whether a person has been driving under the influence of drugs. Can we see this implemented further? What does Hamilton currently use to identify these issues?

Guest - Claus Wagner, Constable, Traffic Specialist with Hamilton Police Services

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

Tomorrow, the people in the UK will vote in a general election and choose who will be the next Prime Minister of the UK. The last time the people voted, Brexit ended up being the result. The Global Vote has opened up their system for the UK election and results so far do not favor Theresa May.

Guest - Simon Anholt, former government advisor for 15 years, man behind the Global Vote

RCMP’s national security team and Toronto Police are investigating after a woman was arrested and now charged with threatening people with a knife. It has been reported that the woman was wearing a bandana adorned with the symbol of ISIS.

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

Why were the suspects of London not on police radar? At what point does security trump human rights?

Guest - David Harris, Insignis Strategic Group. Terrorism expert

The union that represents workers at the LCBO has requested a “no board” report from the Ministry of Labour. What does that mean?

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

The city is working on building a public web portal so residents can monitor speeding motorists across the city. Is this a good idea?

Guest - David Ferguson, traffic operations superintendent with the City of Hamilton

The city is working on building a public web portal so residents can monitor speeding motorists across the city. Is this a good idea?

Guest - David Ferguson, traffic operations superintendent with the City of Hamilton

A federal contractor has been arrested following the leak of a classified intelligence report that suggests Russian hackers attacked at least one US voting software supplier days before the election. How important is this and what are the implications?

Guest - Claire Finkelstein, Algernon Biddle Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy, University of Pennsylvania Law School

Suspects in the London attack have been identified, one of them was a known radical Islamist who filmed unfurling Daesh’s flag. A neighbor had become suspicious but authorities had no evidence he was planning attack. He also appeared in a documentary “The Jihadis Next Door”.

Guest - Redmond Shannon, Global National European Bureau reporter