Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson

It’s expected that Theresa May will confront Donald Trump over leaked classified documents relating to the Manchester attack. Conversely, Trudeau says Canada will continue to share intelligence with allies as it always had. Is the US’ trustworthiness with other NATO allies at risk?

Guest - David Perry, Fellow and Senior Analyst, Canadian Global Affairs Institute

Ancaster hacking suspect Karim Baratov now faces the possibility of extradition to the US over his participation in hacking 500 million Yahoo accounts in 2014. The accounts included those of politicians and journalists, however it is still up to the extraditing judge to decide if enough evidence exists to convict. How often does Canada refuse extradition of its citizens to the US?

Guest - Guidy Mamann, Senior Partner, Founder of Mamann, Sandaluk, Kingwell LLP. Immigration Lawyer

Police in Manchester have arrested four people in connection to Monday nights bombing of an Ariana Grande concert. Police believe that the suspect did not act alone, and Britain has raised the threat level from terrorism to “critical”. British soldiers have also been deployed to protect key sites, such as Parliament and Buckingham Palace. What is the tone in the UK?

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

How might this effect tourism to Manchester? The UK?

Chris Fullerton, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Geography & Tourism Studies

Following this week’s attack in Manchester, it’s expected that terrorism will be the focus at the NATO conference in Brussels on Thursday. Also, Canada is expected to have attention brought to spending only 1% of its GDP on defense, which is half of NATO’s stated target. Will Canada be pressured to raised its defense spending?

Guest - Allan Sens, Professor, Department of Political Science, Specializing in International Relations and International Studies at UBC

People in their 30’s are making more money today than their parents did at the same age, according to a study released by StatsCan. How does this income level stack up against the relative cost of living from that time? Does this demographic actually have more money?

Guest - Michael Veall, Professor with the Department of Economics at McMaster University

People in their 30’s are making more money today than their parents did at the same age, according to a study released by StatsCan. How does this income level stack up against the relative cost of living from that time? Does this demographic actually have more money?

Guest - Michael Veall, Professor with the Department of Economics at McMaster University

StatsCan says that only 4% of Canadians 15 and older consider themselves supporters of any specific political party. Moreover, 97% of Canadians are not members of any party at all. With party loyalty dropping amongst voters, does this mean candidates running as independents could see their chances of success begin to rise?

Guest - Christo Aivalis, Queen's University labour and political history professor

Financial Accountability Officer Stephen LeClair says that the “Fair Hydro Plan” introduced by the Ontario Liberals cost the province $45 billion over the next 29 years. It goes on to say that it will save Ontario residents $24 billion, for a net loss of $21 billion. Is this downloading debt to the next generation?

Guest - Vic Fideli, Progressive Conservative MPP for Nipissing and Finance Critic

People in their 30’s are making more money today than their parents did at the same age, according to a study released by StatsCan. How does this income level stack up against the relative cost of living from that time? Does this demographic actually have more money?

Guest - Michael Veall, Professor with the Department of Economics at McMaster University

Police in Manchester have arrested four people in connection to Monday nights bombing of an Ariana Grande concert. Police believe that the suspect did not act alone, and Britain has raised the threat level from terrorism to “critical”. British soldiers have also been deployed to protect key sites, such as Parliament and Buckingham Palace. What is the tone in the UK?

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

How might this effect tourism to Manchester? The UK?

Chris Fullerton, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Geography & Tourism Studies

Following this week’s attack in Manchester, it’s expected that terrorism will be the focus at the NATO conference in Brussels on Thursday. Also, Canada is expected to have attention brought to spending only 1% of its GDP on defense, which is half of NATO’s stated target. Will Canada be pressured to raised its defense spending?

Guest - Allan Sens, Professor, Department of Political Science, Specializing in International Relations and International Studies at UBC

People in their 30’s are making more money today than their parents did at the same age, according to a study released by StatsCan. How does this income level stack up against the relative cost of living from that time? Does this demographic actually have more money?

Guest - Michael Veall, Professor with the Department of Economics at McMaster University

StatsCan says that only 4% of Canadians 15 and older consider themselves supporters of any specific political party. Moreover, 97% of Canadians are not members of any party at all. With party loyalty dropping amongst voters, does this mean candidates running as independents could see their chances of success begin to rise?

Guest - Christo Aivalis, Queen's University labour and political history professor

Financial Accountability Officer Stephen LeClair says that the “Fair Hydro Plan” introduced by the Ontario Liberals cost the province $45 billion over the next 29 years. It goes on to say that it will save Ontario residents $24 billion, for a net loss of $21 billion. Is this downloading debt to the next generation?

Guest - Vic Fideli, Progressive Conservative MPP for Nipissing and Finance Critic