Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson

This triggers a 90-day window for each of the agreements members to prepare for those talks. What might Canada expect to be the centerpieces of the renegotiation?

Guest - Patrick LaBlond, Senior Fellow, Centre for International Governance Innovation

Kathleen Wynne is set to announce that the Ontario government will be spending $15 million on an environmental study exploring the construction of high speed rail connecting Windsor to Toronto. How much of this has to do with the impending election? Will people trust Wynne with a
project this size?
Guest - Peter Graefe. Professor of Political Science, McMaster University

Kathleen Wynne is set to announce that the Ontario government will be spending $15 million on an environmental study exploring the construction of high speed rail connecting Windsor to Toronto. How much of this has to do with the impending election? Will people trust Wynne with a project this size?

Guest - Peter Graefe. Professor of Political Science, McMaster University

Donald Trump’s administration has officially indicated their intention to renegotiate NAFTA. This triggers a 90-day window for each of the agreements members to prepare for those talks. What might Canada expect to be the centerpieces of the renegotiation?

Guest - Patrick LaBlond, Senior Fellow, Centre for International Governance Innovation

Skin Motion is an app that creates tattoo designs from audio clips, which can be played back via your smartphone. The technology will become available in June, and gives people the opportunity to capture the sounds of their lost loved ones.

Guest - Nate Siggard, founder of Skin Motion LLC and created Soundwave Tattoos

Fresh off a 3 stop tour where they hit up Ottawa and Toronto, the Beach Bats
join Scott Thompson in studio to talk about their history, their sound and where do they go from here.

Chelsea White, The Beach Bats 
Anthony Giavedoni, The Beach Bats 

This triggers a 90-day window for each of the agreements members to prepare for those talks. What might Canada expect to be the centerpieces of the renegotiation?

Guest - Patrick LaBlond, Senior Fellow, Centre for International Governance Innovation

Kathleen Wynne is set to announce that the Ontario government will be spending $15 million on an environmental study exploring the construction of high speed rail connecting Windsor to Toronto. How much of this has to do with the impending election? Will people trust Wynne with a
project this size?
Guest - Peter Graefe. Professor of Political Science, McMaster University

Sarino Genovese is the founder of ‘Repeat Champions’. The community initiative collects old trophies, refurbishes them and hands them out to child athletes who would otherwise not get one.

Guest: Sarino Genovese, Founder of Repeat Champions.

On Gas Tax Honesty Day, the Canadian Taxpayers Federation has issued a warning against rising carbon taxes. They complain that the new carbon tax does not appear separately on bills at the pump, meaning drivers pay sales tax on the carbon tax. Will continued taxation actually lead to decreased carbon output? Will consumers simply absorb the cost?

Guest: Christine Van Geyn, Canadian Taxpayer Federation, Ontario Director.

The Federal Liberals will roll out their carbon-pricing scheme to the provinces today. Provinces will have until the end of 2018 to introduce their own price on carbon, and should they fail to do so, Ottawa will impose its own model. How effective will carbon output penalties be? Where will individual consumers see the biggest pricing changes?

Guest: Dr. Warren Mabee, Director of Queens University Institute for Energy and Environmental Policy.

The US Department of Justice selected former FBI Director Robert Mueller to act as independent counsel in the investigation of Donald Trump, and his campaign’s ties to Russia. Does this tell us anything about the stage of the investigation?

Guest: Elliott Tepper, Distinguished Senior Fellow Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University.

Photo: (AP Photo/Dennis Cook, File)

The US Department of Justice selected former FBI Director Robert Mueller to act as independent counsel in the investigation of Donald Trump, and his campaign’s ties to Russia. Does this tell us anything about the stage of the investigation?

Guest: Elliott Tepper, Distinguished Senior Fellow Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University

The Federal Liberals will roll out their carbon-pricing scheme to the provinces today. Provinces will have until the end of 2018 to introduce their own price on carbon, and should they fail to do so, Ottawa will impose its own model. How effective will carbon output penalties be? Where will individual consumers see the biggest pricing changes?

Guest: Dr. Warren Mabee, Director of Queens University Institute for Energy and Environmental Policy.