Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson

Today, Hamilton’s City Council will be (finally) voting on the LRT project’s Environmental Assessment. With the comments in regards to Eastgate Square yesterday, could we see some councilors change their position?

Guest: Ryan McGreal, Editor of Raise the Hammer. 

LCBO workers have voted in favour of going on strike while the union fights for a new agreement. How will this work as some of the public likes the idea of privatization and others public?

Guest: Shawn Swayze, OPSEU Local 287.

The Federal NDP have been calling out Justin Trudeau over not facing the same consequences as those slapped with pot charges. NDP leader Mulcair says that Trudeau’s assertion that he wants things to be fairer is ‘abject hypocrisy’ and that amnesty should be given on charges for small amounts of pot.

Guest: Michael Taube, Stephen Harper’s former Speech Writer.

LCBO workers have voted in favour of going on strike while the union fights for a new agreement. How will this work as some of the public likes the idea of privatization and others public?

Guest: Shawn Swayze, OPSEU Local 287.

Today, Hamilton’s City Council will be (finally) voting on the LRT project’s Environmental Assessment. With the comments in regards to Eastgate Square yesterday, could we see some councilors change their position?

Photo: (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg)

Kevin O'Leary is stepping down from the Conservative leadership race. What's the latest? 

Guest: David Akin, Chief Political Correspondent, Global News.

Today, Hamilton’s City Council will be (finally) voting on the LRT project’s Environmental Assessment. With the comments in regards to Eastgate Square yesterday, could we see some councilors change their position?

Guest: Ryan McGreal, Editor of Raise the Hammer. 

LCBO workers have voted in favour of going on strike while the union fights for a new agreement. How will this work as some of the public likes the idea of privatization and others public?

Guest: Shawn Swayze, OPSEU Local 287.

The Federal NDP have been calling out Justin Trudeau over not facing the same consequences as those slapped with pot charges. NDP leader Mulcair says that Trudeau’s assertion that he wants things to be fairer is ‘abject hypocrisy’ and that amnesty should be given on charges for small amounts of pot.

Guest: Michael Taube, Stephen Harper’s former Speech Writer.

LCBO workers have voted in favour of going on strike while the union fights for a new agreement. How will this work as some of the public likes the idea of privatization and others public?

Guest: Shawn Swayze, OPSEU Local 287.

Today, Hamilton’s City Council will be (finally) voting on the LRT project’s Environmental Assessment. With the comments in regards to Eastgate Square yesterday, could we see some councilors change their position?

Comments by a local MPP suggest that the province is open to discussing the Eastgate extension for LRT. Will this appease the anti LRT councilors?

Guest: Larry DiIanni. Former Mayor, Lobbyist, City of Hamilton.

Residents by Spencer Gorge, Webster’s and Tews Falls are tired of people abusing the area surrounding their homes (defecating on lawns and using their patio furniture without permission). Now they’re saying a shuttle to the falls is the last thing they want or need.

Guest: Mark Osborne, Preserve and Protect Webster's and Tew's Falls Greensville.

Guest: Lisa Burnside, Chief Administrative Officer, Hamilton Conservation Authority. 

The US government has imposed a duty on softwood lumber. These preliminary duties can range from 3% to 24% and are affective as of next week.

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

Guest: Harry Nelson, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Forestry at the University of British Columbia.

The US government has imposed a duty on softwood lumber. These preliminary duties can range from 3% to 24% and are affective as of next week.

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