Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson

It’s been one year since Neil Bantleman was imprisoned for a second time in Jakarta, Indonesia. 

Guest: Guy Bantleman. Brother of Neil Bantleman.

A group of women are planning on protesting this weekend at two Hudon’s Bay stores in Toronto, wanting them to stop selling the Ivanka Trump brand. Can their protest hurt the Bay’s brand?

Guest: Elissa Freeman, Principal, Elissa PR Communications/ Columnist: Huffington Post, canada.com & PR Daily.

Should Ontario classrooms be capped at 20 students? An op-ed written by a teacher in the Huffington Post argues that a smaller class size will actually benefit all students.

Article: http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/ingrid-bergman/ontario-classroom-size_b_14915262.html

Guest: Annie Kidder. Executive Director, People for Education.

The City of Hamilton has had to take the step of cutting 23 management and nonunion jobs in a bid to tame a tax hike.

Guest: Fred Eisenberger, Mayor for the City of Hamilton.

The City of Hamilton has had to take the step of cutting 23 management and nonunion jobs in a bid to tame a tax hike.

Guest: Fred Eisenberger, Mayor for the City of Hamilton.

Should Ontario classrooms be capped at 20 students? An op-ed written by a teacher in the Huffington Post argues that a smaller class size will actually benefit all students.

Article: http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/ingrid-bergman/ontario-classroom-size_b_14915262.html

Guest: Annie Kidder. Executive Director, People for Education.

A group of women are planning on protesting this weekend at two Hudon’s Bay stores in Toronto, wanting them to stop selling the Ivanka Trump brand. Can their protest hurt the Bay’s brand?

Guest: Elissa Freeman, Principal, Elissa PR Communications/ Columnist: Huffington Post, canada.com & PR Daily.

Millions of people living in the States illegally could be deported under a rewrite of the immigration enforcement policies. Will we see an influx at our borders?

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

Last night, one person died in a collision on the Red Hill Valley Parkway. A northbound car collided with another car which caused it to careen over a median and into a southbound driving car.

Guest: Angelo DiCicco, General Manager of Young Drivers of Canada.

Is the Red Hill/Linc safe?

Guest: David Ferguson, Superintendant of Traffic Engineering. City of Hamilton.

Advocates and lawyers are calling for changes to the rules surrounding doctor assisted dying, saying that neither law goes far enough. Federal law restricts it to adults with ‘foreseeable” death while Quebec offers it at “end of life”.

Guest: Shanaz Gokool, CEO of Dying with Dignity Canada.

With all the stories about rising hydro rates, how high have they really gone up?

Guest: Alan Carter, Anchor & Queen's Park Bureau Chief, Global News.

Advocates and lawyers are calling for changes to the rules surrounding doctor assisted dying, saying that neither law goes far enough. Federal law restricts it to adults with ‘foreseeable” death while Quebec offers it at “end of life”.

Guest: Shanaz Gokool, CEO of Dying with Dignity Canada.

Last night, one person died in a collision on the Red Hill Valley Parkway. A northbound car collided with another car which caused it to careen over a median and into a southbound driving car.

Guest: Angelo DiCicco, General Manager of Young Drivers of Canada.