Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson

The Ontario government has signaled that the offshore wind moratorium will continue for several more years even though there are completed studies available.

Guest: Parker Gallant, Vice President of Wind Concerns Ontario.

Last week the Trudeau government announced a repayable loan to Bombardier, valued at $372.5 million. How will it affect Canadians?

Guest: Aaron Wudrick, Federal Director of the Canadian Taxpayer’s Federation.

How well did Trump and Trudeau fare? Is this signal good things to come for Canada-US relations?

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

Press conference audio from February 13 2017 of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Preisdent Donald Trump at the White House. 

Last week the Trudeau government announced a repayable loan to Bombardier, valued at $372.5 million. What's the impact of this loan?

Guest: Aaron Wudrick, Federal Director of the Canadian Taxpayer’s Federation.

The Ontario government has signaled that the offshore wind moratorium will continue for several more years even though there are completed studies available.

Guest: Parker Gallant, Vice President of Wind Concerns Ontario.

The US Court of Appeals has rejected the motion to remove the hold on the immigration ban. This has angered the president to which he took to twitter saying that the security of their nation is at stake and that the decision was disgraceful.

Guest - George Breckenridge, Retired Political Science Professor, McMaster University

In Emerson last year, 403 people entered Canada near the town through the states as refugees. In December, a pair of Ghanian refugees travelled by foot and lost most of their fingers in the process. An emergency meeting was held last night. What is going on?

Guest - Guidy Mamann (pronounced Giddy Ma’am-ann), Senior Partner, Founder of Mamann, Sandaluk, Kingwell LLP. Immigration Lawyer

Guest - Cliff Graydon, Manitoba PC MP for Emerson

Toronto Police have issued a statement this morning that this year they will not be in attendance at the Toronto Pride Parade.

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

The US Court of Appeals has rejected the motion to remove the hold on the immigration ban. This has angered the president to which he took to twitter saying that the security of their nation is at stake and that the decision was disgraceful.

Guest - George Breckenridge, Retired Political Science Professor, McMaster University

In Emerson last year, 403 people entered Canada near the town through the states as refugees. In December, a pair of Ghanian refugees travelled by foot and lost most of their fingers in the process. An emergency meeting was held last night. What is going on?

Guest - Guidy Mamann (pronounced Giddy Ma’am-ann), Senior Partner, Founder of Mamann, Sandaluk, Kingwell LLP. Immigration Lawyer

Guest - Cliff Graydon, Manitoba PC MP for Emerson

Toronto Police have issued a statement this morning that this year they will not be in attendance at the Toronto Pride Parade.

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

Hamilton City officials have voted to do more to bust anti-vaccination myths and to educate the public on getting immunized. How did the anti vaxxer movement gain prominence and how can we educate the public?

Guest - Matthew Miller, Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University

Do millenials struggle in the workplace due to the way their parents raised them? According to a motivational speaker named Simon Sinek, millenials are the way they are due to failed parenting strategies. His explanation has gone viral, having over 56 million views on Facebook. Is it because of parenting strategies or is it the societal environment?

Guest - Dr. Daniela Schreier. Clinical Psychologist

SNL has been having its biggest season in decades due to Trump and the US election. The latest riff occurred over the weekend with Melissa McCarthy taking on Sean Spicer. Now, Rosie O’Donnell wants to play Steve Bannon on the show. Is comedy and politics always a winning combo or can it backfire?

Guest - Sandra Carusi, comedian, host of Inside Jokes on AM640

Hamilton City officials have voted to do more to bust anti-vaccination myths and to educate the public on getting immunized. How did the anti vaxxer movement gain prominence and how can we educate the public?

Guest - Matthew Miller, Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University

Do millenials struggle in the workplace due to the way their parents raised them? According to a motivational speaker named Simon Sinek, millenials are the way they are due to failed parenting strategies. His explanation has gone viral, having over 56 million views on Facebook. Is it because of parenting strategies or is it the societal environment?

Guest - Dr. Daniela Schreier. Clinical Psychologist

SNL has been having its biggest season in decades due to Trump and the US election. The latest riff occurred over the weekend with Melissa McCarthy taking on Sean Spicer. Now, Rosie O’Donnell wants to play Steve Bannon on the show. Is comedy and politics always a winning combo or can it backfire?

Guest - Sandra Carusi, comedian, host of Inside Jokes on AM640

Justin Trudeau is conferring with European leaders in regards to how to deal with the new US administration, though details as to how were not made public. Meanwhile, Chrystia Freeland will be meeting with Rex Tillerson, the new Secretary of State. How do we handle diplomacy with a Trump administration in office?

Guest - Nour El-Kadri, Professor at the Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa

We’ve chatted with a couple of the candidates for the Federal Conservative leadership race so far, including Kellie Leitch, Kevin O’Leary, and Lisa Raitt. One of the candidates will be in town next week. Scott chats with Rick Peterson, a businessman and entrepreneur who is running for the position.

Guest - Rick Peterson, candidate for the Federal Conservative Leadership and a Vancouver businessperson/entrepeneur

Consumers are tired of being kept in the dark when it comes ot hidden fees on their bills. With rising electricity bills, how can we look at where our money is going? A group has created a website that will help analyze consumer’s bills.

Guest - Tomas Van Stee, Founder at EnPowered