Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson

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

Earlier this year, there was a controversy over Justin Trudeau’s ride in a billionaire’s helicopter. It has now been revealed that interim Conservative leader Rona Ambrose vacationed in the Caribbean on a billionaire’s yacht at the same time. What are the ethics in these situations for politics?

Guest - Duff Conacher, Board Member with Democracy Watch in Ottawa

A psychiatrist testified yesterday in the Vincent Li case that the man is unlikely to go off his medication because he doesn’t want his disease to take over again.

Guest - Chris Summerville, CPRP, Chief Executive Officer, Schizophrenia Society of Canada

Earlier this year, there was a controversy over Justin Trudeau’s ride in a billionaire’s helicopter. It has now been revealed that interim Conservative leader Rona Ambrose vacationed in the Caribbean on a billionaire’s yacht at the same time. What are the ethics in these situations for politics?

Guest - Duff Conacher, Board Member with Democracy Watch in Ottawa

A psychiatrist testified yesterday in the Vincent Li case that the man is unlikely to go off his medication because he doesn’t want his disease to take over again.

Guest - Chris Summerville, CPRP, Chief Executive Officer, Schizophrenia Society of Canada

Hydro users in rural Ontario are looking for any sign of hope for relief from high hydro bills. What are the options? Are there any?

Guest - Parker Gallant, Vice President of Wind Concerns Ontario

Bill O’Reilly of FOX news conducted an interview with Trump over the weekend where he defended the Russian President when Bill O’Reilly said “Putin’s a killer’. His response was “There are a lot of killers. We’ve got a lot of killers. What, do you think our country’s so innocent?”. The Kremlin now is demanding an apology from Fox News.

Guest - John Colarusso, Ph.D.,Professor Anthropology, and Linguistics and Languages

Guest - Michael Diamond, Principal of Upstream Strategy Group in Toronto. Conservative, political pundit

It is becoming common for parents to have their adult children at home with them as they battle debt and deal with financial burdens. How do parents help their children without breaking the bank for themselves? How can parents and their children come up with a defined plan to help the kids get back on their feet?

Guest - Carolyn Humby, an Investment Advisor at FirstOntario Credit Union

Guest - Gary Direnfeld (Social Worker,  www.yoursocialworker.com)

Hydro users in rural Ontario are looking for any sign of hope for relief from high hydro bills. What are the options? Are there any?

Guest - Parker Gallant, Vice President of Wind Concerns Ontario

Bill O’Reilly of FOX news conducted an interview with Trump over the weekend where he defended the Russian President when Bill O’Reilly said “Putin’s a killer’. His response was “There are a lot of killers. We’ve got a lot of killers. What, do you think our country’s so innocent?”. The Kremlin now is demanding an apology from Fox News.

Guest - John Colarusso, Ph.D.,Professor Anthropology, and Linguistics and Languages

Guest - Michael Diamond, Principal of Upstream Strategy Group in Toronto. Conservative, political pundit

It is becoming common for parents to have their adult children at home with them as they battle debt and deal with financial burdens. How do parents help their children without breaking the bank for themselves? How can parents and their children come up with a defined plan to help the kids get back on their feet?

Guest - Carolyn Humby, an Investment Advisor at FirstOntario Credit Union

Guest - Gary Direnfeld (Social Worker,  www.yoursocialworker.com)

The family of a man violently beaten while asleep in his nursing home bed is furious and wants answers as to why such assaults can’t be prevented in long term care homes. How can this issue be solved?

Guest: Cecile Cassista, Executive Director for Coalition for Seniors and Nursing Home Residents’ Rights and Deputy Mayor for the town of Riverview in New Brunswick.

Treasury Board President Liz Sandals made comments yesterday saying that struggling riders shouldn’t be angry about executive’s pay hikes. “Most of the people sitting on the GO train probably don’t have high level nuclear qualifications to run a multi billion dollar corporation”.

Guest: Todd Smith, MPP for Prince Edward Hastings.

The social media account of Kevin O’Leary posted a video fo him shooting a handgun and several automatic weapons on the same day of a public funeral for three of the victims of the Quebec City mosque attack. Could it hurt his campaign or bolster?

Guest: Henry Jacek. Professor of Political Science, McMaster University.

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

The social media account of Kevin O’Leary posted a video fo him shooting a handgun and several automatic weapons on the same day of a public funeral for three of the victims of the Quebec City mosque attack. Could it hurt his campaign or bolster?

Guest: Henry Jacek. Professor of Political Science, McMaster University.

Treasury Board President Liz Sandals made comments yesterday saying that struggling riders shouldn’t be angry about executive’s pay hikes. “Most of the people sitting on the GO train probably don’t have high level nuclear qualifications to run a multi billion dollar corporation”.

The family of a man violently beaten while asleep in his nursing home bed is furious and wants answers as to why such assaults can’t be prevented in long term care homes. How can this issue be solved?

Guest: Cecile Cassista, Executive Director for Coalition for Seniors and Nursing Home Residents’ Rights and Deputy Mayor for the town of Riverview in New Brunswick. 

The family of a man violently beaten while asleep in his nursing home bed is furious and wants answers as to why such assaults can’t be prevented in long term care homes. How can this issue be solved?

Guest: Cecile Cassista, Executive Director for Coalition for Seniors and Nursing Home Residents’ Rights and Deputy Mayor for the town of Riverview in New Brunswick.

Treasury Board President Liz Sandals made comments yesterday saying that struggling riders shouldn’t be angry about executive’s pay hikes. “Most of the people sitting on the GO train probably don’t have high level nuclear qualifications to run a multi billion dollar corporation”.

Guest: Todd Smith, MPP for Prince Edward Hastings.

The social media account of Kevin O’Leary posted a video fo him shooting a handgun and several automatic weapons on the same day of a public funeral for three of the victims of the Quebec City mosque attack. Could it hurt his campaign or bolster?

Guest: Henry Jacek. Professor of Political Science, McMaster University.

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