Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson

The province has announced that there are plans to replace the spur line portion of the LRT plan with a bus rapid transit service that will stretch from the harbour to the airport.

Guest: Steven Del Duca, Minister of Transport, Ontario Government.

Cops moved quickly in Toronto just hours before the Quebec mosque shooting. Five hours prior, a racially charged and profane social media threat was promising bloodshed Monday at the CN tower. A man and woman have been arrested.

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

The Prime Minister’s office took Fox News to task over reporting a tweet about the Quebec shooting that was inaccurate. The tweet in question claimed the alleged suspect was Moroccan.

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

A recent trend in Superbowl commercials have been ones that tug at the heartstrings. Budweiser last year brought out the Clydesdales and the year before that a puppy. This year, the company has put itself in the middle of the debate over immigration in America. 

Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtBZvl7dIu4

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

A recent trend in Superbowl commercials have been ones that tug at the heartstrings. Budweiser last year brought out the Clydesdales and the year before that a puppy. This year, the company has put itself in the middle of the debate over immigration in America. 

Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtBZvl7dIu4

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

The Prime Minister’s office took Fox News to task over reporting a tweet about the Quebec shooting that was inaccurate. The tweet in question claimed the alleged suspect was Moroccan.

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

Cops moved quickly in Toronto just hours before the Quebec mosque shooting. Five hours prior, a racially charged and profane social media threat was promising bloodshed Monday at the CN tower. A man and woman have been arrested.

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

Cops moved quickly in Toronto just hours before the Quebec mosque shooting. Five hours prior, a racially charged and profane social media threat was promising bloodshed Monday at the CN tower. A man and woman have been arrested.

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

The Prime Minister’s office took Fox News to task over reporting a tweet about the Quebec shooting that was inaccurate. The tweet in question claimed the alleged suspect was Moroccan.

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

A recent trend in Superbowl commercials have been ones that tug at the heartstrings. Budweiser last year brought out the Clydesdales and the year before that a puppy. This year, the company has put itself in the middle of the debate over immigration in America. 

Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtBZvl7dIu4

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

A recent trend in Superbowl commercials have been ones that tug at the heartstrings. Budweiser last year brought out the Clydesdales and the year before that a puppy. This year, the company has put itself in the middle of the debate over immigration in America. 

Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtBZvl7dIu4

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

The Prime Minister’s office took Fox News to task over reporting a tweet about the Quebec shooting that was inaccurate. The tweet in question claimed the alleged suspect was Moroccan.

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

Cops moved quickly in Toronto just hours before the Quebec mosque shooting. Five hours prior, a racially charged and profane social media threat was promising bloodshed Monday at the CN tower. A man and woman have been arrested.

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

Health authorities in Quebec announced this morning that two of five men who were wounded in the Quebec City mosque remain in critical condition and will be operated on today. What is the latest out of Quebec and what do we know about the suspect?

Guest: John Thompson. Security Consultant, Strategic Intelligence Group.

Metrolinx is expecting to formally test interest on the LRT project within the nextt few days. There also maybe changes as the province is rethinking the spur line up James Street as well as a Bay street stop. What changes could occur?

Guest: Keanin Loomis. President & CEO, Hamilton Chamber of Commerce.

Ontario’s government is putting money out towards expanding natural gas access in rural and Northern communities. Also; it looks like for many rinks and curling clubs, rising hydro rates may shut them out. How can the government ever fix this situation or has it grown way too big?

Guest: Dr. Ross McKitrick, Professor of Economics and CBE Fellow in Sustainable Commerce, Department of Economics and Finance with the University of Guelph