Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson

President Barack Obama is promising that the US will retaliate against Russia for its meddling in the election process. The Kremlin has vehemently denied doing so.

Guest: Simon Palamar. Research Assistant, Centre for International Governance Innovation.

Yesterday, the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce made a call out on the provincial government to take steps to address the issue of affordable electricity and energy prices in Ontario. What do they propose?

Guest: Huzaifa Saeed, Policy and Research Analyst with the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce.

Facebook announced yesterday that they are going to be combating “fake news” with the help of users and fact checkers. Readers will be able to flag stories which will then be sent to outside fact checking organizations.

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

Yesterday, a home in Port Colborne, Ontario was engulfed in flames, killing four people. Today, investigations to determine what exactly happened. What do we know so far?

GoFundMe Page: https://www.gofundme.com/help-a-fatherhas-lost-everything…

Guest: Constable Phillip Gavin, Niagara Regional Police Service.

With a deadly opioid crisis ongoing throughout Canada, the federal government is hoping to speed up the process for places like Hamilton to have safe injection sites.

Guest: Dr. Jessica Hopkins, Associate Medical Officer of Health, City of Hamilton Public Health Services.

Local Union 1005 and the City of Hamilton are opposing the Stelco restructuring plan and are trying to convince a Toronto judge to send negotiators back to the drawing board.

Guest: Marvin Ryder. Business Professor, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University.