Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson

Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson

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November 29, 2016 A CF-18 fighter jet crashed at CFB Cold Lake.
A CF-18 fighter jet crashed at CFB Cold Lake, causing one death. There is no word on the cause of the accident.
Guest: Robert J Kokonis, President and Managing Director of AirTrav Inc,
6 min
November 29, 2016 CF-18 crash, hydro pricing and job automation
A CF-18 fighter jet crashed at CFB Cold Lake, causing one death. There is no word on the cause of the accident. ALSO; a plane carrying Brazil’s soccer team crashed in Columbia, killing 75 others. Only six people survived, three from the team.
Guest: Robert J Kokonis, President and Managing Director of AirTrav Inc,
Could we see Ontarians choosing individual hydro pricing plans? How would this work and is this a sustainable ideal to combat electricity prices?
Guest: Dr. Ross McKitrick, Professor of Economics and CBE Fellow in Sustainable Commerce, Department of Economics and Finance, University of Guelph.
A report from the Moway Centre at the University of Toronto says that Canada should consider radical changes to its social safety net as the country faces losing a projected 7.5 million jobs to automation.
Guest: Sunil Johal, Policy Director at the Mowat Centre, School of Public Policy and Governance at the University of Toronto. Authored the report on automation.
52 min
November 29, 2016 Report advises changes to social net due to automation.
A report from the Moway Centre at the University of Toronto says that Canada should consider radical changes to its social safety net as the country faces losing a projected 7.5 million jobs to automation.

Guest: Sunil Johal, Policy Director at the Mowat Centre, School of Public Policy and Governance at the University of Toronto. Authored the report on automation.
5 min
November 29, 2016 Could we see Ontarians choosing individual hydro pricing plans?
Could we see Ontarians choosing individual hydro pricing plans? How would this work and is this a sustainable ideal to combat electricity prices?

Guest: Dr. Ross McKitrick, Professor of Economics and CBE Fellow in Sustainable Commerce, Department of Economics and Finance, University of Guelph.
6 min
November 29, 2016 A CF-18 fighter jet crashed at CFB Cold Lake.
A CF-18 fighter jet crashed at CFB Cold Lake, causing one death. There is no word on the cause of the accident.
Guest: Robert J Kokonis, President and Managing Director of AirTrav Inc,
6 min
November 28, 2016 Education, police chase and Fidel Castro.
A Hamilton father has lost his fight against pulling his kids from classes that teach “false teachings”. How far can parents go in regards to their childrens education and how much say should they have?

Guest: Maureen Dennis, Mother of four, Parenting Expert and Founder of WeeWelcome.ca.

An 11-year-old boy lead police on a chase along Highway 400 after he had played Grand Theft Auto and pondered what it’d be like to drive a car.

Guest: Kerry Schmidt, OPP Sergeant.

Former Cuban President Fidel Castro passed away over the weekend at the age of 90. How will he be remembered?

Guest: Christopher Baker, Travel Writer and Photographer, Expert on Cuba's culture, politics, history and economics and has met Castro.

After the passing of Fidel Castro, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau released his statement. He now faces backlash over it. In his statement he called Fidel a “larger than life leader”, “legendary revolutionary and orator”.

Guest: Lana Wylie, Professor in the Department of Political Science at McMaster University. Expert on Cuba and Canada.
1 hr
November 28, 2016 A reflection on Fidel Castro.
Former Cuban President Fidel Castro passed away over the weekend at the age of 90. How will he be remembered?
5 min
November 28, 2016 An 11-year-old boy lead police on a chase along Highway 400.
An 11-year-old boy lead police on a chase along Highway 400 after he had played Grand Theft Auto and pondered what it’d be like to drive a car.

Guest: Kerry Schmidt, OPP Sergeant.
6 min
November 28, 2016 Should parents be allowed to customize their kid’s education?
A Hamilton father has lost his fight against pulling his kids from classes that teach “false teachings”. How far can parents go in regards to their childrens education and how much say should they have?

Guest: Maureen Dennis, Mother of four, Parenting Expert and Founder of WeeWelcome.ca
6 min
November 28, 2016 Education, police chase and Fidel Castro.
A Hamilton father has lost his fight against pulling his kids from classes that teach “false teachings”. How far can parents go in regards to their childrens education and how much say should they have?

Guest: Maureen Dennis, Mother of four, Parenting Expert and Founder of WeeWelcome.ca.

An 11-year-old boy lead police on a chase along Highway 400 after he had played Grand Theft Auto and pondered what it’d be like to drive a car.

Guest: Kerry Schmidt, OPP Sergeant.

Former Cuban President Fidel Castro passed away over the weekend at the age of 90. How will he be remembered?

Guest: Christopher Baker, Travel Writer and Photographer, Expert on Cuba's culture, politics, history and economics and has met Castro.

After the passing of Fidel Castro, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau released his statement. He now faces backlash over it. In his statement he called Fidel a “larger than life leader”, “legendary revolutionary and orator”.

Guest: Lana Wylie, Professor in the Department of Political Science at McMaster University. Expert on Cuba and Canada.
59 min

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Hamilton Today With Scott Thompson, heard weekdays 3pm-6pm EST on 900 CHML. Learn more about the show, listen live and read Scott's blog posts at 900chml.com