Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson

Hamilton Ward 7 Councillor Donna Skelly is going to ask Hamilton’s council to approve a motion to investigate why the costs of improvements to a city housing seniors residence have tripled.

Guest: Donna Skelly, City Councilor for Ward 7.

Does Donald Trump truly need the media? The president elect keeps bypassing media and reporters but still remains a headline in the news.

Guest: Michael Traugott, Professor Emeritus of Communication Studies and Political Science, University of Michigan.

How divisive has politics become? When we have people screaming their political opinions at each other, are we just becoming disenfranchised with it all or are we becoming a land of extremes?

Flyers protesting against “anti-white propaganda” were found in the Westdale neighbourhood and on campus at McMaster University.

Guest: Scott Hastie, Editor-in- Chief of McMaster’s Student Paper, The Silhouette.

Guest: Evelyn Myrie, Community Strategist, Freelance Columnist, Motivational Speaker. 

Ottawa is planning on virtually eliminating the use of traditional coal fired electricity by 2030. How is this going to influence our relationship with other countries such as the US and how will carbon tax come into play?

Guest: Dan McTeague. Former Liberal MP and Consumer Affairs Critic, Analyst, gasbuddy.com GasBuddy.

The ex-girlfriend of Dellen Millard has plead guilty to obstructing justice in the Tim Bosma case. She has been sentenced to a year and a day.

Guest: Alex Pierson, Reporter for the Tim Bosma trial for AM900 CHML. Covering Christina Nougda’s trial.

Ottawa is planning on virtually eliminating the use of traditional coal fired electricity by 2030. How is this going to influence our relationship with other countries such as the US and how will carbon tax come into play?