Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson

Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson

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November 15, 2016 Has the election of Trump increased racist incidents?
A Hamilton woman endured a racist incident while shopping in Hamilton. An older gentleman pointed at a newspaper and said “I’m glad he got in. I hope he cleans up the whole of North America”. When she asked him to elaborate, he said “You all shouldn’t even be here, you’re murderers and killers, you’re running around killing everybody. I hope he gets rid of all of you”.

Guest: Evelyn Myrie, Community Strategist, Freelance Columnist, Motivational Speaker.
6 min
November 15, 2016 Hamilton incident, Sam Oosterhoff and Donna Cridland.
A Hamilton woman endured a racist incident while shopping in Hamilton. An older gentleman pointed at a newspaper and said “I’m glad he got in. I hope he cleans up the whole of North America”. When she asked him to elaborate, he said “You all shouldn’t even be here, you’re murderers and killers, you’re running around killing everybody. I hope he gets rid of all of you”.

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

Are we becoming more racist? A Hamilton woman encountered racism while waiting in line at a check out. As well, there was an incident on the TTC bus where there was a physical altercation.
Guest: Gary Direnfeld (Social Worker, www.yoursocialworker.com)

Thursday, resident of Niagara-Glanbrook will vote to fill in the seat left vacant by Tim Hudak. Today we chat with two of the candidates.
GuesT: Sam Oosterhoff, PC candidate for Glanbrook-Niagara by-election.

Niagara – Glanbrook byelection continued…
Guest: Donna Cridland, Green Party candidate.
58 min
November 15, 2016 Donna Cridland on Niagara-Glanbrook by-election.
Thursday, residents of Niagara-Glanbrook will vote to fill in the seat left vacant by Tim Hudak. Green Party candidate Donna Cridland joined us.
Donna Cridland, Green Party candidate for Glanbrook-Niagara by-election.
13 min
November 15, 2016 Sam Oosterhoff on Niagara-Glanbrook by-election.
Thursday, residents of Niagara-Glanbrook will vote to fill in the seat left vacant by Tim Hudak. PC candidate Sam Oosterhoff joined us.

Guest: Sam Oosterhoff, PC candidate for Glanbrook-Niagara by-election.
14 min
November 15, 2016 Has the election of Trump increased racist incidents?
A Hamilton woman endured a racist incident while shopping in Hamilton. An older gentleman pointed at a newspaper and said “I’m glad he got in. I hope he cleans up the whole of North America”. When she asked him to elaborate, he said “You all shouldn’t even be here, you’re murderers and killers, you’re running around killing everybody. I hope he gets rid of all of you”.

Guest: Evelyn Myrie, Community Strategist, Freelance Columnist, Motivational Speaker.
5 min
November 14, 2016 Are millennials driving the momentum to make Hamilton Canada’s “Next Great City”?
Are millennials driving the momentum to make Hamilton Canada’s “Next Great City”?

Guest: Marcello Cabezas, Culture Producer, Contributor to Huffington Post Canada.
22 min
November 14, 2016 Trump hat, child prescriptions and unlimited vacations
A Hamilton judge is under fire for wearing a Trump hat in the courtroom. Would we be outraged if he was wearing an 'I'm With Her' shirt? Should he be punished for wearing the hat?
Guest: Ari Goldkind, Toronto Defence Lawyer.
Are our kids over-medicated? A new study says that Canadian children now take far more prescribed, mood altering drugs.
Guest: Dr. Mina Tadrous, Lead Author of the report, Research Associate, Ontario Drug Policy Research Network (ODPRN). Assistant Professor, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto.
Is unlimited vacation time a good idea for businesses? Does it improve or decrease productivity?

Guest: Ian Lee. Sprott School of Business. Carleton University.

We spoke with a CEO of a company in Newfoundland who has implemented unlimited vacation time.

Guest: Terry Hussey, CEO of Vigiliant Management in Paradise, NL.
55 min
November 14, 2016 Is unlimited vacation time a good idea for businesses?
Is unlimited vacation time a good idea for businesses? Does it improve or decrease productivity?

Guest: Ian Lee. Sprott School of Business. Carleton University.
6 min
November 14, 2016 Are our kids over-medicated?
Are our kids over-medicated? A new study says that Canadian children now take far more prescribed, mood altering drugs.

Guest: Dr. Mina Tadrous, Lead Author of the report, Research Associate, Ontario Drug Policy Research Network (ODPRN). Assistant Professor, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto.
7 min
November 14, 2016 Hamilton judge under fire for wearing Trump hat in court.
A Hamilton judge is under fire for wearing a Trump hat in the courtroom. Does this show impartiality by the judge? Should he be punished for wearing the hat?

Guest: Ari Goldkind, Toronto Defence Lawyer.
7 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