The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson:

Is Ottawa making misleading claims about the capital gains tax? In a new article for the Globe and Mail, Jake Fuss of the Fraser institute says ‘yes’ and asks the next big question… why? Can anything substantial come from the Ukraine-led peace summit taking place right now, since Russia is not attending? The Ford government is allowing The Beer Store to sell a lot more than just beer! Would buying bollards at Costco for your driveway be a good investment for your car’s security? In a new piece for The Hill Times, entitled ‘The minister who cried capital gains,’Tim Powers writes that “the feds are trying to weaponize the capital gains framework as some form of class warfare under the cover of a call for fairness.” SpaceX has retrieved pieces of space junk in southern Saskatchewan, months after landing in farmers' fields rather than burning up. Elizabeth May is the first party leader aside from Justin Trudeau to see the unredacted report alleging MPs are knowingly complicit in foreign influence campaigns. She says the other leaders should get clearance to access the documents so that everyone can have a “grown up” conversation about what needs to happen next. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is headed to Italy on Wednesday to attend the annual G7 leaders’ summit, which is taking place as two major geopolitical conflicts weigh on the international community.

Guests:

Jake Fuss, Director, Fiscal Studies with The Fraser Institute

Aurel Braun, Professor of International Relations and a Senior Member of the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto

Bruce Winder, Retail Analyst & Author, ‘Retail Before, During & After COVID-19’

Lorraine Sommerfeld, columnist with Driving.ca and the Hamilton Spectator

Tim Powers, Chairman of Summa Strategies and Managing Director of Abacus Data

Dr. Elaina Hyde, Director of the Allan I. Carswell Observatory, Department of Physics & Astronomy, York University

Neil Bisson, Director with the Global Intelligence Knowledge Network; former CSIS Intelligence Officer

Charles Burton, Senior Fellow with Sinopsis

Scott Radley, host of the Scott Radley show and columnist with the Hamilton Spectator

Host – Scott Thompson

Content Producer – William Erskine

Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom Craig

Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan

News Anchor – Dave Woodard

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