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Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson

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

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71:12

Ontario couple starts up space rocket business,...

Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson ·

2022/06/22

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to cut gas taxes following President Joe Biden’s push to lower gas taxes in the United States. The vast majority of Canadian households, especially those with kids, are worried about feeding their families amid decades-high inflation, according to a new survey. When it comes to launching satellites into orbit, about a dozen countries have their own homegrown launch vehicles

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7:33

Dr. Jack Cunningham on Canada announcing a boost to...

Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson ·

2022/06/22

Canada is strengthening its continental defense. What does that mean for Canada-U.S. relations and how does it impact our relationship with Europe? Why are we doing this now and why not sooner? Is this boost enough or will we be trying to stop water with a chain-link fence? Guest: Dr. Jack Cunningham, Ph.D., Program Coordinator at the Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History, in Trinity College and the Munk School. Specializing in British foreign policy, Canadian foreign policy and

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59:24

Truth and reconciliation and the Canadian government,...

Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson ·

2022/06/22

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: The city of Hamilton has been chosen as the Canadian home for Verificient Technologies, a New York-based company specializing in verification and authentication through its patented AI, machine learning, computer visioning and biometrics. Mohawk College in Hamilton is introducing an accelerated tuition-free program to train personal support workers to meet the growing demand for workers in the field. Kellogg Co., the maker of Frosted Flakes, Rice

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70:26

Hamilton Mayor Fred Eisenberger not running for...

Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson ·

2022/06/20

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Today on Hamilton Today, the longest serving Hamilton Mayor Fred Eisenberger said he will not seek re-election in the upcoming municipal vote. The Mayor joins Scott to reflect on his term. We get an F1 Canadian Grand Prix update from our good friend, Erik Tomas! Defence Minister Anita Anand made a major announcement on continental defence today, as military watchers look for signs of how Ottawa will spend billions of dollars it set aside in the latest

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77:29

Disconnecting from social media, Hamilton's Steve...

Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson ·

2022/06/16

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Russia is allegedly working to create a “new G8” in response to its ruptured economic ties with the United States and western allies such as Canada. Elliot Tepper, PoliSci at Carleton University, joins Scott to discuss the geopolitical implications. Yesterday, after nearly three years, 138 hearing days, 198 witness reports and more than 1,000 exhibits, the B.C. government releases the final report from the Commission of Inquiry into Money Laundering

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78:36

Go dogs, go! Details on the BC money laundering...

Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson ·

2022/06/15

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: The City of Hamilton spent about $370,000 for the right to host the 2021 Grey Cup and the NHL’s Heritage Classic this past winter. In return, a pair of studies show the two events pumped about $20 million into Hamilton’s economy. Hamilton’s Manager of Tourism and Events joins Scott for more. Mayor Fred Eisenberger joined Scott to promote the war in Ukraine photo exhibit, which depicts day-to-day life amidst this war and opened at city hall on Tuesday

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79:46

Feds' COVID alert app a failure, McMaster's new rapid...

Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson ·

2022/06/14

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: A lot of news today for Scott to sink his teeth into, not least of all is the lifting of vaccine mandates for Canadian travelers domestically and internationally. About time, Scott says. As well, with the controversy surrounding a Canadian official’s attendance at a Russia Day celebration held in Ottawa at the Russian embassy, we now ask: is it time to cut ties with Russia? If so, how do we go about it? Professor Aurel Braun speaks with Scott about

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75:52

Minassian sentenced for life, gas prices hitting cabs...

Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson ·

2022/06/14

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Scott Thompson received a note over the weekend from a listener about how today marks 78 years since the death of Andrew Mynarski, who died on a mission in France in 1944. Who is Mr. Mynarski? Dave Rohrer of the Canadian Warplane Heritage museum shines a light on the subject. As well Scott insists you check out the Canadian Heritage Minute on Mynarski. What is the latest in Ukraine? Both Ukraine and the UK are saying that Russia is now attacking with

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71:13

The Barton Street Festival returns, surging interest...

Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson ·

2022/06/11

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Happy Friday! Today Scott is excited to get out of the house and enjoy some local events. Tomorrow the Barton Street Festival returns and Scott asks Julie Freeman, Barton Village Festival Organizer, what to expect. After all exponential growth of housing prices in the last few years, with the surge of bidding wars on the promise of a record low interest rate, now we see a problem in the road; with interest rates rising, are new homeowners going to

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77:31

Canadian universities continue working with Huawei,...

Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson ·

2022/06/10

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Today, we look at the return to in-person work spaces, how necessary they may or may not be nowadays, and what might come of the push back against the work-from-home model? All this amid the long haul COVID effects of ‘brain fog’ affecting the performance of workers post-infection. Scott speaks with Professor James Beck on the psychological aspect and Dr. Michael Halinski for the HR angle. A new study from McMaster University’s Offord Centre for Child

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74:24

Hamilton food banks hit by supply chain strain, a new...

Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson ·

2022/06/09

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Today Scott is touching on the subjects of affordability and COVID, often going hand-in-hand. As the cost of living continues to rise, new data from Food Banks Canada shows hunger and food insecurity have risen to unprecedented levels in our country. Has Hamilton Foodshare noticed any significant changes as part of the recent increasing food shortages/supply chain problems? Joanne Santucci, CEO of Hamilton Food Share, fills Scott in. In COVID news,

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77:37

Lime Ridge Mall could house hundreds in Hamilton, a...

Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson ·

2022/06/08

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: After the Ontario Liberals’ second devastating loss in a row, it seems clear they have some serious soul searching to do. But what to do? Some, such as former Ontario Liberal Finance Minister Greg Sorbara, say that merging to become the Ontario Liberal Democrats would be a good idea, but would that be possible? Daniel Perry of Summa Strategies joins Scott to discuss the landmine of a suggestion that is, as well as speculate the future of the left wing

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79:09

Rethinking the left in Ontario politics, the future...

Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson ·

2022/06/06

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: After the disappointing turnout at the election and another decisive Ford majority, the NDP and Liberals are at a crossroads in Ontario. It is a time of transformation in Ontario politics. What is next for the Ontario NDP, following MPP Andrea Horwath’s decision to step down as leader of the party? What about the future of the left in the province? Scott has a spirited discussion with political commentator Tom Parkin. Dr. Jack Cunningham, Canadian

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79:26

Ford slides into another majority, 100 days into...

Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson ·

2022/06/04

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Arrests have been made in connection with the disturbing string of messages left on Hamilton school properties. Constable Indy Bharaj gives a roundup of the story up until this point. Still standing at 100 days, the defense of Ukraine has lasted much longer than anyone expected, and guest Lubomyr Luciuk puts it best “We did not expect them to last 100 hours…” Professor Luciuk is with the Royal Military College and he paints a visceral picture of this

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69:23

Increased violence threat in Hamilton schools,...

Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson ·

2022/06/03

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: With a rash of written shooting threats turning up around Hamilton schools, what is on our minds? Are they copycats of one another? Should we drop our guard? Hamilton Police Services says that they have no confirmation that it is part of a social media challenge, so where do we go? Scott looks at the motivations that could go into such heinous disruption with a retired School Resource Monitor Perry Mason. In light of the Ukraine-Russia war, there have

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77:35

Stratospheric car prices, the Bank of Canada interest...

Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson ·

2022/06/01

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Do you know what has gotten Scott’s goat on today’s Hamilton Today Podcast? Low number of available cars, high prices – and wouldn’t you know it, supply chain issues. To answer what is going on with cars in Canada, David Booth of Postmedia driving joins Scott. The Bank of Canada has hiked its key overnight interest rate by 50 basis points to 1.5% and will continue quantitative tightening. The rate hike comes as the Bank believes that inflation will

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74:07

Sweltering heat in the Hammer, new pictures of Uyghur...

Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson ·

2022/05/31

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: It is a suffocating hot day in the Hammer, but Scott powers through and gives it his all for you! First Matthew Lawson of Hamilton Public Health Services talks about the heat situation. Why is it not a heat warning? What can we do to mitigate heat related issues? Scott gets it all. Hackers and a consortium of journalists released images of detained Uyghurs to the world. What will Canada do, will it affect relations with China? Scott speaks with

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70:38

Devastating sexual misconduct report on the CAF, what...

Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson ·

2022/05/30

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson... Scott Thompson makes his triumphant return to the show, just in time for a new report on the Canadian Armed Forces. The top ranks of the Canadian Armed Forces are “incapable” of recognizing the “deficient” parts of a culture that keep sexual misconduct and abuse of power entrenched, according to this blistering new report. Christian Leuprecht of the Royal Military College joins Scott for that. Ipsos polling shows that COVID-19 is not the number one

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69:20

Speakers Corner returns, life lessons from Survivor,...

Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson ·

2022/05/28

The Hamilton Today Podcast with guest host Scott Radley It is Friday, the last day we are getting Raddled with Radley on Hamilton Today, Scott Thompson returns on Monday. Scott sends off this week with some nostalgia: It’s been… 14 years since Speaker’s Corner, an iconic staple of City TV, was shuttered, but now it is getting a revival of sorts. But does it work in 2022, when we all have Speaker’s Corner boxes in our pockets, and a myriad of apps to pour our time and energy into? Elissa Freeman

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68:35

Concession Streetfest is back, Canada's lack of young...

Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson ·

2022/05/27

The Hamilton Today Podcast with guest host Scott Radley Scott Radley joins us for another day of facts, discussion, and opinion. After so many pandemic setbacks, the Concession Streetfest returns on June 11th, Scott gets all the details with Cristina Geissler, executive director of the Concession Street BIA. In spite of the popular assumption, youth crime is down in Hamilton. The Liberty for Youth organization help Scott break down the reasons why, and highlight what they are doing to reduce youth

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