Scott Thompson Show

We've heard chatter regarding a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, but now it's looking like President Netanyahu says there will be no peace deal without total victory over Hamas. Guest: Aurel Braun (PRONOUNCED "brown"), Professor of International Relations and a Senior Member of the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: What is the reality that we are facing as auto-theft becomes an increasingly prevalent crime? It's about time we start talking about healthcare without the kid gloves on. According to a report from the Ontario Chamber of Commerce, we are still facing a decline in business confidence following the COVID-19 pandemic. Canada is seeing an incredible rise in the number of bankruptcies. What does it actually cost to own a car today? It would appear that there the Boeing door plug that blew off mid-flight came as a result of some missing bolts. Donald Trump is not immune to election denial or insurrection and with trial appeal and delays coming, how does it reflect the election timeline and the potential for a delay until after the election? The JUNO Awards' nominations for 2024 have been announced, how does it look? "Fake Chinese income" mortgages appear to be the fuel pumping up Toronto's real estate bubble, something we only know thanks to an HSBC Bank leak. Guests:

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Let’s talk cars and auto-theft! What’s going on? What are the penalties? Canada’s fertility rate is at an all-time low, but there’s also an important point the survey says about Baby Boomers. The political issues in the U.S. and what it could mean for Ukraine in the future. Taylor Swift and Celine Dion drama after the Grammy’s and what that says about the social media landscape. An update on the ongoing World Juniors sexual assault case out of London, and much more coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Elliott Silverstein, Director of Government Relations with CAA Insurance. Kristen Smith, Manager of Off-Campus and Community Experience at Brock University. Andrew Furgiuele, Lecturer with the Faculty of Law at the University of Toronto. Kate Choi, Director of the Centre for Research on Social Inequality with Western University. Elliot Tepper, Emeritus Professor of Political Science with Carleton University. Tim Powers, Chairman of Summa Strategies and

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: We take a closer look at the sexual assault case against 5 former members of the Canadian World Juniors hockey team. Canada is set to host 13 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup's matches. It would appear that the 'We Are The World' documentary is missing what's touted as the most moving moment of the night. The federal government plans to extend its ban on foreign homebuyers for another two years. Facebook is marking its 20th anniversary. Many immigrants are deciding to leave Canada only a few years after arriving according to StatsCan. What constitutes a 'loss leader' and how do grocery stores use them to encourage higher spending? A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas looks to be on the horizon. King Charles III has been diagnosed with cancer. Guests: Dr. Ann Pegoraro, Lang Chair of Sport Management at the University Guelph and the Co-Director of The National Research Network for Gender Equity in Sport Joe Callaghan, Journalist for The Toronto Star, The Guardian, and T

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: The Professional Women’s Hockey League has reached its first quarter. How is the inaugural season going? The newest proposal for a ceasefire is reportedly being received well by Hamas leadership. Could this actually lead to a de-escalation and a path forward? As the foreign interference commission kicked off this week, details have already started coming to light. Canadians set to pay even more for groceries as the annual industry-wide price freeze ends. Earlier this week, city councillors sent Hamilton police’s 2024 budget proposal back to its board in the hopes of shaving off some of the additional $19.8 million the service is seeking from the city year over year. Do the Liberals have a problem with policy or is it a problem with communication? It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Ian Kennedy, feature writer with The Hockey news, focusing on women's hockey, social issues, and the global growth of the game, Author of ‘On Account of Darknes

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Niagara Falls may be the place to be, to take in the April 8 solar eclipse. Elmo asked us how we were doing, and we opened up. A lot. The Westdale theatre is preparing for the 5th anniversary of its re-opening and a celebratory gala fundraiser filled with music, entertainment and special guests on February 14. U.S. Senate hearings on social media and child exploitation. Foreign Interference, China and India named in a top-secret briefing report obtained by Global News, saying the government “must do more” to fight it. Earlier today at City Hall, Hamilton’s 17th annual honouree for Black History Month was announced: Dora Anie, founder of Schools of Dreams, who passed in 2019. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Jim Diodati, Mayor of Niagara Falls. Steve Joordens, Professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto. Todd Lewis, host of Rec Culture TV, NASCAR announcer, ft. in Scouting The Refs & Racin’ It Out podcasts. Alysha Main, Executiv

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Why are school boards concerned about eclipses? The Russia-Ukraine POW swaps: are they a sign of de-escalation? What do they mean for the war? The affordability crisis is increasingly impacting the ability for Canadians to retire. The RNC and Trump’s relationship may make for a continually interesting race. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation president and CEO Catherine Tait told the House of Commons heritage committee she and the CBC executive team does not get “so-called bonuses” but isn’t ruling out “incentive pay” as the Crown corporation plans layoffs. In a recent piece for the Toronto Sun, Joe Warmington write of how the security threats that the Prime Minister has to face are unacceptable. The feds and the province of Ontario announced funding to curb auto-theft, gun violence and gang crime. The advances in access to Medical Assistance in Dying are on pause in Canada, but some are concerned what happens after the pause. Guests: Dr. Elaina Hyde, Director All

The Russia-Ukraine POW swaps: are they a sign of de-escalation? What do they mean for the war? Guest: Aurel Braun, Professor of International Relations and a Senior Member of the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto.

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: The Canadian Taxpayers Federation calls on CBC President Catherine Tait to commit to ending bonuses at the public broadcaster. Leon’s Furniture plans to build a new Toronto neighbourhood. How did this plan come about? One of Elon Musk’s Neuralink implants has been installed in a human for the first time. In a new piece for the Globe and Mail, Lawrence L. Herman writes that there is an electric vehicle trade-war brewing between North America and China, which will have some far-reaching repercussions. Ontario is planning to push ahead with a complete renovation of Pickering Nuclear Power Station, scrapping previous plans to retire the decades-old facility. Scott Kalbfleisch of Peterborough has independently published his debut children's book, "The Story of A Goat," about a goat named Wishwash with over-sized horns who learns to celebrate his differences. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Franco Terrazzano, Canadian Taxpayers Federation, F

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: We look at the increasing role that Iran is playing in foreign interference. As parliament returns, Ipsos polling has brought us the results of their survey on what issues are the most important to Canadians right now. What is the issue with some Staples welcoming in Service Ontario locations in February? Abacus Data polling shows respondents think Pierre Poilievre would handle Donald Trump better than Trudeau would a second time around. A long-awaited public inquiry into the extent to which China, Russia and India may have meddled – or attempted to meddle – in the last two federal elections is begins today. The Conference Board of Canada has released a report sharing their thoughts on the holistic approach that is needed to solve the housing crisis. Canadian federal parliament resumes today! What would you do if you got a bill for taking a toll road that you did not drive on? Guests: Phil Gurski, President of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting, former CSIS ana

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: The province is puts a moratorium on public-private partnerships for colleges in Ontario. The estate of George Carlin has filed a lawsuit against the media company behind a fake hour-long comedy special that purportedly uses artificial intelligence to recreate the late standup comic's style and material. The Staircase is having a “Re Re Re-Opening” event Saturday at 7:30 p.m.. Adam Oldfield joins us to discuss the steps he is taking to address issues with the encampment at J. C. Beamer Park in his neighbourhood. Crime Doesn’t Fly Here. That’s the new initiative at John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport, to further strengthen prevention of crimes that can take place at airports – such as smuggling of drugs and illegal weapons, contraband tobacco, vehicle and property theft and human trafficking. We discuss the situation around the five members of Canada’s 2018 World Junior Hockey team players who were told to surrender themselves to police in London, Ont.,

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: McMaster residents at 10 Bay will be moving into a hotel while the school figures out what’s happening with the water. A staff report says that a contracted operator and not the City of Hamilton should run the LRT for the first ten years, with the right to step in afterwards. There is opposition to this suggestion. Is the Republican primary going to get uglier? Nikki Haley is still staying in the race, while Trump is warning that those who supported and donated to her campaign will be blacklisted. After a supermassive leak, experts are warning about the safety of digital data. Five members of the 2018 World Juniors team are to face sexual assault charges. Is it time for there to be a leadership change within the federal Liberal party? Who can help Bad Boy get out of debt? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOBODY! 'Cause they’re bankrupt. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Elliot Goodell Ugalde, Graduate Research & Teaching Assistant,  Department Of Poli

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Late, great Canadian rocker Robbie Robertson of The Band is now nominated for an Oscar in the Original Score category for his contributions to ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ on Tuesday. Where do the federal Liberals go, politically, following the ruling from Federal Court Justice Richard Mosley on their use of the Emergencies Act two years ago, in the face of “Freedom Convoy” protests? How will the cap on international student visas impact schools and their business, what about other areas of the economy? Leger polling shows respondents do not have high hopes about improvement to Canada’s health care system in the near future. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Duff Conacher, Co-Founder of Democracy Watch. Colin Mang, assistant professor of Economics, at McMaster University; an expert on fiscal policy, labour economics, and the cost-of-living. Eric Alper, Publicist and music commentator. Tim Powers, Chairman of Summa Strategies and Managing

The U.S. has been engaged in the Red Sea, along with Canada an other allies opposing the Houthi pirates raids on ships carrying supplies to and from Israel. Meanwhile, The Biden administration and Netanyahu’s government are finding themselves at odds over the future of Gaza. Guest: Elliot Tepper, Emeritus Professor of Political Science with Carleton University. 

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Norman Jewison, the acclaimed and versatile Canadian-born director, whose Hollywood films ranged from Doris Day comedies to social dramas, has died at age 97. StatCan says that the majority of Canadians now have more debt than savings. How will the cap on international student visas impact schools and their business, what about other areas of the economy? In a decision released just earlier this afternoon, Federal Court Justice Richard Mosley ruled it was unreasonable for the Liberal government to use the Emergencies Act to quell the “Freedom Convoy” protests in the national capital and at key border points two years ago. Ontario Minister of Education, Stephen Lecce, joins us to discuss today’s announcement about kindergarten in the province. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Bill Brioux, television critic and author. Don Fox, Executive Financial Consultant, with The Fox Group, IG Private Wealth Management. Franco Terrazzano, Canadian Ta

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: The government says it will approve approximately 360,000 undergraduate study permits for 2024 — a 35 per cent reduction from 2023. Trudeau and his federal cabinet are on retreat, to gear up for 2024 and prepare to not let it a repeat of last year. The Eaton Centre arrests: just because you are not arrested immediately does not mean you won’t be, eventually. Ron De Santis has dropped out of the race for Republican presidential candidate, and endorsed Donald Trump. Gen Z seems to care more about policy than party loyalty. Hamilton's iconic Soupfest is warming up for its 22nd year. We look at the significance of the Nunavut land return. The mayor of Kyiv is worried that the measure taken to defend his nation in the ongoing fight against Russian invasion is transforming Ukraine into an autocracy. Guests: Cassandra Fultz, Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant, and a Founder of Doherty Fultz Immigration Consultants, with whom she is a Senior Consultant Peter Grae

The mayor of Kyiv is worried that the measure taken to defend his nation in the ongoing fight against Russian invasion is transforming Ukraine into an autocracy. Guest:  Aurel Braun, Professor of International Relations and a Senior Member of the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto.

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Canadian children’s entertainer and television broadcaster Nerene Virgin has passed away. EV’s are affected by North American cold. What does that mean for their place in the market, and what does it mean for our budding industry? Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney issued a warning at the World Economic Forum that global supply shocks are becoming more persistent, forcing central bankers to adapt to tame inflation. Talk of Justin Trudeau’s Jamaican vacation, and the concerns around whether it was another ethical lapse, have continued throughout the week. In a new piece for The Bureau, Sam Cooper writes that – according to a new research paper by Ashleigh Rhea Gonzales – the Asia Pacific trade policies started by Justin Trudeau are incentivizing money laundering and Chinese interference. The Business Council of Canada wants the federal government to make legislative changes that would allow Canada’s CSIS to share threat intelligence with companies to help

Unlicensed online gambling being used by money launderers.  Guest: Moshe Lander, Senior Economics Lecturer with Concordia University.