Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson Curiouscast

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson:
Today is National Indigenous People’s Day, and events are taking place now and over the weekend. Writing in The Hamilton Spectator, Lorraine Sommerfeld asks “when did cursive become a whole other language?” What happens if the LCBO is impacted by a strike? Hamilton has been experimenting with its Open Streets events along King street, and this Sunday we will see another such day. Rebel Media has claimed ownership of the truck driving around Toronto playing a sponsored video warning that Canada is “under siege” while depicting images of Muslims praying. Will Ottawa put tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles, like the U.S. has done? Leger360 polling took a look at what Canadians think of official bilingualism. Ryan Kennedy joins us from Edmonton, to discuss the Oilers and what is on the horizon for Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final.
Guests:
Lorraine Sommerfeld, Columnist with Driving.ca and the Hamilton Spectator
Jody Harbour, the co-founder of Grandmother’s Voice, an Indigenous cultural organization in Oakville
Randall Denley is an author and columnist for the Ottawa Citizen and the National Post; author of mystery novels, including Payback, Spiked, and One Dead Sister
Peter Topalovic, Manager, Active Transportation and Mobility, City of Hamilton Transportation Planning and Parking
Elissa Freeman, PR and Pop Culture Expert
Marvin Ryder, Professor, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University
Andrew Enns, Executive Vice-President, Central Canada, for Leger
Ryan Kennedy, Senior Writer with The Hockey News
Host – Scott Thompson
Content Producer – William Erskine
Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom Craig
Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan
News Anchor – Dave Woodard & Jen McQueen
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The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson:
Today at Greensville Elementary School in Dundas, Filomena Tassi was on site to highlight the Government of Canada’s National School Food Policy. The Canada Border Services Agency has deployed a new, mobile x-ray scanning machine to the Greater Toronto Area as part of an effort to crack down on the soaring number of auto thefts. Village People, War and Crash Test Dummies? Oh my! They’re all coming to the Festival of Friends! We are starting to find out more about what to expect from Supercrawl 2024! Donald Sutherland, the New Brunswick-born acting legend has died. Olive oil is getting more expensive, and that is affecting restaurants. What is going on? We are joined by Sylvain “The Food Professor” Charlebois, who is currently in Spain, the home of olive oil! The Canadian Taxpayers Federation released Leger polling showing 63 per cent of Canadians oppose delaying the election by one week, which would trigger pensions for dozens of MPs. What are the takeaways from Hamilton’s encampment update and the delegations that appeared at City Hall?
Guests:
Filomea Tassi, Member of Parliament for Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas, and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
David Brown, Business Development Consultant with Investigative Solutions Network; retired superintendent of Serious & Organized Crime with Durham Regional Police
Robert Rakoczy, General Manager of the Festival of Friends
Tim Potocic, Co-owner, Sonic Unyon Records, Supercrawl Productions, Because Beer Festival, Mills Hardware, Bridgeworks
Bill Brioux, television critic and author
Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, professor of food distribution and policy, and the director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University
Jay Goldberg Ontario & Interim Atlantic Director for the Canadian Taxpayers Federation
John Best, Publisher of The Bay Observer
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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The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson:
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is calling for an end to corporate welfare following today’s Parliamentary Budget Officer report showing government subsidies are 14 per cent more than the capital investments corporations are making in the electric-vehicle supply chain. Video of Trudeau shouting “slava Ukraini” at a photo-op with other world leaders might be more popular than he actually is in our polls right now. Burlington Downtown Business Association will once again present Movies by the Lake in Spencer Smith Park, this summer. Cinema lovers can enjoy a free, outdoor films on Tuesday nights running from July 9th through August 20th. Ipsos polling shows support for Trudeau nearing “rock bottom” as 68% want him to step down. What will come of the new partnership deal between North Korea and Russia? What should happen to federal the committees over the summer? We look at the delay in the capital gains tax. Why has Canada listed Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization, today?
Guests:
Franco Terrazzano, Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Federal Director
Elissa Freeman, PR and Pop Culture Expert
Alison Policicchio, Marketing Manager with the Burlington Downtown Business Association
Kyle Braid, Senior VP of Ipsos in BC
Elliot Tepper, Emeritus Professor of Political Science with Carleton University
Peter Graefe, Professor of Political Science with McMaster University
Daniel Perry, Senior Consultant, Public Affairs, Hill + Knowlton
Phil Gurski, President of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting, former CSIS analyst
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 & Jen McQueen
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The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson:
It is “dangerously hot and humid” in parts of Ontario, right now. Recently writing in the National Post, Randall Denley says that Ontario’s just-replaced education minister, Stephen Lecce “is one of those relatively rare politicians who wants to accomplish something in the job and has the skills to do it.” Canada will continue to have “tough conversations” and pursue diplomacy with foreign states accused of interfering in democratic institutions, including China and India, Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says. A smartphone made for kids has launched in Canada. Brian Lilley joins us to discuss what some call the “last stand” for Yonge-Dundas Square. There is so much strife in the world, we turn to entertainment for a break… and find word of even Wheel of Fortune having trouble. Reportedly, Vanna White 'doesn't jibe' with Ryan Seacrest and could quit 'Wheel of Fortune' early. Hamilton should offer compensation or tax breaks to businesses forced to suffer through months of construction on big projects like LRT, says the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. We are seeing a timeline emerge for the potential LCBO workers strike.
Guests:
Anthony Farnell, Chief meteorologist, Global News
Randall Denley is an author and columnist for the Ottawa Citizen and the National Post; author of mystery novels, including Payback, Spiked, and One Dead Sister
Charles Burton, Senior Fellow with Sinopsis
David Shipley, Cyber security expert and CEO of Beauceron Security
Brian Lilley, political columnist with the Toronto Sun
Bill Brioux, television critic and author
Julie Kwiecinski, Director of Provincial Affairs in Ontario for the Canadian Federation of Independent Business
Colin D’Mello, Queen’s Park Bureau Chief, Global News
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 McKay
Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan
News Anchor – Dave Woodard & Jen McQueen
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The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson:
How will cottagers be hit by the capital gains tax, and how can they prepare for the impact? The U.S. Surgeon General wants to put warning labels on social media, like on cigarettes. Announced this afternoon, the public inquiry into foreign interference will probe the explosive allegations that parliamentarians “wittingly” helped foreign governments and demonstrated behaviour that one federal leader said could be described as “dumb, unethical” or “foolish.” Convenience stores can now apply for alcohol licenses in Ontario. Liberal vote share drops to lowest level since 2015. General Wayne Eyre says he’s “cautiously optimistic” that the Canadian Armed Forces is on the “upswing,” with new commitments to defence spending, slow improvements to recruitment, and a recognition of security as a top priority for both the government and Canadians. The LCBO workers have voted to go on strike. Is that a good move for them, as the Ford government creates more opportunities for acquiring alcohol? By hiking capital gains, is Canada taking away another incentive for doctors to stay?
Guests:
Don Fox, Executive Financial Consultant, with The Fox Group, IG Private Wealth Management
Carmi Levy Technology Analyst & Journalist
Duff Conacher, Co-Founder of Democracy Watch
Dan Malleck, Associate Professor with the Department of Health Sciences and Director of the Centre for Canadian Studies at Brock University
Eddie Sheppard, Vice President, Insights, at Abacus Data
Dr. Jack Cunningham, Ph.D., Program Coordinator at the Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History, in Trinity College and the Munk School
Dr. Ian Lee, Associate Professor with the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University
Dr. Shawn Whatley is a practicing physician, the author of When Politics Comes Before Patients — Why and How Canadian Medicare is Failing, and a senior fellow with the Macdonald-Laurier Institute
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 McKay
Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan
News Anchor – Dave Woodard & Jen McQueen
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Why is Putin presenting a ceasefire option now?
Guest: Dr. Elliot Tepper, Emeritus Professor of Political Science with Carleton University.
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