Scott Thompson Show

Debate continues to rage about the federally imposed carbon price. Prime Minister Trudeau has given the provinces until 2018 to adopt a carbon pricing scheme. How will carbon pricing affect the pocket book of everyday Canadians?   Guest: Ian Lee. Sprott School of Business. Carleton University.

Hamilton will lose $1 billion in provincial cash promised for LRt if council decides they don’t want to the project, according to MPP Ted McMeekin. What are the Mayor's thoughts on this?    Guest: Fred Eisenberger, Mayor, City of Hamilton.

A new emergency alert system that transmits messages to cellphones is in the works for Canada. It would be used for serious concerns such as dangerous storms and possible terror threats. Is this a good idea? Guest: Marc Choma, Vice President, Communications and Strategy for the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association. Trump’s campaign faces a big issue with the lea kof his taxes from a 1995 filing. The documents show that Trump used aggressive accounting tactics to claim a loss of &916m. This would be large enough to avoid paying taxes for years. Guest: Barry Kay, Political Science Professor, Wilfrid Laurier University. The Pound has dropped in value against the Euro after Prime Minister Theresa May set a deadline for Britain to exit the European Union. What is the latest on Brexit? Guest: Jonathan Tonge, Director of Postgraduate Research, Politics, University of Liverpool. Guest: Marvin Ryder. Business Professor, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University.

The Pound has dropped in value against the Euro after Prime Minister Theresa May set a deadline for Britain to exit the European Union. What is the latest on Brexit? Guest: Marvin Ryder. Business Professor, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University. 

Trump’s campaign faces a big issue with the lea kof his taxes from a 1995 filing. The documents show that Trump used aggressive accounting tactics to claim a loss of &916m. This would be large enough to avoid paying taxes for years.   Guest: Barry Kay, Political Science Professor, Wilfrid Laurier University.

A new emergency alert system that transmits messages to cellphones is in the works for Canada. It would be used for serious concerns such as dangerous storms and possible terror threats. Is this a good idea?   Guest: Marc Choma, Vice President, Communications and Strategy for the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association.

Is a referendum plausible for the Hamilton LRT debate? Guest: Nelson Wiseman. Professor of Political Science, University of Toronto. USA Today has issued its first endorsement in their history….rather anti-endorsement. The newspaper has a strict no endorsement policy but broke the decision. They critiqued nominee Donald Trump, saying he’s unfit. Do endorsements mean anything in the long run? Guest: Barry Kay, Political Science Professor at Wilfrid Laurier University. An Ontario MPP wants to wants to outlaw “scalper bots”, computer software which snatches tickets away from fans and concert goers before they even get the chance to purchase tickets. A recent example of these scalper bots getting tickets before anyone else was when the Tragically Hip tickets went on sale. Is there any tech already available that can beat these bots? Guest: Syd Bolton. Curator, Personal Computer Museum. Guest: Sophie Kiwala, MPP for Kingston and the Islands.

An Ontario MPP wants to wants to outlaw “scalper bots”, computer software that snatches tickets away from fans and concert goers before they even get the chance to purchase tickets. A recent example of these scalper bots getting tickets before anyone else was when the Tragically Hip tickets went on sale. Is there any tech already available that can beat these bots? Guest: Sophie Kiwala, MPP for Kingston and the Islands.

USA Today has issued its first endorsement in their history….rather anti-endorsement. The newspaper has a strict no endorsement policy but broke the decision. They critiqued nominee Donald Trump, saying he’s unfit. Do endorsements mean anything in the long run?   Guest: Barry Kay, Political Science Professor at Wilfrid Laurier University.

Is a referendum plausible in regards to Hamilton’s LRT Debate? At what times are referendums useful? We’ve watched over in Britain how a referendum has led the country onto the path away from the European Union. Would an LRT referendum in Hamilton work out? Guest: Nelson Wiseman. Professor of Political Science, University of Toronto.

About 200 people showed up at the rally at Hamilton City Hall yesterday to protest the Hydro prices. How did it go and what’s the next step? Guest: Sarah Warry – Poljanski , event organizer for yesterday’s protest against rising hydro prices.   The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries has reportedly agreed to cut crude oil production, and with that news, bring a possible shock at the pump. Guest: Dan McTeague. Former Liberal MP and Consumer Affairs Critic, Analyst, gasbuddy.com   Details from an external review of staff safety at St. Joseph’s Health care have been released. What was in the review?Guest: Dr. David Higgins, President, St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton.   Scottish comedian Danny Bhoy is doing a cross country tour of Canada and will land in Hamilton on October 12th.   Guest: Danny Bhoy, Scottish Comedian touring cross country.

Details from an external review of staff safety at St. Joseph’s Health care have been released. What was in the review?Guest: Dr. David Higgins, President, St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton.

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries has reportedly agreed to cut crude oil production and with that news, bring a possible shock at the pump. Dan McTeague. Former Liberal MP and Consumer Affairs Critic, Analyst, gasbuddy.com 

About 200 people showed up at the rally at Hamilton City Hall yesterday to protest the Hydro prices. How did it go and what’s the next step? Guest: Sarah Warry–Poljanski, event organizer for yesterday’s protest against rising hydro prices.

An incident on Friday has Hamilton police warning against police impersonators. What exactly happened and what should people keep an eye out for? Guest: Constable Steve Welton, Hamilton Police Services. A poll by Ipsos Reid shows that a majority of Ontarians believe the province is heading in the wrong direction, though there is still strong support for the Liberal government. Guest: Peter Graefe. Professor of Political Science, McMaster University. The federal government has approved of the Pacific Northwest LNG project in British Columbia. The $36 billion dollar project will process and transport liquefied gas for export to Asia. Guest: Ian Lee. Sprott School of Business. Carleton University.

The federal government has approved of the Pacific Northwest LNG project in British Columbia. The $36 billion dollar project will process and transport liquefied gas for export to Asia.   Guest:  Ian Lee. Sprott School of Business. Carleton University.

A poll by Ipsos Reid shows that a majority of Ontarians believe the province is heading in the wrong direction, though there is still strong support for the Liberal government.   Guest: Peter Graefe. Professor of Political Science, McMaster University. 

An incident on Friday has got Hamilton police warning against police impersonators. What exactly happened and what should people keep an eye out for?   Guest: Constable Steve Welton, Hamilton Police Services.

What's the latest on Neil Bantleman?   Guest: Guy Bantleman, brother of Neil Bantleman.

The 1st of 3 Presidential debates was held last night. Hillary Clinton put Donald Trump onto the defensive over his temperament, refusal to release his tax records and his past comments on race and women.   Guest: Elissa Freeman, Principal, Elissa PR Communications/ Columnist: Huffington Post, canada.com & PR Daily    How did this debate hurt Clinton or Trump? Do debates truly influence the public?   Guest: James Campbell, Distinguished Professor in Department of Political Science at the University of Buffalo. (Book: Polarized: Making Sense of a Divided America, this fall)   The Ontario government is saying it will be getting rid of future green energy plans to save almost $4 billion dollars.  This is to help keep rates down for consumers. Guest: Dr. Ross McKitrick, Professor of Economics and CBE Fellow in Sustainable Commerce, Department of Economics and Finance with the University of Guelph.