Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: We're live from Gore Park in support of lighting the 47th annual CHML Christmas Tree of Hope! Today we took some time to speak with the sponsors and charities who help make things happen for those in need. Guests: Maggie John, Executive Director, The Baby Depot Cathy Wellwood, Chief Development Officer, Good Shepherd Lena Bassford, Founder & Board Chair, Comfort Bears Manny Figueiredo, President & CEO, YMCA of Hamilton-Burlington-Brant Jaclyn Smith, Program Manager, Mission Services Michael Stevens, Pioneer Energy Felicia Kostecky, Community Relations Coordinator, Hamilton Food Share Luke Brown, Executive Chairman, Leggat Auto – Drive Life - sponsor of the Christmas Tree of Hope Campaign Karen Craig, Program Director, Living Rock Ministries Frederick Dryden, Founder & Executive Director, Liberty for Youth Todd Bender, Founder & Executive Director, City Kidz Michael St. Jean, CEO, St. Jean Realty - sponsor of the Christmas Tree of Hope and Toy Truck campaigns Olivia Mackay, President of the Children’s Fund Host – Scott Thompson Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan News Anchor – Jen McQueen Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://megaphone.link/CORU8835115919

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: A wave of Canadians gearing up for retirement will be forced to make “significant” cuts to live comfortably for the rest of their lives, an analysis from Deloitte Canada shows. To mark the 30th anniversary of their album, Strays, Junkhouse is on tour and excitement is building for a hometown show at Bridgeworks on December 1st, followed by a performance at Toronto's Horseshoe Tavern on Dec. 2. Tonight, they are playing in Waterloo at Maxwell's Concerts & Events! The end of an era in Norfolk, as they say goodbye to the 200-year-old tavern which was the first brick building in the Port Dover. Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, who played a pivotal and polarizing role in U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War, has died at the age of 100. Following the repercussions of Bill C-18, Google and the Federal Government have reached a deal. The Chiefs of Ontario, representing more than 130 First Nations within the province, have filed for a judicial review of the Trudeau government’s carbon tax. The federal government has landed on Boeing Co. to replace the military's aging patrol planes in a multi-billion dollar sole-source deal, closing the door on Quebec-based business jet maker Bombardier Inc., which had been pushing for an open bid. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Hwan Kim, Partner at Deloitte. Tom Wilson, Mohawk author, visual artist, and musician (LeE HARVeY osMOND, Blackie and the Rodeo Kings – and Junkhouse! Matt Smith, owner of The Gator at Norfolk Tavern. Elliot Tepper, Emeritus Professor of Political Science with Carleton University. Duff Conacher, Co-Founder of Democracy Watch. Carmi Levy Technology Analyst & Journalist. Liam Midzain-Gobin, Settler Scholar and Assistant Professor of Political Science, Brock University. Richard Shimooka, Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute (expertise in Canadian and American foreign and defence policy, Defence procurement, and Modern airpower.) Host – Scott Thompson Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan News Anchor – Dave Woodard & Jen McQueen Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://megaphone.link/CORU8835115919

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Writing in the Globe and Mail, Greg Kalil argues that Canada just doesn’t have the money needed to fix the housing crisis. Spinal Tap is back! And a slew of musical talents are joining them for the sequel. The Coastal GasLink pipeline is reportedly mechanically completed ahead of its deadline. New Ipsos polling does not bode well for Trudeau. The Red Hill Report is finally out, after much delay. The city’s winter response strategy has been released, how are those directly involved with Hamilton’s unhoused community taking it? It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Greg Kalil, Founder and Managing Partner of Stormont Partners, a real estate-focused merchant bank based in Toronto. Jeffrey Dvorkin, Senior Fellow at Massey College, Former Director of Journalism at the University of Toronto-Scarborough and author of Trusting the News in a Digital Age. Eric Alper, Publicist and music commentator. Dan McTeague, President of Canadians for Affordable Energy, Former Liberal MP. Tasha Kheiriddin, journalist, writer with National Post, GZERO media, and her Substack page ‘In My Opinion’; Author of The Right Path. Darrell Bricker, CEO of IPSOS Polling. Larry DiIanni, former mayor of Hamilton. Jennifer Bonner, Executive Director, The HUB Hamilton. Host – Scott Thompson Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan News Anchor – Dave Woodard & Jen McQueen Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://megaphone.link/CORU8835115919

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: We’re getting ready for this Friday’s lighting of the Christmas Tree of Hope, benefiting the Children's Fund. How much did Canadian taxpayers spend on Canada’s delegation to the coronation? The funeral for Roslyn Carter has brought together almost all living former U.S. presidents, as well as host of figures from contemporary history. Why does so much of Canada suddenly now care about Alberta and its politics after ignoring it for so long? Use of food banks is becoming a part of day-to-day basic survival for an increasing number of Ontarians, and Hamilton is no exception. The cold weather is here, and snowfall is here. Where can Hamilton’s unhoused community turn, what supports are offered by the city and third parties? It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Olivia MacKay, President of the Children’s Fund. Franco Terrazzano, Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Federal Director. Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, professor of food distribution and policy, and the director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University. Brian J. Karem, journalist and author, White House correspondent for Playboy and political analyst for CNN. Tim Powers, Chairman of Summa Strategies and Managing Director of Abacus Data. Dr. Ian Lee, Associate Professor with the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University. Ashley Mitchell, Resource Development Manager with Hamilton Food Share. Michelle Baird, Director of Housing services, City of Hamilton. Host – Scott Thompson Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan News Anchor – Dave Woodard & Jen McQueen Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://megaphone.link/CORU8835115919

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Today is the debut of the five-part documentary series, First Responders in Crisis. The series is the work of our very own Dave Woodard. Today is Cyber Monday. How does it stack up against Black Friday? Israel and Hamas are reportedly in talks to extend the ceasefire. The cold weather is here, and snowfall is around the corner. We have spent a lot of time over the past year looking at how Hamilton can assist the community of unhoused people. The Hamilton Alliance for Tiny Shelters played a big part in these discussions, even as they had difficulties with finding locations. A court document claims that Meta knowingly designed its products to get kids hooked on their products, like Instagram. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Dave Woodard, Anchor with 900 CHML. Bruce Winder, Retail Analyst & Author, ‘Retail Before, During & After COVID-19’. Wayne Petrozzi, Professor Emeritus of Politics and Public Administration at Toronto Metropolitan University. Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News. Erik Tomas, The Raceline Radio Network Toronto. Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education for the Province of Ontario. Dan Bednis, Board Chair, Board of Directors for the Hamilton Alliance for Tiny Shelters. Carmi Levy Technology Analyst & Journalist. Host – Scott Thompson Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan News Anchor – Dave Woodard & Jen McQueen Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://megaphone.link/CORU8835115919

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Hamilton wants to build more parks downtown, and they are going to make it happen with their “parks master plan.” All border crossings between Ontario and New York state have reopened following the tragic fiery crash at the Rainbow Bridge checkpoint this week that left two people dead and one border security agent with minor injuries. India has become more prominent in North America, recently, but along with that has come stories of alleged assassinations attempts. Most Canadians believe that Canada should play a neutral role or completely stay out of the Israel-Hamas conflict, now in its second month, new polling suggests. Black Friday is here! What is the scene like down in Buffalo? Our colleague and friend, Liz Russell, has been out and about. Formula One sprint races are set to be held before qualifying for the main Grand Prix race starting next season, after a proposal to change to the format was approved on Friday. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Cynthia Graham, Director of Environmental Services. Robert Restaino, Mayor, Niagara Falls, New York. Elliot Tepper, Emeritus Professor of Political Science with Carleton University. Darrell Bricker, CEO of IPSOS Polling. Elissa Freeman, PR and Pop Culture Expert. Liz Russell, content producer for Good Morning Hamilton. Todd Lewis, host of Rec Culture TV, NASCAR announcer, ft. in Scouting The Refs & Racin’ It Out podcasts. Dr. Arne Kislenko, Margaret MacMillan Trinity One International Relations Program, Trinity College, University of Toronto; Department of History at Toronto Metropolitan University Scott Radley, host of the Scott Radley show and columnist with the Hamilton Spectator. Host – Scott Thompson Content Producer – Lisa Polewski Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan News Anchor – Dave Woodard & Lisa Polewski Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://megaphone.link/CORU8835115919

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: The Stellantis deal may turn out to not be the boon to Canadian employment that we thought it would be. Following an incident of hate and violence outside the Toronto Islamic Centre, Rabbi Shaanan Scherer reached out with a message of unity in the face of rising hate, divisiveness and violence. What is the U.S. reaction to yesterday’s car crash and explosion at the Rainbow Bridge, one day later? Many Canadians are still reacting to the Federal Liberal’s Fall Economic Update, and that includes Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. A jury has declared former RCMP intelligence official Cameron Jay Ortis guilty of disclosing secrets to targets of police interest in violation of the Security of Information Act. The ceasefire in Gaza has been delayed by a day. Is this cause for concern or negotiation business as usual? A major meeting between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the leaders of the European Union begins Thursday in Newfoundland and Labrador’s capital city of St. John’s. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Marvin Ryder, Professor with the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University. Rabbi Shaanan Scherer, BA, BEd, MA, OCT, Teacher of Judaic Studies, TanenbaumCHAT; Licensed Israel and Ontario Tour Guide. Brian J. Karem, journalist and author, White House correspondent for Playboy and political analyst for CNN. Jagmeet Singh, Leader of the Federal NDP. Phil Gurski, President of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting, former CSIS analyst. 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 politics, International history, U.S. foreign policy and relations with Russia; University of Toronto. Aaron Wudrick, Director the Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s Domestic Policy Program. Aurel Braun, Professor of International Relations and a Senior Member of the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto. 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 & Lisa Polewski Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://megaphone.link/CORU8835115919

A major meeting between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the leaders of the European Union begins Thursday in Newfoundland and Labrador’s capital city of St. John’s. The war unfolding in Gaza between Israel and Hamas militants is expected to feature prominently in the two-day EU-Canada Summit, particularly after the two sides announced a truce-for-hostages deal on Wednesday. European Union officials say a declaration supporting a two-state solution that would result in a sovereign Palestinian state existing alongside Israel will likely be a significant part of the summit’s joint statement, which is expected at the end of the event’s discussions. 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: What are security agencies doing in the hours following events like the explosion at the Rainbow Bridge in Niagara Falls? Liberals are finally feeling the economic squeeze, evidently, and their new fiscal update shows it. Pausing the Carbon Tax? New Leger polling shows how Canadians feel about the idea. Taylor Swift’s tour takes a dark turn in Rio de Janeiro. Joe Warmington of the Toronto Sun joins us to discuss his recent article highlighting the rise of anti-Semitic intimidation taking place in schools. How will the fiscal update from the Liberals affect housing? The Government of Israel has reached a deal with Hamas which will lead to a four-day ceasefire, beginning some time on Thursday, in order to return hostages. Guests: Phil Gurski, President of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting, former CSIS analyst Campbell Clark, Chief Political Writer for The Globe and Mail Andrew Enns, Executive Vice-President, Central Canada, for Leger Eric Alper, Publicist and music commentator Joe Warmington, Columnist with the Toronto Sun Murtaza Haider, professor of Data Science and Real Estate Management at Toronto Metropolitan University Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News 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 politics, International history, U.S. foreign policy and relations with Russia; University of Toronto 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 Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://megaphone.link/CORU8835115919

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: We keep hearing stories of how Canadian airlines are brutal to passengers, especially those with disabilities, and now there is new report showing that our two biggest airlines are chronically late. What is going on? We have looked at how the Grey Cup game went, how about the festivities that filled up Hamilton over the past week? Time to give the festival its own postgame breakdown! What happens when your electric car is a lemon? For one thing, it’s going to cost you. We look at the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, the focus on Hospitals and military intelligence, where it is going, as well as if other nations are prone to be drawn into the war. What will be the political impact of the fiscal update? The economic fallout of the economic update, and what it and the ongoing affordability crisis means for Trudeau. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Gabor Lukacs, President, Air Passenger Rights advocacy group. Ryan McHugh, Manager of Tourism and Events with the City of Hamilton. Moshe Lander, Senior Economics Lecturer, Concordia University. Lorraine Sommerfeld, columnist with Driving.ca and the Hamilton Spectator. Steven Chase, Senior Parliamentary Reporter, The Globe and Mail. Dr. Arne Kislenko, Margaret MacMillan Trinity One International Relations Program, Trinity College, University of Toronto; Department of History at Toronto Metropolitan University, (Expertise in... intelligence and security issues, current international affairs, and modern diplomatic history). Dr. Ian Lee, Associate Professor with the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University. Felicia Kostecky, Community Relations Coordinator, Hamilton Food Share. 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 & Lisa Polewski Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://megaphone.link/CORU8835115919

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Radley: Scott Radley discusses Green Day's performance at the Grey Cup, and ponders whether a Canadian act should have gotten the halftime show. We get the other side of the fireworks debate with Councillor Nrinder Nann. By the year 2050, it is estimated that 230,000 new people will be living in Hamilton. Where do they go? We discuss that with Matti Siemiatycki. In the aftermath of Sunday's Grey Cup upset, Justin Dunk discusses the status and legacy of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. We talk freedom of speech in schools with Kathy Bickmore. And, technical difficulties hand us the funniest, and deepest improvised round table you'll ever sit in on, with CHML's Dave Woodard and Jen McQueen! It's all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Nrinder Nann, Councillor for Ward 3 in the City of Hamilton. Matti Siemiatycki, Director of the infrastructure institute & professor of geography and planning with University of Toronto. Justin Dunk, founder of 3DownNation, CFL analyst with Sportsnet. Kathy Bickmore, Professor, Curriculum & Pedagogy and Comparative International Development Education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), University of Toronto. Dave Woodard, Anchor with 900 CHML Jen McQueen, Anchor with 900 CHML Host – Scott Radley Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom Craig News Anchor – Dave Woodard Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://megaphone.link/CORU8835115919

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Radley: Sitting in the comfort of your living room might make playing a game show like ‘Jeopardy!’ seem easy, but it’s a lot different when you are up at the podium, phrasing your answer in the form of a question. Is it going to be one of the best Grey Cup performances of all time? Which other acts would you rank as some of the best? What do you think of replacing fireworks on Canada Day – and for other Hamiltonian events – with laser shows and drone displays? Complaints coming in to a city hotline continue to rise, year over year, with some 159 reported between July 2022 and July of this year –a 49 per cent increase from the prior reporting period. We look at Hamilton City Council and Mayor Horwath’s first year sitting. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Peter Dyakowski, former Hamilton Tiger-Cats player and one of 900CHML’s play by play announcers for the McMaster Marauders. Eric Alper, Publicist and music commentator. Diane Wensel, Chair of the Calgary Grey Cup Committee. Matt Francis, City of Hamilton Councillor for Ward 5. John Hodge, Reporter for 3DownNation, and co-host of the 3DownNation Podcast. Charles Brown, Auditor General for the City of Hamilton. John Best, Publisher of The Bay Observer. Rick Zamperin, host of Good Morning Hamilton as well as host of The 5th Quarter which follows every Tiger-Cats game on 900 CHML. Host – Scott Radley Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan News Anchor – Dave Woodard Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://megaphone.link/CORU8835115919

U.S. President Joe Biden will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping next Wednesday, on Nov. 15, in the San Francisco Bay area, the White House announced Friday. The president and the U.S. will work on reopening important military communications channels that have been cut off, managing competition and addressing security issues. GUEST: Elliot Tepper, Emeritus Professor of Political Science with Carleton University.

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: The Spirit of Edmonton Party has come to town along with all the other Grey Cup fun. Small and independent businesses have concerns about stacking up against Amazon’s “power imbalance.” A jury in Windsor, Ont., has reached a decision in the landmark trial of Nathaniel Veltman, accused of deliberately running over a Muslim family in London, in what the Crown had argued was an act of terrorism. Next week, you should talk to a stranger. In fact, you should make a habit of it, despite what your parents might have taught you. Canadian foreign policy and how our government is handling its response to the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza. If history is any indication, the Federal Liberals likely won’t bounce back from the depths they’ve reached. That's what Lawrence Martin argues in his newest piece for the Globe and Mail. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Gerry Haracsi, Chairman of the Spirit of Edmonton. Dr. Ian Lee, Associate Professor with the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University. Michelle Auger, Canadian Federation of Independent Business senior policy analyst and author of the report on Amazon. Ben Harrietha, reporting for Global News from Windsor. Steve Joordens, Professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto. Charles Burton, Senior Fellow with the Centre for Advancing Canada's Interests Abroad at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. 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 politics, International history, U.S. foreign policy and relations with Russia; University of Toronto. Lawrence Martin, Public Affairs Columnist with the Globe and Mail. 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 News Anchor – Dave Woodard Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://megaphone.link/CORU8835115919

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Get ready, we are one day away from the Grey Cup partying getting fully underway in downtown Hamilton. Why are children in newcomer families in East Hamilton developing health issues like Type 2 diabetes? As we prepare to be awash with Grey Cup festivities, the ATU strike continues with neither the city nor the union ready to budge: what needs to be done here? Look, up in the sky: It’s bird! It’s a plane! It’s… some astronauts' toolbox, and it’s lost in space! But we should be able to see it from Earth. The meeting between Xi Jinping and Joe Biden is getting underway in San Francisco. Yesterday, Mayor Andrea Horwath released a statement regarding the ongoing strike by ATU Local 107. Now, we get response from Eric Tuck. Writing in the National Post, Kheiriddin says that it is only Trudeau’s vanity that is keeping the Carbon Tax alive. A new poll from Leger reveals what has been building up for some time: there is ‘widespread dissatisfaction” with our Prime Minister. Guests: Rick Zamperin, Host of Good Morning Hamilton as well as host of The 5th Quarter which follows every Tiger-Cats game on 900 CHML Dr. Sonia Anand, Associate Vice-President of Global Health at McMaster University Larry DiIanni, former Mayor of Hamilton Paul Delaney. Professor Emeritus in the Faculty of Science - Department of Physics & Astronomy at York University Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News Eric Tuck, President, Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 107 Tasha Kheiriddin, journalist, writer with National Post, GZERO media, and her Substack page ‘In My Opinion’; Author of The Right Path Andrew Enns, Executive Vice-President, Central Canada, for Leger 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 Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://megaphone.link/CORU8835115919

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Does Doug Ford and his government spend like Wynne’s Liberals? Are we almost at the end of the Liberal’s carbon tax saga? 14 different projects in the city were recognized at Hamilton’s 2023 Urban Design and Architecture Awards. Writing in The Sun, Sylvain Charlebois says that the economy is currently teaching tough lessons to younger generations. There is word that very soon, there will be no more limitations to grocery stores and convenience stores selling beer. What is a heat pump, and is it actually worthwhile as a way to stay warm in winter, amid debate over government-imposed pollution pricing? Global has uncovered stories of people connected to Iran's regime, operating in Canada in a similar way to how Xi Jinping's Chinese Communist Party operatives intimidate and interfere with Canadian citizens. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Franco Terrazzano, Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Federal Director. Jake Fuss, Senior Economist with The Fraser Institute. Daniel Perry, Consultant, Summa Strategies. Ken Coit, Director of Heritage and Urban Design for the City of Hamilton. Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, professor of food distribution and policy, and the director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University. Dr. Ian Lee, Associate Professor with the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University. Sarah Riddell (she/her), Policy Research, Associate, Clean Heat, with Efficiency Canada, an energy and policy tracker with the Sustainable Energy Research Centre at Carleton University. 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 McKay Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan News Anchor – Dave Woodard & Jen McQueen Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://megaphone.link/CORU8835115919