The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson

Liberal MP Joel Lightbound broke rank today, speaking out about the PM’s divisive rhetoric and a call for a road map to end COVID restrictions across Canada. As you can imagine Scott is full of opinions! And in local news the Burlington 1st Port Nelson Scouts had a full trailer stolen, and they are fundraising to help replace that, link to the fundraiser below! Hamilton, as we are aware, faces a huge housing crunch. Ontario’s housing task force has made some recommendations but those would see a massive overhaul of zoning laws. Would it work? Are there other steps to take? Urban Research and Land Development expert Dr. Frank Clayton joins Scott for that. And of course we continue with more on the Olympics, the protests in Ottawa and across the country, and returning to life as normal.

Burlington 1st Port Nelson Scouts fundraiser page: https://1stportnelsonscouts.com/equipment-fundraising-campaign-can-you-help

Guests:

Blake Cornelius, Director of Human Resources with Lou’s Kitchen.

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.

Commissioner Colin Ballantyne of the 1st Port Nelson Scouts in Burlington, Ontario.

Dr. Frank Clayton, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Urban Research and Land Development, Ryerson University.

Phil Gurski, President of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting, Distinguished Fellow with the University of Ottawa’s National Security program, and former CSIS analyst.

Steve Milton, Journalist for The Hamilton Spectator.

Regina Bateson, Assistant Professor with the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Ottawa; executive communications for Women Also Know; Formerly of the U.S. State Department.

Michael Taube… he is a columnist for Troy Media and Loonie Politics, contributor to the National Post and Washington Times, and was a speechwriter to former Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

Dr. Timothy Sly, Epidemiologist and Professor Emeritus in the School of Population and Public Health with Ryerson University.

Lisa Radha Weaver, Director of Collections and Program Development with the Hamilton Public Library, Central Library: 55 York Blvd., Hamilton, Ontario.

Host - Scott Thompson
Content Producer –William Erskine
Technical/Podcast Producer - William Webber Technical/Podcast Co-Producer - Ben Straughan
News Anchors – Lisa Polewski, Dave Woodard
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