Scott Thompson Show

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. Is this a policy flip-flop? 

Elissa Freeman weighs in on the first presidential debate. Did it go as predicted?  Guest: Elissa Freeman, Principal, Elissa PR Communications/ Columnist: Huffington Post, canada.com & PR Daily 

The first 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. Who won the debate? 

Trump vs Clinton – Tonight, the first of three debates between the two candidates takes place. What can we see?   Guest: Tom Clark, Chief Political Correspondent, Global News.    What do the candidates have to do to prepare for debates? What hurdles lie ahead for these candidates?   Guest: Aaron Kall, Director of Debate at the University of Michigan and editor/co-author of "Debating The Donald".  Guest: Bill Brioux. Blogger, TV Feeds My Family.   he Government of Ontario is holding sessions across the province to discuss how to combat systemic racism and discrimination. Tonight’s meeting will be here in Hamilton, where earlier this month there was a fire set at a local mosque and there was the 15 anniversary of the temple arson.   Guest: Michael Coteau, Minister of Children and Youth Services.

The Government of Ontario is holding sessions across the province to discuss how to combat systemic racism and discrimination. Tonight’s meeting will be here in Hamilton, where earlier this month there was a fire set at a local mosque and there was the 15 anniversary of the temple arson.   Guest: Michael Coteau, Minister of Children and Youth Services.

What do the candidates have to do to prepare for debates? What hurdles lie ahead for these candidates?   Guest: Aaron Kall, Director of Debate at the University of Michigan and editor/co-author of "Debating The Donald".

Trump vs Clinton – Tonight, the first of three debates between the two candidates takes place. What can we see?    Guest: Tom Clark, Chief Political Correspondent, Global News.

Kingston Police have quietly began offering a safe space for residents to buy, sell and trade their items through classified ads. The items can range from small CDs to furniture. Is there a need for this? Does online selling need to have a safe space set up in a public place?   Guest: Dave McCormack, Executive Vice President of Business Development, Investigative Solutions Network Inc   Black market dealers have emerged in the tech field and they have figured out a way of getting Canadian cellphone plans at almost half the regular price in many provinces.   Guest: Ian Lee. Sprott School of Business. Carleton University.   Real estate associations in Ontario are urging the province to not impose a foreign buyers tax. What are the implications of imposing a tax like this? Guest: Tim Hudak, CEO of the Ontario Real Estate Association.  Guest: Conrad Zurini, RE/MAX agent.

Real estate associations in Ontario are urging the province to not impose a foreign buyers tax. What are the implications of imposing a tax like this? Guest: Conrad Zurini, RE/MAX agent.

Black market dealers have emerged in the tech field and they have figured out a way of getting Canadian cellphone plans at almost half the regular price in many provinces.   Guest:  Ian Lee. Sprott School of Business. Carleton University.

Kingston Police have quietly began offering a safe space for residents to buy, sell and trade their items through classified ads. The items can range from small CDs to furniture. Is there a need for this? Does online selling need to have a safe space set up in a public place?   Guest: Dave McCormack, Executive Vice President of Business Development, Investigative Solutions Network Inc.

A poll by Mainstreet Research shows that the Liberals are trailing the Ontario PCs by 14 percentage points and that their best chance at retaining their majority government is if the leader Premier Kathleen Wynne resigns. Guest: Nour El-Kadri, Professor at the Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa. How can the Ontario Liberal government save their image when there are so many Ontarians angry over various issues?   Guest: Marc Gordon, marketer, expert, speaker. Companies are looking at whether they can create a device that can help police crackdown on drivers who choose to do drugs before getting behind the wheel. How big of an issue is this here? Guest: Dan Malleck. Health Sciences Professor, Brock University. Author: Try to Control Yourself: The regulation of public drinking in post prohibition Ontario. Hamilton police say they’ve raided an illegal marijuana dispensary in Hess but the owner of the dispensary says that marijuana will most likely be legal by the time he sees trial and that thi

Hamilton police say they’ve raided an illegal marijuana dispensary in Hess but the owner of the dispensary says that marijuana will mostlikely be legal by the time he sees trial and that this is a waste of resources. Guest: Clint Younge CEO of MMJ Canada.

Companies are looking at whether they can create a device that can help police crackdown on drivers who choose to do drugs before getting behind the wheel. How big of an issue is this here? Guest: Dan Malleck. Health Sciences Professor, Brock University. Author: Try to Control Yourself: The regulation of public drinking in post prohibition Ontario.

A poll by Mainstreet Research shows that the Liberals are trailing the Ontario PCs by 14 percentage points and that their best chance at retaining their majority government is if the leader Premier Kathleen Wynne resigns.   Guest: Nour El-Kadri, Professor at the Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa. 

A man’s body is being recovered at the Devil’s Punch Bowl this morning. Emergency crews were called at 7:35am for reports of a person spotted at the base. What do we know so far? Guest: Rick Zamperin, Assistant Brand Director for AM900 CHML, News Anchor. How are rope rescues accomplished?   Guest: Dan Kirvan, Regional Manager in Ontario for Raven Rescue. The SIU is investigating after two men were shot in the Annex in Toronto yesterday. The gunman was shot by a plain clothes Halton police officer who was ‘conducting surveillance in the area’. Guest: Ross McLean. Crime Specialist. Security Expert, Former Toronto Police Officer. rossmcleansecurity.com More than 19,000 students in PEI were evacuated from schools over a potential threat. What was going on and how were students notified? We speak with a student in Charlottetown.   Guest: Jason Chevrier, student at Holland College, Prince of Wales (Charlottetown) campus, former broadcaster. He’s gone from car racing to the paso doble. Oakville resident

He’s gone from car racing to the paso doble. Oakville resident and Indy Car driver James Hinchcliffe has been a part of the new cast of Dancing with the Stars and survived his first elimination night. He joined us to talk about why he did the show and his experience so far.   Guest: James Hinchcliffe, Indy Car driver and contestant on Dancing with the Stars.

The SIU is investigating after two men were shot in the Annex in Toronto yesterday. The gunman was shot by a plain clothes Halton police officer who was ‘conducting surveillance in the area’.   Guest: Ross McLean. Crime Specialist. Security Expert, Former Toronto Police Officer. rossmcleansecurity.com

A man’s body is being recovered at the Devil’s Punch Bowl this morning. Emergency crews were called at 7:35am for reports of a person spotted at the base. What do we know so far?   Guest: Rick Zamperin, Assistant Brand Director for AM900 CHML, News Anchor.

The Neville-Lake family is suing the Muzzo family after the crash that killed Daniel, Harrison, Milly and their grandfather. How often do victim's families sue the offender? Guest: Joseph Neuberger, Criminal Lawyer with Neuberger & Partners LLP. Donald Trump Jr is making waves again this week. He tweeted out an image of a bowl of skittles with the caption "If I told you three were poisoned, would you take any? That is our Syrian refugee problem.". You can find his tweet here:https://twitter.com/DonaldJTrumpJr/status/778016283342307328 Guest: Barry Kay, political science professor at Wilfrid Laurier University. kittles did respond to Trump Jr's tweet with "Skittles are candy. Refugees are people". Did they respond correctly? Marc Gordon, Marketer, Expert, Speaker. Could there be a 2nd Scottish Independence referendum? Nationalists are reviving the idea of another. Does Brexit play a role in this? Guest: Paul Hamilton, Associate Professor of Comparative Politics in the Department of Political Science, Br