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Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson:

Burlington Ward 3 City Councillor Rory Nisan weighs in on his comments regarding strong mayor powers. Florida’s Social Media ban for ages under 14. What does social media do to the adolescent mind, and do the concerns of Florida republicans make sense? A senior Bank of Canada official says the need to improve productivity has reached an emergency level as the economy faces a future where inflation(opens in a new tab) may be more of a threat than in the past few decades. In a new piece for the National Post, Tasha Kheiriddin looks at the contrast between public safety standards in Japan and those we have in Canada. What has been the fallout from Ontario’s budget since it dropped roughly 24 hours ago? Restaurants being hit by a more frugal market. How do they navigate this territory? In a document titled Gambling Policy Framework, the Toronto-based Centre for Addiction and Mental Health also calls on the Ontario government to limit overall gambling availability, introduce mandatory safeguards, enhance prevention and education efforts, and develop and implement a provincial gambling strategy, among other recommendations. Canada’s inquiry into foreign interference will begin two weeks of public hearings on Wednesday, a day after Ottawa joined its Five Eyes allies in blaming China for widespread cyberattacks that U.S. officials have said targeted politicians and Beijing’s critics.

Guests:

Rory Nisan, Deputy Mayor (Environment), Regional and City of Burlington Councillor, Ward 3

Dr. Sandra Bosacki, Professor in the Faculty of Education at Brock University and Director of Brock’s Theory of Mind in Education (ToME) Lab

Colin Mang, Assistant Professor of Economics, at McMaster University

Tasha Kheiriddin, journalist, writer with National Post, GZERO media, and her Substack page ‘In My Opinion’; Author of ‘The Right Path.’

Colin D’Mello, Queen’s Park Bureau Chief, Global News

Marvin Ryder, Professor with the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University

Nigel Turner, Independent Scientist, Institute for Mental Health Policy Research, CAMH

Steven Chase, Senior Parliamentary Reporter, The Globe and Mail

Host – Scott Thompson

Content Producer – William Erskine

Technical/Podcast Producer – Ben Straughan

Podcast Co-Producer – Tom McKay

News Anchor – Dave Woodard & Jen McQueen

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