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Good Morning Hamilton with host Rick Zamperin is where you learn about the biggest stories of the day and how they impact you.
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Aug 29, 2023 • 55min
In what state is Ontario's education system and its students?
The Good Morning Hamilton Podcast w/ Scott Radley:The Hamilton Tiger-Cats and the Hamilton Steel Workers Area Council are teaming up for Operation Backpack 2023.GUEST: Darren Green, President, Hamilton Steelworkers Area Council-It’s Welcome Week at McMaster University! How are things going with the move in and are there students that are struggling with housing?GUEST: Abigail Samuels, Vice President Education with McMaster Student Union-With the school year about to begin, what should we know about education spending in this province?GUEST: Jay Goldberg, Ontario & Interim Atlantic Director, Canadian Taxpayers Federation -A new study from the Angus Reid Institute found that two-in-five Canadians (43%) say that parents should be informed and must give consent if a child wants to change how they identify.GUEST: Dave Korzinski, Research Director, Angus Reid Institute-The Toronto Sun has reported that Kayla Lemieux will be teaching at a Hamilton school.GUEST: Puneet Tiwari, Senior Partner at Levitt Sheikh LLP-Autoworkers at GM, Ford and Stellantis have voted to authorize strikes.GUEST: Dr. Ian Lee, Associate Professor with the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University-The now Brantford Bulldogs have started training camp!GUEST: Matt Turek, GM, Brantford Bulldogs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 28, 2023 • 47min
Should we be surprised 99% of Hamilton's transit workers support striking if negotiations stall?
The Good Morning Hamilton Podcast w/ Scott Radley:If negotiations stall with the city, 99% of the transit workers support a strike. What’s the latest? GUEST: Eric Tuck, President of ATU Local 107-Six months ago, a dairy farmer from from Ontario posted a video about how much milk was lost due to government regulations. But not only was the video deleted but there’s been no update since. ALSO: Subway has been bought. GUEST: Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, ‘The Food Professor’, Professor of food distribution and policy, and Director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab, Dalhousie University-A big meeting was held in the city’s north end due to the encampment/tiny shelters location. Scott Radley was present and heard Lorraine Philip, a local resident speak. She joins us to delve into her thoughts further. GUEST: Lorraine Philip, Hamilton Resident who was at the meeting on Saturday-Canadian banks are facing more pressure to support victims of wildfire, climate change.GUEST: Marvin Ryder, Professor with the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University-Governor General Mary Simon racked up at least $2.7 million in travel expenses in 2022, her first calendar year on the job according to the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.GUEST: Franco Terrazzano, Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Federal Director-On September 24th, the JDRF SunLife Walk to cure Diabetes will take place. GUEST: Miriam Dos Anjos, Senior Development Officer, JDRF Sun Life Walk to Cure Diabetes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 25, 2023 • 41min
MPP disappointed in city councils stance on the Greenbelt!
The Good Morning Hamilton Podcast w/ Scott Radley:A local MPP finds that the city council stance on the Greenbelt is disappointing. GUEST: Donna Skelly, MPP Flamborough-Glanbrook.-A letter to Ward 2 Councillor Cameron Kroetsch and Mayor Horwath by LiUNA! Talks about their concerns for the planned HATS site. GUEST: Victoria Mancinelli Director Public Relations, Marketing, Strategic Partnerships, LiUNA-With an upcoming school year, comes back to routine and germs. With concerns of COVID cases rising, what should parents do?GUEST: Dr. Andrew Park, President, Ontario Medical Association.-There has been push back against Disney’s upcoming Snow White film. Rachel Zegler who will play the titular character has come out saying that this movie will have her character “not be saved by a prince” and that “it’s not 1937 any more”. But this was Disney’s first film, the one that launched the House of Mouse empire. Shoudl this film be shelved?GUEST: Ryan McCormick, Goldman McCormick Public Relations.-The Ti-Cats take on the BC Lions this weekend! GUEST: Andy Fantuz, Analyst, Ticats Audio Network-McMaster’s football season is kicking off this weekend and new to the CHML coverage team is Steve Clark and Pete Dyakowski! GUESTS: Stephen Clark and Peter Dyakowski, play by play announcers for the McMaster Marauders broadcasts on 900CHML. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 24, 2023 • 47min
How can the city handle the cash crunch that’s incoming?
The Good Morning Hamilton Podcast w/ Scott Radley:How can the city handle the cash crunch that’s incoming? GUEST: Tammy Hwang, Councillor, Ward 4, City of Hamilton-Could Burlington become a part of a ‘mega city’? GUEST: Marianne Meed Ward, mayor, City of Burlington.-The Chief of staff for the Housing Minister has resigned amid the Greenbelt scandal. GUEST: Colin D’Mello, Queen’s Park Bureau Chief, Global News. -SUMMER CRUISIN’: Winona’s Peach Festival returns! GUEST: Brittanie Bramer, Winona Peach Festival-This weekend will mark the 80th anniversary of the HMCS Haida. GUEST: Andy Barber, Royal Canadian Navy veteran, HMCS Haida -There’s been a lot of news in regards to Russia’s spacetrip as well as India’s attempt and landing close to the south pole of the Moon. Dr. Elaina Hyde joins Scott to talk about this further. GUEST: Dr. Elaina Hyde, Director Allan I Carswell Observatory, Department of Physics & Astronomy, York University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 23, 2023 • 48min
Hamilton’s bus union set to hold strike vote as talks stall!
The Good Morning Hamilton Podcast w/ Scott Radley:A strike vote is set to be held by Hamilton’s transit workers as talks stall. GUEST: Eric Tuck, President of ATU Local 107-Are we in a recession or are we still okay? If we haven’t hit a recession yet, could we dodge one? GUEST: Marvin Ryder, Professor with the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University-A new survey from Shift Collab run by Angus Reid shows that there’s immense internal pressure for young Canadians to achieve marital milestones. GUEST: Megan Rafuse, therapist turned CEO of Shift Collab.-For National Cinema Day, you can go and see a movie for $4! GUEST: Nuria Bronfman, Executive Director, Movie Theatre Association of Canada.-A new study into academic integrity shows that there are growing, alarming trends. 40% of students have witnessed other students cheating using AI tools. GUEST: Noreen Golfman, Advisory Board member of Studiosity, retired professor and provost, Memorial University-The Knicks are suing the Raptors, accusing the team of using an ex-Knicks employee as a ‘mole’ within their organization. GUEST: Mike Naraine, Associate Professor, Sports Management, Brock University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 23, 2023 • 8min
Ontario's Supercrawl to absorb shortfalls in funding with increasing demand for government grants
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Aug 22, 2023 • 45min
Hamilton school bus routes staffed for September
The Good Morning Hamilton Podcast w/ Scott Radley:With the school year fast approaching, it’s been announced that all bus routes have been staffed. Guest: Dawn Danko, Chair, Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board-Supercrawl is facing a funding crunch for it’s summer event. GUEST: Tim Potocic, Co-owner, Sonic Unyon Records, Supercrawl Productions, Because Beer Festival, Mills Hardware, Bridgeworks-A new study from the Fraser Institute tracks the total tax bill of the average Canadian and comparies it with other expenses like housing and food. GUEST: Jake Fuss, Senior Economist with The Fraser Institute-Can the government revive it’s message for the middle class? GUEST: Tim Powers, Chairman of Summa Strategies and Managing Director of Abacus Data-Telling Tales Festival is less than a month away. What is new for this year? GUEST: Heather Kanabe, Executive Director who will be representing Telling Tales.-Concert ticket prices can be so expensive. Is there any way any more to get them for a better price? Guest: Eric Alper, Publicist and music commentator Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 22, 2023 • 6min
Hamilton school board 'cautiously optimistic' there's enough bus drivers for school start-up
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Aug 21, 2023 • 45min
Encampment protocol has been approved by council!
The Good Morning Hamilton Podcast w/ Scott Radley:Despite concern from some residents, the encampment protocol has been approved by council. To chat about the encampment protocol and development in the city, Michelle Baird joins Scott.GUEST: Michelle Baird, Director of Housing, City of Hamilton-An opposition MP and public health experts are echoing a medical journals call for a public inquiry into the pandemic response. GUEST: Thomas Tenkate, Professor at the School of Occupational & Public Health with Toronto Metropolitan University University-It wasn’t that long ago that Meta blocked news articles from their site. Now the Canadian government is asking Meta to lift the ban so articles about the wildfire situation can be shared. GUEST: Carmi Levy, Technology analyst & journalist-Have you heard of the app Temu? This app promotes its users to shop like ‘a billionaire’. But is there some ethical concerns with this app? GUEST: Bruce Winder, Retail analyst, Author or ‘Retail Before, During & After COVID-19’.-A new album has been released by Hamiltonian classical guitarist Emma Rush! GUEST: Emma Rush, classical guitarist-Disco is back, baby! An event that will help Welcome Inn will be taking place this week at Pier 8 alongside Hammer City Roller Derby. GUEST: Tara-Kay Palermo with the Hammer City Roller Derby Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 18, 2023 • 41min
Hamilton remembers World War II veterans
Saturday marks the 81st anniversary of the World War II Raid on Dieppe. A court case in Ottawa has sparked debate about whether secretly recording an intimate encounter that was consensual is sexual assault. The Public Health Agency of Canada says COVID-19 activity is increasing. A professor at Carleton University made a remarkable discovery while studying 500-year-old religious writings in England. Trudeau cabinet ministers have been told to find $15 billion in spending cuts. And it is opening day at the CNE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices


