As Russia prepares for military drills with China, India and others, Estonia is banning Russian tourists & encourages the EU to follow suit

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson:
Niagara Falls is making a play towards becoming Canada’s Music City, can it be done? Last second engine troubles has caused NASA’s Artemis I launch to be delayed. When is its next launch window and will this trip to the moon be ready in time? The federal government is investing $3.6 million in six infrastructure projects in Hamilton, including the redevelopment of Beasley Park. Russia is preparing to begin military drills with China, India and others. Meanwhile Estonia is banning Russian tourists and urging the European Union to do the same. There has been an increase in hate and harassment targeting journalist – particularly women, especially women of colour – in Canada. Elon Musk says Tesla Motors is focused on having self-driving vehicles on the road by the end of the year. Across the nation, Canadian politicians – current and former, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau – have denounced an incident in Alberta during which Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland appeared to have been verbally harassed on Friday. As the Ukrainian military begins counter-offensive in the South, we ask if the tide is turning in the war in Ukraine or if this is a risky gamble. The Beer Store says it now has more than 250 locations on SkipTheDishes after expanding its pandemic pilot project. It is all coming up on today’s edition of Hamilton Today.
 
Guests:
Jim Diodati, Mayor, Niagara Falls
Paul Delaney, Professor of Astronomy, York University
Ryan McHugh, Manager of Tourism & Events, City of Hamilton
Meredith Leonard, Senior Curator of Learning and Interpretation, City of Hamilton
Cynthia Graham, Manager of Landscape Architectural Services, City of Hamilton
Elliot Tepper, Emeritus Professor of Political Science with Carleton University
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
David Booth, Senior Writer/Postmedia Driving, driving.ca
Tim Powers, Chairman of Summa Strategies and Managing Director of Abacus Data
Christian Leuprecht, Professor at both the Royal Military College of Canada and Queen's University, and a Fellow at the Macdonald Laurier Institute
Bruce Winder, Retail Analyst & Author, ‘Retail Before, During & After COVID-19’
Host – Scott Thompson
Content Producer – William Webber
Technical/Podcast Producer - William Webber
Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan
News Anchors – Diana Weeks & David Woodard
Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://omny.fm/shows/scott-thompson-show

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson:

Niagara Falls is making a play towards becoming Canada’s Music City, can it be done? Last second engine troubles has caused NASA’s Artemis I launch to be delayed. When is its next launch window and will this trip to the moon be ready in time? The federal government is investing $3.6 million in six infrastructure projects in Hamilton, including the redevelopment of Beasley Park. Russia is preparing to begin military drills with China, India and others. Meanwhile Estonia is banning Russian tourists and urging the European Union to do the same. There has been an increase in hate and harassment targeting journalist – particularly women, especially women of colour – in Canada. Elon Musk says Tesla Motors is focused on having self-driving vehicles on the road by the end of the year. Across the nation, Canadian politicians – current and former, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau – have denounced an incident in Alberta during which Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland appeared to have been verbally harassed on Friday. As the Ukrainian military begins counter-offensive in the South, we ask if the tide is turning in the war in Ukraine or if this is a risky gamble. The Beer Store says it now has more than 250 locations on SkipTheDishes after expanding its pandemic pilot project. It is all coming up on today’s edition of Hamilton Today.

Guests:

Jim Diodati, Mayor, Niagara Falls

Paul Delaney, Professor of Astronomy, York University

Ryan McHugh, Manager of Tourism & Events, City of Hamilton

Meredith Leonard, Senior Curator of Learning and Interpretation, City of Hamilton

Cynthia Graham, Manager of Landscape Architectural Services, City of Hamilton

Elliot Tepper, Emeritus Professor of Political Science with Carleton University

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

David Booth, Senior Writer/Postmedia Driving, driving.ca

Tim Powers, Chairman of Summa Strategies and Managing Director of Abacus Data

Christian Leuprecht, Professor at both the Royal Military College of Canada and Queen's University, and a Fellow at the Macdonald Laurier Institute

Bruce Winder, Retail Analyst & Author, ‘Retail Before, During & After COVID-19’

Host – Scott Thompson

Content Producer – William Webber

Technical/Podcast Producer - William Webber

Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan

News Anchors – Diana Weeks & David Woodard

Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://omny.fm/shows/scott-thompson-show