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Sep 2023
1h 16m

It’s Not A Law LCBO So Calm Down!

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The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson:

In case you hadn’t noticed, it’s Supercrawl weekend in downtown Hamilton! Scott witnessed a debacle at the LCBO last night that left him with a bad taste in his mouth and some questions about how things are being run. What happens when an employee or organization steps way outside the spirit of a policy, and enforces it to an over-the-top degree? Taking a look at the Conservative convention might not yield too much that is lively… a new logo? Hm! …but seeing Liberal Environment Minister Stephen Guilbeault “crash” the party? Why did Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin skip out on the G20 summit in India? A public inquiry into foreign interference is finally taking shape! It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast!

Guests:

Tim Potocic, Co-owner, Sonic Unyon Records, Supercrawl Productions, Because Beer Festival, Mills Hardware, Bridgeworks.

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

Oksana Kishchukm, Director, Strategy & Insights at Abacus Data.

Elissa Freeman, PR and Pop Culture Expert.

Nik James Nanos CMC FCRIC Chief Data Scientist and Founder, Nanos Research.

Elliot Tepper, Emeritus Professor of Political Science with Carleton University.

Peter Graefe, Professor of Political Science with McMaster University.

Duff Conacher, Co-Founder of Democracy Watch.

Scott Radley, Host of the Scott Radley Show and Columnist with the Hamilton Spectator.

Host – Scott Thompson

Content Producer – William Erskine

Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay

Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan

News Anchor – Dave Woodard & Jen McQueen

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