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Jul 2024
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Half of Ontarians Support LCBO Union’s G...

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The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson:

New Leger poll suggests half of Ontarians support the union’s goals in the ongoing LCBO strike. The rumours of tensions between Trudeau government and Chrystia Freeland. Under Trudeau, the civil service in Canada has grown twice as fast as the population. We get into what you should know about insurance claims given the recent flash floods in Ontario. Did you participate in Amazon Prime Day? What to know about this big event for scammers. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast!

Guests:

Andrew Enns, Executive Vice-President, Central Canada, for Leger.

Paul W. Bennett is the Director of the Schoolhouse Institute, an Adjunct Professor of Education with Saint Mary’s University, and Chair of Research for ED Canada.

Muhammad Ali, Vice President with Crestview Strategies.

Kate Harrison, Vice Chair of Summa Strategies.

Daniel Ivans, RATESDOTCA insurance expert and licensed insurance broker.

Heather Exner-Pirot is a senior policy analyst at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute.

Joanne McNeish, Associate Professor of Marketing with Toronto Metropolitan University.

Aurel Braun, Professor of International Relations and a Senior Member of the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto.

Host – Scott Thompson

Content Producer – Jordan Armenise

Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay

Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan

News Anchor – Lisa Polewski

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