The Good Morning Hamilton Podcast w/ Rick Zamperin:

Ward 2 councillor Jason Farr has come forward saying that the resident complaints about the encampments is not ‘NIMBYism”

GUEST: Jason Farr, City Councillor, Ward 2

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Ward 8 councillor John Paul Danko tweeted about how city staff are officially recommending an urban boundary expansion of 1310 hectares. He’s hopeful council will reject this. 

GUEST: John Paul Danko, Ward 8 Councillor, City of Hamilton

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Residents at a Stoney Creek highrise, fed up with their landlords, are protesting this weekend and calling on the city to take action to protect tenants. 

GUEST: Cristiano da Silva, a Stoney Creek tenant and ACORN member.

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The UN’s COP26 summit begins on Oct 31st and protests are planned for the event. How far have we come since the last summit and do the protestors have a point: have we done enough to combat the climate issues at hand? 

GUEST: Matthew Hoffman, professor in the Department of Political Science at University of Toronto and co-director of the Environmental Governance Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy

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A new study shows that the vast majority of those who earn minimum wage don’t live in low income households. 

Guest: Ben Eisen, senior fellow at the Fraser Institute and co-author of Who Earns the Minimum Wage in Canada?

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Spooky Segment: Why do we enjoy getting dressed up in costume or as characters at Halloween? 

GUEST: Gina Anki, Theatrix Costume House