Canada holding short of joining push to speed up Ukraine's NATO membership

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: It’s time for the Canada Day long weekend! Let’s find out what the City of Hamilton has in store for us. As reported in the Hamilton Spectator, less than five hours before he was charged with killing his mother, Daryl Buckle stood before a judge and explained the reason he spat on police officers with no provocation was because “a voice in [his] head told me that if I didn’t do it, [his] mother would be murdered.” While Ukraine’s counteroffensive advances, there is a push from some NATO members to speed up the process of getting Ukraine into their ranks. However, Anita Anand has stopped short of joining that call to action. We get an update on the events that took place at University of Waterloo this week, which saw a stabbing take place in a philosophy class focused on gender. In an attempt to foster better relationships with Italy, Mayor Andrea Horwath along with the city’s community partners will be visiting Racalmuto, Abruzzo, Palermo, and Rome from 3-14 July. The Federal Liberals wanting to wait until they have "full buy-in" from the other parties before they proceed with the next steps related to addressing foreign interference. Today, the Governor General Mary Simon announced thew new appointment to the Order of Canada, and among them is Hamilton's own Tom Wilson! Guests: Ryan McHugh, Manager of Tourism and Events with the City of Hamilton Jeff Manishen, Criminal Lawyer, Ross & McBride; Former Crown Attorney Aurel Braun, Professor of International Relations and a Senior Member of the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto Constable Andre Johnson, Public Information Officer with the Waterloo Regional Police Service Larry DiIanni. Former Mayor, Lobbyist, City of Hamilton Peter Graefe, Professor of Political Science with McMaster University Tom Wilson, Mohawk author, visual artist, and musician (LeE HARVeY osMOND, Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, Junkhouse), focus of the documentary film Beautiful Scars Host – Scott Thompson Content Producer – William P. Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer - Matt Taylor Podcast Co-Producer - Ben Straughan News Anchor – Dave Woodard & Jen McQueen Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://megaphone.link/CORU8835115919