Show Segments

8:30 – Prime Minister Trudeau broke the Conflict of Interest Act when pressing then-AG Jody Wilson-Raybould to drop the prosecution of SNC-Lavain, according to Canada’s ethics watchdog Mario Dion in a report tabled Wednesday. Democracy Watch filed a complaint back in February arguing the same points, and the group’s co-founder Duff Conacher applauded Dion’s ruling, but said there’s still more to uncover. According to Democracy Watch, Dion’s report excuses the behavior of everyone but the PM on shaky grounds, and they’re considering launching a follow-up court challenge to review that aspect. Democracy Watch also called on the RCMP “to issue a full, public explanation before the election if they decide not to prosecute the PM for obstruction of justice.” Conacher joins Gormley now to discuss the latest bombshell in the SNC-Lavalin scandal.

LIVE: Duff Conacher, Co-founder of Democracy Watch.

9:00 – Bug’s Day: The HOUR OF RAGE!

10:15 – Today is the 50th anniversary of the start of Woodstock, the massive music festival held in New York during August of 1969. The festival has since become an icon of music, the ’60s, and hippie counterculture, and while many attempts have been made to duplicate the festival none have captured the magic of the original. We tracked down Lynne, who was at the festival as a 17-year-old girl from Montreal. She slept in a chicken coop, forgot her $18 ticket at home (but nobody ever asked her for it), danced with mud in her hair, and stayed up until seven in the morning to watch Jimi Hendrix perform. Lynne joins John now to talk about the experience, including the kindness and generosity she says was shown by everyone during the festival.

LIVE: Lynne, attended Woodstock as a 17-year-old in 1969.

10:30 – We just heard what Woodstock was like for those who experienced it firsthand, but how did a music festival become such an icon of the ’60s era? To discuss the festival’s 50-year legacy and its massive influence on music, politics, and culture, John is joined by Aidan Prewett, author of “Woodstock at 50: Anatomy of a Revolution.”

LIVE: Aidan Prewett, filmmaker and author of “Woodstock at 50”

12:00 – Bill Waiser, Saskatchewan historian and regular guest on the show, recently penned an essay outlining his father’s experience as a 31-year-old tanker during the Second World War. While most are aware of the massive D-Day invasion that kicked off the Normandy campaign in France, Waiser writes that many of the subsequent battles and engagements are all-but forgotten, including a battle his father participates in during August of 1944. Waiser joins the show to discuss his father’s experience and some of the overlooked battles of the Normandy campaign.

LIVE: Dr. Bill Waiser, Saskatchewan author and historian.