Show Segments

8:30 – Wexit Canada, a group aiming for western separation from Canada, has taken the first steps in becoming a registered party. Leader Peter Downing says they’ve filed their paperwork with Elections Canada and are intending “to do for Western Canada what the Bloc Quebecois does for Quebec.” Downing has also penned a letter to Alberta Premier Jason Kenney calling for a referendum on separation, though Kenney has said doesn’t support the idea. Downing joins Gormley now to discuss the group’s road to becoming an official party and what’s next for Wexit Canada.

LIVE: Peter Downing, party leader of Wexit Canada.

9:00 – The Hour of the Big Stories… Open Session

10:00 – SGEU took 12 unhappy members to the Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board this week, in an attempt to bar them from attending ratification meetings due to their protests against the union’s leadership and President Bob Bymoen. The board sided with the protesting members on Monday, which means they’ll be allowed to attend the ratification meetings in Saskatoon scheduled for Tuesday and today. SGEU had accused the members of creating “a threatening and hostile volatile atmosphere at meetings,” though the members argued they were asking legitimate questions and exercising their freedom of expression by wearing shirts bearing Bymoen’s image and the words “not my president.” Arlen Nickel is shop steward at the Regina Correctional Centre and one of the protesting members. He joins Gormley now to explain the dispute and share the latest details.

LIVE: Arlen Nickel, correctional officer and SGEU shop steward for the Regina Correctional Centre.

11:00 – It’s time for Saskatchewan’s Smartest Radio Listener! Powered by Urban Cellars. Your chance for fame, acclaim and to prove just how smart you are. Not only do you get bragging rights, you’ll win a $50 gift card for Urban Cellars.

12:00 – The Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation is promoting Saskatchewan Hunting, Fishing and Trapping Heritage Day on Nov. 15, and they’re encouraging everyone to wear their camo in celebration. The SWF says hunting, trapping, and fishing are enjoyed by 250,000 Saskatchewan residents each year, and generated more than $600,000,000 in the province in 2018. But are hunting, fishing, and trapping still popular with the younger, Millennial generations? SWF Executive Director Darrell Crabbe joins the show to discuss.

LIVE: Darrell Crabbe, executive director of the Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation.