Show Segments

8:30 – A scoop by Blacklock’s Reporter shows federal staff were misquoting a study used to counter Prairie criticism of the carbon tax. According to Access to Information documents, federal staff discovered that they were misquoting the study in a confidential carbon tax “fact sheet” from the Department of Finance. The study, originally published in the Journal of Agricultural Economics, was said to have “found no evidence” that the carbon tax would have a meaningful effect on agricultural trade, but in reality it did find evidence of potential effects such as increased fuel and fertilizer prices. Tom Korski, managing editor for Blacklock’s, joins Gormley to discuss the error.

LIVE: Tom Korski, managing editor for Blacklock’s Reporter.

9:00 – Bug’s Day: The HOUR OF RAGE!

10:00 – Almost a month after our federal election, Canada remains deeply divided along east/west lines. Barry Cooper, a political science professor at the University of Calgary, says control of Western resources by Liberal/Laurentian Canada has defined Canadian politics and changed the face of conservatism in Canada. Cooper says the “21st-century conservatism” recognizes the importance of hydrocarbons and the oilsands to the economy, which is often rejected by Liberals and other progressive political factions. Cooper joins Gormley now to discuss why he believes Western resources have been the defining factor in Canadian politics since the days Pierre Trudeau, and give his thoughts on the current cries for western separation.

LIVE: Barry Cooper, professor of political science at the University of Calgary.

10:30/11 – Premier Scott Moe announced Saskatchewan’s Growth Plan for 2020-2030 this morning in Saskatoon. Moe stops by our studio to discuss the next decade of growth in Saskatchewan, how the government can support strong growth, and what challenges the province is expecting over the next decade.

LIVE: Premier Scott Moe

11:00 – Should we be worried about pictures of our kids turning up on social media? Do you take active steps to protect your children’s privacy, or do you share their pictures online freely? Many aren’t concerned at all, but according to Globe and Mail advice columnist David Eddie others are calling photos of kids shared without permission “digital kidnapping” and demanding it stop. So would you be worried if your child’s photo was shared online, or is this the reality we all live with in the social media era? Give us a call at 1-877-332-8255 and tell us what you think!

12:00 – In the spring of 2017, author and adventurer Adam Shoalts made a solo journey by canoe across nearly 4,000 km across Canada’s arctic, from Eagle Plains, Yukon to Baker Lake, Nunavut. Over four months, Shoalts faced the elements, weaving through ice floes, facing down bears and musk-ox, and paddling under the midnight sun. Shoalts joins Gormley now to discuss his adventure, which he’s described in his recently-released book “Beyond the Trees: A Journey Alone Across Canada’s Arctic.”

LIVE: Adam Shoalts, author of Beyond the Trees: A Journey Alone Across Canada’s Arctic.