Show Segments

8:30 – How were countries like South Korea, Taiwan, and Singapore able to effectively contain the COVID-19 outbreak while avoiding a total lockdown like we’re seeing in Canada? According to epidemiologist Dr. Timothy Sly, they took the lessons from the SARS outbreak more seriously than Canada did. He says these countries were better equipped and prepared, and had plans and procedures in place to immediately begin massive testing and contact tracing campaigns. Although they employed measures we might object to in the West such as tracking people’s movements using cell phone data, their economies didn’t suffer in the ways we’re seeing in Canada today. While Canada wasn’t well-prepared enough to launch a similar response, Dr. Sly says he hopes we learn our lesson from the current pandemic and spend what it takes to be better prepared in the future.

LIVE: Dr. Timothy Sly, epidemiologist and Professor in the Ryerson School of Occupational and Public Health.

9:15 – Justin Trudeau to speak from Ottawa [LIVE COVERAGE]

10:00 – There’s a lot of information out there for employers to keep track of during the COVID-19 outbreak, and it seems to change every day. Labour and employment lawyer Steve Seiferling joins Gormley to go over some of the things employers should know as they manage a workforce through the pandemic. Do you have a question for Steve? Call or text 1-877-332-8255.

LIVE: Steve Seiferling, labour and employment lawyer with Seiferling Law.

10:30 – The economic crash resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic spells bad news for small businesses. According to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, nearly a third of small businesses will close within the month without more government relief, and small business optimism now sits at an all-time low. Marilyn Braun-Pollon with CFIB joins Gormley to discuss the issues and what can be done to relieve the stress small businesses are feeling.

LIVE: Marilyn Braun-Pollon, CFIB vice-president, Western Canada & Agri-business

11:00 – With most of Canada locked down to prevent the spread of COVID-19, it all feels strange and new. Has there ever been a time like this in our history? If you ask Saskatoon City Archivist Jeff O’Brien, he’ll tell you that there are many similarities between what we’re seeing today and what things looked like during the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic. While much of the news coverage was overshadowed by WWI, O’Brien says Saskatoon got its first case on Oct. 15, 1918 and quickly shut down churches, schools, public meetings, schools, and all entertainments. People wore masks on the streets, and they saw many of the same concerns about staffing and capacity at healthcare centres as the city saw more than 200 cases. O’Brien joins Gormley to discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic compares to the pandemic of 1918.

LIVE: Jeff O’Brien, Saskatoon City Archivist.