Show Segments

8:30 – Michael Taube, Washington Times Contributor and Former Speechwriter for Prime Minister Stephen Harper joins Gormley to discuss what the U.S. election outcome could mean for Canada.

LIVE: Michael Taube, Troy Media Columnist, Washington Times Contributor and Former Speechwriter for Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

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

10:00 – Saskatchewan’s two major universities are both home to branches of the Confucius Institute, an organization promoting educational partnerships through the Chinese Ministry of Education. With China providing funding, teachers, and educational materials, many have criticized the Confucius Institute for their influence over academic freedom, the potential for espionage, and concerns that the view of China presented is selective and politicized. With China currently holding two Canadians hostage and filling concentration camps with minorities, should Canadian universities have any association with the vile communist regime ruling China? John catches up with Darcy Marciniuk and Dave Button, spokespeople for the Confucius Institutes at the U of S and U of R.

LIVE: Darcy Marciniuk, Associate Vice-President Research at USask and Chair of the USask Confucius Institute Management Committee.

LIVE: Dave Button, Vice-President (Administration) with the U of R and Chair of the Confucius Institute.

11:00 – The Fifth Line Foundation and the NHL Foundation have committed $1.2 million to make the Talk Today mental health awareness and suicide prevention program available to all players across the Canadian Junior Hockey League. We hear from President of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League and Fifth Line Foundation board member Bill Chow about what this funding means for the league and its players.

LIVE: Bill Chow, President of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League and Fifth Line Foundation board member.

12:00 – The COVID-19 pandemic has more Canadians thinking about the high cost of prescription drugs. According to a new report from the Angus Reid Institute, one in four Canadian households are struggling to keep up with prescription costs, and support for a national pharmacare plan has near-universal support. But while 82% of those surveyed would be alright with a wealth tax on incomes over $250,000 to fund a national plan, only 53% would support a plan funded by a 1% increase in the middle-class tax bracket, indicating support for pharmacare might hinge on someone else picking up the tab. Angus Reid Research Director David Korzinski joins Gormley to tell us more.

LIVE: David Korzinski, Research Director at the Angus Reid Institute.