Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
8:30 – Canada is expecting to post a $381-billion deficit in 2021, according to a fiscal update provided yesterday by Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland. National Post Columnist John Ivison says Canada’s economy is in a fragile state, and Canadians aren’t confident that the economic stimulus meant to help the nation recover from COVID-19 will be well-invested. Ivison joins Gormley to share his thoughts.
LIVE: John Ivison, National Post columnist.
8:45 – Philip Cross, economist and senior fellow with the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, says it’s hard to have a positive outlook on financial measures that have so far been poorly-targeted, unnecessarily expensive, and possibly very damaging to long-term growth. Cross joins Gormley to share his thoughts on Minister Freeland’s fall economic update, which was presented on Monday.
LIVE: Philip Cross, senior fellow with the Macdonald-Laurier Institute and former economist with Statistics Canada.
9:00 – The Hour of the Big Stories… Open Session
10:00 – How are police enforcing the COVID-19 public health orders in Regina? We’ll find out the answer and more when we catch up with Regina Police Chief Evan Bray. Got a question for the chief? Call or text 1-877-332-8255.
LIVE: Evan Bray, Regina Police Chief.
12:00 – Alan Doyle, the Newfoundland singer known as the frontman for Great Big Sea, has recently completed his third book, “All Together Now: A Newfoundlander’s Light Tales for Heavy Times.” In the book, Doyle says he presents a social gathering in the form of a book, creating “a virtual Newfoundland pub” where cheery clamour reigns and everyone is champing at the bit to share their favourite tales. Doyle joins Gormley to tell us more about the new book.
LIVE: Alan Doyle, singer, songwriter, and author.
