Show Segments

8:30 – With the increase in COVID-19 cases, the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is enacting its surge plan to meet the expected demand for COVID-19 patients in the next two weeks. The plan will see staff moved into COVID-19 care from other areas, meaning less-essential services will slow down. Dr. Susan Shaw, Chief Medical Officer with the Saskatchewan Health Authority, joins Gormley to discuss how the surge plan is affecting healthcare in Saskatchewan, and what other changes we can expect in coming days and weeks.

LIVE: Dr. Susan Shaw, SHA Chief Medical Officer.

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

10:00 – Some Canadians may receive the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in coming months, but will those vaccinations be enough to protect our most vulnerable? Toronto Sun Columnist Brian Lilley says the first round will arrive later in Canada than other countries, and will only cover about 8% of our population by March. If the goal is to vaccinate all our seniors and healthcare workers, Lilley says we’ll fall far short, despite Trudeau’s rosy words, as Canadians over 70 represent 12.5% of the population.

LIVE: Brian Lilley, Toronto Sun columnist.

11:00 – As the world prepares for the COVID-19 vaccine, many individuals and groups are announcing their intention to avoid the injections. This raises a long-standing debate in the field of bioethics: should vaccines be mandatory, and can those who do not get vaccinated be barred from certain activities? Another ethical question raised by the coronavirus pandemic is whether those who flout and refuse to abide by public health orders should be given lower priority within our healthcare system. To discuss the ethical dilemma, John is joined by Dr. Arthur Caplan, bioethicist at New York University.

LIVE: Dr. Arthur Caplan, Professor of Bioethics in the Department of Population Health at New York University Langone Medical Center.

12:00 – Alexis Kolody says she was sexually assaulted in 2017 after falling asleep at a party, and asked the courts to lift the automatic publication ban on her identity because she wants to help end the stigma around sexual assault and let others to know it’s alright to speak about what happened to them. Her alleged attacker appealed his conviction and a new trial was ordered, but the case made its way to Canada’s supreme court on Friday, where the order for a new trial was struck down. The case is now back with Saskatchewan’s Court of Appeal, and Kolody joins Gormley to discuss how the lengthy court battles have affected her.

LIVE: Alexis Kolody, sexual assault survivor.