July 20 Show Segments

8:30 – The federal government announced Monday their plan for reopening the border.  August 9, 2021, Canada plans to begin allowing entry to American citizens and permanent residents, who are currently residing in the United States, and have been fully vaccinated at least 14 days prior to entering Canada for non-essential travel. On September 7, 2021, Canada will open its borders for the rest of the world, “provided that Canada’s covid-19 epidemiology remains favorable.” Dr. Laurie Trautman, Director of the Border Policy Research Institute at Western Washington University, joins Gormley to share her opinion on the border re-opening plan.

LIVE: Dr. Laurie Trautman, Director of the Border Policy Research Institute at Western Washington University

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

9:50 – Perrin Beatty, Canadian Chamber of Commerce president and CEO, says the upcoming border changes mark an important step forward, but still leaves the business community with a number of unanswered questions. Beatty joins Gormley to share his thought on the re-opening plan and what it means for business in Canada, especially our struggling tourism and hospitality sectors.

LIVE: Perrin Beatty, Canadian Chamber of Commerce president and CEO

10:00 – Ten years ago the New Democratic Party was elected to serve as the Official Opposition for the first time in its 50-year history, marking what would become known as the “Orange Wave.” At the time, Brad Lavigne was the national campaign director for the New Democratic Party. The now partner at Counsel Public Affairs and author of ‘Building the Orange Wave: The Inside Story of the Historic Rise of Jack Layton and the NDP’, joins John for a pre-election discussion to explore how the NDP could improve its position in Canadian politics.

LIVE: Brad Lavigne, Partner, Counsel Public Affairs; CBC Power Panelist; Author of ‘Building The Orange Wave’; Broadbent Institute Leadership Fellow

11:00 – Artificial intelligence is turning up in some unusual places, especially in the entertainment world. A recent documentary on the late, great Anthony Bourdain used AI to recreate his voice for voiceover work, which has many calling the filmmakers unethical. Meanwhile, 2020 saw a first in the music industry, with a Eurovision-style song contest held to find the best computer-generated songs. Chad Jones is an AI expert, former Apple developer, and CEO of Push Interactions, and he joins Gormley to tell us about the brave new world artificial intelligence is creating.

LIVE: Chad Jones, AI expert and founder/CEO of Push Interactions

12:00 – A team of Saskatchewan filmmakers is hoping to scare the pants off of their audience in 20 minutes or less, and they’re ready to hit the ground running after a massively successful crowdfunding campaign. The team hit their $9,000 fundraising goal on Kickstarter in just 30 hours, and they’ve now raised more than $12,000 to fund the horror short, titled ‘The Druid’s Hand.’ Co-writer and director Mitch Oliver joins Gormley to tell us more about his made-in-Saskatchewan film project.

LIVE: Mitch Oliver, co-writer and director of ‘The Druid’s Hand’