August 18 Show Segments

8:30 – Yesterday, CPC Leader Erin O’Toole announced the Conservatives would implement a month-long break from GST this December, if elected, in order to “give families a break” and help small retailers recover after the pandemic. The proposal is getting mixed reviews from business groups and voters, and whenever public opinion is divided we put the question to you in one of Gormley’s patented Reality Checks: Is Erin O’Toole’s GST break a good idea? Call 1-877-332-8255 and add your vote to our poll!

REALITY CHECK: Is O’Toole’s month-long GST break a good idea?

9:00 – The Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce has released the results of its survey on vaccine passports and COVID-19 safety, with 43% supporting vaccine passports and 41% saying vaccine proof shouldn’t be required to enter businesses and public places. Chamber CEO Steve McLellan joins Gormley to discuss the results, and how businesses are keeping their employees and visitors safe this fall.

LIVE: Steve McLellan, CEO, Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce

9:15 – The Hour of the Big Stories… Open Session

10:00 – A group of Canadian historians is pushing back against the Canadian Historical Association’s claim that Canada’s history of violent and oppressive treatment of Indigenous populations “fully warrants our use of the word genocide” and claiming “there is a broad consensus on this point among historical experts.” According to an open letter signed by many leading historians, CHA does not speak for the majority of Canadian historians when it comes to the use of the term “genocide.” Saskatchewan history professor Dr. Jim Miller signed the open letter, and he joins Gormley to explain why.

LIVE: Jim Miller (PhD, OC), Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Saskatchewan

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12:00 – In about two weeks, kids will head back to school and many of them have spent the summer staying up later than usual and sleeping in. Kristal Miller, Certified Sleep Consultant and Behaviour Specialist with Element Sleep Consulting Saskatoon, joins Gormley to share tips on how to get the kids back into a sleep schedule and routine so they’re putting their best foot forward for class.

LIVE: Kristal Miller, Certified Sleep Consultant and Behaviour Specialist with Element Sleep Consulting Saskatoon