Rent reduced for Riders, early budget items approved by Regina Council
7h ago
Council retroactively slashed $1.33 million in rent owed by the Roughriders.
8:30 – Yesterday, Gormley caught up with APAS VP Ian Boxall, who accused the Province of throwing producers under the bus and blaming our deficit on large payouts from crop insurance despite crop insurance accumulating a large surplus over previous years. Finance Minister Donna Harpauer and Agriculture Minister David Marit both fired back in a letter saying the comments from APAS were “offensive” and calling for a retraction. Harpauer joins Gormley to respond to Boxall’s comments and explain just how crop insurance factors into provincial finacnes.
LIVE: Donna Harpauer, Saskatchewan Finance Minister
9:00 – Bugsday… The Hour of Rage!
10:00 – According to a new report from the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, inflation is here to stay, and Ottawa’s policies are making things worse. Economist Philip Cross authored the report, and he joins Gormley to tell us more.
LIVE: Philip Cross, senior fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute and former economist with Statistics Canada
10:15/10:30 – Should Canada lower its voting age? We’ve done it before in 1970, when the voting age was dropped to 18 from 21. Now, a group of children is children have filed an application at the Ontario Superior Court of Justice to challenge the voting age. Do you think lowering the voting age is a good idea, or are children not politically literate enough to help choose our governments? Call 1-877-332-8255 and join the conversation!
11:00 – Federated Co-operatives Ltd. is making a big move by acquiring 181 Husky retail fuel sites across Western Canada, the largest retail purchase in the company’s history. CEO Scott Banda joins John to tell us what went into the decision and what this means for the future of Co-op.
LIVE: Scott Banda, FCL CEO.
11:15 – A Georgia judge, in a moment of humour, wrote a one-page decision banning ‘Elf on the Shelf’ from Cobb County. The Christmas trend began in 2005, and has since become an annual tradition in many homes. But according to Judge Robert Leonard II, the decision was “a gift to tired parents” who are tired of staying up late and thinking of creative places for their “elf” to appear and to children who get distressed when the elf doesn’t move. Do you have an elf on your shelf at home? Is it a fun tradition, or a bit of a burden? Call 1-877-332-8255 and let us know!