Neck guard sales jump after Sask. hockey player slashed by skate
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More adult players are now investing in the protective equipment.
8:30 – Saskatchewan’s Education Minister Dustin Duncan held a news conference Wednesday announcing new requirements for testing and isolation in schools, but did not go so far as to move schools to remote learning. While many expressed relief at the decision, it’s not sitting well with the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation who say “enhanced protections” are needed to continue in-person classes. Duncan joins Gormley to tell us about the decision and why he feels in-person learning is the best option even amid concerns around the Omicron variant of COVID-19.
LIVE: Dustin Duncan, Saskatchewan education minister
9:00 – The Hour of the Big Stories… Open Session
10:00 – The year ahead will hold some big challenges for Justin Trudeau and other federal leaders. Former MP Tom Lukiwski joins Gormley to share his thoughts on what 2022 will look like in federal politics, including the future of Erin O’Toole’s leadership, foreign affairs, environment, and more.
LIVE: Tom Lukiwski, former CPC MP representing Regina-Lumsden-Lake Centre from 2004-2015 and Moose Jaw-Lake Centre-Lanigan from 2015-2021
11:00 – With everyone working on their post-Christmas reading, we’re curious – what’s the most addictive book or series you’ve ever read? Call 1-877-332-8255 and recommend that book you just couldn’t seem to put down!
12:00 – With the Beijing Olympics less than a month away, there are concerns about the participation of transgender athletes in women’s competition, where those born biologically male may have a significant physical advantage. A new paper from the Macdonald-Laurier Institute titled “Fair Game: Biology, fairness and transgender athletes in women’s sport” attempts to find solutions to the tricky issue, and co-author Jon Pike, philosopher and former chair of the British Philosophy of Sport Association, joins Gormley to tell us how athletes can compete in the fairest field possible.
LIVE: Jon Pike, philosopher specializing in the ethics and metaphysics of sport at Open University UK, co-author of “Fair Game”