March 15 Show Segments

8:30 – Canada’s Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says Canada will be sending oil to Europe, with details to be announced later this month. Is there a chance of more local oil production as a result of the war in Ukraine? What will the effects be for our energy sector and economy? To find out, John checks in with Saskatchewan’s Minister of Energy and Resources, Bronwyn Eyre.
LIVE: Bronwyn Eyre, Saskatchewan Minister of Energy and Resources

9:00 – Former Senator David Tkachuk joins John as we get ready for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s address to the Parliament of Canada, which is scheduled to begin at 9:15 a.m.
LIVE: David Tkachuk, former Senator representing Saskatchewan from 1993-2020

9:15 – Ukrainian President Volodmyr Zelenskyy is set to address the Parliament of Canada. We’ll carry his remarks live, and bring you up-to-the-moment analysis.

11:00 – Joseph Bourgault has announced he will be running for the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada. Bourgault is the CEO of Bourgault Tillage Tools and the Founder and President of a non-profit organization called Canadians for Truth. Bourgault was born and raised in St. Brieux, Saskatchewan, and he joins Gormley to discuss his platform and goals.
LIVE: Joseph Bourgault, CEO of Bourgault Tillage Tools, Conservative leadership candidate

12:00 – A book publisher is revitalizing a Ukrainian storybook that kept her entertained as a child, and raising funds for the Canada Ukraine Foundation at the same time. Lorene Shyba says her Babka used to read to her from “The Little Book” by Mykola Matwiczuk was originally published in 1932 and was used as part of the curriculum for Canadian-Ukrainian children in prairie schools. Containing poetry, parables, alphabet letters, and illustrations, Shyba says the book has been with her for her entire life. Now, she’s publishing a new edition of the book, with new translation, and donating the proceeds to the Canada Ukraine Foundation. Shyba joins Gormley to tell us more about the project.
LIVE: Dr. Lorene Shyba, publisher with Durvile Publications Ltd. in Calgary