8:30 – The new look Canadian passport is not winning anyone over with its design. The removal of historic moments and great Canadians that are replaced with simple images of pumpkin patches and bears in a forest. Howard Anglin, Former Deputy Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Stephen Harper joins Gormley to discuss why the new passport falls flat and is too boring.
LIVE: Howard Anglin, Former Deputy Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Stephen Harper and postgraduate researcher in constitutional law at the University of Oxford.
9:00 – Hour of the Big Stories…open lines
10:00 – The world’s largest fertilizer producer Nutrien has slowed down potash expansion. Even with successful upgrades of technology to help in mining operations. We go to Chris Reynolds, Executive Vice President & President of Potash for Nutrien to explain what is happening with potash in this province.
LIVE: Chris Reynolds, Executive Vice President & President of Potash for Nutrien.
11:00 – Canada’s safer supply program is actually fueling the new opioid crisis. The idea is to provide a safe place for drug addicts to use. This is supposed to help reduce overdoses and save lives. That has not been the case as Adam Zivo, columnist for the National Post looked into the numbers of the safer supply program and joins Gormley to share the details.
LIVE: Adam Zivo, Columnist for the National Post
12:00 – There are more than 4,000 charities and non-profits active around Saskatchewan, and we’re featuring some of the great people doing great work in this province during our new segment called “The Best of Saskatchewan.” In this week’s feature, we’ll check in with Regina Food for Learning.
LIVE: Lin Gennutt,Executive Director for the Regina Food for Learning