Sarah Mills: Is the west rethinking its relationship with Quebec?
Sarah Mills says U.S. President Donald Trump's attacks on Canada may be reshaping the attitudes of the west towards the ...
WITH GUEST HOST TAMARA CHERRY
8:30 – Broadcast journalist and co-founder of The Line, Matt Gurney, joins Tamara Cherry to talk recent political news, including the resignation of longtime Liberal campaign manager, Jeremy Broadhurst.
Listener Question: Does the Liberal party losing their long-time campaign manager mean it’s a loss ahead for them in the next election or non-confidence vote?
9:00 – Plastics are still being highly debated in Canada, with the question on the line of whether the federal government should be able to ban use of plastics across the country. As bans on plastic straws and bags are debated, Christa Seaman, vice president of plastics division with the Chemistry Industry Association of Canada, joins Tamara Cherry to break down the current plastic landscape in Canada.
LQ: Do you think the plastics ban can be reversed? Should it be?
9:30 – Open phones – Evan goes to the phones to chat with listeners about what’s on their minds today. Call 1-877-332-8255.
10:00 – The Round Table of Justice – Each and every Monday we invite experts in the law to pull up a seat and discuss the week’s biggest crime and justice stories. In today’s Round Table of Justice, Tamara Cherry is joined by Neil McArthur, director of the Centre for Professional and Applied Ethics at the University of Manitoba and Lindsay Lobb, director of operations for the Canadian Centre for Child Protection to discuss sextortion and online safety for children.
11:00 – AI is being applied in an ever-increasing number of different fields and industries. Researchers are now using machine learning to create a new recipe to make cheaper hydrogen — a greener fuel source to help transition away from fossil fuels. Jehab Abed, a researcher who led on this work as part of his PhD studies at the University of Toronto, joins Tamara Cherry to break down what this research could mean.
11:30 – A new digital heritage project is expected to be instrumental in building connections between Indigenous communities, researchers and institutions. Focusing on Cumberland House, Dr. Allyson Stevenson, assistant professor in the Department of Indigenous Studies at the University of Saskatchewan and Gabriel Dumont Institute Chair in Métis Studies, joins Tamara Cherry to explain this groundbreaking project.
12:00 – Kids have been back in the classroom for a week or so. If you’re thinking ahead at what sort of additional help your child might need to stay on track this year, Sheryl Harrow-Yurach, executive director of Foundations Learning, joins Tamara Cherry to highlight their Spark program and its need for volunteers, plus back-to-school for adults.
