Sarah Mills: For the optics of justice, certain crimes should mean jail for far longer than is served
Sarah Mills says convicted child killer Tammy Goforth should not be granted day parole this early into her sentence, whe...
8:30 – Violence in communities such as Pelican Narrows has renewed concerns about public safety in parts of northern Saskatchewan and raised questions about what additional tools governments have to respond when crime escalates. Robert Cameron is the Chief Marshal of the Saskatchewan Marshals Service, a new provincial law enforcement agency created to target serious crime, prolific offenders, and crime hotspots. He joins Evan on the show.
Listener Question: Was creating Saskatchewan’s new Marshals Service the right move, or should that money have gone to existing police forces?
9:00 – Several challenges are facing Canada right now: we’re in a “technical recession,” 51st-state talks have resumed, and Alberta separation talks haven’t slowed down. This is all while the CUSMA review lingers less than a month away. Brian Lilley, political columnist for the Toronto Sun, joins us now to discuss what you should be keeping an eye on in Ottawa and beyond our borders.
LQ: In your opinion, what’s the biggest challenge facing Canada right now?
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 – Do first-time offenders deserve a second chance? This is what Lisa Kerr, associate professor at Queen’s University’s Faculty of Law, explores in her Globe and Mail opinion piece about what Canada should do with rehabilitated offenders. Her piece argues that rehabilitation and personal transformation deserve more attention in our justice system.
LQ: Do you think a first-time offender deserves more leniency than a repeat offender? Why or why not?
10:30 – Open phones – Evan goes to the phones to chat with listeners about what’s on their minds today. Call 1-877-332-8255.
11:00 – Last week, Uber released a news release listing its most common lost items among passengers. While users in Ontario left behind a lot of items, Saskatoon and Regina were both in the top three of the most forgetful cities in Canada. Have you lost a special item before? Are you forgetful? How do you make sure important things like your phone and keys don’t go missing?
LQ: What was the most important thing you lost? Did you get it back? Are you forgetful? Call 1-877-332-8255 to join the conversation!
11:30 – Later this month, farmland owned by Monette Farms across Saskatchewan, Manitoba and British Columbia will be up for sale, in hopes of paying back the nearly $1B of debt it owes. André Magnan, a professor of sociology and social studies at the University of Regina with an interest in the sociology of agri-food systems, has been critical of the farm and thinks mega farms are likely to fail. He joins us now to discuss the latest news and what it could mean for farmland in Saskatchewan.
LQ: Is there such a thing as a farm becoming too big to manage effectively?
12:00 – Evan revisits his conversation with Robert Cameron, Chief Marshal of the Saskatchewan Marshals Service.
