Sarah Mills: Floor crossing should be a choice between sitting as an independent or running in a byelection
Sarah Mills says floor crossing from any party in the House of Commons just one year into a mandate shouldn't be allowed...
8:30 – It’s a war of advertising as The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation (STF) and the provincial government are in contract talks for a new agreement. The STF is not impressed with the use of taxpayers’ money for billboards highlighting the average salary of their teachers. The Minister of Education, Dustin Duncan, joins Gormley to explain why the government decided to go with billboards during contract talks.
LIVE: Dustin Duncan, Minister of Education and MLA for Weyburn-Big Muddy.
9:00 – Hour of the Big Stories…open lines
10:00 – One of Canada’s most gifted storytellers Roy MacGregor, has a new book called “Paper Trails From the Backwoods to the Front Page, a Life in Stories.” Looks at his career as a journalist sharing the stories behind the stories. He joins Gormley to discuss the journeys he took to find those rare stories throughout Canada.
LIVE: Roy MacGregor, bestselling author of “Home Team: Fathers, Sons and Hockey” and “Screech Owls Mystery series.” and longtime columnist for the Globe and Mail.
11:00 – Alaska Senator Dan Sullivan called out Canada not only for its failure to meet NATO’s spending commitment but also for its commitment to NORAD. This has made Trudeau come out to defend Canada’s military spending but does the Senator have a point that we should be meeting our commitment? Christian Leuprecht is a Professor in Leadership at the Department of Political Science and Economics for the Royal Military College. He joins Gormley to weigh in on Canada’s spending regarding NATO and NORAD.
LIVE: Christian Leuprecht, Professor in Leadership, Department of Political Science and Economics, Royal Military College and Munk Senior Fellow (Defence and security).
12:00 – Do you know how much public health care costs you? Most Canadians don’t see the value of their contributions to public health care. A new study from the Fraser Institute, “The Price of Public Health Care Insurance” found out Canadians’ average payment is in the thousands. Nadeem Esmail is a Senior Fellow at the Fraser Institute. He joins Gormley to explain how much Canadians pay for public health care.
LIVE: Nadeem Esmail, Senior Fellow of the Fraser Institute in the Health Care studies department.
