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WITH GUEST HOST BRENT LOUCKS
8:30 – The Honourable Eleanor Olszewski, Minister of Emergency Management and Community Resilience and Minister responsible for Economic Development Canada, recently visited Regina to share a funding announcement for Saskatchewan businesses using artificial intelligence to benefit our local economy. She joins Brent Loucks to discuss the importance of that announcement.
Listener Question: Do you think this is the best use of funding support for Regina businesses?
9:00 – As Saskatchewan and its businesses continue to grapple with what tariffs from the U.S. and China mean and the landscape of these tariffs continues to change, Brent Loucks welcomes Prabha Ramaswamy, CEO of the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce, to discuss the state of affairs facing Saskatchewan.
LQ: Let’s check in — how are tariffs impacting you?
9:30 – With a tentative agreement reached in the Air Canada flight attendant labour dispute, Brent Loucks welcomes Steven Seiferling, labour and employment lawyer, managing and founding lawyer of Seiferling Law in Saskatoon, to break down what this agreement looks like and why this was a tricky dispute to navigate.
10:00 – As we prepare for the busy back-to-school season, students are heading back to post-secondary classrooms as well. With high demand for tradespeople since COVID-19, Brent Loucks chats with Dr. Larry Rosia, president and CEO of Saskatchewan Polytechnic, about what the year might hold, how enrollment is looking for the fall and its recent layoff notices.
LQ: Have you noticed an uptick in need for tradespeople over the past few years?
10:30 – A Swift Current couple is currently in Texas as Danny Fehr fights for his life after a devastating rattlesnake bite and cardiac arrest late last month. What sorts of dangers could be slithering outside right here at home in Saskatchewan? Sheri Monk, a biology student and journalist living in Medicine Hat with ties to Saskatchewan joins Brent Loucks to talk about prairie snakes and their dangers.
LQ: What’s the coolest snake you’ve ever encountered or seen?
10:45 – After Premier Scott Moe’s announcement to upgrade Grain Millers Drive, Brent Loucks connects with 980 CJME reporter, Gillian Massie, to get the details.
LQ: Are you excited about this announcement or do you feel this is falling a bit flat?
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11:30 – Mining is a huge part of our provincial economy in Saskatchewan. It’s a necessary industry, but there are some environmental concerns that can be raised with certain aspects of the industry. Dr. Morgane Desmau, researcher at the University of Moncton, former staff scientist at the Canadian Light Source, is working to make mining more sustainable. She joins Brent Loucks to drill into her research into cleaning contaminated waters in colder climates.
12:00 – After the news that BHP has pushed back its timeline for its completion of the Jansen mine, Brent Loucks speaks with Paul Martin, Saskatchewan business commentator and expert.
LQ: Does the news that the BHP Jansen mine has been pushed back concern you?
