Terrebonne could hold the key to Liberal majority, if Carney plays cards right
Murray Wood considers the potential for a Liberal majority, depending on the outcome of the upcoming Quebec byelection.
8:30 – Premier Scott Moe is back in the province after joining Prime Minister Mark Carney on a major trade and investment mission to India. The trip resulted in multiple agreements being signed and trade relations expanding. Premier Scott Moe joins the show to talk about the results of the trip and the beginning of the spring sitting.
Listener Question: Do you think trade relations can be separated from national security issues? Can Saskatchewan trust India as a trade partner?
9:00 – Yesterday, the province unveiled the Patients First Health Care Plan — a province-wide strategy aimed at improving access and ensuring patients receive the right care in the right place at the right time. To help us understand what Saskatchewanians can expect, we’re speaking with Jeremy Cockrill, Saskatchewan’s Minister of Health.
LQ: Is access to health care better, worse as it was five years ago? Why?
9:30 – Evan goes to the phones to chat with listeners about what’s on their minds today. Call 1-877-332-8255.
10:00 – Rising tensions in Iran are starting to ripple through the global economy, and that could soon affect Canadians here at home. We’re already seeing the cost of oil jump on the world market with higher prices at the gas pump likely to follow. It could even have an impact at the grocery store. Paul Martin, Saskatchewan business commentator and expert, is keeping a close eye on these developments and joins us on the show to break it all down.
LQ: What would you do differently if energy or food prices keep rising—change your lifestyle, spend less, or find alternatives?
10:30 – We know that for many young people home ownership feels increasingly out of reach. Is this the result of treating homes as investments rather than places to live? Our next guest says decades of market-driven policy have deepened inequality, strained communities, and left Canadians competing against one another. To talk more about Evan chats with Jessica Barrett, award-winning journalist and author of No Place Like Home: The Missing Key to Our Housing Crisis.
LQ: Do you think housing should be treated like a public service — similar to health care — rather than a way to build personal wealth?
11:00 – It’s nearly spring, which means Saskatchewan producers are in the thick of calving season! Joining Evan straight from the farm is Quick Dick McDick, Saskatchewan farmer, comedian and YouTuber, he shares how the season is going for him right now and what else is keeping him busy on the farm.
LQ: How is the calving season going for you this year?
11:30 – We’d like to hear your stories from the farm! Are you calving? How are you getting ready for seeding? Do you have a farming story you’d like to share? Call 1-877-332-8255 to join the conversation.
12:00 – Evan revisits his conversation with Premier Scott Moe.
