Show Segments

8:30 – Is green technology the future backbone of Canada’s economy? In a piece for the Financial Post, Macdonald-Laurier Institute Senior Fellow Philip Cross says no. According to Cross, Canada’s “green sector” will not make a big contribution to the economy for a long time, and before that it will remain very costly when it comes to both taxes and power bills. Cross joins John now to discuss the issues with the “green economy.”

LIVE: Philip Cross, Munk Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute.

9:00 – Hug’s Day: The HOUR OF PRAISE!

10:00 – How do you stay financially sane throughout the holidays? Laurie Campbell with Credit Canada joins John to offer some helpful tips.

Laurie Campbell, CEO of Credit Canada Debt Solutions.

11:00 – The community of Moosomin rallied behind a refugee family who fled to Canada after Victor Santos witnessed the murder of a journalist in Honduras. Just in time for Christmsa, the Santos family received some wonderful news – the first part of their application to stay in Canada on humanitarian and compassionate grounds was accepted. World-Spectator Editor and Publisher Kevin Weedmark joins the show now to tell us more about this heartwarming Christmas story.

LIVE: Kevin Weedmark, Editor and Publisher of the World-Spectator.

12:00 – In 2008 Mike Merrill got the unique idea to sell shares in himself. The Los Angeles man divided himself into 100,000 shares and opened himself up for sale at $1/share. Now he’s got hundreds of shareholders who vote to make all of his major life decisions. Shareholders have voted on his romantic relationships, whether he should buy a car, and what colour to paint his house. Merrill joins John now to discuss his unique business model and how being publicly-traded has affected his life.

LIVE: Mike Merrill, the world’s first publicly-traded person.