Show Segments

8:30 – When Jaskirat Singh Sidhu’s logbook was examined after his deadly crash with the Humboldt Broncos bus, police found 70 provincial and federal logbook violations in the 11 days leading up to the crash, which would have been enough to take him off the roads for 72 hours. Some experts say logging violations are very common within the trucking industry, so how well is enforcement keeping up? Blair Wagar with the Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure joins John to discuss commercial vehicle enforcement in Saskatchewan.

LIVE: Blair Wagar, assistant deputy minister for the policy, planning and regulatory division of the Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure.

9:00 – The Hour of the Big Stories… Open Session

10:00 – A new study by the Fraser Institute looking ad education spending in public schools is facing some harsh criticism. The study found per-student spending in Canada’s public schools has increased 17.3 per cent over the past decade, and Saskatchewan saw the largest increase of any province at 36.4 per cent (after accounting for inflation). The study was criticized by the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation and the NDP, who said the study was deceiving and implied the province was overspending on education.

LIVE: Angela MacLeod, Senior Policy Analyst with the Fraser Institute and co-author of the institute’s report on education spending.

10:30 – Patrick Maze, president of the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation, says the province is under-spending on education due to revenue loss after tax cuts. Despite what the Fraser Institute suggests, Maze said there is a shortage of educational funding in the province and called for an increase in a recent opinion piece published in the Leader Post. Maze joins John to continue our discussion on education funding.

LIVE: Patrick Maze, president of the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation.

11:00 – A grade 9 student at a Moose Jaw’s collegiate reportedly had a confrontation with a teacher over his MAGA hat. According to the boy’s father, a teacher insulted the boy, tried to humiliate him in front of his class, and said the student “had the face of somebody he would want to punch.” The school is now looking into the incident, and the boy’s father joins John now.

12:00 – Ezra Levant of the Rebel Media is starting a legal battle with Alberta Premier Rachel Notley after Alberta’s elections commissioner recommended a fine of $5,500 against the Rebel for allegedly violating rules set out for third-party advertisers. The Rebel erected a billboard near Innisfail bearing the message: “40% of Grade 9 students failed provincial exams — Alberta can do better than David Eggen.” Levant has called the suggested fine “thuggish behavior” and warned that “Rachel Notley is coming to kill The Rebel!” Ezra joins John now.

LIVE: Ezra Levant, head of The Rebel Media.