Four Sask. players named to Canada world junior hockey championship team
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Berkly Catton, Brayden Yager, Caden Price and Tanner Howe were all named.
8:30 – The Saskatchewan government’s challenge against the federal carbon tax gets underway Wednesday in Regina, as the province asks the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal to declare the tax unconstitutional. A number of groups have standing in the case, including the David Suzuki Foundation, Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation, and the B.C. government, all of whom are expected to side with the federal government. John is joined by Prof. Dwight Newman, law professor and constitutional law expert, to help analyze the legal battle and Saskatchewan’s chances.
LIVE: Dwight Newman, Professor of Law and Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Rights in Constitutional and International Law at the University of Saskatchewan.
9:00 – The Hour of the Big Stories… Open Session
10:00 – Some Canadian stores are removing self checkout machines, and many customers are celebrating the decision. A number of Canadian Tire locations in Toronto have removed the machines, as are some US-based grocery chains. Are you a fan of self checkout, or do you see it as the stores asking you to work for free? Do you ever use the self checkout lanes or will you wait a bit longer to deal with an actual person? Call in and let us know!
11:00 – Saskatchewan social media personalities Justin Reves and Greg Moore join the show for our regular Tuesday segment to talk about the hottest topics burning up their Facebook and Twitter feeds.
LIVE: Justin Reves and Greg Moore, social media personalities and co-hosts of The Justin and Greg Show.
12:00 – The Canadian Federation of Independent Business has released some new data on the eve of Saskatchewan’s constitutional challenge against the federal carbon tax. According to the CFIB, small firms will pay almost half of the carbon tax and receive just 7 per cent back. The challenge against the tax in Saskatchewan is also supported by 91 per cent of Saskatchewan small businesses. John is joined by Marilyn Braun-Pollon with CFIB to discuss their findings.
LIVE: Marilyn Braun-Pollon, CFIB vice-president of prairie and agri-business.