Show Segments

8:30 – Jason Kenney is set to be Alberta’s next premier after a dominant victory in Alberta’s provincial election Tuesday night. Although not all the votes have been counted, the UCP were able to claim 63 of 87 seats for a majority government, while incumbent Rachel Notley’s NDP held the remaining 24. To help analyze Kenney’s big win, John is joined by Duane Bratt, political science professor at Calgary’s Mount Royal University.

LIVE: Duane Bratt, Professor of Political Science and Chair of the Department of Economics, Justice, and Policy Studies at Mount Royal University.

9:00 – Former Saskatchewan Premier (and sometimes guest co-host) Brad Wall joins the show to give his thoughts on Jason Kenney’s big win in Alberta.

LIVE: Brad Wall, former Sk. Premier.

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

10:00 – A federal judge has ordered Canada’s lobbying commissioner to reopen an investigation into Justin Trudeau’s trips to the private island of the Aga Khan in the Bahamas, after a request for a ruling by Democracy Watch. The complaint was initially dismissed in 2017 because the Aga Khan is not a registered lobbyist, but Democracy Watch argued he’s the director of a registered lobbying group (the Aga Khan Foundation) and pointed to nearly $30M contributed to the Foundation’s projects by federal agencies. In his decision, Justice Gleeson wrote that the initial ruling was “unreasonable” and “reflects a narrow, technical and targeted analysis that is lacking in transparency, justification, and intelligibility…” To help explain the case John is joined by Duff Conacher, Democracy Watch’s co-founder.

LIVE: Duff Conacher, Co-founder of Democracy Watch.

11:00 – It’s time for Saskatchewan’s Smartest Radio Listener! Powered by Freshii. Your chance for fame, acclaim and to prove just how smart you are. Not only do you get bragging rights, you’ll win a $50 gift card for Freshii.

12:00 – Tick season is beginning, and it’s got some worried about lime disease and other infectious diseases carried by the parasitic insects. There are also a number of myths about how to protect yourself (as well as pets and livestock) from ticks and how to safely remove them after a bite. To help clear up the myths, we’re joined by Brent Wagner, an expert on parasitology and animal science with the Western College of Veterinary Medicine at the U of S.

LIVE: Brent Wagner, animal science and parasitology expert at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine.