Show Segments

8:30 – The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal will issue its ruling today in the province’s legal challenge against the federal carbon tax. Law Professor Martin Olszynski has been following the case closely at the University of Calgary, and he joins John to discuss the constitutional principles at work and what he’s expecting when we get the decision early this afternoon.

LIVE: Martin Olszynski, associate professor of law at the University of Calgary.

9:00 – The Ultimate Open Lines…

WTF:

Lise Merle, Founder of Socialite Media.

Tenille Lafontaine, Feisty, Frugal & Fabulous.

11:00 – Fire and Flower, an Alberta-based cannabis company, is buying up four licensed cannabis retailers in Saskatchewan from the Saskachewan-owned Prairie Sky Cannabis for $13M. The deal includes the “Jimmy’s Cannabis Shop” outlets in Battleford, Estevan, Martensville, and Moosomin. Professor Jason Childs, who studies the economics of cannabis legalization in Canada at the U of R, says independent retailers are struggling to get product on the shelves, and the industry is still experiencing a “gold rush” mentality which sees more people taking risks in the anticipation of a big payoff. Childs joins John now to discuss the future of cannabis retail.

LIVE: Jason Childs, associate professor of economics at the University of Regina.

12:00 – The Prince Albert Raiders are heading into the WHL finals this weekend, facing the Vancouver Giants and hoping to snap a 34-year championship drought. The first game is tonight at the Art Hauser Centre in P.A., with the puck dropping at 6:00. The atmosphere in Prince Albert is one of excitement, but Head Coach Marc Habscheid knows there’s a lot of pressure on the team. Habscheid joins John now to discuss the final push for the Ed Chynoweth Cup.

LIVE: Marc Habscheid, head coach of the Prince Albert Raiders.