Show Segments

8:30 – Alberta’s newly-minted Premier Jason Kenney will be in Saskatchewan today taking in the Saskatchewan Oil and Gas Show in Weyburn, where he’ll participate in a joint panel discussion with Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe. Oil and gas have been top-of-mind for Kenney since his election, and he recently met a campaign promise to end the consumer carbon tax in Alberta. The province will continue to tax large greenhouse gas emitters, and Kenney’s promised to level a constitutional challenge if the federal carbon tax is imposed in Alberta. Kenney joins John now to discuss carbon taxes, oil and gas, and the strong relationship between our provinces.

LIVE: Jason Kenney, premier of Alberta.

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

10:00 – Writer/researcher Vivian Krause is well-known in Canada for her work exposing the foreign money behind Canadian anti-oil protests. Recently she’s written extensively about Bill C-48 (commonly called the “tanker ban” bill), and spoke before the Senate Transportation and Communications Committee last month about the activists working to end tanker traffic on B.C.’s north coast. She’ll be speaking at the Saskatchewan Oil and Gas Show later today in Weyburn, but first she joins John in the studio.

LIVE: Vivian Krause, writer and researcher.

11:00 – It’s time for Saskatchewan’s Smartest Radio Listener! Powered by Urban Cellars. 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 Urban Cellars.

12:00 – Video games will be featured prominently at this year’s Queen City Ex, but if you want to win you’ll be up against some of the best players in Saskatchewan. Evraz Place is working with local competitive gaming leagues SKL Esports and The Matrix Gaming to host tournaments for Super Smash Bros. and Fortnite, with prize pools totaling $10,000 for each event, the biggest prizes ever offered for competitive video gaming in the province. Dylan Edgar with SLK Esports will be hosting the Smash Bros. tournament, and he joins John now to discuss the growing popularity of competitive gaming in Saskatchewan.

LIVE: Dylan Edgar, director of live events with SKL Esports and national-level esports gamer.