Show Segments

8:30 – The Trudeau Liberals were handed their first defeat in the new minority parliament on Tuesday, when the Conservatives, NDP, and Bloc banded together to create a special committee to examine Canada’s relationship with China, on the one-year anniversary of the arrests of two Canadian citizens by the communist power. Erin O’Toole, Conservative critic for foreign affairs, says Trudeau has a failed track record on China, but the new committee offers him a chance to work with all parties to find real solutions when it comes to trade, human rights, diplomacy, and more. O’Toole joins Gormley to discuss the government’s track record on China and what he expects from the new committee.

LIVE: Erin O’Toole, Conservative critic for foreign affairs and MP for Durham.

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

10:00 – A CP train carrying crude oil derailed and caught fire in Saskatchewan on Monday, and while the specific cause of the incident isn’t yet known, some are already saying it highlights the unsafe nature of rail transport when compared to pipelines. Professor Garland Chow is an expert on rail safety at UBC’s Saunder School of Business, and he says there’s no question that pipelines are safer than rail when it comes to transporting oil. Chow says the two largest causes of rail accidents are collisions and derailments, which aren’t issues when pipelines are used. While the cause of the Saskatchewan derailment is still being investigated, Chow also noted that cold weather does contribute to poor track conditions, which is the most common cause of derailments. He joins Gormley now to discuss rail safety.

LIVE: Garland Chow, rail safety expert and Associate Professor Emeritus with the Saunder School of Business at UBC.

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 – Saskatoon math teacher Nat Banting has been awarded a big prize for creating the best math lesson plan in a competition with math teachers across North America. Banting is the first non-US winner of the ‘Rosenthal Prize for Innovation and Inspiration in Math Teaching’ from the National Museum of Mathematics, which comes with a $25,000 cash prize. His lesson, “Dice Auction: Putting Outcomes of the Dice Up for Sale” was selected as the most innovative, unique, and interesting project for students. Banting will receive his award in January, but first he joins Gormley to talk about his lessons and how he gets students interested in math, a subject often considered dry and dull.

LIVE: Nat Banting, mathematics teacher at Marion M. Graham Collegiate in Saskatoon.