Sarah Mills: Teachers deserve gratitude as school year wraps up
There's a collective sigh coming from Saskatchewan's teachers as the school year ends. Sarah Mills says teachers are ask...
8:30 – The Saskatchewan Government is unveiling is vaccination plan this morning at 10:00, but according to a recent Angus Reid Institute poll, Saskatchewan has the highest number of people who say they won’t get the vaccine (25%). Meanwhile, just 31% said they’d get the vaccine immediately, and 36% said they’ll wait a while before rolling up their sleeves. We’re putting the question to you in one of Gormley’s patented Reality Checks: Will you get the COVID vaccine as soon as it’s available? Call 1-877-332-8255 and add your voice to our poll!
REALITY CHECK: Will you get the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as it’s available?
9:00 – Provincial Auditor Judy Ferguson released the second volume of her 2020 report Tuesday. In the report Ferguson said eHealth requires better processes to control network access after being the target of cyberattacks. She also noted recycling programs don’t properly track specific materials, so there’s no way to know if the Ministry of Environment is meeting its waste reduction goals. Ferguson also found issues with the colorectal cancer screening program, after 22 people waited more than 60 days for colonoscopy despite cancer being detected. Ferguson joins Gormley to tell us more.
LIVE: Judy Ferguson, provincial auditor for Saskatchewan.
9:15 – The Hour of the Big Stories… Open Session
10:00 – We take you live to a provincial press conference in Regina as the provincial government unveils its COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan for Saskatchewan.
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11:30 – Peter Dahlin, a Swedish human rights activist, was arrested as he tried to leave Beijing in 2016 and spent 23 days in solitary confinement in a Chinese prison, deprived of sleep and subjected to long interrogations. After being forced to sign a confession, he was finally allowed to leave. Dahlin says he’s confident Canadian prisoners Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig are receiving similar treatment, possibly even in the same prison, and he joins Gormley to discuss China’s treatment of political prisoners.
LIVE: Peter Dahlin, Former RSDL prisoner (Residential Surveillance at a Designated Location) and director of Safeguard Defenders.
12:00 – Twelve-year-old Maymont boy Nate Starycki was born with gastroschisis, which means his abdominal wall does not close properly. After a long and difficult process, Nate had his surgery last month in Toronto, with doctors transplanting part of his stomach, duodenum, small and large intestine, liver, pancreas, and part of his colon. In addition, his spleen, appendix, gallbladder, and pancreas were removed. Nate’s mother Jennifer has been posting frequent updates on her Facebook page, “Hope for Nate,” to share how she and her family are doing throughout the process, and she joins Gormley to tell us more.
LIVE: Jennifer Starycki, mother of Nate Starycki.
