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Gormley, Monday, March 29, 2021
8:30 – It’s been over a year since the federal government first implemented the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB). But while the program helped thousands of unemployed Canadians weather the pandemic, a new report by Blacklock’s Reporter revealed that the program also saw at least 30,000 cases of fraud, totaling $42M in payments. In the case of one Yukon town, 53% of residents received the CERB, while the unemployment rate was only 12%. Tom Korski is the managing editor for Blacklock’s, and he joins Gormley to tell us more.
LIVE: Tom Korski, Managing Editor for Blacklock’s Reporter.
9:00 – The Hour of the Big Stories… Open Session
10:00 – The Manitoba government is moving to eliminate its 37 local school boards, merging them into 15 different regions and eliminating locally-elected representatives. Our neighbours to the East are aiming to use the move to improve efficiency and divert more resources into classrooms. Shawn Davidson is President of the Saskatchewan School Boards Association, and he says the move is going to hurt accountability and remove local voices from conversations on education. Davidson joins Gormley to discuss the move in Manitoba, and whether there’s a risk of Saskatchewan following suit. Are you getting your money’s worth from your local school board? Call or text 1-877-332-8255 and let us know.
LIVE: Shawn Davidson, president of the Sask. School Boards Association.
11:00 – An Alberta MLA wants to increase highway speed limits to 120 km/h on divided highways, arguing that it will make the roads safer. Searle Turton says you can see for miles on the long, straight stretches of divided highway, and raising the speed limits would reduce passing and drivers zig-zagging between other vehicles to get ahead. B.C. tried raising highway speed limits in 2014, but reduced them again following a number of crashes. Would you support a move to raise our highway speed limits in Saskatchewan? Call 1-877-332-8255 and join the conversation!
12:00 – Jessica McNaughton joins Gormley to tell us about memoryKPR (pronounced “Memory Keeper”), a digital platform that stores photos, audio recordings, and video, and allows them to be shared with others. With the world becoming more digital, memoryKPR is essentially a digital scrapbook that keeps your memories safe.
LIVE: Jessica McNaughton, CEO/Founder with memoryKPR (“Memory Keeper”)