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...
8:45 – Will Saskatchewan see another complete sweep for the Conservative Party in this federal election? While signs indicate strong momentum for Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole, some ridings in our province may be hard-fought battles. Political Scientist Jim Farney joins Gormley to tell us what ridings he’ll be watching in Saskatchewan on election night, and what he expects to see both provincially and nationally.
LIVE: Jim Farney, political scientist and Regina Director of the Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy
9:00 – Bugsday: The Hour of Rage
10:00 – With less than one week until Election Day, Darrel Bricker, CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs, joins Gormley to discuss some of the latest polling around the federal election. We’re also inviting YOU to call in and share your seat predictions for the federal election. If you’re our political Nostradamus you get bragging rights along with a prize! Call 1-877-332-8255 and share your election prediction!
LIVE: Darrel Bricker, CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs
11:00 – Warren Kinsella, who was chairman of the Liberal war room in 1993 and 2000, says Trudeau’s many mis-steps and gaffes in the past week have essentially closed off the possibility of a majority win for the incumbent Liberals. In a column for the Toronto Sun, Kinsella chronicles the various gaffes, errors, and screw-ups by Trudeau and his party, and he joins Gormley to explain why he thinks the path to a majority is now closed for the LPC.
LIVE: Warren Kinsella, lawyer, columnist, former Liberal strategist, consultant w. Daisy Group
12:00 – A new app for grain shippers and delivery drivers is set to launch Friday, aiming to make life a lot simpler for those shipping and hauling grain by allowing shippers to post contracts which drivers can competitively bid on within the app. Scheduling and payment are also taken care of through the “Go Grain” app, making it a one-stop-shop. Gerry Ritz, who served as Canada’s agriculture minister from 2007 through 2015, is acting as spokesperson for Go Grain. He says it’s a “game-changer” for Saskatchewan producers, and he joins Gormley to tell us more.
LIVE: Gerry Ritz, former Ag Minister and MP, spokesman for Go Grain
