Nov. 10 Show Segments

8:30 – According to Premier Scott Moe, “Saskatchewan needs to be a nation within a nation.” Moe shared that message on Twitter Tuesday, promising to push back against federal policies that are detrimental to our province. Political scientist Jim Farney says Saskatchewan has been pushing for greater autonomy for years, but the “nation within a nation” comment is new. According to Farney, autonomy can become a double-edged sword, as provincial governments could end up shouldering the costs one borne by federal programs, and in some cases see worse performance. Farney joins Gormley to share his thoughts on the premier’s comments, and whether ramping up the rhetoric around autonomy was a wise move.
LIVE: Jim Farney, political scientist and Regina Director of the Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy

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

10:00 – Last month, the SHA presented COVID models showing five different scenarios, with their models showing a big spike in ICU admissions unless vaccine boosters were administered and “mixing reduction” measures enacted. The scenarios that continued current behaviors displayed an increase in ICU admissions, but that hasn’t come to pass. In fact, our ICU rates are down significantly from the time those models were first presented. John goes over the modeling data and shares his thoughts on why the models have never managed to reflect the reality of COVID in Saskatchewan.

10:30 – Writing in the Globe and Mail on the 100th anniversary of the Remembrance Day Poppy, military historian Tim Cook says it’s important that our attitudes towards war and peace continue to evolve like the poppy has. Cook joins Gormley to discuss the lasting importance of the poppy as a symbol of Canada’s strength, courage, and resilience.
LIVE: Dr. Tim Cook, author of 12 books of Canadian military history and curator of the Canadian War Museum’s current exhibition, ‘Forever Changed: Stories from the Second World War.’

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12:00 – The Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) at the University of Saskatchewan received a $6M award last week from the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, the organization’s first-ever award to a Canadian university. VIDO CEO Dr. Volker Gerdts joins Gormley to tell us how the new funding will be used, and to share the latest on their COVID-19 vaccine development.
LIVE: Volker Gerdts, CEO of VIDO (formerly VIDO InterVac).