Jan. 13 Show Segments

8:30 – Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault drew strong criticism this week from CPC Leader Erin O’Toole and others over a comment he made during an interview with The Narwhal this week. Speaking about the need for faster action on climate change, Guilbeault said: “more stringent methane regulations, zero emission vehicle standards, net-zero grid by 2035, cap on oil and gas, and obvious phasing out fossil fuels, all of these things must be in place in the coming 18 months.” Tom Korski with Blacklock’s Reporter joins John to discuss Guilbeault’s comments and his plans for Canada’s energy sector. Korski has also been crunching the numbers on the flight costs for climate-related government travel, and he’ll share that story as well.
LIVE: Tom Korski, managing editor for Blacklock’s Reporter in Ottawa

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

10:00 – The owner and founder of an agricultural recycling company in Saskatchewan says he may be forced to cease operations due to a requirement by the Saskatchewan Government to deal with an Ontario-based company for all grain bag recycling in the province. Dallon Leger is the founder of EcoGenX Agriculture Recycling Ltd., and he says he’s been threatened with fines and even jail if he continues to run his programs to sell and recycle grain bags in Saskatchewan. He says the Ontario company, CleanFarms, does have a good track record, but offers an identical service using what he says are inferior methods, and he believes their lobbying efforts have led the Province to favour them over Saskatchewan companies like his. Leger joins Gormley to explain his situation, then we’ll hear a response from Environment Minister Warren Kaeding.
LIVE: Dallon Leger, founder and CEO of EcoGenX Agriculture Recycling Ltd.

10:15 – According to Environment Minister Warren Kaeding, the Ministry has made every effort to work with EcoGenX and there is still a pathway to resolve the issue. Kaeding joins John to respond to Dallon Leger and explain how the dispute can be resolved.
LIVE: Warren Kaeding, Saskatchewan Environment Minister

11:00 – A master’s student in BC recently penned a piece asking readers to rethink the backyard rink. Kennedy Kneller, a master’s student in kinesiology at UBC, says backyard rinks play a significant role in Canada’s cultural identity, but they also create inequality as they’re typically only found in the yards of affluent, white Canadians and can be exclusionary. Kneller says it’s time to “stop painting backyard rinks as romantic, innocent spaces where Canadians come together to play Canada’s game, but recognize them as an often-overlooked player in the game of capitalism and colonialism.” Kneller joins John to discuss her piece on the backyard rink.
LIVE: Kennedy Kneller, master’s student in kinesiology at the University of British Columbia

12:00 – Sheryl Harrow-Yurach with READ Saskatoon joins Gormley to tell us about this year’s Family Literacy Day events.
LIVE: Sheryl Harrow-Yurach, Executive Director of READ Saskatoon