Show segments, Tuesday, February 22, 2022

8:30 – The Canadian Civil Liberties Association is opposed to the Emergencies Act, and is ready to file litigation against the federal government. Noa Mendelsohn Aviv heads up the CCLA, and her group has maintained that the Trudeau government has not met “the high burden necessary to invoke the Emergencies Act.” Mendelsohn Aviv joins John to tell us about their legal challenge to the act, and why she says the right to peaceful assembly is a critical tool in democracy even when people disagree with the protesters’ goals.
LIVE: Noa Mendelsohn Aviv, executive director of The Canadian Civil Liberties Association.
9:00 –Hour of the Big Stories….open lines!

9:30 – The Liberals and NDP have voted in the House of Commons to pass the Emergencies Act in response to the convoy blockades in Ottawa and at border crossings. Toronto Sun columnist Brian Lilley joins Gormley to discuss the vote.
LIVE: Brian Lilley, Toronto Sun columnist.

10:00 – In a recent commentary for the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, Saskatchewan’s former finance minister Janice MacKinnon says Canada should look to the 2001 Mazankowski Report for the tools to fix our struggling healthcare system, particularly when it comes to improving wait times and sustainability. MacKinnon joins Gormley to explain why she says Canada has had the right prescription for medicare for 20 years.
LIVE: Janice MacKinnon, professor in the U of S school of public health, former Saskatchewan Finance Minister.

11:00 – Are you smarter than a Jeopardy! champion? Austin Rogers is a 12-time winner on the famous game show, and he’s put his huge knowledge of trivia together in a new book ‘The Ultimate Book of Pub Trivia by the Smartest Guy in the Bar.’ In the book Rogers explains how to organize a great pub trivia night, and offers tons of tidbits of knowledge across many categories including pop culture, sports, history, and more. Rogers joins Gormley to tell us about the book. Is there a pub trivia category you could absolutely crush? Call or text 1-877-332-8255 and let us know your favourite bit of trivia to break out over beers!
LIVE: Austin Rogers, 12-time ‘Jeopardy!’ champion, author of ‘The Ultimate Book of Pub Trivia by the Smartest Guy in the Bar.’

12:00 – The University of Saskatchewan Huskies men’s hockey team will play host to the Calgary Dinos on February 25 in Game One of the Canada West quarter-final at Merlis Belsher Place, and Head Coach Mike Babcock joins Gormley to tell us about the home playoff series and his transition from the NHL to university athletics.
LIVE: Mike Babcock, head coach of the U of S Huskies men’s hockey team, former head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs.