Murray Wood: Who's scary... and who's scary good?
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look at the week's news and decides who's hot... and who's not. This week, in a specia...
8:30 – Saskatchewan Finance Minister Donna Harpauer tabled the 2022-23 budget Wednesday that she says puts the province “back on track.” It includes a $463 million deficit, a $2.1 billion improvement from last year’s budget. The budget includes significant spending in healthcare, addressing surgery wait times, education and capital projects. The PST is being expanded to include things like sporting events, concerts and greens fees starting in October. Harpauer joins John to discuss the budget and the financial future of the province.
LIVE: Donna Harpauer, Saskatchewan Finance Minister.
9:00 – Bugs Day…the hour of rage!
10:00 – Warren Kinsella is a lawyer, columnist, and former Liberal strategist and he joins Gormley to share his thoughts on the confidence deal between the Liberals and NDP.
LIVE: Warren Kinsella, lawyer, columnist, former Liberal strategist, consultant w. Daisy Group.
11:00 – A recent piece in the National Post suggested that early humans’ greatest invention could actually be… the handle? Okay, when you think about it, the handle is actually an important invention, but let’s flip the script: What’s mankind’s WORST invention? Call 1-877-332-8255 and let us know what you’d like to see un-invented!
12:00 – Our favourite microbiologist is here, but today we’re not talking about COVID. Dr. Joe Blondeau and his team from the University of Saskatchewan have cracked a multi-species mystery, documenting the flow of a common canine pathogen from a dog to a human. They were able to determine how a UTI was transmitted from a dog to a human. Dr. Blondeau joins John to talk about the research and why it’s so interesting for microbiologists such as himself.
LIVE: Dr. Joseph Blondeau, microbiologist and head of clinical microbiology at RUH and the U of S.
