Rent reduced for riders, early budget items approved by Regina Council
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Regina's city council covered a lot of ground in a three-hour meeting on Wednesday. With all members in attendance, coun...
8:30 – Wednesday’s provincial budget projected $17.2 billion in revenue over the next year, due to higher potash and oil price forecasts. With these projections, is Saskatchewan on the edge of another commodities boom? Dr. Jason Childs, an economist at the University of Regina, weighs in on revenue forecast and explains what some of these resource projections could mean for the province.
LIVE: Dr. Jason Childs, Associate Professor of economics at the University of Regina
9:00 – The Ultimate Open Lines
10:00 – NDP Finance Critic Trent Wotherspoon says the provincial budget is “nickel-and-diming Saskatchewan people at a time when they desperately need relief.” Wotherspoon says the Moe Government introduced 32 new tax hikes instead of supporting the people struggling to make ends meet amid rising prices. Wotherspoon joins Gormley to share his thoughts on the budget.
LIVE: Trent Wotherspoon, NDP Finance Critic, MLA for Regina Rosemont
11:00 – What time is it? It’s Eatin’ Time! with Belton Johnson – powered by the Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association! Grillmaster Belton Johnson joins Gormley with his recipe for Tamale Casserole!
LIVE: Belton Johnson
12:00 – Canada’s men’s soccer team is on the verge of qualifying for its first World Cup since 1986. Lee Kormish is a soccer super fan from Saskatoon, and he’s been following the game since 1995. Kormish was in Costa Rica Thursday for the game where Canada suffered its first loss, falling 1-0 to the Costa Rican team. Kormish will be in Toronto on Sunday for the game against Jamaica, where Canada could clinch its entry into our second-ever World Cup. Kormish joins Gormley to tell us about his travels as a soccer super fan, and what a World Cup appearance could mean for Canadian soccer.
LIVE: Lee Kormish, Soccer super fan