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'Considering the circumstances ... this is best-case scenario,' Cole Cusitar said.
8:30 – If new subsidies, rising fuel prices, and a coming increase to the carbon tax aren’t enough to get Canadians to buy greener vehicles, what about… an SUV tax? According to Blacklock’s Reporter in Ottawa, Canada’s Environment Ministry says “more needs to be done” to lower automotive emissions, and an advisory panel recommended a four-figure levy on pickup trucks and SUVs to help address the issue. While this tax is still just a proposal, many environmental groups have called for similar measures over the years, and Korski joins John to share the details.
LIVE: Tom Korski, managing editor for Blacklock’s Reporter in Ottawa
9:00 – Bugs Day…the hour of rage!
10:00 – Saskatoon Police Chief Troy Cooper joins Gormley to discuss the latest on crime and policing in the Bridge City. Got a question for the chief? Call or text 1-877-332-8255!
LIVE: Troy Cooper, Saskatoon Police Chief
11:00 – Teacher and author Michael Zwaagstra is calling for stronger standardized testing in Canadian schools in a new piece for the Fraser Institute. Zwaagstra says standardized tests are a calibrated instrument that play an essential role in education, but several recent trends have led to a decline in the use of standardized testing. Zwaagstra says standardized tests have all but disappeared in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, and he joins Gormley to explain why these tests are falling out of favour, and why the trend is bad for the future of education.
LIVE: Michael Zwaagstra, public school teacher, senior fellow at the Fraser Institute, and author of their new study ‘The Decline of Standardized Testing in Canada’
12:00 – A U of R researcher is looking for volunteers to help keep our lakes healthy. Dr. Kerri Finlay is looking for volunteers in at least 70 communities to help test lake water around the province for pH levels and biomaterial, as well as any environmental changes to lakes. Volunteers will receive testing kits and tools to help them collect the data, which they will use at a lake, river, or stream every month between May and September, with the data going back to Dr. Finlay’s team for analysis. Finlay joins John to tell us about the project, and why Saskatchewan’s lake water is interesting for researchers like her.
LIVE: Dr. Kerri Finlay, associate professor with the University of Regina’s biology department