Gormley, Tuesday, September 26th, 2023
8:30 – In the wake of allegations made by Canada’s Prime Minister around the death of Sikh nationalist Hardeep Singh Nijjar and its fallout, a former foreign policy advisor in the government of Justin Trudeau, Omer Aziz, examines the real reasons behind India and Canada’s broken relationship. He joins Gormley to discuss the topic, which he covered in a special piece for the Globe and Mail.
LIVE: Omer Aziz, author, lawyer and former foreign policy advisor.
9:00 – Hour of the Big Stories…open lines
10:00 – One of the brands that pioneered facial tissue products — Kleenex — has left Canada. In a recent opinion piece published in the Globe and Mail, University of Toronto marketing professor, David Soberman, asserts that departure has something to do with the lack of competition in our country’s grocery sector. He joins Gormley to delve further into that thesis.
LIVE: David Soberman, Canadian National Chair in Strategic Marketing and professor of marketing, University of Toronto.
11:00 – The Government of Saskatchewan just announced 16 new doctors arriving in Saskatchewan — welcome news in the midst of the province’s doctor and health care worker shortage. A recent study from Second Street Media looked into the number of doctors and nurses with Canadian mailing addresses and licenses who are working in some American states. Dominick Lucyk joins Gormley to share their findings and how it might help with retaining more Canadian workers.
LIVE: Dominick Lucyk, Second Street Media communications director.
12:00 – The name Tyler Smith became known to Saskatchewan and across Canada in the wake of the deadly Humboldt Broncos crash in April of 2018. Now, the crash survivor’s name is in headlines again for a much more joyous situation — the former Bronco and his girlfriend, Kat Kastner, have just won the most recent season of the Amazing Race Canada. They join Gormley to discuss their journey on the show and their victory.
LIVE: Ty Smith and Kat Kastner, winners of the Amazing Race Canada 2023.