Gormley Show Segments — Thursday, Nov. 16

Gormley, Thursday, November 16th, 2023

8:30 – Controversy erupted around a Regina motel reportedly tied to a Saskatchewan Party MLA on Wednesday. According to Sask NDP ethics and democracy critic, Meara Conway, the Sunrise Motel is alleged to have inflated the rates of its motel stays for Ministry of Social Services recipients. The province, however, attributed the price discrepancy to damage deposit costs and clarified that the MLA in question does not work at or manage the motel. 980 CJME senior reporter, Lisa Schick, has been following the story.

LIVE: Lisa Schick, Senior Reporter, 980 CJME.

9:00 – Bugs Day…the hour of rage! What is bugging you this week? Give us a call at 1-877-332-8255.

10:00 – A Regina nurse has been undergoing a hearing for what she alleges was exercising her Charter right to the freedoms of expression, association and peaceful assembly. Leah McInnes, attended a national rally against mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations in September 2021 and had a complaint filed against her by another nurse as a result of her public opposition to government mandatory vaccine policies. One of her legal representatives joins Gormley to lay out the case facing McInnes.

LIVE: Glenn Blackett, co-counsel for Leah McInnes with Charter Advocates Canada.

11:00 – Diagnosed with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), Corey Hirsch struggled throughout his NHL career until finding out why. Now, he advocates for the importance of mental health and will be in Humboldt, Sask. on Monday, Nov. 20 as a guest speaker during the M.E. Day Wellness Expo. He joins Gormley to share his journey and empower listeners to pursue their own optimal mental health.

LIVE: Corey Hirsch, former NHL goaltender and coach, mental health advocate.

11:15 – With the province adding a financial literacy requirement for high school students, it prompts remembrance of all the things we didn’t know as we departed from secondary school for university, college, travel, work or life in general. We turn to listeners to hear what they wish they could have been taught in high school before entering adult life.

LISTENER QUESTION: What do you wish you had been taught, taken a course in or learned in high school that would have helped you in the real world?

12:00 – A Saskatoon-based innovator is working to help farmers become more efficient with a new digital tool. The SWAT MAPS project has received funding through the Canadian Agri-Food Automation and Intelligence Network (CAAIN). Cory Willness, CEO of Croptimistic Technology Inc. joins Gormley to discuss his deep connection to Saskatchewan land and how his SWAT MAPS project can integrate a suite of soil properties for farmers.

LIVE: Cory Willness, CEO of Croptimistic Technology Inc.