Murray Wood: Of Easter bunny bells and Juicy Fruit gum
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Gormley, Wednesday, November 22nd, 2023
8:30 – Canada’s fall economic statement has been presented by Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland. It puts Canada’s projected deficit at $40 billion and notes a number of cost-free policy and legislative pledges, while also touching on hot issues like housing, grocery prices and climate action. Conservative Fiance Critic, Jasraj Singh Hallan, joins Gormley to discuss the statement.
LIVE: Jasraj Singh Hallan, Conservative Finance Critic (“Shadow Minister for Finance and Middle Class Prosperity”).
9:00 – Hour of the Big Stories…open lines
10:00 – Ottawa is facing calls for a Global Affairs department that collects intelligence on other countries to be relegated and accountable in the same way as other national security agencies in Canada. Intelligence experts like Stephanie Carvin, a former national security specialist now at Carlton University, say the current rules are vague. She joins Gormley to discuss why this oversight is needed.
LIVE: Stephanie Carvin, Associate professor of International Relations at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carlton University.
11:00 – It’s time for Saskatchewan’s Smartest Radio Listener! It’s your chance for fame, and acclaim and to prove just how smart you are. Not only do you get bragging rights, but you’ll also win a $50 gift card to Delta Hotels by Marriott Bessborough and Delta Downtown and an exclusive Smartest Radio Listener t-shirt thanks to Little Town Apparel. Available ONLY to Saskatchewan Smartest Radio Listener winners. Call in to win at 1-877-332-8255!
12:00 – Canadian public administration and regional economic development scholar, Donald Savoie, joins Gormley from New Brunswick to talk about his one of his latest works, Canada: Beyond Grudges, Grievances and Disunity, published earlier this year.
LIVE: Donald Savoie, author, Canadian Research Chair in public administration and governance at the Université de Moncton and Clément-Cormier Research Chair in economic development.
