8:30 – Monday Morning Coffee – Minister of Education, Jeremy Cockrill, joins Evan to discuss the biggest stories making headlines this morning — including the MOU discussions taking place between teachers and the province.
9:00 – Open lines – The federal carbon tax increase hits today, rising prices from $65 per tonne of carbon to $80. The tax came into effect in 2019 at $20 per tonne. With the cost of living already high and so many people frustrated by the increased tax, what other solutions do you see? Call in with your thoughts at 1-877-332-8255.
10:00 – The Round Table of Justice – Each and every Monday we invite experts in the law to pull up a seat and discuss the week’s biggest crime and justice stories. In today’s Round Table of Justice Evan is joined by criminology professor Michael Kempa and Dwight Newman, professor at the University of Saskatchewan College of Law, to talk about the Freedom Convoy and the Emergencies Act.
11:00 – Saskatchewan has about half of the world’s potash reserves, but what if the province could be making more off of that resource? Author Eric Cline details in his new book, Squandered: Canada’s Potash Legacy, that Saskatchewan should be making more off of potash than it is. He joins Evan to discuss his book and how the provincial government could be doing business in the potash industry differently.
11:30 – After Evan’s chat with Eric Cline, do you think the Saskatchewan Government is doing enough to capitalize on the province’s resources? Call in with your take at 1-877-332-8255.
12:00 – After the results of this year’s Kraft Hockeyville competition added Wolseley, Sask. to the substantial group of Saskatchewan alumni who have tried but lost at the competition over the years, Vance Weber, who headed up the Wolesley campaign, joins Evan to recap the crushing contest results.