8:30 – Monday Morning Coffee – Erin Stankewich, executive director for the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame, joins Evan to discuss the biggest stories making headlines this morning.
9:00 – After last week’s Speech from the Throne, Saskatchewan nurses are looking forward to seeing the formation of a first-of-its-kind provincial nursing task force. Tracy Zambory, president of the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN), joins Evan to discuss the task force and give an update on nursing in the province.
Listener Question: Do you think this nursing task force will make a difference?
9:30 – Open phones – Evan goes to the phones to chat with listeners about what’s on their minds today. Call 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 criminal defence lawyers, Brian Pfefferle and Mark Brayford to discuss recent news and take listener questions.
11:00 – Last week’s news of a potential ceasefire being explored by Israel’s Netanyahu against Hezbollah could have significant implications on the resolution of the war between Israel and Palestine. General Rick Hillier, former Canadian Chief of the defence staff, joins Evan to discuss and to take calls and questions from listeners on anything defense-related.
LQ: What considerations are the most important for the Canadian Forces to have when hiring? What is the balance between opportunity/diversity and skill/competency?
12:00 – HIV diagnosis rates are on the rise in Canada, making Canada one of the worst G7 countries when it comes to reducing new cases of the disease each year. Saskatchewan leads the provinces for the most new cases. Evan is joined by Roxanne Ma, vice president of national awareness programs with the Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research, to discuss this problem.