Sarah Mills: Justin Trudeau-Katy Perry proves what we knew all along
Justin Trudeau has been caught kissing popstar Katy Perry on a yacht. As Sarah Mills argues, the headlines making romanc...
WITH GUEST HOST TAMARA CHERRY
8:30 – The production of Jeep Compasses is moving from Ontario to Chicago, Illinois. This latest loss in business for Canada in the ongoing tariff war makes some worried that other businesses will follow suit in leaving its business with Canada behind. Guest host Tamara Cherry discusses the latest tariff developments with Robert Fife, Canadian author and Ottawa Bureau Chief for The Globe and Mail.
Listener Question: Do you think Canada is doing enough to remain competitive in North American industries?
9:00 – Open phones – Evan goes to the phones to chat with listeners about what’s on their minds today. Call 1-877-332-8255.
9:30 – It’s been over a month since conservative commentator Charlie Kirk was assassinated. His death started conversations about the growing threat of political violence on both sides of the spectrum in the United States. Robert Pape, Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago and Director of the Chicago Project on Security and Threats, joins Tamara Cherry to discuss where Kirk’s assassination falls into America’s history of political violence and where the country is headed.
LQ: Do you worry about our neighbours to the south and how political violence could trickle into Canada?
10:00 – Many questions remain about how the newly added supports to classroom complexity and cellphone bans will work in practice. Tamara Cherry welcomes Samantha Becotte, president of the Saskatchewan Teachers Federation, to talk about these new changes and what she’s watching as teachers in Alberta remain on strike.
LQ: What lessons have been learned through our recent teachers strike, now being on the other side of these education funding negotiations?
10:30 – Actions by Canadians to limit the selling and purchasing of American booze seem to be squeezing U.S. exporters, despite claims back in March that Canada’s small market wouldn’t make much of an impact. Tamara Cherry speaks with Shawn Moen, CEO of 9Mile Legacy Brewing Co. and 1st Vice Chair of Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce, to hear a brewer’s business perspective on Canada’s impact on the American market.
LQ: Are you still “elbows up” when it comes to buying American booze?
10:45 – A major Canadian project is coming to a somber end. Glen McGregor, CityNews Ottawa Bureau and creator of the We Are The Dead account on ‘X,’ will send his final posts from the account today. The account has been tweeting the names of fallen Canadian soldiers since 2011. The final name of the list of Canada’s war dead will be posted this afternoon.
11:00 – What’s happening in the world of technology this week? Guest host Tamara Cherry is joined by Carmi Levy, technology analyst and journalist, to talk about the top tech news in your feed.
LQ: Do you perceive AI to be a threat?
11:30 – Having just finished a run of shows at the Canada Pavilion in Osaska, Japan, Saskatchewan pianist and singer-songwriter, Jeffery Straker, joins guest host Tamara Cherry to talk about representing Saskatchewan overseas and his upcoming Christmas show!
LQ: Do you have a favourite Christmas show you attend each year?
12:00 – Every second counts when someone goes into cardiac arrest, and knowing how to respond can mean the difference between life and death. Carolyn Cyr, director of health policy & systems for Heart & Stroke Saskatchewan, joins Tamara Cherry to talk about World Restart a Heart Day and what the organization is doing to promote education around cardiac arrest.
LQ: Do you know CPR or how to use an AED?
