Wood file: Canada can lose occasionally and still be No. 1
Canada was snakebit in the gold medal hockey game, and sometimes, even when you dominate the other team, you come up sho...
8:30 – There’s a lot of buzz right now about Alberta’s separation petition and the possibility of a referendum. But what would it actually take for a province to separate and what legal hurdles would stand in the way? Evan chats with Eric Adams, Professor of Law at the University of Alberta, to break it all down.
LQ: Do you really think Alberta could separate, and would it still be worth it if the economy took years to recover?
9:00 – Evan goes to the phones to chat with listeners about what’s on their minds today. Call 1-877-332-8255.
10:00 – Evan checks in with Tom Korski, managing editor for Blacklock’s Reporter, to chat about the biggest political stories making headlines so far in 2026 and what developments he’s keeping an eye on.
LQ: What would you like to see less of — and more of — in Canadian politics right now?
10:30 – A new Netflix hockey series is raising concerns for the families of the 2018 SJHL Humboldt Broncos team. Scott Thomas, father of Evan Thomas, who died in the 2018 Humboldt Broncos bus crash, says the series, now in production, is all too familiar to the tragedy he lives with every day. He joins the show to share his thoughts on the series.
LQ: What do you think about a Netflix show that seems inspired by the Humboldt Broncos tragedy—is that fair to do?
11:00 – A new wave of lawsuits in the States argue social media companies aren’t just hosting harmful content, but intentionally designing addictive products that cause real mental health injuries to children. If successful, the cases could become social media’s “Big Tobacco” moment, forcing major changes to platform design and business models. Evan speaks with Jesse Miller a New Media Educator – in Vancouver.
LQ: Do you think social media is addictive or are these people overreacting? Should kids be allowed to be on social media?
11:30 – Many seniors have to work for survival and beyond that many want to work for mental health and sense of purpose but hundreds of thousands of seniors who work are financially punished because the Guaranteed Income Supplement is clawed back so aggressively that they can lose a large share of every dollar they earn. To talk about this and what can be done Evan is joined by Jason Dean, associate researcher at the MEI (Montreal Economic Institute) joins the show to share his findings on this topic.
LQ: How can we better support seniors, especially low-income seniors?
12:00 – We’re digging into a newly released Fraser Institute study that ranks Canada’s premiers on how well they manage the public’s money. Jake Fuss, Director of Fiscal Policy at the Fraser Institute and author of the premiers’ fiscal management study, joins Evan to explain how the research was done and what was discovered.
LQ: Do you think Scott Moe is doing a good job with Saskatchewan taxpayers’ money?
