Murray Wood: Going to seed, in a good way
Murray Wood says seed sales are taking off this spring. Food prices are likely convincing some to grow their own vegetab...
8:30 – With the by-elections now decided, Mark Carney’s Liberals have secured a majority in the House of Commons, completing an unprecedented shift from minority to majority, powered by floor crossings and wins in Liberal strongholds. Joining Evan is Stephanie Taylor, National Post politics reporter.
Listener Question: Are you concerned about the Liberals having a majority? Why?
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.
10:00 – Drones are rapidly becoming “flying tractors” in agriculture, with uses ranging from spraying crops and spreading fertilizer to monitoring livestock and mapping fields. To talk about drones and ag, we are joined by Markus Weber, President of the Canadian Agricultural Drone Association and Owner of LandView Drones.
10:30 – It took over 30 years, but Kris Kinar, a Saskatoon-based construction worker living with EPP, is finally starting to get answers for his rare condition called erythropoietic protoporphyria, which causes intense pain from sun exposure. He met Dr. Amy Yeung, Assistant Physician at Massachusetts General Hospital, living with EPP, through a trial at Mass General Brigham, which is seeing great success. The pair join Evan to share their story and what’s next in terms of treatment.
LQ: Do you think rare diseases like this get enough attention in the healthcare system?
11:00 – It’s been a busy few days for the Liberal Party, following the Liberal convention and last night’s three byelections. Doug Richardson, former Saskatchewan lawyer, former prime minister’s Chief of Staff in Ottawa and Liberal supporter, joins the show to recap the convention and lay out what a majority government means for the Liberals.
LQ: If an election were held today, do you think your vote would change compared to the last one?
11:30 – After a string of overpasses were hit last month in Saskatchewan, municipalities and the province are looking at a big price tag to fix them. Vince Hardy, CEO & Solutions Architect of ConX Wireless, has a system that could have prevented it. He joins the show to talk about the system and how it works.
LQ: Would you support your city spending money on prevention technology like this?
12:00 – Evan revisits his conversation with Stephanie Taylor, National Post politics reporter.
