The Evan Bray Show – Thursday, August 27

8:30 –Candace Laing, president and CEO of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, joins Evan to look at what the escalating trade war and Canada’s counter-tariffs mean for businesses already dealing with months of uncertainty. Does Ottawa’s response strike the right balance between standing up to the U.S. and avoiding further damage at home? 

Listener Question: What worries you most about the trade war — higher prices, job losses or businesses closing?

9:00 – Evan sits down with Regina Mayor Chad Bachynski for a monthly mayoral check-in. Mayor Bachynski takes Evan’s and your questions and gives an update on Regina’s state of affairs.

LQ: Call in with your questions for Mayor Chad Bachynski at 1-877-332-8255.

9:30 –  Evan goes to the phones to chat with listeners about what’s on their minds today. Call 1-877-332-8255.

10:00 – Evan sits down with Saskatoon Mayor Cynthia Block for her monthly mayoral check-in. Mayor Block takes your questions and gives us an update on the city’s state of affairs.

LQ: Call in with your questions for Mayor Cynthia Block at 1-877-332-8255.

10:30 – Fresh questions are swirling around Iran’s leadership, while Donald Trump’s foreign policy and escalating trade fights are creating new political pressure for Republicans at home. Ralph Nurnberger, Former foreign policy assistant, member on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Georgetown University professor joins Evan to break down the latest out of Iran and look at whether tariffs, affordability and growing voter dissatisfaction could reshape this fall’s U.S. midterms.

LQ: Do you think a Republican loss in the midterms would be good for Canada?

11:00 – Horses can be powerful, sensitive animals, and how they’re trained can make a big difference in their behaviour and their relationship with people. Todd McIntyre owns McIntyre Ranch in the RM of Caron and has spent years working with horses of all backgrounds. He joins us now to talk about understanding horses and take YOUR questions about the gentle creatures.

LQ: Horse expert, Todd McIntyre, joins the show to take YOUR horse-related questions. Call 1-877-332-8255 to join the conversation.