Murray Wood: Tent cities in public spaces are not OK
Murray Wood says we are being told we have to accept homeless encampments in city parks. Do we, really?
8:30 – The government released its first look at provincial finances since the budget came down in March, and the numbers aren’t great. Despite a significant boost from higher oil prices, the bottom line has actually gotten worse. Trent Wotherspoon, Saskatchewan NDP finance critic, joins the show to share his thoughts and what the NDP would do to get the province’s finances back in order.
Listener Question: Do you think Saskatchewan should cut the provincial gas tax?
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 – According to a recent report, young people are increasingly reaching out to Kids Help Phone for support and with back-to-school here, the organization is expecting the number to continue to climb. Rebecca Shields, President and CEO of Kids Help Phone, joins the show to explain what’s driving the increase, the work KHP does and what it’s doing to meet the demand.
10:30 – When someone goes missing in Saskatchewan, who actually joins the search — and what happens once volunteer search-and-rescue teams are called in? Dustin Brears, Vice-President of the Search and Rescue Saskatchewan Association of Volunteers (SARSAV), joins Evan to talk about the work of Saskatchewan’s volunteer search teams and a national search-and-rescue conference coming to Saskatoon this fall.
11:00 – Saskatchewan doesn’t have legislation preventing employers from using replacement workers during a strike or lockout — something that’s back in the spotlight as Federated Co-op and Unifor return to the bargaining table at the Regina refinery. University of Saskatchewan political studies professor Charles Smith joins Evan to explain why Saskatchewan has resisted so-called anti-scab legislation, how the rules affect the balance of power in a labour dispute and what we can learn from provinces that have banned replacement workers.
LQ: Should Saskatchewan have anti-scab laws?
11:30 – Remember when every playground had a kid whose unofficial job was “school snitch?” Well, now there’s a high-tech version of that: tattle phones, which are phones or systems designed to make it easier for kids to report what’s going on in the classroom. Is this giving children a voice, or are we creating a generation of professional tattletales? Let’s talk about where the line is between speaking up and snitching.
LQ: If kids are going to tattle, should they have a way to do it that doesn’t hurt anyone?
12:00 – Evan revisits his conversation with Trent Wotherspoon, Saskatchewan NDP finance critic.
