Sarah Mills: Does this Canada Day feel different due to 'elbows up' attitude?
Does Canada Day feel different this year? Sarah Mills says we should be cheering harder for Canada than ever due to our ...
8:30 – Canada avoided an election when the Liberal government in Ottawa survived a confidence vote yesterday, with 146 MPs for and 180 against a motion to create an anti-corruption committee to look closely at the WE Charity scandal. The Trudeau government lived to fight another day largely thanks to the support from Jagmeet Singh and the federal NDP, who said he was denying Trudeau the election he wanted. Matt Gurney is a columnist and editor with the National Post, and he joins John to discuss the confidence vote.
LIVE: Matt Gurney, columnist and editor with the National Post.
9:00 – Bug’s Day… The Hour of Rage!
10:00 – With Saskatchewan voters heading to the polls Monday, it’s time we heard your bold predictions for the election! We want to know who you think wins, your seat prediction, the popular vote percentage, whether the Buffalo Party will affect the results, and any other predictions you want to share. We’ll catch up with some political scientists to get their predictions, and we’ll open up the phone lines until noon! Call 1-877-332-8255 and let us know what YOU predict.
LIVE: Prof. Jim Farney, Dept. Head and Associate Professor in Politics and International Studies at the University of Regina.
LIVE: Prof. Greg Poelzer, PhD in political science, Professor in the School of Environment and Sustainability and Fulbright Scholar at the U of S.
12:00 – We all know what the Canadarm is, and remember Chris Hadfield’s stay on the International Space Station, but is that all you know about Canada’s achievements in space? If so, you’ll want to check out the new book from space journalist and science consultant Dr. Elizabeth Howell. In “Canadarm and Collaboration: How Canada’s Astronauts and Space Robots Explore New Worlds,” Dr. Howell tells the tale of Canada’s space exploration efforts all the way from the ’60s to the present.
LIVE: Dr. Elizabeth Howell, space journalist, science consultant, author of “Canadarm and Collaboration: How Canada’s Astronauts and Space Robots Explore New Worlds.”
