Murray Wood: Of Easter bunny bells and Juicy Fruit gum
For Murray Wood, Easter brings to mind grandma's practical advice about repurposing, and some of life's little lessons.
8:30 – The Saskatchewan NDP is calling for the removal of Judy Davis, a Saskatchewan Health Authority board member who’s been living in California since November. The SHA says Davis traveled south before the recent escalations in travel restrictions, and has no plans to return until the restrictions relax. Health Minister Paul Merriman expressed his disappointment in the news, and NDP Ethics Critic Matt Love says it raises the questions of how many people in high government positions are living abroad. Love joins Mike to tell us more.
LIVE: Matt Love, Saskatchewan NDP ethics critic and MLA for Saskatoon Eastview.
9:00 – The Hour of the Big Stories… Open Session
10:00 – It looks like the city of Regina could lose its air traffic control services after layoff notices were sent to air traffic controller across the country, including Regina. And to add insult to injury, according to MP Michael Kram, it was revealed before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Transportation, Infrastructure and Communities that Nav Canada executives had been given $7 million in bonuses the same time they were preparing to issue these layoffs. We hear from Regina-Wascana MP Michael Kram about the Nav Canada scandal and what the loss of the air traffic control tower could mean for Regina and area.
LIVE: Michael Kram, MP for Regina-Wascana.
10:30 – Regina Mayor Sandra Masters joins Mike to share her thoughts on the possible removal of Regina’s air traffic control tower service and what it could mean for Regina and the province.
LIVE: Sandra Masters, mayor of Regina.
11:00 – CKOM’s Brent Loucks raised an interesting question this morning: What’s on your post-COVID bucket list? You know, the lists we’ve been making in our heads of everything we’ll do just as soon as the restrictions go away. Are you saving up for a warm vacation? Do you plan to go to a concert, or host a massive dinner party? Give Mike a call at 1-877-332-8255 and share your post-COVID bucket lists!
12:00 – Mike LePage has started a website that connects shoppers with Saskatchewan businesses. Lepage joins guest host Mike Couros to tell us more about his digital platform Local House.
LIVE: Mike LePage, co-founder of Local House.
