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.
Gormley, Thursday, November 23rd, 2023
8:30 – The Government of Saskatchewan is making it known that it does not approve of the federal government’s clean electricity regulations, calling them “unaffordable, unconstitutional and unattainable” in a Monday news release. Minister of Crown Investments Corporations for the province, Dustin Duncan, joins Gormley.
LIVE: Minister Dustin Duncan, Minister, Crown Investments Corporation of Saskatchewan (CIC).
9:00 – Saskatoon’s city council got a little out of hand on Wednesday when residents and city councillors alike gathered to heatedly discuss a new complex needs shelter to be located on Idylwyld Drive. 650 CKOM senior reporter, Lara Fominoff, describes yesterday’s scene at City Hall for Gormley.
LIVE: Lara Fominoff, senior reporter for 650 CKOM.
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10:00 – A temporary ceasefire between Israel and Gaza is being negotiated, with prisoners and hostages being released from both sides over several days. Carleton University’s Elliot Tepper joins Gormley to discuss this move and what it means in the broader context of the war.
LIVE: Elliot Tepper, Professor Emeritus of Political Science and Distinguished Senior Fellow at Carleton University’s Norman Paterson School for International Affairs.
11:00 – In 1957, a small Saskatchewan farming community became the stage for a face-to-face political showdown betwen the province’s premier, T.C. Douglas, and federal Liberal candidate, Ross Thatcher. A new book by Malcolm Boucholtz tells the tale of the two men’s history, rises to power and the events that culminated in the Great Debate of 1957. Boucholtz joins Gormley to talk about the book, which just launched in Regina.
LIVE: Malcolm Boucholtz, Saskatchewan researcher and author of Thatcher vs. Douglas — The CCF, the Liberals, and the Mossbank Debate of 1957.
12:00 – A Saskatchewan Christmas movie is coming to your screens! A Cowboy Christmas is available in the United States this Christmas and in Canada next holiday season. Jessica Watch is one of the people behind the latest holiday film and joins Gormley to talk about the making of A Cowboy Christmas.
LIVE: Jessica Watch, Vice President and Head of Business Affairs with Trilight Entertainment Inc.
