Host : John Gormley
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Show Notes
WEDNESDAY, MAY. 16, 2012
8:30 a.m. Police have ramped up ‘Operation Overdrive’ as part of road safety week in hopes of cracking down on Saskatchewan’s bad drivers. What is the most ridiculous thing you’ve seen another driver do? Sgt. Pete Garvey, Yorkton Area Traffic Patrol joins Murray.
9:00 a.m. Open Lines.
10 a.m. Members of the Pakistani community are speaking out against the new changes to Saskatchewan’s immigration program. Do you agree restrictions should be placed on the size of families allowed to immigrate?
10:30 a.m. Finance minister Jim Flaherty says there is no such thing as a bad job and unemployed workers may be too picky. Do you agree people should take a job they don’t like to avoid being on E.I.?
11:00 a.m. Saskatchewan's Smartest Radio Listener.
11:30 a.m. The brutal killing of Tori Stafford by convicted killer Michael Rafferty has many wondering if Canada’s maximum sentences are enough. Should the death penalty be reinstated for high profile killers such as Michael Rafferty? Dave Parkinson, co-founder of the Canadian Coalition Against the Death Penalty joins Murray.
12:00 p.m. ‘Omg! How Do I Deal with my Teenage Drama Queen’ may be a question plaguing the minds of many parents. Anthony E. Wolf, Ph.D. and Globe and Mail columnist joins Murray.
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About John Gormley Live
John Gormley Live has been a staple of News Talk Radio from its beginning. Each weekday morning between 8:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., John Gormley Live is the place where Saskatchewan comes to talk.
John is a former Saskatchewan Member of Parliament and a graduate of the University of Saskatchewan’s College of Law. The insight he brings to the stories that Saskatchewan is talking about has made him one of this province’s most influential people, a recognition he received from Saskatchewan Business Magazine.
But John’s not all business. Each week, his callers fill the phone lines to provide their Rider Prognostications and to try to become Saskatchewan’s Smartest Radio Listener. Others want to vent during Bugs Day or hear John’s Heroes and Zeroes. They also get their chance to set the agenda of the John Gormley Live during the Ultimate Open Lines.
In addition to his radio show, John writes a popular weekly column for the StarPhoenix in Saskatoon and the Leader Post in Regina. As a speaker at conventions, John entertains the crowds on topics ranging from politics to pop culture. Meanwhile, at the University of Saskatchewan, political science students have benefited from his lectures.
John recently added author to his list of credentials as an authority on Saskatchewan interests. John’s book Left Out: Saskatchewan’s NDP and the Relentless Pursuit of Mediocrity is not just about provincial politics, but an attitude John says took hold in Saskatchewan for far too long.
As a radio host, listeners have to come to expect that John Gormley will provoke opinions while getting to the bottom of the story.