Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not?
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look back at the week's news and decides who's hot... and who's not. This week's list ...
8:30 – The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal sided with the federal government in the province’s constitutional challenge against the carbon tax, ruling 3-2 that “The Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act is not unconstitutional either in whole or in part.” To help analyze Friday’s ruling and what might happen when the case reaches the Supreme Court of Canada, John is joined by constitutional law expert Professor Dwight Newman.
LIVE: Dwight Newman, Professor of Law and Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Rights in Constitutional and International Law at the University of Saskatchewan.
9:00 – The Hour of the Big Stories… Open Session
10:00 – With China refusing shipments of canola claiming they’re contaminated, Saskatchewan producers are still facing a lot of uncertainty heading into this season. Ray Orb, head of the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities, says they’ve been to Ottawa and met with the federal government but they haven’t seen enough action yet. He’s encouraging producers to raise their voices and make sure the issue is being addressed quickly. Orb joins John now with the latest on the canola trade dispute.
LIVE: Ray Orb, SARM President.
11:00 – We’ve seen students in many parts of the world skipping class on Fridays to protest for more climate action, including groups in Regina and Saskatoon. That’s got us wondering: what’s the dumbest thing you ever did while you were in school? Give us a call at 1-877-332-8255 and share your favourite stories from the time when you were invincible and knew everything!
12:00 – May of 2019 is Missing Children’s Month in Saskatchewan, drawing attention to a major issue, with more than 130 cases already this year. Marnie Grundman knows a bit about missing children, having run away from home several times at a young age to escape abuse. After years living on the streets and experiencing “the worst of humanity firsthand,” she’s since become a powerful advocate for runaways and homeless youths. Grundman will be speaking Wednesday, May 8 in Saskatoon at an event sponsored by Child Find Saskatchewan. She joins John now to discuss how we can stop our children from disappearing.
LIVE: Marnie Grundman, advocate for runaways and homeless youths.
