Show Segments

8:30 – After months of speculation and uncertainty, the federal government has approved the $9.3B publicly-owned Trans Mountain expansion project, a move which will hopefully bring relief to Canada’s struggling oil and gas sector by increasing pipeline capacity from Alberta to B.C. However, some critics are saying it won’t be enough to resurrect our energy industry, particularly with Bill C-48 poised to ban tanker traffic on our west coast and B.C. Premier John Horgan still strongly opposed to the project. Approval does not mean shovels in the ground, however, so Saskatchewan’s Energy Minister Bronwyn Eyre joins the show to discuss the new pipeline and when our provincial energy industry might start to see some benefits.

LIVE: Bronwyn Eyre, Saskatchewan energy and resources minister.

9:00 – The Hour of the Big Stories… Open Session

10:00 – A 23-year-old Saskatoon woman was granted bail this week after being charged with human trafficking three women for exploitation in the sex trade. Saskatoon police arrested Dilshad Ali Zada earlier this month after an investigation that began in March found three victims – two from Quebec and one from Moose Jaw – were recruited through social media. According to police, Zada stole money and personal belongings from the women in an effort to control them. To tell us more about human trafficking and the methods traffickers use to recruit and control their victims, John is joined by Barbara Gosse, founding CEO of the Canadian Centre to End Human Trafficking.

LIVE: Barbara Gosse, CEO of the Canadian Centre to End Human Trafficking.

11:00 – It’s time for Saskatchewan’s Smartest Radio Listener! Powered by Urban Cellars. Your chance for fame, acclaim and to prove just how smart you are. Not only do you get bragging rights, you’ll win a $50 gift card for Urban Cellars.

12:00 – St. Brieux’s Amanda Perrot spent every day from July 9th to August 24th, 2018 on the roads and highways of Saskatchewan. After her divorce, Perrot crammed her business into a Subaru she nicknamed “Vladamir” and spent 47 days on a road trip discovering her home province and learning about life. She’s publishing her experiences in a funny and inspiring new book called “47 Days: A Journey Back Home.” Perrot joins John now to talk about what she learned on her epic road trip and her new book, which is launching at an event in Melfort on Sat., June 22.

LIVE: Amanda Perrot, author of “47 Days: A Journey Back Home.”