Gormley, Monday, February 1, 2021 w. guest host Mike Couros
8:30 – Canada added further travel restrictions on Friday to help curb the spread of COVID-19, but Conservative Health Critic Michelle Rempel Garner says Canada needs vaccines and rapid tests instead of further restrictions and sacrifices. Rempel Garner says lockdowns and restrictions were designed to give governments time to work on permanent solutions like vaccines, but Justin Trudeau’s government hasn’t been effective at delivering them. With more vaccine delays announced Friday, Rempel Garner joins guest host Mike Couros to tell us more.
LIVE: Michelle Rempel Garner, Conservative MP and Shadow Minister for Health.
9:00 – The Hour of the Big Stories… Open Session
10:00 – Saskatchewan’s minister responsible for seniors, Everett Hindley, sent a letter to the provincial ombudsman Friday calling for an investigation into a COVID-19 outbreak that occurred at Parkside Extendicare, a 220-bed special care home in Regina where 38 residents died. Hindley joins Mike to tell us why he feels an investigation is necessary, and give us an update on how seniors in Saskatchewan have been affected by the pandemic.
LIVE: Everett Hindley, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, Seniors, and Rural and Remote Health.
11:00 – Despite resigning, Julie Payette still qualifies for perks such as a $149,484 annual pension for life. As a former governor general, she is also entitled to a lifetime expense program. Under the expense program, she will have access to up to $206,000 per year. Payette left office amid a cloud of scandal. Should taxpayers be on the hook for the expense accounts of the former governor general? Do you think she should get paid a little, a lot, or is the what she is entitled to the appropriate amount? Give Mike a call at 1-877-332-8255 and weigh in on the conversation.
12:00 – Throughout the pandemic, the tourism sector has been one of the hardest-hit. Stephanie Clovechok, CEO of Tourism Saskatoon, says Saskatoon’s tourism industry likely won’t recover until at least 2024. She says the tourism industry needs help to survive, but is also calling for more cohesive messaging around the safety of travel. Clovechok joins guest host Mike Couros to tell us more.
LIVE: Stephanie Clovechok, CEO of Tourism Saskatoon.