8:30 – There are currently a lot of concerns around two vaccines – Astra Zeneca and Johnson & Johnson – due to rare cases of blood clotting associated with the immunizations. But is that risk being blown out of proportion? Should you try to avoid certain vaccines? To help answer these questions, and get the real facts around vaccines and clotting, John is joined by microbiologist Dr. Joseph Blondeau.
LIVE: Dr. Joseph Blondeau, Clinical Microbiologist and Head of Clinical Microbiology at RUH and U of S.
9:00 – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is getting dragged in the international media for his performance on vaccine procurement and for his false claims about the COVID-19 situation in the UK. Columnist Brian Lilley has been following the story for the Toronto Sun, and he joins Gormley to kick off our Hour of Rage!
LIVE: Brian Lilley, Toronto Sun columnist.
9:15 – Bugs Day, the Hour of Rage!
10:00 – Can your employer require you to get a COVID-19 vaccine? Steve Seiferling with Seiferling Law, a boutique labour and employment law firm based in Saskatoon, joins Gormley to help unpack this tricky question.
LIVE: Steve Seiferling, Managing Lawyer, and a founding lawyer, of Seiferling Law.
11:00 – Things are looking grim for the CFL, after reports stated the league won’t get the $30-million interest-free loan it was seeking from the federal government. According to Dan Ralph of The Canadian Press, the CFL-Ottawa talks have been focusing on “educating the league” about federal assistance programs that have been in place for months. Gormley doesn’t think there’s much chance of a 2021 season, even an abbreviated version. Will the CFL play in 2021? Call 1-877-332-8255 and join the conversation!
12:00 – The prices of building materials are through the roof – so to speak – and it’s going to add about $30,000 onto the cost of building a new home. Chris Guérette heads the Saskatoon and Region Home Builders’ Association, and she joins Gormley to tell us more about the issues behind the sky-high prices, and how it’ll affect the construction and renovation industries in our province.
LIVE: Chris Guérette, CEO of the Saskatoon and Region Home Builders’ Association.