March 9 Show Segments

8:30 – The average gas price in Saskatoon and Regina topped $1.68/L this week, a huge jump from last year’s average of around $1.16/L. Next door in Alberta, Jason Kenney has announced a temporary suspension of the provincial fuel tax, saving consumers about $0.13/L. The Saskatchewan NDP are calling for Premier Scott Moe to do the same thing in our province, but while Moe said nothing is off the table when it comes to helping consumers deal with rising prices, a cut to the fuel tax (which accounts for about a half-billion in annual revenue for the Province) isn’t being considered yet. This morning we’re putting the question to YOU in one of Gormley’s patented Reality Checks: Should Saskatchewan stop collecting the fuel tax?
REALITY CHECK: Should Saskatchewan stop collecting the fuel tax?

9:00 – Hour of the Big Stories… Open lines!

10:00 – Toronto Sun Columnist Brian Lilley says Latvia and Canada’s other European allies are fairly begging for our oil and gas, but Trudeau is focused on putting Canada’s oil workers out of a job. During the Prime Minister’s European visit to NATO allies this week, Lilley says Trudeau was focused on renewable energy, decarbonizing western economies, and being there for each other as allies, when Canada’s allies need increased oil production to divest themselves from Russian energy. Lilley joins Gormley to explain why he says Trudeau dropped the ball on the crucial issue of oil and gas in Europe.
LIVE: Brian Lilley, Toronto Sun columnist

11:00 – It’s time for Saskatchewan’s Smartest Radio Listener! Powered by Little Town Apparel. Your chance for fame, acclaim and to prove just how smart you are. Not only do you get bragging rights, you’ll win your exclusive Smartest Radio Listener t-shirt thanks to Little Town Apparel. Available ONLY to Saskatchewan Smartest Radio Listener winners.

11:15/30 – The new modernized science curriculum in Ontario schools will teach children computer coding in Grade 1. That’s got us thinking: What’s something you wish you’d started learning at a very young age? How would it have changed your life? Call 1-877-332-8255 and let us know what you wish you’d learned in Grade 1.

12:00 – This weekend, skiers and snowboarders in Saskatchewan will have a chance to join the Canadian Ski Patrol, to learn about the work the volunteer organization performs on the slopes and trails around the province. Ski With the Patrol Day will be held March 12 at five different Saskatchewan ski hills, giving anyone a chance to accompany ski patrollers during their regular duties and learn about some of the interesting tools and techniques that are a part of the job. Anyone can join the patrol as long as they are 18 years old and at least an intermediate skier or snowboarder, and John Humbert with the Canadian Ski Patrol joins Gormley to tell us more about the work he does.
LIVE: John Humbert, member of the Canadian Ski Patrol in Saskatchewan