Show segments, Friday, June 24, 2022

8:30 – Saskatoon city council still has a number of concerns around decriminalizing simple possession of small amounts of illicit drugs. They’ve decided to wait and see what happens with the province of B.C.’s decriminalization process. Rand Teed is an addictions counsellor, educator, and author and he joins Gormley to weigh in on drug decriminalization and why he thinks it will not solve the overdose crisis. In the summer of 2001, Portugal became the first country in the world to decriminalize the personal use and possession of all illicit drugs. Teed tells us more about Portugal’s process and if it worked.

LIVE: Rand Teed, Drug and Alcohol Educator, Certified Addictions Counsellor, and author of ‘Which Way to Turn: Understanding Adolescent Substance Use.’

9:00 – The Ultimate Open Lines

11:00 – What time is it? It’s Eatin’ Time! with Belton Johnson – powered by the Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association! Grillmaster Belton Johnson joins Gormley with his recipe for Burnt Ends!

LIVE: Belton Johnson.

12:00 – Author Joanne Paulson’s new book “Blood and Dust” launches on June 29th. Her novel was created with extensive research of Saskatchewan history, and follows a Toronto man who leaves his home after being accused of a crime he did not commit.  The “wild west” themed book will take you back to the Saskatchewan prairies in the 1800’s

LIVE: Joanne Paulson, author of Blood and Dust.