Gormley Show Segments — Thursday, Oct. 26

Gormley, Thursday, October 26th, 2023

8:30 – After 650 CKOM and 980 CJME reported on Wednesday that a Regina woman has been waiting almost half a year to find out if she has cancer. The Saskatchewan Health Authority said in a statement that the backlogs still stem from the COVID-19 pandemic. Gormley sits down with health minister Everett Hindley to ask why people are waiting so long to learn about such a deadly disease and to check in about Wednesday’s start to the fall session of the Saskatchewan Legislature.

LIVE: Minister Everett Hindley, Saskatchewan Minister of Health.

9:00 – Bugs Day…the hour of rage! What is bugging you this week? Give us a call at 1-877-332-8255.

10:00 – Regina’s Acting Police Chief, Dean Rae, stops by to give Gormley the monthly update on crime and policing in the city. Have a question for the acting chief? Call or text 1-877-332-8255.

LIVE: Dean Rae, acting chief for the Regina Police Service.

11:00 – Saskatchewan’s Fort Battleford is facing struggles with reconciliation, a shrinking volunteer base and staffing problems. Park attendance at the National historic site is also reportedly on the decline. Journalist Miguel Fenrich joins Gormley to share what he’s uncovered about the issues facing the park, the movement growing in the Battlefords to save it and what that could mean for other national parks in Canada.

LIVE: Miguel Fenrich, journalist, Battlefords Regional News-Optimist.

12:00 – Bill C-234, An Act to Amend the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, remains before the Canadian senate. The act was created to help alleviate substantial concerns about carbon pricing for farmers by easing some finanical burden. Earlier this week, MP John Barlow joined Gormley. Now, Senator Brent Cotter provides Gormley with a different perspective on the bill.

LIVE: Senator Brent Cotter, legal ethicist, former law professor, Canadian senator and member of the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Forestry.