8:30 – Education Minister Jeremy Cockrill joins Evan for a discussion about the multi-year funding agreement that the government has signed with the Saskatchewan School Boards Association and the impact this will have on education in this province.
9:00 – The next federal budget is set to be shared on April 16th. As the federal Conservative party takes the lead in polls across the country, what can Canadians expect to come from this Liberal government’s budget? National Post columnist, John Ivison, joins Evan to share why he predicts the spending taps are going to be flowing.
9:30 – Right now, food bank usage across the country is at its highest level since 1989 and more than one million children are living in poverty. Canada’s NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has called for a National School Lunch program to be implemented in the upcoming budget to help ensure no Canadian child goes hungry. He joins Evan to explain why he believes this program is essential.
10:00 – The Round Table of Justice – Each and every Monday we invite experts in the law to pull up a seat and discuss the week’s biggest crime and justice stories. In today’s Round Table of Justice Evan is joined by criminal defense lawyers Mark Brayford and Brian Pfefferle.
11:00 – We’re on a mission to find the best small-town restaurants in Saskatchewan! Jenn Sharp is an author, journalist and host of Flat Out Food on Citytv. She joins Evan to discuss her favourite for small-town eateries.
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12:00 – Close, but no cigar for Team Saskatchewan. Brad Gushue and Team Canada captured their third straight Canadian men’s curling championship with a 9-5 win over Mike McEwen and Team Saskatchewan in Regina. Jamie Nye, host of The Green Zone, joins Evan for a recap of all of the action at the Brier.