8:30 a.m. Former American football star O.J. Simpson may be one step closer to becoming a free man. Simpson is appearing before a parole board in Nevada that will decide whether one of America’s most notorious prisoners will be released. Washington Post deputy sports editor Cindy Boren joins John now to discuss.
8:50 a.m. Premier Brad Wall joins the show following the end of the 2017 premiers’ meeting to talk NAFTA, trade, and pot legalization.
9:00 a.m. Bug’s Day…The Hour of Rage!
10:00 a.m. A surge in Saskatchewan oil has resulted in a rebound in activity, while Alberta’s oilpatch continues to struggle. National Post’s Claudia Cattaneo joins John to explain why.
11:00 a.m. Should parents or doctors have the final say when treating critically ill children? The case of terminally ill baby Charlie Gard has sparked fierce debate worldwide after U.K. courts denied his parents the right to transfer him to other hospitals for treatment. Bioethicist Arthur Caplan joins John to discuss.
12:00 p.m. Former NHL star Theo Fleury is in Saskatchewan this week for the fourth annual Victor Walk to raise awareness about child abuse. He joins John now.