Nov. 16 Show Segments

8:30 – Gas price analyst and Canadians for Affordable Energy President Dan McTeague is here to tell us about rising gas prices, and the impact of the carbon tax when you fill up at the pump. McTeague will also tell us about the Strategic Petroleum Reserve is and its potential to curb rising prices.
LIVE: Dan McTeague, gas price analyst and president of Canadians for Affordable Energy

9:00 – Saskatchewan Senator Denise Batters is calling for a review of Erin O’Toole’s leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada, saying his platform is becoming indistinguishable from the Liberals’ and stating he can’t win the next election. Batters launched a petition for members to call for a leadership review, and she joins Gormley to tell us more.
LIVE: Denise Batters, senator representing Saskatchewan since 2013, Conservative Party Member

9:15 – The hour of big stories

10:00 – Parliament resumes on Monday, but will the Liberals resume their efforts to regulate Canadians’ online speech and behavior? Justin Trudeau seems dead-set on increased government regulation, telling a panel he supports clearing cyberspace of hate and disinformation. Michael Geist, the Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-Commerce Law at the University of Ottawa, says there are serious flaws with Trudeau’s plan, and he joins Gormley to share the latest on the Liberal push for greater control online.
LIVE: Michael Geist, Law Professor and Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-Commerce Law at the University of Ottawa

11:00 – According to Mark Mills, a physicist and senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, the convergence of new and emerging technologies in the fields of microprocessors, materials, and machines will lead to huge economic benefits in the coming years. In his new book ‘The Cloud Revolution: How the Convergence of New Technologies Will Unleash the Next Economic Boom and A Roaring 2020s’ Mills draws parallels between our current situation and the massive economic expansion seen at the start of the 20th century, and he joins Gormley to tell us more. What technology gets you excited about the future, or does it sometimes seem a bit scary? Call 1-877-332-8255 and join the conversation!
LIVE: Mark Mills, author of ‘The Cloud Revolution’

12:00 – Saskatchewan’s Gensource Potash is now the only Saskatchewan company to be listed on both the TSX and London Stock Exchange, after making its debut on the AIM exchange (London Stock Exchange venture arm) on Nov. 5. The company is focused on sustainable potash production, primarily through its Tugaske potash project in the province’s south, which will use innovative, unique sustainable production methods to produce a minimum of 250,000 tonnes of muriate of potash per year. CEO Mike Ferguson joins Gormley to tell us more.
LIVE: Mike Ferguson, CEO of Gensource Potash