Gormley Show segment, Mon. March 27, 2023

8:30 – Joe Biden made his long-awaited visit to Canada speaking at parliament meeting with Justin Trudeau but what does this mean for our relationship with the U.S.? John Parisella, Senior Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute and former Quebec Delegate General in NYC and Washington joins Gormley for his take on the visit.

LIVE: John Parisella, Senior Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute a regular US political pundit in Montréal. Was former Quebec Delegate General in NYC and Washington

9:00 – Hour of the Big Stories…open lines

10:00 – The restaurant industry is bracing for the biggest jump in the country’s alcohol excise duty in more than 40 years. As of April 1st alcohol duty is set to increase 6.3% which is just one more thing the hospitality sector has to deal with. Jim Bence CEO of Hospitality Saskatchewan joins Gormley to explain the impact this is going to have on the sector and your wallets.

LIVE: Jim Bence, CEO of Hospitality Saskatchewan.

11:00 – It’s been almost 4 years since the province promised to build rest area for truckers. The advisory committee promised these rest areas but nothing has happened about them yet. Susan Ewart, executive director of the Saskatchewan Trucking Association joins Gormley to explain why nothing has been done with these rest areas yet.

LIVE: Susan Ewart, Executive Director of the Saskatchewan Trucking Association.

12:00 – There are more than 4,000 charities and non-profits active around Saskatchewan, and we’re featuring some of the great people doing great work in this province during our new segment called “The Best of Saskatchewan.” In this week’s feature, we’ll check in with Nest Saskatoon.

LIVE: Shakiba Jala , Treasurer of Nest Saskatoon.