Gormley Show segments, Thur. April 13, 2023

8:30 – The Supreme Court of Canada said last week it won’t hear the appeal about expanding access to health care. This is being challenged in British Columbia that has the B.C.’s Medicare Protection Act which bans the use of private insurance to cover medically necessary procedures. Dr. Brian Day is CEO of the Cambie Surgery Centre and joins Gormley to explain how expanding health care access reduces the long wait lists every province is facing.

LIVE: Dr. Brian Day, CEO of the Cambie Surgery Centre

9:00-  The Leader of the Federal NDP Jagemeet Singh is in Saskatoon today visiting the University of Saskatchewan college of Dentistry to discuss the new dental-care plan for Canadians. It was announced in the 2023 budget that $13 billion over the next five years will go to help expand the dental care program. Mr. Singh joins Gormley to discuss his visit and the expansion of dental-care for Canadians.

LIVE: Jagmeet Singh, Leader of the Federal NDP

9:30 -Bugs Day…the hour of rage! What is bugging you this week give us a call 1-877-332-8255

10:00 – Bill C-11 the online streaming act is awaiting a final vote in the Senate and will become law in the next several weeks but some are still saying the bill is unclear how it will affect content for Canadians. Peter Menzies, Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, past editor-in-chief of the Calgary Herald and former vice-chair of the CRTC joins Gormley to explain what Canadians can expect once the bill goes into law.

LIVE: Peter Menzies, Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, past editor-in-chief of the Calgary Herald and former vice-chair of the CRTC.

11:00 – With the summer concert season just around the corner and the NHL playoffs getting underway. We wanted to know if money was no object what event would you want to attended? Is it Game 7 of the Stanley Cup playoffs? Is it Bruce Springsteen in New Jersey? Let us know what you would want to see 1-877-332-8255

12:00 – We all remember our favourite Candy bar from when we were little kids and devastated once we found out it no longer exists. A candy company called Canadian Candy Nostalgia is bringing back that candy bar nostalgia and Crystal Westergard joins Gormley to tell us more about the challenges bring back those delicious candy bars.

LIVE: Crystal Westergard, Alberta physiotherapist and candy company owner of Canadian Candy Nostalgia