WITH GUEST HOST TAYLOR MACPHERSON
8:30 – It’s almost 2025, which makes it the perfect time to figure out what tax changes could affect you in the new year! Franco Terrazzano, federal director for the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, stops by to share that information and who made it onto the taxpayer naughty and nice list this year.
Listener Question: What do you think was or is the biggest waste of money happening in the province or your city/town?
9:00 – What are your resolutions for 2025? Best memories of 2024? What’s a resolution you successfully kept in the past? Do you have resolutions for someone else in your life? Call Taylor MacPherson to share at 1-877-332-8255!
10:00 – Mental health can be a difficult reality to navigate during the holidays. From tumultuous relationships to guilt over food and presents, the holidays can be a difficult time to smile through for some. Taylor MacPherson welcomes Michael Cooper, vice-president of development and strategic partnerships with Mental Health Research Canada to discus a recent study highlighting mental health for the holidays.
10:30 – What do you do to maintain your mental health during the holidays? Call Taylor MacPherson at 1-877-332-8255.
11:00 – This New Years Eve, Taylor MacPherson welcomes Kwei Quaye, vice president of traffic safety with SGI, to discuss traffic safety and the importance of having a safe ride home.
LQ: Are you surprised by SGI’s impaired driving stats?
11:30 – The holidays can be a tough time for people across Saskatchewan and Canada. Laurie O’Connor, executive director for the Saskatoon Food Bank and Learning Centre, and John Bailey, Regina Foodbank CEO, join Taylor MacPherson to share their own struggles trying to help feed people in need through this holiday season.
LQ: Do you have a family tradition that involves donating something or volunteering?
12:00 – Community organizations do a lot of important work across Saskatchewan. Donna Ziegler, executive director for the South Saskatchewan Community Foundation, joins Taylor to discuss what the organization accomplished this year and how province-wide organizations impacted the lives of others in 2024 and what’s to come in 2025.