Murray Wood: Who's scary... and who's scary good?
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look at the week's news and decides who's hot... and who's not. This week, in a specia...
8:30 – Monday Morning Coffee – Doug Richardson, former Saskatchewan lawyer, former prime minister’s Chief of Staff in Ottawa and Liberal supporter, joins Evan to discuss the biggest stories making headlines this morning — particularly Canada’s new Prime Minister-designate, Mark Carney.
Listener Question: What do you think of our new Prime Minister-designate?
9:00 – Open phones – Evan goes to the phones to chat with listeners about what’s on their minds today. Call 1-877-332-8255.
10:00 – You’ve got questions about tariffs? We’ve got the experts who have the answers. Evan welcomes Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, food distribution and policy professor at Dalhousie University Agri-Food Analytics Lab; Ian Lee, Carleton University business associate professor and Jason Childs, University of Regina professor of economics, to take your calls and questions about what Canada is facing with this economic and political pressure from the U.S.
11:00 – We have a new leader for the Liberal Party of Canada and a new Prime Minister-designate. Mark Carney comes in at a time when Canada’s sovereignty continues to be threatened by the U.S. and tariffs affect the lives of Canadians. Nathan M. Greenfield, author, North American correspondent for University World News, visiting professor of sociology at Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute and visiting professor of history at the Kyiv School of Economics in Ottawa, joins Evan to discuss the situation facing the new Prime Minister.
LQ: How would you like to see our new Prime Minister respond to the 51st State rhetoric?
11:30 – We now know the results of the Liberal Party of Canada leadership race. The questions remaining, however, are numerous: What will this mean for Canada’s relationship with the U.S.? Will tariffs persist and for how much longer? When will an election be called? Warren Kinsella, Ontario-based lawyer, author and consultant, joins Evan to discuss the race’s outcome and Canada’s newest Prime Minister-designate, Mark Carney.
LQ: What will this new leader mean for Canada?
12:00 – The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) has appointed its first female executive director. Laurel Feltin, newly-appointed executive director for SARM joins Evan alongside Bill Huber, acting president for SARM, ahead of the association’s annual convention in Saskatoon.
