Listen to daily commentary from provincial news director Sarah Mills
Sarah Mills says the resignation of Paul Chiang, a Liberal candidate who called for an opponent to be turned over to the...
8:30 – Ahead of his concerts in Regina and Saskatoon, Evan welcomes Mike Love, original member of the Beach Boys, to the show!
9:00 – Ahead of the federal election, Evan assembles his federal election panel to discuss candidates, concerns and constituencies of note. He is joined by John Gormley, legal counsel at Seiferling Law, former Member of Parliament and host of The John Gormley Show in Saskatchewan; Doug Richardson, former Saskatchewan lawyer, former prime minister’s Chief of Staff in Ottawa and Liberal supporter; and Cathy Sproule, former NDP MLA for Saskatoon Nutana.
Listener Question: What issues are you most concerned about in this upcoming federal election?
10:00 – What is happening with the carbon tax in Saskatchewan? 980 CJME senior reporter, Lisa Schick, joins Evan to explain what Premier Scott Moe’s announcement today means for people in the province.
10:15 – Open phones – Evan goes to the phones to chat with listeners about what’s on their minds today. Call 1-877-332-8255.
10:30 – Saskatoon Mayor, Cynthia Block, joins Evan for a catch-up conversation on the City of Saskatoon and to take your calls and questions!
LQ: Do you have a question for Saskatoon Mayor Cynthia Block? Call in to ask at 1-877-332-8255.
11:00 – We’re seeing a chapter of Canada’s history come to a close with the shuttering of The Hudson Bay Company. Bill Waiser, historian and author of Saskatchewan: A New History and A World We Have Lost: Saskatchewan Before 1905, joins Evan to share some of the impact that business has had in creating and shaping Canada.
LQ: What are your own fond memories of visiting The Bay over the years?
11:30 – There’s always something interesting happening in the night sky! Samantha Lawler, associate professor of astronomy with the University of Regina, has been part of the discovery of 128 new Saturn moons. She joins Evan to share the significance of that discovery.
LQ: Did you catch the lunar eclipse earlier this month? Send us your photos!
12:00 – Evan revisits his conversation with Mike Love, Beach Boys original band member.
