Show Segments

8:30 – Canada is the fifth-largest producer of natural gas and the sixth-largest producer of oil in the world, but with Teck Resources Ltd. withdrawing its application to build a massive ($20B) oilsands project north of Fort McMurray, AB – what does this mean for the future of oil and gas in our country? Have your say and weigh in on this through our weekly Facebook debate! Brett Wilson, Canadian investment banker, businessman, and investor, says Teck’s decision was a shortsighted move, panicked by “misguided attacks on the energy industry.” Wilson joins Gormley to discuss the move by Teck and the future of Alberta’s economy.

LIVE: Brett Wilson, Canadian investment banker, businessman, philanthropist, and investor.

9:00 – The Hour of the Big Stories… Open Session

9:30: The Buffalo Declaration is a 13-page document and accompanying webpage released on Feb. 20 signed by four Conservative members of Parliament. It outlines concerns about Alberta’s role in the federal government and what the signees call a push for “equality” for the province. The authors definition of equality has a number of different pillars, from repealing carbon taxes to changing the size of Parliament. Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner is one of the four signatories to the Buffalo Declaration and she joins Gormley to discuss the declaration.

LIVE: Michelle Rempel Garner, MP for Calgary-Nose Hill, shadow minister of Industry and Economic Development and one of the four signatories to the Buffalo Declaration.

11:00 – Canada’s retail landscape is changing rapidly, with companies like Pier 1, Carlton Cards, Ten Thousand Villages, Bench, Lowe’s, Bentley, Forever 21, and more shutting their doors. Many of the closures are due to the growing popularity of online shopping, but some retailers tend to keep their customers coming through the doors much better than others by providing an experience shoppers just can’t get from a website. To help explain why some retailers can stand the test of time while others lose their customers to the Internet, John is joined by Craig Patterson, analyst and editor-in-chief of Retail-Insider.com. Is there a retailer that will always get you into the physical store instead of looking for options online? Give us a call at 1-877-332-8255 and join the conversation!

LIVE: Craig Patterson, Retail Analyst and Editor-in-Chief of Retail-Insider.com.

12:00 – According to new survey data from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB), 82% of farmers say the federal carbon tax is negatively impacting their business (94% of farmers in the field crop sector, 93% in the livestock sector. On average, farmers estimate they will pay almost $14,000 in federal carbon taxes in the first year it applies to them (April 1st, 2019 to March 31st, 2020). The CFIB is urging the federal government to exempt natural gas, propane and aviation fuel used for farming activities such as drying grain, heating barns or spraying fields from the federal carbon tax, including those farm expenses from 2019. Marilyn Braun-Pollon, CFIB vice-president, Western Canada and Agri-business joins Gormley to talk about the key findings from the survey and what they’re asking of the federal government.

LIVE: Marilyn Braun-Pollon, CFIB vice-president, Western Canada and Agri-business.