Rent reduced for Riders, early budget items approved by Regina Council
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Council retroactively slashed $1.33 million in rent owed by the Roughriders.
8:30 – Premier Scott Moe joins Gormley to discuss the recent spike in COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan, as well as the $19B federal support for provinces announced Thursday. Premier Moe, as chair of the Council of the Federation, said he wanted more flexibility for provinces in how they spent the money, and we’ll find out his thoughts on the final agreement.
LIVE: Scott Moe, Saskatchewan Premier.
9:00 – The Ultimate Open Lines…
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LIVE: Ari Avivi, marriage commissioner and stand-up comic.
LIVE: Mike Couros, insurance and benefits broker.
11:00 – The Canadian Paediatric Society is advocating for children to return to school this fall – with safety protocols like masks and small groups – due to the negative effects the long-term closures have had on children. Dr. Karen Leis says schools are more than just institutions of learning, as they also provide mental health support, healthy food, and for some children even a refuge from issues in the home. Leis joins Gormley to discuss the importance of returning to school and how to keep the risks low.
LIVE: Dr. Karen Leis, Saskatoon pediatrician and Chair of the Canadian Paediatric Society’s Action Committee for Children and Teens.
12:00 – Erinn Beech, a Saskatoon woman, has been doing her utmost to reunite with her husband Felipe, who’s stuck in his home country of Honduras due to COVID-19, and she’s frustrated that the government has done little to help despite saying they want to do everything possible to reunite families. She’s now applied for a temporary visa to get Felipe into Canada, but isn’t expecting it to be approved. She can’t travel to him because she’d lose her job, and might not be able to fly into Honduras either way. Beech says she’s one of hundreds – or possible thousands – of Canadians stuck in the same situation, and they’re petitioning the federal government to allow for temporary residency while their permanent resident applications are processed. Beech joins Gormley to explain the situation.
LIVE: Erinn Beech, Saskatoon woman struggling to bring husband to Canada.