The Evan Bray Show Segments – Monday, December 16th

8:30 – Monday Morning Coffee – Bronwyn Eyre, former Minister of Justice and former Attorney General for Saskatchewan, joins Evan to discuss the biggest stories making headlines this morning.

9:00 – An explosive decision on Friday in a Saskatoon courtroom stayed the charges against Taylor Kennedy for killing nine-year-old Bayleigh Maurice in a crosswalk in 2021. Mia Holowaychuk, 650 CKOM reporter, was there to watch the immediate reaction to this unexpected decision by the judge.

Listener Question: Was justice done by staying this case against Taylor Kennedy?

9:30 –  The province is amending some employment legislation to improve work laws and coverage for workers in the province. Steven Seiferling, labour and employment lawyer, managing and founding lawyer of Seiferling Law in Saskatoon, joins Evan to walk through the amendments and discuss

Listener Question: Do you think these amendments were needed for working conditions in Saskatchewan?

10:00 – The Round Table of Justice – Each and every Monday we invite experts in the law to pull up a seat and discuss the week’s biggest crime and justice stories. In today’s Round Table of Justice Evan is joined by Cst. Leo Von Falkenhausen with Regina Police Service Combined Traffic Services Saskatchewan and Cst. Robin Petkau with the Regina Police Service Traffic Safety Unit about traffic and impaired driving.

11:00 – Recent amendments to The Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods (SCAN) Act by the Government of Saskatchewan are reportedly being made to address the challenge of abandoned properties that become unsafe or nuisance properties. Cameron Choquette, Chief Executive Officer of Rental Housing Saskatchewan, joins Evan to dive into what these amendments mean.

LQ: Do you think these amendments to the SCAN legislation are a good thing?

11:30 – With Canada Post on strike, will children’s letters make it to the North Pole and Santa Clause? A Regina physician, Winston Lok, was hearing that concern a lot and decided to take matters into his own hands. He shares a new, online option to help get even the smallest requests to the ears of the big man himself this holiday season.

12:00 – After spending six years walking, cycling and paddling across Canada along the Trans Canada Trail, Canadian filmmaker, Dianne Whelan, created her 2023 documentary, 500 Days in the Wild. In the film, Whelan remarks on the beauty of the trail and its power to connect people to each other and nature. She joins Evan to share more about her journey.