Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look at the week's news and decides who's hot... and who's not. This week's list inclu...
8:30 – Now that the Liberal Party of Canada has a new leader, what are the next steps forward? When does Mark Carney become Prime Minister, not just a delegate? Evan welcomes author, journalist, commentator and professor, Andrew Cohen, to the show to discuss the reinvention of the Liberal Party under this new leadership.
Listener Question: Do you think Carney means the Liberal Party will move towards new ideas or do you foresee an extended reign of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau under his leadership?
9:00 – Causing concern alongside tariffs from the U.S. are those being imposed on Canadian goods by China. As countries continue to retaliate in this growing trade war, Evan speaks with Vina Nadjibulla, vice-president of research & strategy for the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada.
LQ: How has your life actually been impacted by this trade war?
9:15 – Open phones – Evan goes to the phones to chat with listeners about what’s on their minds today. Call 1-877-332-8255.
10:00 – Evan sits down with Saskatoon Mayor, Cynthia Block, and Mayor of Regina, Chad Bachynski, for their monthly mayoral panel check-in. Mayors Block and Bachynski take Evan’s and your questions and give an update on each city’s state of affairs.
11:00 – This week marks five years since the COVID-19 pandemic changed everyone’s lives, put communities into lockdown and began taking lives in Saskatchewan. In hindsight, what have we actually learned from the pandemic? What aspects of it still impact our lives and society today? Evan asks these questions to Dr. Amy Kaler, professor in the department of sociology at the University of Alberta.
LQ: What changes have you noticed in how we live our lives now, compared to before the pandemic?
11:15 – This week, it’s been five years since the COVID pandemic locked us all down and began to make a marked change in everyone’s lives. Now, five years since the illness first hit our province, Evan welcomes Dr. Joseph Blondeau, Saskatoon clinical microbiologist and Head of Clinical Microbiology at RUH and the University of Saskatchewan, back to the show to discuss what changes and lessons we saw come out of the pandemic.
11:30 – We hear from Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe live about tariffs and his most recent delegation to Houston from Saskatoon.
12:00 – What was your pandemic project? Call Evan to share the skill or habit you acquired when everything was locked down five years ago — from bread baking and cloud coffee to tie dye or a new workout routine — at 1-877-332-8255!
Then, Evan revisits his earlier conversations with Andrew Cohen, author, journalist, commentator, professor, and Vina Nadjibulla, vice-president of research & strategy for the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada.
