The Debate Over Crown Corporations

The Debate Over Crown Corporations

The Saskatchewan NDP says the Sask Party government is using profits from gaming and lotteries to help cover losses at Crown corporations like SaskPower instead of directing that money toward services like healthcare and education. Does this mean the province's utility Crowns are struggling financially? And if so, who's to blame? Aleana Young, NDP Opposition Whip and the Critic for Economy and Jobs, Crown Investments Corporation, and SaskPower, joins Evan to share her take.

Pierre Poilievre's Parliament Report Card

Our federal MPs are off for the summer! But what really got done? Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre joins Evan for his review of the spring parliamentary session, his thoughts on Canada's technical recession and other political stories impacting Canadians across the country.

Open Lines With Evan: Calls, Questions and Conversations

Evan goes to the phones to chat with listeners about what's on their minds today. Call 1-877-332-8255.

Green & White Prognostications - Riders vs Toronto Argonauts

Tally up the score, tell us who wins and the real winner could be you! It’s time for Green & White Prognostications presented by Paladin Canada. Pick the game winner and the closest combined score, and you could win a $100 Co-op gift card from Sherwood Co-op!

Will the CFL's new era pay off?

The CFL is undergoing its biggest transformation in decades, with new rules and a revamped playoff format aimed at attracting a new generation of fans. But are those changes saving the league—or changing the very identity of Canadian football? Ron Podbielski, a retired corporate communications executive and Roughriders season ticket holder since 1988, explored that question in his column, "Stewart Johnston's Big Gamble," and joins Evan to talk about it.