Canada Day Trivia! How much do you really know about your homeland? Call 1-877-332-8255 and you could win some very Canadian prizes.

Canada Day is tomorrow, and we wanted to get your sense of the state of our great nation. Give John a call at 1-877-332-8255 and fill in the blank: "In my opinion, Canada is _____." Do you think Canada is the greatest country on earth? Worse than it's ever been? A nation divided? A great unifier? Call in and let us know what you think Canada is as we look forward to its 153rd birthday.

How has Canada fared in its fight against COVID-19 when compared to other countries? National Post Columnist John Ivison says Trudeau took up a celebratory mood Monday, but should Canada really be celebrating? Ivison says Canada's death rate per capita has been twice that of our peer countries like Germany, Denmark, and Norway, and Canada had a higher case fatality rate than even the United States. Ivison says Canada experienced "carnage" in long-term care homes, and we're not out of the woods yet. Ivison joins Gormley to discuss whether Canada should be celebrating our response to the pandemic or questioning why it wasn't better.

The Hour of the Big Stories… Open Session

The resumption of some everyday health services and expansion of surgeries and diagnostic imaging started six weeks ago on May 19,2020. Health Authority CEO Scott Livingstone checks in to tell us how the re-opening of the health system is proceeding.

For the first time in forty years, all of the upcoming missions heading to Mars will look for signs of ancient life on the red planet. Space journalist Elizabeth Howell conducted more than 100 interviews with NASA scientists and experts on Mars to write "The Search for Life on Mars: The Greatest Scientific Detective Story of All Time," which is described as "the definitive account of our quest to find life on the Red Planet." Howell joins Gormley to discuss the search for extraterrestrial life on Mars and the newest contributions to that effort.

Landlords in Saskatchewan are calling on the provincial government to lift its ban on evictions. The ban was put in place March 26 to protect tenants who may be experiencing shortfalls during COVID-19, but according to the Saskatchewan Landlords Association the ban has already left landlords owed more than $30M and many will be forced to sell their properties entirely. Cameron Choquette, executive officer with the Saskatchewan Landlords Association, joins Gormley to tell him more. Do you think the eviction ban should be lifted? Call 1-877-332-8255 and join the conversation.

Ken Coates, writing for the McDonald-Laurier Institute, says Canadians have a simple decision to make in the near future: will we support the oil and gas industry, or shut it down? Coates says half-measures don't leave anyone satisfied, and hurt the people who depend on Canadian energy for their livelihoods. Coates says our decision will become clear as Canada works towards economic recovery from COVID-19, and the half-hearted support for the industry from the Liberal Cabinet so far has not done much for the sector. Coates joins Gormley to discuss the future of Canadian energy and how it ties into the post-COVID economy.

First open session of the short Canada Day week

As Saskatchewan kicks off the newest phase of the re-opening plan, we're catching up with fashion icon and chief medical health officer Dr. Saqib Shahab to find out the best practices we should be following and how he's feeling about the progress we've made so far.