It has been almost 6-months since the government has had a permanent ethics commissioner. This has led to any investigations conducted by the commissioner on pause until a replacement is found. Conservative MP Michael Barrett, who is the Ethics and Accountable Government Critic, joins Gormley to discuss how this absence affects government ethics.

The wildfires pushing towards Yellowknife have forced the city's evacuation. 20,000 residents have been leaving by car or plane to get to safety. One of those evacuees, Territorial Court Judge Stephanie Whitecloud-Brass joins Gormley to discuss what getting out of the city was like.

With the recent release of the inflation number for Canada at 3.3%. Associate Professor of Economics Dr. Jason Childs at the University of Regina says the reported numbers are misleading, especially when you take gas prices out of the equation. He joins Gormley to explain the inflation number's true impact and what this could mean for the next interest rate update.

It is back-to-school time, preparing your family for another school year. Every year technology is essential to consider for students who are going back or going off to college. Tech expert Marc Saltzman is here and joins Gormley for his suggested tech you need this year.

The federal Liberals look like they are about to get into a risky tax fight with...the Americans. The proposed digital services tax (DST) would apply to U.S. tech companies like Amazon for doing business in Canada. Should Canada be attempting to tax U.S. companies for services in Canada? Aaron Wudrick is the Director of Domestic Policy with the Macdonald-Laurier Institute and joins Gormley to explain how bad this can be for Canada.

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Charlene Gavel has been appointed as SaskTel's new President and CEO. Before taking the top job, she was SaskTel's Chief Financial Officer for nine years. She joins Gormley to discuss her new position and what she hopes to accomplish in the coming years in her new role.

The Little League World Series gets underway today in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and a team from Saskatchewan will represent Canada. The North Regina Little League won the Canadian title last weekend and will represent Canada starting Thursday. Cole Warken is the team manager and joins Gormley to discuss representing Canada and the impact this can have on baseball in the province.

As more companies move to a hybrid work method and ask workers to come back into the office for two or three days a week. There is still resistance from workers to going back, even for one day a week. Even with the resistance to returning to the office, is hybrid work here to stay? Sherri Rabinovitch is an HR expert and owner of The People Guru and joins Gormley to explain why there is resistance to returning to the office.

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