Unifor has been found in contempt of a court injunction issued in connection with the labour dispute at the Co-op refinery. A Court of Queen’s Bench judgment issued Wednesday said the union "intentionally and deliberately disobeyed the order." On Dec. 18, Justice Janet McMurtry issued a temporary order that limited the amount of time picketers could hold up truckers at the refinery. Federated Co-operatives Limited then went to court claiming the union had violated the order. After ruling the union was in contempt, the justice fined Unifor $100,000. The union has been blockading the refinery since Monday. That action followed blockades around Co-op cardlocks and stores in Regina and Weyburn. CJME reporter Adriana Christianson was at a rally held by Unifor Wednesday and has been following this showdown between the Co-op and Unifor. Adriana joins Gormley now to talk about the latest in the Co-op refinery labour dispute.

Author Harold Johnson is in studio to discuss his new book "Cry Wolf." The book analyzes several recent wolf attacks and is an inquest into the true nature of a predator.

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Conservative MP Glen Motz is running a petition opposing the Liberals' proposed firearm bans. The online petition, launched in December 2019 and sponsored by Glen Motz, Member of Parliament for Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner and Associate Shadow Minister for Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, opposes the Liberals’ plan to ban ‘military-style assault rifles’ through an Order in Council, and it has become the second largest e-petition in Canadian history. According to Motz, in less than a month, the petition has garnered over 86,000 signatures, making it clear that Canadians oppose the Liberals’ proposal to strip law-abiding Canadians of their legally purchased property without doing anything to actually address rising gang and gun violence.

The labour dispute at the Co-op refinery has escalated. On Monday 14 people were arrested and charged with mischief - including Unifor's national president Jerry Dias. Police Chief Evan Bray said the refinery labour dispute is holding the city of Regina hostage. The police chief joins Gormley now to discuss how this labour dispute is impacting Regina and what role local police are taking with this ongoing labour situation.

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The labour dispute at the Co-op refinery has been ongoing since December 5. Monday evening Regina police arrested 14 people - including Unifor's national president Jerry Dias - and charged them with mischief. And on Tuesday fencing was erected on the same spot. Howard Levitt, a labour lawyer joins Gormley now to discuss the labour dispute. Gormley will ask Levitt if it is acceptable in picketing or secondary picketing to erect a fence around a property barring access to the premises?

This week marks the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB)'s 11th annual Red Tape Awareness Week. Jennifer Henshaw, CFIB’s Senior Policy Analyst joins Gormley to talk about this week and the 2020 Paperweight 'Awards" for the worst examples of useless and excessive regulations which were announced Monday.

The communities of Beechy, Lucky Lake and Demaine were without power Sunday for more than 15 hours and it was -20C. It got as low as +5C in some homes. According to locals, this is nothing new. They have been dealing with long power-outages about once a month for the last year or so. The power was also out in the communities Christmas Day for four hours. People are worried about their homes and cabins at nearby Prairie Lake freezing, firefighters have been going around and checking on the elderly, and people are frustrated. According to posts on Twitter from people living in the area, SaskPower has blamed old infrastructure for the outages and admitted no one was available during the day Sunday to attend the site to fix. Some residents have had to pay $1750.00 to get a switch on their power pole to run a generator. Joel Cherry, is a Spokesperson for SaskPower and joins Gormley now to talk about the power situation in these communities and what SaskPower plans to do going forward.

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Chances are you’ve heard of the Keto diet, or maybe even tried it. The low-carb, high-fat diet has really taken off the last few years. It’s looking like it’s not just a fad. A poll from Sept. 2019, conducted by Dalhousie University, revealed that 26 per cent of Canadians have either adopted the keto diet, tried it, or considered trying it in the last 18 months. Gormley shares his experience with keto and some not-so-minor hiccups he had with it.

We heard from Unifor’s national president this morning and now Vic Huard, executive VP for Federated Co-operatives Limited joins Gormley to discuss the labour dispute and recent escalations.

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