The Evan Bray Show

Saskatoon city council is set to debate whether the city should continue setting aside money for public art as part of major capital projects. This comes after a recent installation, priced at nearly $300,000, sparked a big conversation about public art. Randy Donauer, City of Saskatoon Ward 5 Councillor, joins Evan to discuss why he wants to end funding for public installations.

Former Police frontman, Sting, says he plans to leave his six children none of his estimated US$550-million fortune, arguing that an inheritance could rob them of the motivation to build their own lives. He says they’ve been taught to work for what they want rather than expect a handout. Is this fair?

Former Saskatoon Blade and NHL hockey player George Pesut has had a colourful hockey career spanning three decades and 21 professional teams across North America and Europe. He has written a book, The Fourth Period: Between the Ice Sheets; Hockey on Two Continents. He was in Saskatoon this past weekend promoting it and signing copies. Evan was lucky enough to have him pop by the studio on his way out of town.

The RCMP started a Race-Based Data Collection Initiative in 2024 in four different communities across the country to better understand whether race or systemic bias is affecting policing outcomes. The initiative recently expanded to include Craik, Saskatchewan as well. But what is Race-Based Data collection? Amin Asfari, Law Foundation of Saskatchewan Chair in Police Studies in the department of justice studies at the University of Regina, joins Evan to explain.

Gas prices have dropped sharply in parts of Saskatchewan, with some communities seeing prices fall by as much as 20 cents a litre. But relief wasn't felt equally across the province. Why is that? Roger McKnight, Chief Petroleum Analyst at EN-PRO, joins Evan to share his insight.

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With Canada considering bringing American alcohol back to store shelves, there’s a question of whether Canadian consumers even want it back. A new Nanos poll finds that most Canadians don't. Bruce Winder, retail analyst, joins the show to bring us up to speed on the booze debate.

Prime Minister Carney has called three federal byelections for August 31, including one in Chicoutimi–Le Fjord that was triggered when he appointed Conservative MP Richard Martel to the Senate. With another MP now announcing his resignation, the growing number of vacancies — and the politics surrounding them — are attracting attention. To wade through it all, Evan is joined by Charles Smith, Professor in the Department of Political Studies at St. Thomas More College at the University of Saskatchewan.

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!

Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney has been urging Albertans to reject separation, but Danielle Paradis, an Edmonton-based writer, editor, podcaster and associate professor at MacEwan University, says he helped create the political conditions that allowed the movement to grow in the first place. She joins the show to explain her argument.