Special Events and Programs
Several times every year Cross Country Checkup takes to the road in an effort to get closer to listeners and the issues important to them.
The program is broadcast live from a theatre, gymnasium, hall, school or anwhere where several hundred people can come to watch and join in as Rex and his guests take on the topic of the week. Here is more information and photos about some of those programs:
Sunday March 18, 2012
What is the role of the oilsands in Canada's future?
Cross Country Checkup live from Fort McMurray, Alberta
The oilsands have become, to some, an international icon of excess ...a case of environmental degradation that threatens the planet itself.
To others, they represent the key to national prosperity and the essential component in a new Canadian role as a world energy superpower.
The region has been the economic engine of Canada, powering it through a recession that damaged much larger economies. Now as pressure grows for greater development, Canadians are wondering how to find a balance between two tough realities: economic and environmental.
What is the role of the oilsands in Canada's future?
With host Rex Murphy live from Fort McMurray.
Read one person's account of the Fort McMurray program: McMurray Musings
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Sunday September 11, 2011
Your recollections of 9/11 ...and how it changed our lives?
Sunday September 11th on Cross Country Checkup: thoughts on 9/11
Ten years ago when two hijacked airliners sliced into New York's twin towers, the whole world stopped in awe.
But for the people of Gander, Newfoundland, the effect was more concrete, as plane-loads of people diverted from the U.S. started landing, almost doubling the city's population in a matter of hours.
What were you doing then ...what are your memories of 9/11? How has that one event changed our lives today?
With host Rex Murphy live from Gander, Newfoundland.
Read more »Sunday April 17, 2011
Election special: Rex live from Port Perry, Ont. April 17th
In the second of two special election road shows, host Rex Murphy talks to voters and candidates in small town Ontario, and opens up the phones to Canadians across the country.
Checkup taps into the concerns of small town Ontario - one of the key battlegrounds in this election - and speaks with Canadians on the importance of the rural perspective.
Battleground Ontario: All parties know if they want to make real gains in this election they have to win in many small town Ontario ridings.
As the election campaign draws near the end of its third week, some voters are still asking what is really at stake in this election.
Is it about issues or is it about leadership? Did the debates change your mind?
What is this election about for you?
Rex with a live audience and guests at the:
302 Queen Street, Port Perry, Ont.
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Air Times
| Network | Times |
|---|---|
| Radio One | Sundays at 1:00 p.m. PT, 2:00 p.m. MT, 3:00 p.m. CT, 4:00 p.m. ET, 5:00 p.m. AT and 5:30 p.m. NT on CBC Radio One |
| Sirius 137 | Sundays at 4:00 p.m. ET, (1:00 PT) |
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