- Mr. Carney goes to Washington
Tuesday, May 6th 2025
Today, Prime Minister Mark Carney will make his first trip to the White House to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Tariffs, the economy, and military defense will be the key focus for Carney as he looks to set Canada on a path to negotiations to end the trade war between our countries.
This first face to face meeting between the leaders will be crucial to set the tone of the relationship for the next four years.
Will they get along? How should Carney address Trump's "51st state" comments? Could this meeting backfire? And what will Trump and Carney be able to achieve?
Host Cormac Mac Sweeney speaks with Jon Allen, a former Canadian Ambassador and diplomat who is now a senior fellow at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy.
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- What happens next with Pierre Poilievre, a week after losing the election and his own seat
Monday, May 5th 2025
After a stunning election loss in which Pierre Poilievre couldn’t hold on to his own seat in Parliament, what comes next for the federal Conservatives?
Will there be a push to oust Poilievre? What will the Party look for in its campaign post-mortem? Why are Conservative premiers calling out their federal counterparts?
Host David Smith speaks with two veteran conservative strategists, Jordan Paquet and Neil Brodie, to get answers on what happens next for the team in blue.
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- Post-election, digging into whether or not our economy will fall into recession
Sunday, May 4th 2025
We're dropping a timely episode of In This Economy into the weekend feed.
We now have clarity now on Canada's new government, but predictions about the state of economy going forward are murkier.
There are signs the economy is contracting, so what does that mean for you?Host Mike Eppel speaks with Dawn Desjardins, Chief Economist at Deloitte Canada.
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- Why the sky high price of groceries may be starting to stabilize
Friday, May 2nd 2025
Canadians could be in for a break at the grocery store for the next couple of months.
After food inflation ticked higher in March, a food economist is expecting more stability through the summer months with the next update from Statistics Canada coming on May 20th.
Host Kris McCusker speaks to Stuart Smyth, professor in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of Saskatchewan about what is influencing prices - and why it's subject to change.
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- Tragedy at the Lapu-Lapu day festival in Vancouver: What we know and the questions being raised
Thursday, May 1st 2025
Warning: this episode may be triggering for some listeners.
Friday has been declared a day of mourning in British Columbia for the victims of the Lapu-Lapu Day festival attack.
What was meant to be a celebration quickly turned to tragedy on Saturday, as nearly a dozen people were killed and dozens more injured when a suspect drove their vehicle into a crowd at a Filipino festival in Vancouver.
The man charged in the alleged attack was overseen by a mental health team and was on extended leave at the time of the incident – which is now raising questions about mental health reform.
Meantime, we are learning more about some of the victims and how members of the community are supporting one another.
Host Melanie Ng speaks with Sonia Aslam, journalist with 1130 NewsRadio and CityNews Vancouver, who has been following this story closely.
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