Just thinking about a referendum is costing us money. Plus: Pierre Poilievre’s extreme makeover.

Elias Makos is joined by Victor Henriquez, Public affairs and crisis management specialist at Public Strategy and Conseil, and Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the content marketing firm TNKR Media and co-host of the podcast Inspiring Entrepreneurs Canada.

• Quebec’s Finance Minister Eric Girard says just the thought of a referendum is costing the Quebec government $20 million a year.
• Pierre Poilievre is undergoing a makeover - the Conservative leader has determined that if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em, and will start to miss more and more time in the House of Commons to work on other things like economic speeches and trips.
• Has anyone seen Immigration Minister Lena Diab lately? She has not been visible as of late and many including her colleagues inside the Federal Liberal party have taken notice.
• Sweden wants to drastically increase the number of deportations involving convicted immigrants.