Alberta and Ottawa are reportedly ready to sign an MOU that includes support for a new oil pipeline to the B.C. coast. However, not everyone is on board with the plan. We tackle the business argument for this new venture with Richard Masson, an Executive Fellow at the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy and the former CEO of the Alberta Petroleum Marketing Commission.

On today's show:

• Vassy's interview with RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme about the new charges laid against alleged drug kingpin and former Canadian Olympian Ryan Wedding.
• Talk Science To Me with CTV Science and Technology specialist Dan Riskin: How a crafty parasite can trick ants into killing their own mother.
• The Daily Debrief Panel - featuring Graham Richardson, Laura Stone, and Mike LeCouteur.
• Vassy's conversation with Armando Iannucci, the creator of 'Veep', about writing political satire in the year 2025.

The Carney government has narrowly survived a confidence vote on the 2025 Federal Budget. So what happens now?

On today's show:

• The Public Service Alliance of Canada is sounding the alarm about the pending civil service cuts.
• Vassy speaks with CSIS Director Dan Rogers about the threatening national security landscape that is facing Canada.
• Tech Check with tech analyst Carmi Levy: How Jeffrey Epstein used SEO to bury news about his crimes.
• The Daily Debrief Panel - featuring Laryssa Waler, Sharan Kaur, and Brian Platt.
• Vassy speaks with University of Alberta professor Tim Caulfield about the threat that modern-day misinformation poses to Canada.
• CTV's Scott Hurst has the latest on a U.S. Congress vote about the Epstein Files, and what could happen next if it passes.

Stefan Keyes guest hosts. Sweden is courting Canada to buy Saab's Girpen fighter jets as the Carney reviews its plan to buy American-made F-35s for the Canadian air force.

On today's show:

• The US Congress has passed a bill that would force the release of the Epstein Files
• Major-General (Ret.) David Fraser discusses the pros and cons of Canada buying F-35s
• Alberta and Ottawa are reportedly close to signing an MOU on energy production including a new oil pipeline
• The Daily Debrief panel with Jeff Rutledge, Stephanie Levitz and Bohoz Dara Aziz
• Nik Nanos has a look at the latest national polling data
• ParticipACTION is warning about the cost of inactivity in its annual report