Jan 24 2025 80 mins 11
Free For All Friday - Hour 1.
Host Deb Hutton breaks down the biggest stories of the day with Canada's top newsmakers.
On today's show:
- Flavio Volpe, President of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association joins Deb to discuss how President Trump tells World Economic Forum U.S. doesn’t need Canadian oil, gas, autos or lumber.
- Marieke Walsh, senior political reporter with The Globe and Mail joins Deb to discuss how the Liberal party leadership race is playing out.
- Robert Benzie, Queen’s Park Bureau Chief for the Toronto Star joins Deb to discuss how Ontario Premiere Doug Ford said there will be an early provincial election next Wednesday.
Free For All Friday - Hour 2.
Hosts from all over the country join the roundtable to discuss the five biggest stories of the week. This week's show features panelists Sharan Kaur, Former Deputy Chief to Bill Morneau and Karen Gordon, Principal, Gordon Strategy.
PANEL TOPICS:
Topic 1: Trump - How do we deal with him, how serious should we be taking his threats? He says the U.S doesn’t need Canada’s lumber or steel.
Topic 2: Liberal Leadership - Is distancing from capital gains and carbon working for the Liberals? How do we see the race shaping up now that all Leadership candidates are finalized?
Topic 3: Doug Ford set to call snap election next week, sending Ontario voters to the polls Feb. 27 – How is this shaping up, are there downsides?
Topic 4: Rapid Fire segment.
