10/3: Canada Covered

Six months after a massive heist at Toronto’s airport, a lawsuit is shedding new light on the crime.

$20 million in gold and nearly $2 million in cash were nabbed from a cargo facility, and police as yet have not announced any developments in the case.

National Post reporter Adrian Humphreys joins the show to discuss the nature of the lawsuit, what it reveals about the heist, and what recourse is being sought.

Background reading: New details about $20M Toronto airport gold heist revealed in Brink's suit against Air Canada

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Just months after announcing the decriminalization of possession of all drugs, the B.C. government unveiled legislation aimed at curbing open-air drug use.

The plan has been met with criticism from harm reduction proponents and skepticism from the NDP government’s political opponents.

Vancouver Sun legislative reporter Katie DeRosa joins the show to discuss the motivation behind the law, what locations are being targeted, and how the government reconciles this move with its past announcement on decriminalization.

Background reading: Proposed B.C. law would make drug use illegal in almost all public spaces

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Albertans were given a grim reminder of the dangers that can lurk in the backcountry with the fatal grizzly attack that took the lives of two experienced outdoors people.

The attack, in a remote area of Banff National Park, was believed to be predatory in nature and also saw the death of the couple’s dog.

Calgary Herald reporter Bill Kaufmann joins the show to walk us through the attack, what’s believed to have caused the bear’s aggression, and what experts say about whether more can be done to prevent bear-human encounters.

Background reading: Couple emptied bear spray can in battling grizzly that killed them, relative says

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Wab Kinew and the NDP steamrolled the PCs in Manitoba this week to win a convincing electoral majority.

Kinew becomes the first First Nations premier of a Canadian province, and Heather Stefanson has resigned as leader of the PCs.

National Post reporter Tristin Hopper joins the show to discuss why Stefanson failed to resonate with voters, where the PCs stumbled during the campaign, and how the NDP was able to capitalize on that.

Background reading: One of Canada's weirdest-ever 11th hour re-election pitches

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Canada stumbled into an international incident after parliament honoured a Ukrainian vet who fought on the side of the Nazis in the Second World War.

This has created problems not just for the Liberal government, but for our Ukrainian allies.

National Post columnist Tasha Kheiriddin joins the show to discuss why the Liberals response to the incident was problematic, the fallout internationally and why this government struggles on international relations

Background reading: Tasha Kheiriddin: Trudeau's handling of Rota affair has very real implications for Ukraine

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Should Alberta go alone, and split from the Canada Pension Plan, even if it means taking half the total funds for the whole of the CPP with it?

That’s the question being asked in Alberta right now as the UCP government looks to consult Albertans in advance of a potential referendum on the issue.

Calgary Sun columnist Rick Bell joins the show to discuss why the province is considering it’s own pension plan, what the cost would be, and why some are skeptical of the figures in the province’s own report

Background reading: Alberta deserves more than half CPP assets if it exits program: report

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made waves this week when he announced that Canada has intelligence linking the government of India to the murder of a prominent B.C. Sikh leader on Canadian soil.

Trudeau said that Canadian security agencies have been pursuing what he calls credible allegations of the link, but the Indian government has so far called the claims absurd.

National Post political reporter Ryan Tumilty joins the show to discuss the killing, why the victim was potentially a political target, and why this is the latest in a long string of tensions between Canada and India.

Background reading: Trudeau urges Modi to take murder allegations seriously after India denies 'absurd' claims

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Politicians return to the House of Commons this week, and affordability is bound to be a key issue for all parties.

The Conservatives and the NDP have been banging the drum for months, and the Liberals have started to make the issue a priority.

National Post columnist Sabrina Maddeaux joins the show to discuss new Liberal initiatives on housing, why they fall short, and how the new approach may play into the Conservatives’ hands.

Background reading: Sabrina Maddeaux: Liberal 'visionary' housing plan = young people still screwed

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Alberta is dealing with what's believed to be its worst-ever E. coli outbreak after kids became sick at a number of Calgary daycares.

Now the cases are in the hundreds with two dozen in hospital while health officials investigate the likely source of the outbreak.

Calgary Herald reporter Michael Rodriguez joins the show to discuss how it’s believed the bacteria spread, what other issues have been revealed through new inspections, and how this has affected parents and their kids.  

Background reading: Cockroach infestation among 'critical violations' of kitchen at centre of daycare E. coli outbreak

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Canadian Conservatives converge on Quebec City this weekend for the party’s first in-person convention in five years.

The event comes as the party is riding high in summer polls and presents an opportunity for leader Pierre Poilievre to cement his standing in the minds of Canadians.

National Post political reporter Catherine Levesque joins the show to discuss what main themes you’ll hear from Conservatives this weekend, where there could be controversy for the party, and what’s at stake for both the party and Poilievre.

Background reading: 'Anti-woke' general and his wife to endorse Poilievre, talk 'common sense' values at CPC convention

Conservatives show signs of new life in Quebec, the graveyard of electoral hopes

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