10/3: Canada Covered

The case against Vice Admiral Mark Norman doesn’t hit court until next summer, but it caused a big ruckus in the House of Commons last week.

Norman, the former vice chief of defence staff is charged with breach of trust for allegedly leaking information related to a shipbuilding contract.

The Tories have been making political hay over whether there was interference on the contract from Treasury Board president Scott Brison.

Dave is joined by National Post political columnist John Ivison

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Other countries use it, Political parties use it, even the Oscars and the NHL awards use it.

But so far, Canada has been reluctant to adopt the idea of ranked ballots for major elections.

That could be changing.

Dave is joined by London Free Press reporter Megan Stacey to look at how London Ontario is making the shift to ranked ballots for its upcoming municipal election, and whether it could spread elsewhere.

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We are down to the last 24 hours until cannabis becomes legal in Canada.

But that doesn’t mean that all the smoke has cleared when it comes to retail sales and police enforcement of new laws around the black market.

Dave is joined by Megan Henderson of the GrowthOp, Postmedia's cannabis news site, to look at how the legal pot landscape is shaping up.

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Two of Canada’s most prominent conservative leaders met in Calgary Friday, in front of hundreds of cheering supporters.

Doug Ford and Jason Kenney had one other politician politician top of mind: Justin Trudeau and his planned carbon tax.

Dave is joined by the always-animated Calgary Sun columnist Rick Bell to look at how the rally frames the debate around the federal climate plan, and what it means for elections next year. 

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Last week, Alberta became the province with the highest minimum wage in Canada, with a bump to $15/hour.

Labour groups are happy, but some businesses are feeling the pinch more than others.

Dave and Edmonton Journal food reporter Liane Faulder take a look at how the restaurant industry has been faring.

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Quebec politics got turned upside down this week, with Francois Legault and his Coalition Avenir Quebec taking down the governing Liberals.

Legault won on a platform of shrinking the size of government, and fixing health and education, but also limiting the number of immigrants to Quebec.

Dave and Montreal Gazette politics reporter Philip Authier look at what the change in government will mean for the province, and for the relationship between Quebec and the rest of Canada.

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The U.S., Canada, and Mexico have a new agreement to replace NAFTA, but there’s still political fallout to consider.

We look at how Canada fared, how the Justin Trudeau government looks in all this, and how this could change future trade agreements.

Plus, we catch up on what has apparently been a turbulent first year in office for Julie Payete, Canda’s Governor General.

Dave is Joined by the National Post's Marie-Danielle Smith.

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Abdulahi Hasan Sharif is charged with five counts of attempted murder in addition to charges for fleeing Edmonton police and possessing a knife. While police initially said they were investigating the events as “acts of terrorism,” no terrorism charges have been laid.

Dave is joined by reporter Jonny Wakefield, who spoke with Sharif's partner recently.

Read more: https://edmontonjournal.com/news/crime/who-is-abdulahi-hasan-sharif-one-year-later-everything-we-know-about-the-alleged-edmonton-attacke

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When people think about sports and Alberta, there are two things that immediately come to mind: The Oilers dynasty of the 1980s, and Calgary’s appearance on the world stage as hosts of the 1988 Olympic Winter Games.

It’s a  possibility that Calgary and surrounding alpine slopes will once again host the best athletes on the snow

But it’s not without controversy. We look at the debate that has a bid for the 2026 games on thin ice.

Dave is joined by Calgary Herald city hall reporter Meghan P

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A pair of tornadoes touched down in the Ottawa-Gatineau region Friday, the first time a tornado has hit a major Canadian city in decades.

Homes were destroyed, people were injured, but miraculously no one has yet died from the the storm. 

The aftermath caused the capital to be eerily quiet on Monday.

Dave is joined by Ottawa Citizen reporters Elizabeth Payne and Tom Spears. 

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