Alberta has formally proposed a pipeline to the southwest coast of British Columbia, in partnership with the federal government and a private company. The Globe and Mail’s Stephanie Levitz and CBC’s Anis Heydari join guest host Kate McKenna to discuss pipeline politics, the CUSMA deadline that came and went, and (of course!) Canada joining the Eurovision Song Contest. 

Plus, as the political barbecue season gets underway, The House’s Jennifer Chevalier kicks off The House’s summer series on food security with a documentary exploring the high cost of beef. A rancher explains why despite good cattle prices now it’s hard to have confidence in the future, a chef wonders why interprovincial trade barriers make it so hard to buy local meat, and a meat packer shows us around his abattoir and explains why he’s tapping into a government program that would help him ship meat to Canada’s north. 

This episode features the voices of:

• Stephanie Levitz, senior reporter with The Globe and Mail's Ottawa bureau
• Anis Heydari, CBC News business reporter
• Kevin Grier, beef & cattle market analyst
• Brenda Rosadiuk, cattle rancher at Rosadiuk Ranches
• Tyler Fulton, president of the Canadian Cattle Association
• Calvin Vaags, CEO of True North Foods
• Lewis Robinson, owner of La Petite Primerose restaurant
• Sarah Berger Richardson, food law professor at the University of Ottawa
• Michael Coteau, Liberal MP & chair of the House of Commons agriculture committee
• Eric Patenaude, owner of Henderson’s Meats and Abattoir