Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he wants to make it easier for more Canadians to drive electric vehicles and he isn't ruling out nuclear power as a cleaner source of energy. 

GUEST: Dr. Chris Keefer, President of Canadians for Nuclear Energy

GUEST: Adam Chambers, Conservative Deputy Shadow Minister of Finance

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GUEST: Dr. Lori Turnbull, Director of the School of Public Administration with Dalhousie University

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Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health says the sixth wave of COVID-19 could put 600 people in his province’s intensive-care units – more than triple the current number – and last another month-and-a-half, clouding the coming provincial election campaign.

Kieran Moore made the comments on Monday as he announced plans to distribute more antiviral drugs to combat COVID-19. He had not addressed reporters in a month, despite the sharply rising infections and hospital admissions that have followed Ontario’s move to lift mask rules and public-health restrictions in March.

Despite his grim predictions, Dr. Moore offered few new moves to combat the virus’s march, other than strongly recommending the wearing of masks in public indoor spaces. He dismissed calls for a return to mandatory masking in schools, saying children remained at low risk for severe disease, and that only two children were currently in ICUs.

GUEST: Allison Smith, Founder of Queen's Park Today

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Over a month into the invasion of Ukraine, Western sanctions are starting to have an impact on Russia’s economy, experts say.

Russia’s gross domestic product is estimated to shrink by 15 per cent by the end of the year, according to the International Institute of Finance.

If levels drop to this level, Russia will see its greatest recession since 1992, according to data from the World Bank. This would also be twice as severe as the 2009 recession.

GUEST: Marvin Ryder, Professor with the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University