Listen to Vassy's full conversation with Mike Turner, The chair of the United States House intelligence committee who says Canada needs to accelerate its defence spending targets, especially with its military in "desperate" need of investment.

On todays show:

• Listen to Vassy's full conversation with Minister of Citizens' Services Terry Beech on the Liberal government's decision to write cheques and put a freeze on GST in Canada.
• Listen to Vassy's full conversation with Conservatives MP and ethics critic Michael Barrett as well as NDP finance critic Taylor Bachrach as they give their reaction to the Liberal government's decision to write cheques and put a freeze on GST in Canada.
• The Daily Debrief Panel with Tim Powers, Tom Mulcair, and Zain Velji. 
• Jason Hannan, Professor in the Department of Rhetoric, Writing, and Communications at the University of Winnipeg joins Vassy Kapelos to discuss the call for Australia to delay its ban on children younger than 16 from using social media.