Prime Minister Mark Carney met with First Nations leaders this week to get their support for his nation-building plans — but some right-holders left with more questions than answers or outright blasted the meeting. Host Catherine Cullen checks in with Northern and Arctic Affairs Minister Rebecca Chartrand and Regional Chief of the British Columbia Assembly of First Nations Terry Teegee on the sidelines of the summit in Gatineau, Que.

Then, ahead of next week’s premiers’ meeting in Huntsville, Ont., Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe explains why he believes a deal with Trump on tariffs is likely, but he doesn’t think “elbows up” is the right way to get there.

Plus, as federal data shows inequality is widening and the federal government is going big on military spending and national projects, two economists offer their views on the most pressing priorities for Canadians and whether Ottawa’s spending matches their needs.

Finally, two Hill watchers weigh in on the uphill path Carney faces on trade and energy projects, as well as the Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's shift in tone.

This episode features the voices of:

• Rebecca Chartrand, Minister of Northern and Arctic Affairs
• Terry Teegee, Regional Chief of the British Columbia Assembly of First Nations
• Scott Moe, Premier of Saskatchewan
• Don Drummond, economist and fellow-in-residence at C.D. Howe Institute
• Armine Yalnizyan, economist and Atkinson Fellow On The Future Of Workers
• Christopher Nardi, parliamentary reporter for the National Post
• Stephanie Levitz, senior reporter for the Globe and Mail Ottawa bureau