Federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna is under fire after cracking down on critics of the carbon tax, saying “I have no time for folks who are like, you know “We shouldn’t take action...I don’t have time for politicians that play cynical games about climate action.”

Guest: Kelly McParland - Columnist, National Post

Weekly Check-in with Rob Breakenridge. This week: Technology that can read your mind, how Kinder Morgan pipeline opponents are losing and the carbon levy.

Guest: Rob Breakenridge - Host, 770 CHQR

Police say a woman opened fire at YouTube headquarters in San Bruno, California, wounding several people before she killed herself.

Next week, world leaders will be meeting in Peru for The Summit of the Americas - and some say that a NAFTA deal, or at least a version of it could be signed by then.

The IOC announced today that Calgary is one of seven cities officially interested in hosting the 2026 Winter Games.

Tomorrow marks the 50 year anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr’s death, but today marks the 50 year anniversary of his last speech - “I have been to the Mountaintop.”

What made Martin Luther King Jr SO quotable, and why can’t politicians/activists today achieve that same level of communication?

Guest: Harley Sims - Writer & independent scholar

Rosemary Barton, one of the co-hosts of The National was criticized on twitter yesterday from a few different male viewers.

An Alberta woman, who has been visiting her chiropractor for 30 years is apparently so entertaining during her sessions, that her whole family comes out to watch. Here’s a little bit of what she sounds like during her sessions with Dr. Carson Smith of Chinook Chiropractic in Calgary.

Nova Scotia brought in sweeping legislation dealing with marijuana legalization today, and some of the fines are pretty stiff.

The IOC announced today that Calgary is one of seven cities officially interested in hosting the 2026 Winter Games. But a new poll finds that Calgarians themselves are split on whether they want to spill the tax money to host another Olympic Games. And Canadians beware - the federal government has already pledged money to help fund the bid effort. How are folks feeling about the idea of welcoming the world back to Canada for the Olympics?

Guest: Jamie Duncan - VP of Canadian Public Affairs for pollster Ipsos Reid.

Do major successes in life follow failures?

Guest: Greg Wells - Physiologist, Scientist, Broadcaster & Author.