Women, science and conservation make up the dominant themes of the latest federal budget, which charts a clear course for the Liberals to the next election in 2019.

Guest: Mike Le Couteur - Global National Correspondent, Ottawa

We’re going to be talking about it some more tonight, but it is the biggest Canadian story of the day...the federal budget! If you were surprised and shocked over how little spending there was in this year’s budget there is a political reason.

Toronto Police chief Mark Saunders is under fire after suggesting in an interview with the Globe and Mail that the LGBTQ communicty “could have done more” to help with the investigation into alleged serial killer Bruce McArthur.

While this isn’t a local story or one that has been talked about alot...it definitely should be discussed. Over to Syria where no residents of Eastern Ghouta managed to escape the rebel enclave during the first day of a series of planned five-hour truces.

Weekly check in with Rob Breakenridge. This week: Today’s federal budget introduce a new paternity leave specifically for new dads and other non-birthing parents. We talk to Rob about this new change and also how Calgary specifically is dealing with parental leave for councillors.

Guest: Rob Breakenridge - Host, 770 CHQR Calgary

We’ve spoken SO much these past few days about Justin Trudeau’s international travel, but what about our Premiers? Well it was the premier of one of Canada’s smallest provinces that racked up the most international travel in 2017, spending more than one month outside of the country on government trips.

It’s just about time to get your income taxes done...and if you’re in Calgary looking for someone with experience to file your forms Anny Heidebrecht is the woman for you. Not convinced? She’s 94 years old...and has over seven decades of experience.

The man credited with inventing the Pizza Pop has died. The family of Paul Faraci say he died February 6th in Vernon, British Columbia, at the age of 89.

Yesterday wrapped up a wild few weeks for Ontario politician Patrick Brown as he dropped out of the race he had recently entered to try to win back his job (that he resigned from a few weeks ago). Where did it all go wrong for the politician, and where can he go from here?

Guest: Laura Babcock - TV/Radio Commentator and President of Powergroup Communications

While the Federal Budget today touted great advances in equality, one critic says imbalanced age investments undermine the gender equality commitments the government is making.

Guest: Paul Kershaw - Professor, University of British COlumbia’s School of Population and Public Health // Founder of Generation Squeeze