Pierre Poilievre is promising to "defund the CBC" if his Conservative party forms government. The Opposition leader is emboldened after his campaign to have the national broadcaster's Twitter account labelled as "government funded media". This is a popular refrain for populist conservative leaders...but what might the actual consequences look like? 

4:30 | "Pierre Poilievre is like that one kid in high school..." Emmy Award-winning talk host Charles Adler has lots to say about the CPC leader's promise to defund the CBC. None of it is flattering. 

27:00 | Looking to win your playoff pool? We've got NHL.com contributor Derek Van Diest in studio with his picks for who'll emerge from the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. 

54:30 | Is there anything better than dogs FaceTiming? (The answer is no.) You're guaranteed to smile at this week's Positive Reflections presented by Kuby Energy! 

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