Amid growing concerns about their aggressive plans to push Bill C-5 forward, the feds are defending their gameplan. Vassy Kapelos gathers instant reaction as the show unfolds.

On today's show:

• CTV Montreal reporter Denise Roberts describes the hectic search for a missing Montreal toddler, who was safely recovered near Highway 417 on Wednesday afternoon.
• Damien Kurek, a now-former Conservative MP for Battle River-Crowfoot, officially gives up his seat and opens the door for a Pierre Poilievre comeback.
• CTV Science and Technology specialist Dan Riskin joins the party for his weekly dissection of thought-provoking debates.
• The Daily Debrief Panel - featuring Robert Benzie from the Toronto Star and Laura Stone from The Globe And Mail.
• Becca Brown-McKnight, a councillor in the Vermont town of Burlington, explains why a street was recently renamed to honour their Canadian friends.
• Lastly, if Canada and the U.S. can't strike a trade deal within 30 days, Prime Minister Carney has some countermeasures to American tariffs up his sleeve.