Elias Makos is joined by Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor, and Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia.

• “The Hill,” a U.S. political publication centred on Capitol Hill and a must-read for those in policy-making, published an op-ed from Legault titled “A tariff on Canada would be self-inflicted damage for America
• Quebec says they’re ready to deploy another 300 officers at the border in response to Trump’s recent tariff threats
• The Liberal Party of Canada has announced more rules and details for its impending and accelerated leadership race
• A new poll says that half of Canadians are $200 or less away from not being able to pay their bills at the end of the month