Free For All Friday - Hour 1

Amanda Galbraith breaks down today's biggest stories with Canada's top newsmakers.

On today's show:

• Richard Masson, Executive Fellow in the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy and former CEO of the Alberta Petroleum Marketing Commission, on pipelines in Canada including TransMountain following new minister comments including whether or not national expansion makes sense
• Dr. Anabela Bonada, Managing Director, Climate Science, Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation at the University of Waterloo, on the wildfire season for 2025, what we can expect, and how to potentially prepare for poor conditions
• Eric Alper, Music Expert and Publicist, on the best songs for a May long weekend road trip

Free For All Friday - Hour 2

Hosts from all over the country join the roundtable to discuss this week's five biggest news stories. Attending today's session are Jeff Rutledge, Vice President, McMillian Vantage, and Kathleen Wynne, Former Premier of Ontario and Ontario Liberal leader from 2013-18.

1. Ontario's budget deficit balloons to tackle tariffs while the federal government is tabling a fall economic statement instead: does anyone care about budgets and deficits anymore? What changed?
2.  What do we make of the new cabinet picks? Changes were not as bold as some people expected and it was a messy transition with comments from Guilbeault, Robertson, and others coming under fire, while others like Hodgson had better starts.
3. Elections Canada and Terrebonne: Why not just count the ballots or do a recount? Is it a bad look on Elections Canada to the general public to not just roll with it?
4. What do you want to see from The Hudson’s Bay IP now that Canadian Tire has it? If stores aren’t coming back, what would draw your attention?
5. What are your favourite May long weekend / road trip songs and traditions?