Free For All Friday - Hour 1

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

On today's show:

• Andrew Scheer is keeping Pierre Poilievre's seat warm in the House of Commons, as the Conservative leader tries to find a way back in. Do Canada's Tories have any critical lessons to learn from last week's election defeat? We pose that question, and several others, to former Conservative MP Lisa Raitt.
• Prime Minister Mark Carney met up with U.S. President Donald Trump earlier this week. On Thursday, Trump agreed to cut tariffs on U.K. autos, but downplayed the possibility of other nations getting some slack. How should we navigate our new relationship with our American neighbours? We dig deeper with Brian Clow, a former Deputy of Staff to former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
• We have a new Pope, and he is North American! As the Catholic cardinals break away from tradition, what are the expectations being placed upon Pope Leo XIV? CTV's Adrian Ghobrial joins us from Vatican City.

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 Toronto Star reporter Rob Benzie and Henley Strategies founder Laryssa Waler.

1. Prime Minister Carney sat down with U.S. President Trump for an in-person meeting. How would you grade his performance in the Oval Office, and how can we avoid getting on Trump's bad side?
2. With the Trump and Trudeau dynamics playing a pivotal role in last week's election results, do you think Pierre Poilievre did enough pivoting and adapting? Will a lack of success in that regard doom his party?
3. How can we properly address the issues of Western alienation without fully dismissing them?
4. King Charles is making a trip to Canada later this month, as he prepares to read the Throne Speech. If you had the power to do so, what Canadian attraction would you take him to?
5. Laryssa and Amanda are going to see Wheel of Fortune in a live setting. If you were given the chance to attend a live episode of a game show, what would it be and why?