Free For All Friday - Hour 1

Amanda Galbraith breaks down the biggest stories of the day with Canada's top newsmakers.

On today's show:

• Prime Minister Mark Carney has unveiled a 'Buy Canadian' procurement policy. Helping us dig through the details is CTV Chief Political Correspondent Vassy Kapelos, who you can hear every single weekday on the Vassy Kapelos Show.
• Next month, the feds are planning to introduce legislation on bail reform. Lending us his expertise on this subject matter is former OPP Commissioner Chris Lewis.
• History has been made at the Toronto Hospital, as Canadian patients receive Neuralink implants. Tech analyst Carmi Levy explains the bigger picture.

Free For All Friday - Hour 2

Contributors from all over the country join The Roundtable to discuss the top stories of the week. Today's edition features Jeff Rutledge from McMillan Vantage and Michelle Cadario from Rubicon Strategy.

Topic 1: Everything you need to know from this week's Liberal Cabinet retreat.

Topic 2: Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre calls on the feds to scrap the Temporary Foreign Workers Program. Did his public safety priorities win anyone over?

Topic 3: The debate around Canadian crime, bail reform, and self-defense laws.

Topic 4: The NDP amps up its search for a new federal party leader.

Topic 5: Are you pulling back on luxury spending?