The Bank of Canada has released its April announcement on the Key Lending Rate and they will once again be holding it ‘steady’ at the 5 percent mark. So what does this mean for the average Canadian and when could we ‘finally’ see the rate decline? We get the thoughts of Livio Di Matteo, Professor of Economics at Lakehead University.

Next, it appears the Israeli military is preparing for a ground offensive into the Gaza Strip town of Rafah, despite warnings from the US that Israel risks global isolation if the attack materializes. We discuss the volatile situation with Michael Lynk, Professor Emeritus Faculty of Law at Western University.

Finally, here in Canada work takes on all sorts of meanings but as we look to the future, it seems obvious that we’re moving in the direction of Tech, Automation and A.I., but it’s also possible that we’re missing a pretty obvious part of the discussion in ‘Skilled Trades’. We look at the future of Trades in Canada with Scott Schantz from our sister station at 980 CKNW in our continuing “Future of Work” series.