On today's show:

• Margaret McCuaig-Johnston, Senior Fellow in the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Ottawa

• Chris Lewis, CTV Public Safety Analyst and Former OPP Commissioner

• Dan Riskin, CTV Science and Technology Specialist

• Camille Katona, Founder of 19/99 Beauty

Free For All Friday - Hour 2

This week's show features panelists Matthew Barnes, Principal, Navigator and Deirdra Tindale, Vice President, Crestview Strategies

Topic 1: China raises tariffs on U.S. goods to 125% as trade war deepens

Topic 2: Pierre Poilievre and Mark Carney spar over guns, reveal duelling agendas to curb crime

Topic 3: Whether a Liberal win threatens national unity depends on Albertans

Topic 4: 'We can't even leave our house': Waterloo students terrorized by 'angry' nesting Canada geese

Topic 5: ‘It has everything you need,’ Mike Myers’ Canadian Tire shirt on SNL sparks praise for the retail chain

'More problematic than he bargained for': Trump tariff changes send shocks through markets as uncertainty looms

Vassy Kapelos is joined by CTV US Political Analyst Eric Ham to unpack the 90-day temporary pause on reciprocal tariffs for everyone but China and what the political ramifications of that might be moving forward.

On today's show:

• CTV's Abigail Bimman, Rachel Aiello, and Mike Le Couteur provide updates from the campaign trails with the three main parties

• Talk Science to Me with Dan Riskin

• The Daily Debrief Panel with Robert Benzie, Queen's Park Bureau Chief, The Toronto Star; Laura Stone, Queen's Park reporter, The Globe and Mail

• Marcus Maloney, Assistant Professor in the Research Centre in Postdigital Cultures, Coventry University in Coventry, UK, weighing in on the impact of the new series Adolescence and the reaction from parents about teen boys' use of social media and socialization issues

Checking in with the Green Party co-leaders as the campaign hits the halfway mark

Vassy Kapelos speaks with Elizabeth May and Jonathan Pedneault, co-leaders of Canada's Green Party, about the current economic state of Canada and how the party proposes to fund some of its platform promises if elected.

On today's show:

• Charles Souza, Liberal Candidate for Mississauga Lakeshore, and Andrew Scheer, Conservative Candidate for Regina—Qu'Appelle, on a number of campaign issues

• CTV's Abigail Bimman, Judy Trinh, and Mike Le Couteur provide updates from the campaign trail for the three main federal parties

• The Explainer: Laura Lundquist, physiotherapist and the owner of Zoomers Physiotherapy and Health Solutions/ founder of Club Z Fitness Program answers "How much do I need to exercise a week to be healthy?"

• The Daily Debrief Panel with Michele Cadario, CEO, Vanguard Strategy; Jeff Rutledge, Vice President, McMillian Vantage; Rachel Aiello, Correspondent, CTV National News