Seriously — Supriya & Ryan

With voter turnout as low as 21% in some Ontario cities, can Mayors really claim they have a "strong" mandate? Do voters (or could-be voters) simply not care, or are there other factors at play?

Premier Doug Ford says he "hasn't been asked to testify" at the Emergencies Act inquiry, so he won't. What's worse for Ford: the optics of avoidance or going on the record? Furthermore, does the average Canadian even care about these proceedings?

Environment Canada walked back an air quality warning citing Diwali fireworks...but did they have to? If it's true, why not own it? Bigger picture: are the days of fireworks and fighter jet fly-overs numbered?

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Now that its CEO and board have stepped down, what's the next step for Hockey Canada? How does the organization even begin to address the rot impacting the culture around our nation's favourite sport? Is the average Canadian prepared to have the tough conversations, some of which could hit close to home?

Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre says he had no idea members of his team were using the controversial "MGTOW" tag on his YouTube videos...and he's probably telling the truth. But that's not the point. Public dialogue around this revelation seems to be missing the mark. Why should the average person care about the inner workings of platforms like YouTube? This story matters more than you might realize.

It didn't take long for newly-minted Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to step in one, claiming unvaccinated citizens are "the most discriminated-against group (she's) ever witnessed in (her) lifetime". We have to assume she'll dial back comments like that to preserve her chances of winning the general election in May 2023...right?

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Pierre Poilievre spoke out this week after a group led by Diagolon founder Jeremy Mackenzie joked about sexually assaulting the Conservative leader's wife. What took Poilievre so long to see the light re: this group of "dirtbags" and "losers" (Pierre's words, not ours)? Why didn't he take their inflammatory statements and threats seriously before it got personal? Will this change the tone of CPC messaging moving forward?

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was "caught" on camera, singing Queen in a hotel lobby a couple days before Queen Elizabeth II's funeral. Is the anger around this story founded on anything rational? Do his critics have a point?

A resounding win for new Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre, who's already putting his stamp all over the party. Unconventional talking points about affordable housing, a spat with national political correspondent David Akin: what can we glean from Poilievre's first few days in the role?

Plus, Senator Lindsey Graham wants to ban abortions after 15 weeks. The announcement, just two months out from midterm elections, is being described as a declaration of Civil War within the GOP. What good could possibly come out of this for the Republican Party?

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A nation is in shock following a stabbing spree in central Saskatchewan. Supriya and Ryan open this week's show reflecting on some of the longer-term implications of this horrific tragedy.

You can feel Elliot McDavid's anger as he storms toward Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland in the lobby of Grande Prairie City Hall. By now, everybody's seen the video of the Alberta man demanding the Liberal finance minister "get the fuck out of Alberta," but what do we plan to do about it? How did we get to this point of rage-driven politics, and how do we get out of it?

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz spells it out - they want Canada's green hydrogen. What does that mean for pipeline conversations in Canada? And how much longer can Quebec simply say "no" to a project clearly in the national economic interest?

The FBI executes a no-knock warrant at the Florida home of former President Donald Trump: what does the bigger-picture story mean for Canadians? Where is America headed (again?), and how will that impact its northern neighbour?

Health care is at a crisis point across the country. Toronto General is under a critical care bed alert. A senior citizen in Victoria took out a newspaper ad, desperate to fill her husband's prescription. So, why does nobody have the appetite or ability to fix this mess? Plus, the final CPC leadership debate will be short a couple key players. Are Pierre Poilievre and Dr. Leslyn Lewis onto something? We wrap with a look at a PEI brewpub that paid the price for hosting the PM for lunch. Is the general public smart enough to understand how the hospitality business works?