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If you weren't sure what was going to happen with interest rates with the new U.S. administration in place, you're not alone.  

We're just days ahead from the first policy announcement from the Bank of Canada and it's to be interesting to see where it goes.

Host Mike Eppel speaks with Royce Mendes, Managing Director and head of Macrostrategy at Desjardins Capital Markets.  

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Donald Trump wants to ‘Make America First in AI’. He has announced a $500 billion deal with Silicon Valley to accelerate AI development in America.

At stake in this technological arms race?  Human rights, national security and the rules-based global world order.

What’s Trump’s agenda?

Host David Smith speaks with Don Lenihan, an expert on how digital technology shapes society and governments, about how artificial intelligence is poised to shape Trump’s second term.

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It's only been 5 days since Donald Trump has been president, but you'd be right to feel like we've been through many news cycles since then and dozens of headlines.  

The governing Liberals, while dealing with its own leadership race and pressures to dissolve Parliament, are working through the very real threats of the U.S. government about tariffs and becoming the 51st state.  

To make sense of what the government is doing and feeling about week 1 of the new Trump era, host Cormac Mac Sweeney speaks with Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry of Canada, François-Philippe Champagne.  

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The United States banned TikTok. But Donald Trump says it can still operate in America, for now.  

The Executive Order that Trump signed on his first day in office only protects TikTok for 75 days.

170-million users, billions of dollars and U.S. national security are at stake.

What happens next?

Host David Smith is joined by tech analyst and journalist Carmi Levy to break down what we know, and don’t know, about the TikTok ban.

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Donald Trump has been sworn in as U.S. president for a second time – but this term is likely to look different than the first one.

Especially if the inauguration speech is any indication.  

Host Kris McCusker speaks to Wayne Petrozzi, Professor Emeritus, department of Politics and Public Administration at Toronto Metropolitan University about how Trump could change the game in the next four years – and how Canada and Canadians should prepare.

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Donald Trump has been inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States. But he chose not to follow through on his threat of tariffs on Canadian imports on his first day in office.

What does that mean? And what happens next? Do we still need to worry?  

Host David Smith speaks with Xavier Delgado, expert on the Canada-US relationship and Senior Associate at the Woodrow Wilson Centre’s Canada Institute in Washington, D.C..

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The two frontrunners vying to replace Justin Trudeau as Prime Minister and Liberal Party leader have officially launched their campaigns.

Both Mark Carney and Chrystia Freeland’s launch events could have gone better.  Carney’s inexperience on the political stage showed in Edmonton, while Freeland was the target of protestors in Toronto.

Host David Smith breaks down how the two candidates performed, and what the keys to success will be for their respective campaigns.

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It's a real tipping point for electric vehicles.  Although the feds have a goal of having 100% zero emission vehicles on the road by 2035, there are major challenges.

In the second part of a weekend series on electric vehicles, host Mike Eppel speaks to David Adams, President and C-E-O of Global Automakers of Canada about the future of EVs.  

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A group of auto sector groups came together in Ottawa this week to call on the Trudeau government to scrap its plan to mandate electric vehicle sales quotas starting next year.  

With Parliament prorogued, and an election on the horizon, automakers and dealerships have no idea whether they will be able to comply with the EV sales mandate starting next year.  

They say the situation is untenable, creating chaos for consumers, and the government is silent.

On top of that, Canada’s auto sector might be hit with 25% tariffs on all cars and parts that cross the U-S border. 

In part one of our series on the future of electric vehicles, host David Smith speaks with Brian Kingston, President and CEO of the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers Association.

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We've officially passed what's known as "Quitter's Day", the second Friday in January where people generally abandon their new year's resolutions.  

If you're feeling down because you've swapped the celery for Timbits, don't!  

According to dietician Abbey Sharp, there is a better way and January may not even be the best time to start something new.  

Host Eva Fragiskatos sits down with Abbey to talk about the best way to be healthy, how to avoid fads and how to stay sane in a time where everyone has an opinion on food and nutrition.  

You can also listen to Abbey's podcast - "Bite Back with Abbey Sharp" here: Bite Back with Abbey Sharp - Frequency Podcast Network Bite Back with Abbey Sharp. 

Read more about Abbey at: Toronto Media Dietitian, Food Blogger, TV Personality - Abbey Sharp | Abbey's Kitchen (abbeyskitchen.com)

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