Justin Trudeau released the Liberal platform on Sunday. It includes $57 billion in spending over four years and massive new budget deficits, including a $27 billion deficit next year!

This is Making Cents of the Markets with Senior Vice President & Sr. Portfolio Mgr at Raymond James Lori Pinkowski. As always if you have any questions you can contact her team directly at 604-915-LORI or visit pinkowski.ca.

Chapter 1

Campaign Update

Guest: David Akin, Global News Chief Political Correspondent.

Chapter 2

Trump impeachment hearings set to begin this week

Guest:  Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent

Chapter 3

How fragile is Canada's economy?

Guest:  Rob Levy, business analyst

Chapter 4

Friday's rally draws an estimated 100,000 participants

Guest:  Lilah Williamson, founding member of Sustainabiliteens

Chapter 5

Wake Up, Surrey

Guest:  Gurpreet Sohota, founding member of Wake Up, Surrey

Drastic measures being announced in Washington State as they try to curb the teen vaping epidemic that appears to be responsible for several hospitalizations related to vaping and lung disease.

Chapter 1

Toronto Police release interrogation video of Alek Minassian.  

Guest:  Andrew Russell, Global News journalist

Chapter 2

Student Climate Walk Out

Guest: Jordan Tinney, Surrey Schools Superintendent

Chapter 3

Canadian businesses are being drawn south of the border

Guest: Robert Graham

Chapter 4

There’s been a decline in small business optimism in BC so far in 2019

Guest: Muriel Protzer, Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses

Finance Minister Carole James is tightening the purse strings. 

She ordered the government ministries to start cutting discretionary spending on travel, consultants, and office spending.

The goal is to recover $300 million, the amount she sequestered from contingency funds to achieve a balanced budget.

Chapter 1

Fighting the misinformation around the carbon tax.

Guest: Jeff Semple, Global National correspondent

Chapter 2

Commentary: Climate change undermines our collective global security

Guest: Supriya Dwivedi, co-host of the Morning Show on AM640

Chapter 3

The Trump Whistleblower Complaint

Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Washington correspondent

Chapter 4

Earthquake Early Detection

Guest: Teron Moore

Chapter 5

Red Arrows aerial acrobatics team set to execute enhanced flyover in Vancouver

Guest: Adam Collins, Ben Ireland

A 17-kilometre-long convoy of logging trucks rolled into downtown Vancouver yesterday, snarling traffic and delivering a powerful message about the state of the province's forest industry.

Chapter 1:

It’s the first official day of business today at the annual meeting of the Union of BC Municipalities but Port Coquitlam Mayor Brad West and a number of other local politicians are boycotting this evening’s reception. 

Guest: Brad West, Mayor of Port Coquitlam

Chapter 2:

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi launched a formal impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump yesterday, amid mounting pressure from fellow Democrats.

Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Global News in Washington.

Chapter 3:

Have you ever heard of the “sour toe cocktail” before?  it’s very gross. The sour toe cocktail is a drink you’ll find in Dawson City, Yukon.

A federal court has granted an injunction to British Columbia, preventing Alberta from being able to exercise their ability to turn off the taps.  The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer is here with his take on the day's headlines.