Marissa Lennox is filling in for Libby Znaimer. She is joined by Peter Muggeridge, Senior Editor of Zoomer Magazine, David Cravit, Chief Membership Officer of CARP, and Bill VanGorder, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Policy Officer of CARP.

In the news: Have you ever been asked to tip for an item of clothing? Marissa's family member was asked to do so when she went shopping for bras. Is that even fair? Our panel then reacts to an opinion piece in the Globe that points to how much spending Ottawa commits to Seniors and how it might better approach that spending including how many receive Old Age Security and to provide more money to lower-income Seniors. Then we discuss how office culture in the city's downtown core has changed now that many workers have entrenched themselves in a hybrid (half the time in the office, the other half at home or something along those lines) model.

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THE ISSUE OF FOREIGN INTERFERENCE ACCORDING TO THE WHISTLEBLOWER'S PERSPECTIVE  

Marissa Lennox is now joined by Steven Chase, Senior Parliamentary Reporter at The Globe and Mail.

In the news: The public still doesn't know who the whistleblower of foreign interference reports in Canadian politics is. But they did write a piece in the Globe explaining why they did it. Namely, to make the point that foreign interference on our free and democratic institutions and political processes is no doubt growing and we need to be vigilant about it. What the whistleblower also explained is that they do not believe that foreign interference "dictated the present composition of our federal government. Nor do I believe that any of our elected leaders is a traitor to our country" (source: The Globe and Mail). He also said that this issue is not partisan but one that affects Canadians of all backgrounds and political stripes. Dr. Carvin reacts to the latest.

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WHAT WE CAN EXPECT FROM BIDEN'S VISIT TO CANADA

Marissa Lennox is now joined by  Dr. Patrice Dutil, Professor of Politics at Toronto Metropolitan University, and editor of a new book entitled Statesmen, Strategists and Diplomats: Canada's Prime Ministers and the Making of Foreign Policy, which will be published later this spring.

U.S President Biden is set to arrive in Ottawa this week--the first visit he's made to Canada since entering office. So, what can we expect from his discussions with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau?

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