For all his threats, U.S. president Donald Trump still has not imposed tariffs on Canadian goods covered by the Canada-US-Mexico trade deal, with the exception of steel and aluminum tariffs imposed today. In fact, he has delayed the start date of tariffs on Canada and Mexico twice. The economy is already being battered by uncertainty around tariffs. Will there be another delay? How long will tariffs last if and when they're imposed?

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Until the trade war began, one of the most pressing issues in the country was the housing crisis. Ontario alone identified the need to build upwards of 1.5 million new homes by 2031. The federal government put billions on the table in several previous budgets, as have the provinces. But, affordability and homelessness so far haven't shown much improvement. Steve Paikin sits down with Nate Erskine-Smith, the federal Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities and the Liberal MP for Beaches-East York, to find out what the federal government intends to do about the housing crisis during uncertain economic and political times.

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Mark Carney becomes Canada's Prime Minister during a time of crisis. With reports that he plans to call an election soon, what will the coming weeks look like in Ottawa? Joining us to discuss are Ashley Csanady of McMillan Vantage, Amanda Galbraith of Oyster Group, Zain Velji of Northweather, and Tonda MacCharles of the Toronto Star.

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You might think all this talk of the United States taking over Canada is unique to the era of Trump. However, the fact is, someone wrote about this very scenario more than half a century ago in two bestselling books. The first was called Ultimatum and the second Exxoneration, and they told the story of a voracious America trying to take over resource-rich Canada. The author followed that up with a third installment in the series in 2007 and he is with us tonight. He is Richard Rohmer, World War II veteran, Canada's most decorated soldier, and author of more than 30 books.

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From an America that is turning its back on longtime allies and towards Russia to a Europe that is quickly rearming, it's impossible not to get the sense that we are at a turning point in how the world is ordered. As German chancellor-in-waiting Freidrich Merz said: "My absolute priority will be to strengthen Europe as quickly as possible so that ... we can really achieve independence from the USA." But what about Canada? Our foreign policy has long been influenced by our neighbours to the south. So what do we do now? And how independent can we really become from the USA?

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Who are the people behind the cases that paved the way for women's rights in Canada today? Karin Wells shares their stories in her new book, "Women Who Woke Up the Law: Inside the Cases that Changed Women's Rights in Canada."

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How did it come to pass that the president of the United States is repeating Kremlin talking points, suggesting that Ukraine started the war, when we all know it was Russian tanks that invaded three years ago? Erin Kelly, C.E.O. and co-founder of Advanced Symbolics Inc. shares some insights on information flows around the Russia-Ukraine war.

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Archeologist and anthropologist, Dr. Alice Roberts talks to host Steve Paikin about how her work is trying to answer some of humanity's biggest questions through the lens of archeology and genetics. She's the author of "Crypt: Life, Death and Disease in the Middle Ages and Beyond," and the host of "Digging for Britain." She's in Canada to promote a new live show called "From Cell to Civilization."

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The person who replaces Justin Trudeau as Liberal Party leader and thus, prime minister, will have an in-box to sink a ship: from the cost-of-living crisis to our fractured relationship with the United States, to the question of whether the Liberals have a shot to win the next election. Is Karina Gould the one to meet the moment? Karina Gould is the MP for Burlington and hopes to become just the second woman and first millennial to become prime minister.

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Most people don't even want to think about the prospect of another pandemic. But experts are warning that it's important to track and contain H5N1, more commonly known as bird flu, which has been detected in Ontario. Recently, it's forced poultry farms into quarantine and turned up in Canada geese. Last November, it caused the hospitalization of a British Columbia teen. So, what do we know about avian influenza - and how concerned should we be? Joining us now on that, in Guelph, Ontario: Dr. Shayan Sharif, professor of immunology at the Ontario Veterinary College; And here in our studio: Dr. Samira Mubareka, infectious-diseases physician, medical microbiologist, and scientist at the Sunnybrook Research Institute.

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