Recently, a contingent travelled to Toronto as part of the First Nations Land Defence Alliance to push back on mining development in the province. In part they are reacting to excitement over a massive deposit dubbed the Ring of Fire, more than 400 kilometres northeast of Thunder Bay, that is rich in nickel, chromite, and other critical minerals. While a new deal between the province and two First Nations could be the beginning of a permanent road to the site, not all First Nations communities support this development. For insight we welcome: Chief Rudy Turtle, Grassy Narrows First Nation; Cecelia Begg, head councilor of Big Trout Lake First Nation; Chief Wayne Moonias, outgoing chief of Neskantaga First Nations.

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The United States and Canada recently announced amendments to the Safe Third Country Agreement which apply across the entire length of the shared border, meaning asylum seekers who are apprehended attempting to cross at unofficial ports of entry will be turned back in both directions. To discuss the changes, we welcome experts in Canada-U.S. relations, an in the history of migration and domestic policy. What does this mean for the relationship between the two countries? What is Canada's role in refugee migration from the Western Hemisphere. How will this affect asylum seekers?

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He was once perhaps the most influential lobbyist in the country. Prime ministers, premiers, and more than a thousand chief executives listened attentively to his advice. In fact, at one point, someone referred to him as the ,de facto prime minister of the country,, and it wasn't meant as a compliment. Thomas D'Aquino chronicles his time trying to influence public policy in Canada in his new memoir, "Private Power, Public Purpose: Adventures in Business, Politics, and the Arts."

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Earlier this week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a nationally televised address: "When there's an opportunity to avoid civil war through dialogue, I, as prime minister, am taking a time out for dialogue." Such words highlight the seriousness of the situation, after massive, protracted protests in Israel just won a delay to a controversial overhaul of the judiciary. It's drawn attention to the domestic issues involved, and from allies on the outside looking in. For insights into this crisis, we welcome Yaakov Katz, editor-in-chief of the Jerusalem Post and Janice Stein, the Belzberg professor of Conflict Management and founding director of the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the University of Toronto.

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Earlier this month, the Thunder Bay Police and the OPP seized more than 1,000 purportedly fake Norval Morrisseau artworks. Fraud related to the Indigenous artist's work was explored in TVO's documentary, "There Are No Fakes." Northwestern Ontario Hub journalist learned how owners of Morrisseau's art can authenticate it and she shares that information with us.

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Our week in review begins with a look at what's happening for students, parents, and teachers when kids avoid school. Then, what would be the ramifications for a foreign agent registry in Canada. How do anger and resentment feed into divisive politics? And should psilocybin, the psychedelic compound in magic mushrooms, be legalized?

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Colorado recently voted to legalize psilocybin, the psychedelic compound in magic mushrooms. And as more clinical trials show promising results for psilocybin-assisted therapy, there has been a push in Canada to expand medical access. But is enough known yet about how safe they are? And how effective?

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After a single dose, or sometimes two, people with treatment-resistant depression, anxiety, end-of-life distress, OCD, trauma, and even anorexia are finding relief in psilocybin-assisted therapy. What is happening during these experience? How do magic mushrooms change the brain? And why does it lend itself to such a wide range of mental illnesses?

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Much of contemporary political culture is infused with anger and resentment. Is there a difference between these two emotions? Do they reflect an ideological divide withing contemporary politics. Can anything be done to assuage these realities?

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Author Glory Liu discusses her book, "Adam Smith's America: How a Scottish Philosopher Became an Icon of American Capitalism."

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