Guest host Tim Powers is joined by Roland Paris, Professor of International Affairs and Director of the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Ottawa, to breakdown the conclusion of the G7 and the relative success of the summit in the current political landscape.

On today's show:

• Ret. Gen. Tom Lawson, Former Chief of the Defence Staff of the Canadian Armed Forces unpacks the latest between Iran and Israel as Trump mum on potential US involvement
• Paul Daly, Chair in Administrative Law and Governance, University of Ottawa, on potential constitutional issues for Bill C-5 raised by Indigenous groups and opposition politicians
• Claire Hanna, Ottawa Reporter, TSN, on the Edmonton Oilers falling short against the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Final
• The Daily Debrief Panel with Laura D’Angelo, Vice President, National Strategy and Public Affairs, Enterprise Canada; Ashton Arsenault, Partner, Crestview Strategies; Stephanie Levitz, Senior Reporter in The Globe and Mail's Ottawa Bureau
• Flavio Volpe, President, Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association, on what a potential Canada-US trade deal might mean for the auto industry and what he'd want to see in it
• Karen Sherriffs, CEO, 2025 Canada Games, sets up the Games with 50 days until things get underway in St. John's

Listen to guest host Tim Powers full conversation with John Boscariol, Lawyer And Leader, International Trade And Investment Law Group on what this deal signals for the relationship between Canada and the U.S.

On today's show:

• Tim is joined by Vassy Kapelos, CTV’s chief political correspondent on the latest from the G7 summit.
• Professor Elliot Tepper, International relations specialist at Carleton University joins guest host Tim Powers to discuss the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran.
• Carmi Levy, Tech journalist and analyst joins guest host Tim Powers to discuss how a joint investigation from Canada and U.K. says 23andMe failed to protect user data.
• The Daily Debrief Panel with Sharan Kaur, Jeff Rutledge, and Shachi Kurl.
• Tim is joined by TSN reporter Mark Masters to discuss game 6 between the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers.
• Cindy Woodhouse, National chief of the assembly of first nations joins guest host Tim Powers to discuss the importance of hearing from indigenous groups before passing Bill C-5.

Guest host Tim Powers is joined by John Kirton, Director, G7 Research Group and Professor Emeritus of Political Science, University of Toronto, to set expectations for what a successful conference look like and key things to watch for in the coming days.

On today's show:

• Fen Hampson, Co-chair, Expert Group on Canada-US Relations and Professor of International Affairs, Carleton University, goes into further detail about the Canada-US dynamic and what kind of outcome, including a possible trade deal, to expect from the G7
• Retired Major-General David Fraser, CTV Military Analyst and Former Commander of NATO Southern Coalition Troops, Afghanistan 2006, on the latest in continuing retaliations between Iran and Israel
• CTV's Colton Praill provides an update on the G7 from Kananaskis, Alberta
• The Daily Debrief Panel with Neil Brodie, President, VOX Strategies; Sabrina Grover, Sr Advisor, Spark Advocacy and NorthStar Public Affairs; Tom Mulcair, CTV Political Analyst and Former NDP Leader
• Dr. Kwadwo Kyeremanteng, Critical and Palliative Care Physician at The Ottawa Hospital and host of Prevention over Prescription podcast, on his new book Prevention Over Prescription and taking proactive health measures
• Captain Gina Burke with the St. John's Regional Fire Department on the significance of a recent shift staff entirely by women firefighters

Free For All Friday - Hour 1

Guest host Scott Reid breaks down today's biggest stories with Canada's top newsmakers.

On today's show...

• Bob Rae, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations, on the upcoming G7 conference, potential trade deals, concern around invitations
• Are you watching the G7? What are you hoping to see in terms of developments for Canada?
• History, Herstory, Ourstory: Origins of Friday the 13th; Founding of the Yukon Territory; Olsen Twins are born

Free For All Friday - Hour 2

Hosts from all over the country join the roundtable to discuss this week's five biggest news stories. Attending today's session are Tim Powers, Chair, Summa Strategies and Managing Director, Abacus Data and Bob Richardson, Newstalk 1010 Contributor and Public Affairs Consultant

1. What are you expecting from the G7? Do you think there is a chance of getting a trade deal with the US? How much will the G7 be complicated by other political factors outside issues like trade etc.?
2. Are you confident PM Carney can get his legislation through the House of Commons? If not, does that mean the “Build Baby Build” agenda could stall?
3. Crown continues closing argument at London hockey trial: Will this be a landmark moment in hockey culture and for consent issues etc.? Will that happen regardless of the verdict, or does it depend? Will nothing change?
4. Draisaitl scores in OT again, Oilers beat Panthers in Game 4 to tie Stanley Cup Final
5. Montreal's Rizzuto crime family targeted in major police sweep (plus, are you superstitious about Friday the 13th, if time allows)

Guest host Tim Powers is joined by CTV's Jeremie Charron with details on the concerns from Sikh activists and the political balancing act between inviting Modi and working with India versus the concerns against it.

On today's show:

• Adam van Koeverden, Secretary of State for Sport and MP for Burlington North – Milton West, on how the new Carney government will approach sport and his new role
• Sayward Montague, Director of Advocacy at the National Association of Federal Retirees and co-chair of the Women Veterans Research and Engagement Network (WREN), on calls to mark June 12 as a Day of Advocacy for Women Veterans
• Talk Science to Me with Dan Riskin
• The Daily Debrief Panel with Robert Benzie, Queen’s Park Bureau Chief for the Toronto Star; Mike Le Couteur, Senior Political Correspondent, CTV National News
• Donal Gill, Assistant Professor in Canadian Politics, Concordia University, on the significance of Michael Sabia being brought in as PM Carney's new head of the public service
• Mark Masters, Sports Reporter, TSN , tees up game 4 of Edmonton Oilers vs. Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Finals

Vassy Kapelos is joined by Yoshua Bengio, President & Scientific Director, LawZero and Full Professor at Université de Montréal, and Founder and Scientific Advisor of Mila – Quebec AI Institute, about this new initiative and its significance in AI.

On today's show:

• Karen Hogan, Auditor General, on the details of her latest reports
• John Bolton, Former National Security Adviser to US President Donald Trump and Ambassador to the United Nations under President George W. Bush, on the latest developments in the LA protests and the federal response
• The Explainer: Ryan Manucha, Research Fellow, C.D. Howe Institute and Author, Booze, Cigarettes, and Constitutional Dust-Ups: Canada's Quest for Interprovincial Free Trade, answers this question — what barriers to interprovincial trade exist right now? How much will free internal trade really impact the economy? 
• The Daily Debrief Panel with Supriya Dwivedi, Former Senior Adviser to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau; Jeff Rutledge, Vice President, McMillian Vantage; Stephanie Levitz,  senior reporter in The Globe and Mail's Ottawa bureau

Vassy Kapelos is joined by Bill Curry, Deputy Ottawa Bureau Chief, The Globe and Mail, to go over the details of the report and reflect on how the story developed over the years and what may change moving forward.

On today's show:

• Gen. Jennie Carrigan, Canada’s Chief of Defence Staff, on the government's commitment to hitting 2% spending on defence this year
• Eric Ham, CTV US Political Analyst and Former Congressional Staffer, on the ongoing protests in Los Angeles and the political firestorm that has developed
• The Daily Debrief Panel with Sebastian Skamski, Former Director of Media Relations for Pierre Poilievre; Shachi Kurl, President of the Angus Reid Institute; and Sharan Kaur, Political Strategist and Former Deputy Chief of Staff to Bill Morneau
• Shaun Hildebrand, President, Urbanation on the new National Rent Report showing continued year-over-year decreases and then Victor Tran, Rates.ca Mortgage and Real Estate Expert, with a broader look at the housing market
• John Viveiros, Host, Hot Take Hockey, on the blowout 6-1 loss the Edmonton Oilers took from the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Playoffs

Vassy Kapelos is joined by Mike Le Couteur, Senior Political Correspondent, CTV National News to talk through what we know so far.

On today's show:

• Minister of Internal Trade Chrystia Freeland on the government's new One Canadian Economy bill and opposition concerns with it
• Eric Ham, CTV US Political Analyst and Former Congressional Staffer, on the ongoing protests in Los Angeles and the political firestorm that has developed
• Dan Kelly, CEO, Canadian Federation of Independent Business, on the importance of today's meeting addressing the removal of interprovincial trade barriers
• The Daily Debrief Panel with Zain Velji, a political campaign strategist and partner at Northweather, he formerly worked with Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi and Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley; Tom Mulcair, CTV Political Analyst and Former NDP Leader; and Tim Powers, Chairman of Summa Strategies and managing director of Abacus Data
• Alberta Premier Danielle Smith on convincing BC Premier David Eby to be open to a west coast pipeline and optimism with new major energy infrastructure projects

Free For All Friday - Hour 1

Amanda Galbraith breaks down today's biggest stories with Canada's top newsmakers.
On today's show:

• Frank McKenna, Former Canadian Ambassador to the United States and Former Premier of New Brunswick, on the prospects of a new Canada/US trade deal
• Sabrina Geremia, VP and Country Manager, Google Canada, on Google's new AI Opportunity Fund in Canada
• Barry Avrich, award-winning filmmaker and author on his new book The Devil Wears Rothko

Free For All Friday - Hour 2

Hosts from all over the country join the roundtable to discuss this week's five biggest news stories. Attending today's session are Sharan Kaur, Political Strategist and Former Deputy Chief of Staff to Bill Morneau; Brian Lilley, Political Columnist, Toronto Sun.

1. Canada/US deep into trade talks: do you think this deal can get done? Is it realistic to expect it before the G7? Is trying to get a deal the right move?
2. Trump/Elon relationship explodes: what's going on here? Was this an inevitability? Could this have significant ripple effects?
3. First Ministers Meeting, Bill 5, and energy projects: is the grand consensus to Build Canada already crumbling? Eby staunch on pipelines, Bill 5 in Ontario facing notable pushback, etc.
4. This specific Deloitte commercial: we'll just react to this — how true to your life does this feel?
5. Loblaw pulls Folgers coffee from shelves over 'unjustified' cost increases PLUS Lululemon stock plunges in historic rout as tariffs eat away at its profit: what do you make of the move from Loblaw? Are the prices changes justified or are businesses trying to get away with hikes? More to come?

Guest host Stefan Keyes speaks with Matthew Holmes, Executive Vice President and Chief of Public Policy, Canadian Chamber of Commerce, about what that group wants to see the government do in response to a spike in steel and aluminum tariffs implemented by the US.

• Julie Simmons, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Guelph, on the throne speech passing in the House of Commons without a vote "on division" and what that might mean moving forward
• Eric Ham, CTV US Political Analyst and Former Congressional Staffer, on the new US travel ban and new polling responding to the use of tariffs in Canada
• John Viveiros, Host, Hot Take Hockey, on the Edmonton Oilers taking the first game in the Stanley Cup Playoffs
• The Daily Debrief Panel with Robert Benzie, Queen’s Park Bureau Chief for the Toronto Star; Mike Le Couteur, Senior Political Correspondent, CTV National News; Laura Stone, Queen’s Park reporter with The Globe and Mail
• Dr. Dave Williams, Canadian physician, public speaker, CEO, author, and retired CSA astronaut remembers former astronaut and federal minister Marc Garneau
• John Gradek, aviation management expert and lecturer, McGill University, on the need for water bombers during wildfire season