We begin the show this week talking to Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister about the recent tariffs the government announced against the U.S. set to go into effect July 1st.  Then we get the view from Washington and whether there is a path forward to reverse these trade tensions.  And then Ontario voters head to the polls on Thursday to choose the next premier, how close are the polls, who is up and who is down?

Guests: Chrystia Freeland, Foreign Affairs Minister; Rufus Yerxa, National Foreign Trade Council President; Rob Benzie, Toronto Star Queen's Park Bureau Chief

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This week we'll talk to the government about what is being done to reduce the influx of asylum seekers entering Canada illegally.  Then President Trump is threatening tariffs on auto imports, what does this mean for the ongoing NAFTA negotiations?  And we'll hear from an Israeli government representative about Canada's push for an independent investigation into the Gaza violence earlier this month.

Guests: Ahmed Hussen, Immigration Minister; Jerry Dias, Unifor President; Nimrod Barkan, Israel's Ambassador to Canada

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The U.S. congress has extended the deadline for a NAFTA deal, negotiators have until the end of the month to send them a deal, but are we close to a deal?  Then Canada's first female chief justice talks about her latest project post retirement from the bench, and we'll head to the Mad Radish, just a few blocks from parliament hill, for a conversation with the Treasury Board President.

Guests: Bruce Heyman, Former U.S. Ambassador to Canada; Beverly McLachlin, Former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court; Scott Brison, Treasury Board President

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This week we take a look at what the federal government is doing to stem the flow of asylum seekers crossing into Canada illegally from the United States.  Then another NDP MP is accused of sexual misconduct, is the response by party leader Jagmeet Singh the correct one?  And a conversation with Jill Scheer about raising five children in the political spotlight.

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This week on The West Block we look at taxing carbon from both sides of the political spectrum.  Then we look at this historic summit between North and South Korea that may lead to a denucluearized Korean peninsula, is there a role for Canada to play? And lessons learned from serving in a former prime minister's office.

Guests: Ed Fast, Conservative-Ontario; Elizabeth May, Green Party Leader; Paul Evans, University of British Columbia; Ian Brodie,former chief of staff to Stephen Harper

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