Canada is experiencing a record-breaking wildfire season, and this week the blazes forced evacuations of Yellowknife and parts of Kelowna, among other communities. Minister of Northern Affairs Dan Vandal talks about the particular challenges people in northern and remote communities face when it comes to wildfires. The House also explores the effect Meta’s block of news on Facebook and Instagram in Canada is having on the local news industry. Two journalists explain why the Conservatives have jumped ahead in the polls and what the Liberals might do about it at a cabinet retreat next week. Plus — Bloc Québécois MP Christine Normandin takes the CBC’s Jennifer Chevalier on a tour of her Quebec riding to talk military history, sovereignty — and hot air balloons.