Trump's trade war with Canada is about to level up. A popular political podcaster is throwing his hat in the ring this election. Another popular TikTok commentator just got dumped by CTV. We cover all of it (and more) in this episode. 

3:40 | It's not an April Fool's joke! The Strategists co-host and Real Talk Editorial Board member Corey Hogan is running for the Liberals in Calgary. He tells us why he made the eleventh hour decision to stick his neck out there.

19:40 | Nick Taylor-Vaisey, POLITICO's Ottawa bureau chief, talks Trump tariffs, Week Two election storylines, and nervous voters in Milton, ON. Real Talk is partnering with POLITICO through Election 2025 - catch their journalists every Wednesday on the show, and read Ryan's View From Alberta every Thursday in their Ottawa Playbook: https://www.politico.com/newsletters/ottawa-playbook

39:30 | We've got a wager! Ryan shares details of an election-related bet between Real Talker Michael and Group Chat Round Table panelist Jarrett Campbell.

47:50 | Spring has sprung in Jasper National Park! We've got details of the wildly-popular Taste of Spring festival (including the BURGER SMACKDOWN and The Beast Whisky Weekend) in #MyJasper Memories presented by our friends at Tourism Jasper. 

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59:50 | Overwhelmed by the "troll" response, CTV has cancelled Rachel Gilmore's weekly election fact check segment. We play a bit of the recorded phone call where Rachel learned the news, and explore how political pressure regularly influences mainstream media in Canada. 

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1:12:30 | U.S. Senators - Republicans and Democrats alike - are calling on the White House to abandon plans to exacerbate the trade war with Canada. We hear from a few of them. 

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