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Fentanyl has become a dominant street drug in Canada, claiming thousands of lives. Recently, it has also been used by U.S. President Donald Trump to justify tariffs on Canadian exports. How did it get to this point? National Post reporter Tom Blackwell joins Dave Breakenridge to discuss the factors behind fentanyl's rise, the growth of labs in Canada, and Canada's role in the global market.
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Ontario PC leader Doug Ford is nearing a third term after calling a snap election. Toronto Sun columnist Brian Lilley joins Dave Breakenridge to discuss how U.S. President Trump's threats, including tariffs, have overshadowed other issues in the campaign.
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Canadian politicians, aiming to avoid a trade war amid U.S. tariff threats, have met with White House officials and appointed a 'fentanyl czar.' National Post's Catherine Levesque joins Dave Breakenridge to discuss these efforts and their potential impact on President Trump.
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For two decades, Afghan women had freedom. Then everything changed in an instant with the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban in 2021 amid the withdrawal of Western troops.
Ehsanullah Amiri, the 2024 recipient of Postmedia’s Michelle Lang Fellowship, joins Dave Breakenridge to discuss the conditions under which women now live in Afghanistan, what their lives were like prior to the Taliban takeover, and why the story resonates nearly four years later.
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Canada's response to Trump’s trade war threats and the carve-out for Canadian energy has put Alberta’s oilpatch in the spotlight. While Alberta’s oil faced less impact from tariffs, the threat remains a major concern. Calgary Herald columnist Chris Varcoe joins Dave Breakenridge to discuss the potential impact on Alberta’s economy and key industries if Trump moves forward with his plans.
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Marie-Josée Hogue, head of the foreign interference inquiry, has delivered her final report, making sweeping recommendations for the federal government, while asserting that, despite allegations of some MPs possibly being foreign agents, there is no evidence of traitors in Ottawa, as discussed by National Post politics reporter Chris Nardi with Dave Breakenridge.
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The question in Ontario politics is whether a trade war over Trump’s tariffs will boost Doug Ford and the Progressive Conservatives’ majority, as he calls a snap election, with Bryan Passifiume and Dave Breakenridge discussing Ford’s strategy and opposition reactions.
Background reading:Premier Doug Ford confirms he’s calling snap Ontario election
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Is Donald Trump set to try to annex Canada? Or is he trolling us in the worst possible way.
Truly only he knows at this point, but it has raised somewhat of a sovereignty crisis in this country.
Carson Jerema, National Post’s comment editor, joins the show to discuss what Trump could be angling for, how our leaders have responded, and what the politicians in Canada should be doing.
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After much speculation about his political future, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced he would be stepping down... eventually.
David Staples and Lorne Gunter join the show to discuss the factors that led to Trudeau's departure, how his legacy will be viewed in western Canada, and whether there is a potential successor who could turn Liberal fortunes around.
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Federal politics saved perhaps its biggest surprise for one of the last weeks of the year with the surprise cabinet resignation of Chrystia Freeland.
But it has been a very eventful year in Canadian politics.
National Post Parliamentary Bureau Chief Stuart Thomson and parliamentary reporter Antoine Trepanier join Dave Breakenridge to break down the year that was in 2024.
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Notorious killer Paul Bernardo faced the Parole Board of Canada for the third time this week. The man convicted of murdering three girls 30 years ago was again denied parole. National Post reporter Adrian Humphreys joins Dave Breakenridge to discuss Bernardo's parole hearing, the board's decision, and the victims' families' reactions.
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Randy Boissonnault resigned from Justin Trudeau's cabinet amid controversy over his business dealings and Indigenous identity claims.
National Post’s Chris Nardi joins Dave Breakenridge to discuss his departure and what’s next for the Edmonton MP.
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For years, Canada has wrestled with an overdose crisis, with thousands of people succumbing to the deadly effects of toxic drugs like fentanyl.
But there’s a second brewing crisis involving those who don’t die after overdosing.
Ottawa Sun reporter Andrew Duffy joins the show to discuss the effects a non-fatal overdose can have on a person, how that may manifest in an already vulnerable population, and what stresses it puts on the health-care system.
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In the wake of the NDP ending its agreement to keep the Trudeau government afloat, opposition parties have been jockeying for position as power brokers, trying to advance agendas to either stave off or force an election.
The Bloc Quebecois has seized the opportunity on a couple of files, including a pricey increase to pension coverage supported by the NDP and the Conservatives.
National Post political reporter Catherine Levesque joins the show to discuss whether the Liberals will accept the wishes of the house, why the Conservatives voted in favour of this increase in spending, and whether it pushes us closer to an election this fall.
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B.C.’s election is shaping up to be unlike any in recent memory.
The NDP is seeking re-election amid an affordability crisis and health care crunch, while facing renewed opposition after a merger between the former Liberals and the Conservative party.
Vancouver Sun politics reporter Alec Lazenby joins Dave Breakenridge to discuss the key issues in this campaign, the resurgence of the Conservatives under John Rustad, and whether any former B.C. Liberal MLAs could play spoiler as independent candidates.
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A prominent Edmonton psychologist goes missing. His body isn’t found.
Police believe he was murdered and that his brother had something to do with it. They just have to get him to confess.
Regina Leader Post courts reporter Brandon Harder joins the show to discuss how police ensnared a murder suspect in an elaborate undercover investigation, why one brother killed the other, and how it all unfolded.
Background reading: The secret in the slough: How undercover cops got a cold case murder confession
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The political marriage between the federal liberals and NDP is over, and that means Canadians could be headed to the polls sooner than expected.
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh announced he was leaving the agreement with Justin Trudeau’s Liberals that’s keeping the government in power after more than two years.
National Post political reporter Ryan Tumilty joins Dave Breakenridge to discuss why the NDP tore up the agreement, how the Liberals have taken the news, and whether it means we could see an election this fall.
Background reading: How and why the NDP decided to break up with the Trudeau Liberals
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Questions are being asked after a father and son were arrested on terror charges in Ontario.
The pair were nabbed earlier this month and now MPs are planning hearings to determine how the immigration system let in people who were ultimately charged with plotting a terrorist act.
Toronto Sun politics reporter Bryan Passifiume joins Dave Breakenridge to discuss what we know about the case so far, the political fallout for the government, and what upcoming parliamentary hearings hope to uncover.
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Canada is once again on the hunt for a new candidate to head Human Rights Commission after the feds’ pick agreed to resign this week. National Post politics reporter Stephanie Taylor joins the show to walk us through the controversy around the hiring.
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