Episode description

We’ve been waiting weeks for this, and even now — we’re still not exactly sure what to expect. But today, we may finally see U.S. President Donald Trump level punishing tariffs on Canada. The White House has told reporters tariffs are happening this weekend, and Trump himself has said there’s nothing Canada can do to avoid them. 

One of CBC’s foreign correspondents in Washington joins the program to unpack the details from the White House. We then hear from a Canada-U.S. expert about what’s in store for both countries, and small businesses from both sides of the border share how they’re bracing for impact.

Plus, the final report from the public inquiry into foreign interference says there are no traitors in Parliament, but there are still concerns about threats to Canada’s democracy. A national security expert sifts through the findings and an NDP MP details the questions she is left with.

Finally, some Liberal leadership candidates are trotting out policy proposals while others are dropping out or being disqualified altogether. Two Hill watchers explain the latest in the contest.

This episode features the voices of:

• Katie Simpson, CBC News
• Laura Dawson, Executive Director of the Canada-U.S. Future Borders Coalition
• Maggie Ori, Frankor Hydraulics
• Bill Butcher, Port City Brewing Company
• Wesley Wark, senior fellow with the Centre for International Governance Innovation 
• Jenny Kwan, NDP MP for Vancouver East
• Stuart Thomson, Parliamentary bureau chief for the National Post
• Stephanie Levitz, senior politics reporter for The Globe and Mail