Free For All Friday - Hour 1

Host Amanda Galbraith breaks down the biggest stories of the day with Canada's top newsmakers.

On today's show:

• The Carney Government promised free trade by Canada Day. Where is it? Amanda speaks with trade expert Ryan Manucha.
• Diddy Trial: Amanda Is joined by lawyer and advocate Kirsten Mercer to discuss how well the criminal justice system handles cases involving sexual violence.
• It’s Calgary Stampede time! Amanda checks in with the Calgary Chamber of Commerce, as the Greatest Outdoor Show On Earth kicks off.

Free For All Friday - Hour 2

Hosts from all over the country join the roundtable to discuss the five biggest stories of the week. This week's show features Bob Richardson, President of Hammersmith Consulting, and Karen Gordon, Principal at Gordon Strategies.

Topic 1: The politics of internal trade

Topic 2: Carney’s approach to Trump under the spotlight

Topic 3: Gen Z is now drinking just as much as older generations

Topic 4: Is Chat GPT rotting our brains?

The Carney government has pledged to balance federal operational spending to get a handle on the national debt and deficit. Carney says this can be done by "capping" the public service. But a new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives warns there could be deep service cuts coming. Guest host Tim Powers speaks with report author David MacDonald.

On todays show:

• The heads of Canada's big auto makers met with Prime Minister Mark Carney on Wednesday to discuss the impacts of the trade war on the sector. Tim Powers speaks with Brian Kingston, President & CEO of the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers’ Association, about the meeting.

• Duane Bratt, Political Scientist at Mount Royal University joins guest host Tim Powers about two former UCP MLAs that want to revive the old Alberta PC party.
• The Honourable Lloyd Axworthy had some strong words for Prime Minister Mark Carney following this month's NATO summit. He joins Tim Powers to explain why he's so critical of Carney's approach to dealing with Donald Trump.
• The Daily Debrief Panel with Laura Stone, Robert Benzie, and Mike Le Couteur, Senior Political Correspondent, CTV National News.
• Jack Jedwab, President of the Association for Canadian Studies joins guest host Tim Powers to discuss new polling from the Association for Canadian Studies on how Canadians feeling about America this July 4th.

Moshe Lander, a Canadian economist and Senior Lecturer in Economics at Concordia University, joins guest host Tim Powers to help answer this weeks 'The Explainer' question. How will the new middle class tax cut affect you?

On todays show:

• Ret. General Tom Lawson, a Former Chief of Defense Staff with the Canadian Armed Forces, dishes his two cents on the potential 60-day ceasefire in Gaza.
• Sylvain Charlebois, Director of the Agrifood Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University, explains whether supply management is on the table in U.S. trade negotiations.
• Thomas Lukaszuk, Former Deputy Premier of Alberta, chats about how an application for a citizen-led initiative for an anti-separation referendum got approved by Alberta’s lead electoral officer.
• The Daily Debrief Panel with Jeff Rutledge and Stephanie Levitz.
• Eric Ham, CTV U.S. Political Analyst and former U.S. Congressional Staffer, discusses how Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ cleared the Senate.
• Carmi Levy, technology analyst and journalist, analyzes the latest tech stories.