Trump's Liberation Day, the Greenbelt, and dropped candidates

Donald Trump's Liberation Day has unleashed a suite of tariffs on the world, but Canada has escaped any additional ones. Steve Paikin and John Michael McGrath examine what effect the tariffs Canada is facing are having on the economy.

A former executive assistant to Premier Doug Ford violated the province's lobbying rules, according to Integrity Commissioner J. David Wake. The violations occurred during lobbying for clients' land to be removed from the Greenbelt. Nico Fidani-Diker also offered Toronto Maple Leafs tickets to "public office holders" putting them into conflict of interest. Steve Paikin and John Michael McGrath examine the latest chapter in the Greenbelt scandal and the implications for the RCMP investigation into it.

With every election comes inevitable "bozo eruptions," which is when a politicians is caught saying something unsavoury, which sometimes gets them kicked out of elected politics. Steve and JMM examine a few stories including former Liberal candidate Paul Chiang, and how Mark Carney fumbled his response.

Steve's column: https://www.tvo.org/article/ive-covered-many-elections-i-wish-i-could-discuss-this-one-with-some-absent-friends

JMM's column: https://www.tvo.org/article/analysis-canadians-are-talking-about-big-projects-lets-try-small-ones-first

Tariffs in Canada, explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzCThKVMlkg&t

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