As the trade war heats up and the Trump administration continues to lob insults at Canada, Catherine Cullen travels across the border to a village built around an American 1812 battle site to talk to Sackets Harbor Mayor Alex Morgia, as well as the owner of the Lake Ontario Gift Shop and a marketer for the Thousand Islands International Tourism Council about what the escalating conflict means to them.

Then, The House travels to Ogdensburg, NY to hear what voters in the solidly Republican county think about Canada these days. Finally, Cullen talks to the Republican state assemblyman for the area, Scott Gray, about the volley of insults from the Trump administration and what they mean for the future of the Can-Am relationship.

And, Prime Minister Mark Carney scored a hat trick of byelection wins this week, and by wide margins to boot. But six more are coming. The National Post's Christopher Nardi and The Economist's Rob Russo discuss what the wins say about the popularity of the Liberals and Conservatives, and if the momentum will change as the trade war continues.

This episode features the voices of:

• Alex Morgia, mayor of Sackets Harbor
• Amanda Miller, owner of the Lake Ontario Gift Shop
• Corey Fram, director of the Thousand Islands Regional Tourism Development Corporation
• Anthony Adamcyzk, executive Director of the Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority
• Scott Gray, New York State Assemblyman for the 116th District
• Christopher Nardi, parliamentary reporter for the National Post
• Rob Russo, Ottawa bureau chief for the Economist