Trade talks between Canada and the U.S. fell apart late Friday night, triggering President Donald Trump’s 50 per cent tariffs on billions of dollars worth of Canadian goods.

We are bringing together analysts, journalists, and industry workers to break down the impact on Canadian businesses, workers, and the broader economy — and to answer your questions.

Our guests took your questions about prediction markets, how they work, who stands to cash in, and the implications for Canadians.

Ernest Biktimirov is a professor of finance at the Goodman School of Finance at Brock University. Caitlin Ostroff is a reporter with the Wall Street Journal. And Wesley Wark is a senior fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation and an expert on national security.

We answer your questions about what means for communities to learn to live with fire, what a national emergency response organization could do and whether Canada should create publicly funded climate insurance.

Jason Thistlethwaite is an associate professor in the faculty of environment at the University of Waterloo. Sonja Leverkus is an ecosystem scientist, wildland firefighter and prescribed fire specialist.

Where do you go when you’re not at home or at work? Is there a third public place you frequent, where you connect with neighbours and strangers?

Placemaker Jay Pitter says, “Third spaces are the original sites of democracy.” Pitter, author of the book Black Public Joy: No Permit or Permission Required, joins Just Asking alongside urban planner Houssam Elokda, who works on designing inclusive and healthier communities at Happy Cities.

Canada is withdrawing its peacekeeping troops from longstanding UN-led missions in Cyprus, Kosovo, South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Critics say this latest move spells the end of this country’s legacy as a peacekeeping nation.

We’re joined by Bob Rae, Canada’s former ambassador to the United Nations, to take your questions about Canada’s role in peacekeeping overseas, whether it has abandoned that role, and where its new priorities lie.

A study published this week in the Canadian Medical Association Journal reveals that one in 10 emergency room physicians is leaving the specialty, citing burnout and a "broken" system. ER doctors join us to answer your questions about what’s driving their colleagues away and how to fix the issues plaguing Canada’s emergency rooms.

Dr. Rodrick Lim is an ER physician and the co-author of the burnout study. And Dr. Rodrick Lim is an ER physician and the co-author of the burnout study. And Dr. Carolyn Snider, an emergency physician and co-lead of the leadership committee at the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians.

Drinking water sounds simple, so why does staying hydrated feel so complicated? How much water is actually the right amount? Should you enhance your drinks with collagen or electrolytes? And what’s hydration got to do with focus?

Answering your hydration questions are: Toby Mundel, a kinesiology professor and Canada Research Chair in Extreme Human Environments at Brock University; Lawrence Spriet, professor emeritus in the department of Human Health Sciences at the University of Guelph; and Dr. Renita Ahluwalia, board-certified dermatologist and founder of the Canadian Dermatology and Plastic Surgery Centre.

Canadians have less time and attention for books these days, and experts say that trend is only getting worse. With the advent of smartphones, social media, and AI, our attention spans are shrinking and our ability to grapple with complex text is dwindling. Our expert panel explorew what is causing us to read less in a digital age and how that is impacting the way we think and feel about the world around us.

Ira Wells is president of PEN Canada and a professor of literature at Victoria College at the University of Toronto. Sachin Maharaj, an assistant professor of Educational Leadership, Policy and Program Evaluation at the University of Ottawa.