Dan Delmar caps off the week with Neil Drabkin, is a lawyer who served as federal prosecutor and a political commentator who was a chief of staff in the Harper government, and Political analyst Karim Boulos.

• A St-Léonard barbershop owner says he’s being unfairly targeted by Quebec’s language watchdog over English on his storefront and Instagram
• As you heard on this program yesterday, independent city councillor Craig Sauvé is running for mayor and starting a new progressive party, Transition Montreal
• CBS has announced that it will be ending The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in May 2026…
• Britain will lower its voting age to 16. The centre-left Labour government argues this will boost interest in democracy.

Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance, and Jonathan Kalles, Vice President at McMillan Vantage, a national public affairs firm, and former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

• Montreal city councillor Craig Sauvé has announced he's running for mayor with a new political party called Transition Montréal.
• Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced quotas and tariffs on non-U.S. steel imports in a bid to protect Canada’s steel industry, in a move that targets China. Is this elbows up or elbows down?
• Montreal's parking agency is warning drivers not to scan QR codes on parking meter signs, saying they are fraudulent.
• Quebec restaurants can now charge up to $10 per person for no-shows, under new rules that take effect today.

Akil Alleyne, Reporter and commentator with extensive experience analysing legal, political, and social issues and Manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program, and Anthony Koch, Former National Spokesperson for Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre and current managing principal at AK Strategies.

• Mark Carney has changed his tune, and is now bracing Canadians for a future where U.S. tariffs against Canada remain in place regardless of a trade deal or not.
• Should immigration status ever factor in criminal sentencing?
• The SAQ is tightening its return policy to curb revenue losses.
• While Quebec is banning cellphones in schools starting this fall, electronic sports (e-sports) programs that involve hours of video gaming are expanding in high schools and CEGEPs.