Was the positive tone of Trudeau’s Mar-a-Lago visit overstated by Canadian media? Is Canada going to be the 51st state like Trump said at dinner? Was this the PR win that Trudeau needed? Harrison Lowman joins to break down Trudeau’s big day in Florida.
Plus, how was nearly $10 million stolen from one of Canada’s biggest music funder’s bank account? And, do Canadians see the value in CBC?
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Sam Konnert (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Harrison Lowman
Further reading:
- Inside Trudeau’s Mar-a-Lago dinner with Trump – and how it all went down | Globe and Mail
- Trump's quip about Canada becoming 51st state was a joke, says minister who was there | CBC
- $9.8M stolen from FACTOR bank account, Canadian provider of music grants alleges | CBC
- Pierre Poilievre wants to defund the CBC. Here’s what Canadians think of that | Toronto Star
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