Michael Kugelman is senior fellow at Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada and South Asia columnist at Foreign Policy magazine

Lawrence Zhang, head of policy at the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation's Centre for Canadian Innovation and Competitiveness

Ian Urquhart, professor emeritus of political science, University of Alberta

Jake Fuss is an economist with the Fraser Institute

Bob Plamondon was a tax adviser to the federal government and is the author of Freedom Fighter: John Diefenbaker's Battle for Canadian Liberties and Independence

Stephen Bown, author of Dominion: The Railway and the Rise of Canada

Indigenous leaders warn that Alberta separation would violate treaty rights. We break down Mark Carney's first meeting with Donald Trump. Were Canadians impressed? Trump has threatened tariffs on the film industry. How do you tariff a film? And the Conclave to choose the next pope is underway. We talk to Neil MacCarthy , a spokesperson for The Archdiocese of Toronto, who's in St. Peters Square.

Neil MacCarthy is spokesperson for The Archdiocese of Toronto (In St. Peter’s Square

Heather Exner-Pirot is the director of energy, natural resources and environment at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute

Charlie Keil, cinema studies professor at the University of Toronto

Renan Levine, professor of political science and expert in American politics, University of Toronto

We break down the Premier's address with Melissa Caouette, principal at MC Consulting and Founder of Pocket Lobbyist. What are the potential dangers of Bill 54?  What is the significance of King Charles coming to Canada to open Parliament? And Mark Carney met with Donald Trump for the first time today. We give you a run down of what was said.

Justin Vovk, a royal commentator and sessional professor of history at McMaster University

Joe Calnan is an Energy Security Analyst and Energy Security Forum Manager at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute

Matthew Wildcat, assistant professor in the faculty of arts with a focus on Indigenous relations, University of Alberta

Melissa Caouette, principal at MC Consulting and Founder of Pocket Lobbyist

Dr. Chetan Jaiswal, associate professor of computer science, Quinnipiac University

Greg Brady, host on 640 Toronto and recently ran in federal election

Dan Jones, retired EPS member (spent time with the gang’s unit and homicide team), chair of justice studies, NorQuest College

Janet Brown is the owner of Janet Brown Opinion Research

The Honourable Erin O'Toole, Distinguished Fellow at the Hudson Institute and former Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada joins us to share the 3 steps Carney must take to get a truce from Trump, and his thoughts on the future of Pierre Poilievre. The Conservative Party has announced Conservative MP-elect Damien Kurek will resign to allow Poilievre to run in an upcoming byelection. Ukraine signs a mineral deal after Trump presses Kyiv to pay back U.S. for help repelling Russia. And Mark Carney has his first ever News Conference. We run through his plans for Canada.