Free For All Friday

Free For All Friday - Hour 1

Amanda Galbraith breaks down today's biggest stories with Canada's top newsmakers.

On today's show:

• CTV's Vassy Kapelos recaps the campaign trail highlights of Day 13, while also previewing the latest edition of 'That Just Happened: Canada Decides 2025'
• Texture Communications President Melanie Paradis and Crestview Strategy's Ginny Roth unpack the controversy around Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre's 'biological clock' comments
• BNN Bloomberg's Amanda Lang reacts to the market backslide following the imposition of Trump's tariffs

Free For All Friday - Hour 2

Hosts from all over the country join the roundtable to discuss this week's five biggest news stories. Attending today's session are Karen Gordon of Gordon Strategy and Bob Richardson of National Public Relations.

1. Global markets, especially Wall Street, continue to slide after China slaps retaliatory tariffs on imports. Meantime, the Canadian economy lost 33,000 jobs in March, its biggest loss since 2022. Do you think we'll be able to weather this storm sufficiently? Any worries about what the indicators are already showing?
2. Trump's tariffs have thrown the global economy into chaos. What do you make of Tuesday's 'Liberation Day'? Do you think it will be a successful political point?
3. Canada's election campaign hits the one-third mark, as party leaders begin Day 13 in Quebec. The Liberals hold a 10-point lead over the Conservatives, while Carney boasts a 20-point advantage over Poilievre as the preferred Prime Minister. Is any particular party in serious trouble?
4. An OnlyFans creator who joined the NDP campaign trail has been dropped over a 'disrespectful' Holocaust video. As for the Conservatives, they have dropped their fourth candidate in just 2 days over alleged social media activity. How can party campaigns and party leaders avoid these unforced errors?
5. Meghan Markle has a new Netflix show — who are these shows ultimately for? Was it on your radar? One panelist says it's no good...