10/3: Canada Covered
10/3 brings you the biggest stories in Canada told by Postmedia's national network of award-winning journalists. Hosted by Dave Breakenridge, 10/3 updates twice a week.
Episodes
May 30, 2025 • 21 mins
King Charles delivered Canada’s throne speech, emphasizing sovereignty after U.S. annexation comments. Catherine Levesque breaks down his message, the Carney government’s priorities, and what’s ahead in the short spring session.
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May 16, 2025 • 20 mins
Prime Minister Mark Carney and his Liberal government are charting a new course after a surprise election win, but his cabinet choices and decision not to table a budget have raised questions.
National Post columnist Tasha Kheiriddin joins the show to discuss the key challenges ahead, Carney’s cabinet, and what the lack of a budget means for Canadians.
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April 21, 2025 • 28 mins
Is Canada really getting it right? Tristin Hopper joins Dave Breakenridge to discuss his new book on where the country may be falling short—and what it means for the federal election.
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April 15, 2025 • 28 mins
With election day nearing, party leaders gear up for debates. Chris Nardi joins Dave Breakenridge to discuss how Carney and Poilievre differ, debate expectations, and the NDP's position.
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April 7, 2025 • 16 mins
A Montreal Gazette investigation shows a program meant for Francophone cooperation has been funding tuition for non-French-speaking foreign students, while Quebec raises fees for out-of-province English students. Reporter Andy Riga discusses the program’s purpose, the students' origins, and its cost to taxpayers.
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March 11, 2025 • 29 mins
A college in Tennessee is set to become the first historically Black institution to ice an NCAA Division 1 hockey team.
Tennessee State University, which counts among its alum TV icon Oprah Winfrey and Olympian Wilma Rudolph, has more than a dozen players committed to the program, including a number of Canadians.
National Post contributor Allen Abel joins host Dave Breakenridge to discuss the challenges TSU faces in getting the p...
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March 4, 2025 • 28 mins
Fentanyl has become a dominant street drug in Canada, claiming thousands of lives. Recently, it has also been used by U.S. President Donald Trump to justify tariffs on Canadian exports. How did it get to this point? National Post reporter Tom Blackwell joins Dave Breakenridge to discuss the factors behind fentanyl's rise, the growth of labs in Canada, and Canada's role in the global market.
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February 26, 2025 • 21 mins
Ontario PC leader Doug Ford is nearing a third term after calling a snap election. Toronto Sun columnist Brian Lilley joins Dave Breakenridge to discuss how U.S. President Trump's threats, including tariffs, have overshadowed other issues in the campaign.
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February 14, 2025 • 24 mins
Canadian politicians, aiming to avoid a trade war amid U.S. tariff threats, have met with White House officials and appointed a 'fentanyl czar.' National Post's Catherine Levesque joins Dave Breakenridge to discuss these efforts and their potential impact on President Trump.
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February 13, 2025 • 31 mins
For two decades, Afghan women had freedom. Then everything changed in an instant with the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban in 2021 amid the withdrawal of Western troops.
Ehsanullah Amiri, the 2024 recipient of Postmedia’s Michelle Lang Fellowship, joins Dave Breakenridge to discuss the conditions under which women now live in Afghanistan, what their lives were like prior to the Taliban takeover, and why the story resonates nearly...
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February 7, 2025 • 16 mins
Canada's response to Trump’s trade war threats and the carve-out for Canadian energy has put Alberta’s oilpatch in the spotlight. While Alberta’s oil faced less impact from tariffs, the threat remains a major concern. Calgary Herald columnist Chris Varcoe joins Dave Breakenridge to discuss the potential impact on Alberta’s economy and key industries if Trump moves forward with his plans.
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February 6, 2025 • 21 mins
Canada received a temporary reprieve from U.S. tariffs after committing to border security and drug policy changes. National Post reporter Stephanie Taylor joins the show to discuss the agreements and Canada’s new drug strategy.
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January 31, 2025 • 26 mins
Marie-Josée Hogue, head of the foreign interference inquiry, has delivered her final report, making sweeping recommendations for the federal government, while asserting that, despite allegations of some MPs possibly being foreign agents, there is no evidence of traitors in Ottawa, as discussed by National Post politics reporter Chris Nardi with Dave Breakenridge.
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January 28, 2025 • 19 mins
The question in Ontario politics is whether a trade war over Trump’s tariffs will boost Doug Ford and the Progressive Conservatives’ majority, as he calls a snap election, with Bryan Passifiume and Dave Breakenridge discussing Ford’s strategy and opposition reactions.
Background reading:Premier Doug Ford confirms he’s calling snap Ontario election
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January 13, 2025 • 25 mins
Is Donald Trump set to try to annex Canada? Or is he trolling us in the worst possible way.
Truly only he knows at this point, but it has raised somewhat of a sovereignty crisis in this country.
Carson Jerema, National Post’s comment editor, joins the show to discuss what Trump could be angling for, how our leaders have responded, and what the politicians in Canada should be doing.
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January 8, 2025 • 31 mins
After much speculation about his political future, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced he would be stepping down... eventually.
David Staples and Lorne Gunter join the show to discuss the factors that led to Trudeau's departure, how his legacy will be viewed in western Canada, and whether there is a potential successor who could turn Liberal fortunes around.
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December 19, 2024 • 31 mins
Federal politics saved perhaps its biggest surprise for one of the last weeks of the year with the surprise cabinet resignation of Chrystia Freeland.
But it has been a very eventful year in Canadian politics.
National Post Parliamentary Bureau Chief Stuart Thomson and parliamentary reporter Antoine Trepanier join Dave Breakenridge to break down the year that was in 2024.
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November 29, 2024 • 26 mins
Notorious killer Paul Bernardo faced the Parole Board of Canada for the third time this week. The man convicted of murdering three girls 30 years ago was again denied parole. National Post reporter Adrian Humphreys joins Dave Breakenridge to discuss Bernardo's parole hearing, the board's decision, and the victims' families' reactions.
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November 25, 2024 • 25 mins
Randy Boissonnault resigned from Justin Trudeau's cabinet amid controversy over his business dealings and Indigenous identity claims.
National Post’s Chris Nardi joins Dave Breakenridge to discuss his departure and what’s next for the Edmonton MP.
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October 21, 2024 • 19 mins
For years, Canada has wrestled with an overdose crisis, with thousands of people succumbing to the deadly effects of toxic drugs like fentanyl.
But there’s a second brewing crisis involving those who don’t die after overdosing.
Ottawa Sun reporter Andrew Duffy joins the show to discuss the effects a non-fatal overdose can have on a person, how that may manifest in an already vulnerable population, and what stresses it puts on the h...
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