It's the Graham Richardson Show - where we talk politics and also have a little bit of fun! You can catch Graham every single Friday from Noon until 2PM.

On today's show:

• The Friday Five: Prime Minister Carney's comments on U.S. military action against Canada. David Eby defends his early B.C. election call. Germany's Foreign Minister says they want more Canadian LNG. The key takeaways from the Trump-Xi Summit. Multiple arrests made in an airport organized crime ring after W5 investigation.
• The Big Conversation: The PBO's latest report on the federal budget is fueling debate in the House of Commons today. Annette Ryan joins Graham with the latest developments.
• Life with Canada's Best: Graham speaks to John McAllister from Campfire Circle, a medically-assisted summer camp experience for kids with severe illnesses.
• Climatologist David Phillips has your Fall/Winter weather outlook.
• We go behind the scenes building Canada's next generation of polar ice breakers, as Graham catches up with Seaspan Chief Engineer Jess Fetterman.
• Senator Kim Pate joins Graham to discuss the case of Odelia and Nerissa Quewazance, Saskatchewan sisters who argue they've been wrongfully convicted of murder since 1994. Today, they will get a new appeal.
• Shachi Kurl from the Angus Reid Institute recaps Week 1 of the B.C. election campaign.
• Have Your Say: The listeners weigh in on Carney's New York Times interview.
• What made Graham smile this week: A baby moose was rescued from the Rideau Canal in Merrickville, Ontario.

Graham Richardson fills in for Vassy Kapelos this afternoon, who is on assignment. In an interview with the New York Times published Wednesday, Prime Minister Mark Carney described the prospect of an invasion as an 'extreme tail risk', meaning impactful though unlikely. At the same time, he says it would be 'irresponsible' for Canada not to prepare for it. Graham speaks with New York Times' Canada Bureau Chief Matina Stevis-Gridneff.

On today's show:

• Graham speaks with China expert Vina Nadjibulla about what to watch for in a high-stakes summit between U.S. President Trump and Chinese President Xi today in D.C.
• Talk Science To Me with CTV Science and Technology specialist Dan Riskin: Nova Scotia's tick bite solution for crowded Emergency Rooms.
• The Daily Debrief Panel - featuring Marieke Walsh and Laura Stone.
• Part 3 of a 4-part series with psychotherapist Jentzen Michael Shea, digging deeper into the different sections of grief.

It's a significant milestone on the path to a new oil pipeline in Canada, but there is a long road ahead before shovels hit the ground. Vassy dissects the Prime Minister's press conference and explains why this announcement matters for Canadians.

On today's show:

• Vassy goes 1-on-1 with Corey Hogan, Canada's Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Energy.
• Airline safety expert Dave Soucie joins the show to break down what we know - and don't know - about the nearly-successful hijacking of a FlyDubai airliner on its way to Israel yesterday.
• Talk Science To Me with CTV Science and Technology specialist Dan Riskin: Canadian astronaut Josh Kutryk headed to the ISS.
• The Daily Debrief Panel - featuring Laura Stone, Rob Benzie, Marieke Walsh, and Mike LeCouteur.
• Part 4 of a 4-part series with psychotherapist Jentzen Michael Shea, digging deeper into the different sections of grief.
• Vassy speaks with Jesse Stoeppler, the Executive Director of the Skeena Watershed Conservation Coalition, about the opposition to LNG Canada Phase 2 in B.C.