After spending over a decade in the House of Commons, Nate Erskine-Smith plans to leave the Carney Liberals in June, and the federal political arena behind him. It also appears that the Toronto-area MP is on shaky ground with the leaderless Ontario Liberal Party, dropping a provincial nomination that he feels wasn’t conducted fairly. Sabrina Nanji from the Queens Park Observer joins Andrew Pinsent in Hour 1. Meantime, the 2026 NHL Playoffs is barreling towards the Conference Finals stage, but not before a Game 7 in Buffalo. Technical producer Stephen Ellsworth recaps the on-ice and off-ice drama.

<p>After spending over a decade in the House of Commons, Nate Erskine-Smith plans to leave the Carney Liberals in June, and the federal political arena behind him. It also appears that the Toronto-area MP is on shaky ground with the leaderless Ontario Liberal Party, dropping a provincial nomination that he feels wasn&rsquo;t conducted fairly. Sabrina Nanji from the Queens Park Observer joins Andrew Pinsent in Hour 1. Meantime, the 2026 NHL Playoffs is barreling towards the Conference Finals stage, but not before a Game 7 in Buffalo. Technical producer Stephen Ellsworth recaps the on-ice and off-ice drama.</p>