The Bloc is threatening the Trudeau government with an ultimatum: meet its demands on old age security and supply management or it will to work with opposition parties to force an election. Vassy Kapelos speaks with key players.

On today’s show:

• We play Vassy’s full interview with Karina Gould, Government House Leader. Then, we hear from Bloc Québécois House Leader Christine Normandin.
• Talk Science to Me with Dan Riskin.
• The Daily Debrief with Robert Benzie, Rachel Aiello and Hannah Thibedeau.
• Nour El-Khadri, a professor at the University of Ottawa and a Lebanese Canadian, on his perspective of the conflict back home and his thoughts on Canada’s response so far.
• Dr. Bonnie-Jeanne MacDonald, Financial Security Research Director at the National Institute on Ageing, explains how Old Age Security works.