Tim Powers sits in for Vassy Kapelos this afternoon. The Canada Investment Summit kicks off today in Toronto, with the government hoping to attract $1 trillion of investment in Canada over the next five years. Vassy joins Tim live from the summit with a look at the economic and political stakes.

On today's show:

• Is Canada joining the European Union? Not exactly. However, according to new reports, Prime Minister Carney is quietly pitching deeper integration with the trading bloc. Tim speaks with Paul Waldie, The Globe And Mail's Europe Correspondent.
• Tech Check with tech analyst Carmi Levy: Anthropic CEO says A.I. companies need to slow down or risk losing control of the technology.
• The Daily Debrief Panel - featuring Tom Mulcair, Jordan Paquet, and Michele Cadario.
• CTV U.S. political analyst Eric Ham joins Tim to chat about the U.S. midterms.
• The Toronto Blue Jays are still hunting for the final playoff spot in the American League after a series win against Baltimore over the weekend. And after waiting all season, fans finally got to see Vladimir Guerrero Jr. go yard at Rogers Centre! Do they have enough gas to cross the finish line and sneak in? Tim speaks with Nick Paleolog from Blue Jays Today.