Rudyard and Janice begin the show with a Canadian news story that is almost too crazy to be believed: the Chief of the Defence Staff giving a directive to train civil servants on how to handle firearms, drive trucks and fly drones in a bid to ramp up military service. Is it a good idea to give firearms training to government workers? What does this say about how unprepared and unserious we are about protecting our borders? And is there a case to be made that now is the right time to introduce mandatory national service in Canada? In the second half of the show Rudyard and Janice turn to the Epstein files and a release of documents with new revelations about the close connection between Epstein and President Trump. The documents also surfaced other prominent names including Peter Mandelson and Larry Summers. Why do these powerful and influential people think the rules don’t apply to them? Will the revelations about Trump’s closeness to Epstein loosen his iron grip over the Republican Party? And finally, should the President’s downward trajectory and weakened support influence how we in Canada engage in trade negotiations with the U.S.?

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