The Evan Bray Show – Monday, Feb. 2

8:30 – Pierre Poilievre easily passed his leadership review Friday night at the Conservative Party convention in Calgary, winning about 87.4 % support from delegates in the vote to keep him as leader. To talk about the leadership review and other highlights of the convention Evan is speaking with Stephanie Taylor, National Post politics reporter.

LQ: With Pierre Poilievre confirmed as Conservative leader, do you think he can win and become prime minister if there’s a spring election?

9:00 – Evan goes to the phones to chat with listeners about what’s on their minds today. Call 1-877-332-8255.

10:00 – The Round Table of Justice – Each and every Monday we invite experts in the law to pull up a seat and discuss the week’s biggest crime and justice stories. In today’s Round Table of Justice Evan is joined by Dr. Stephanie Smith, Chief Veterinary Officer, Ministry of Agriculture & Camille Labchuk, a Lawyer & Executive Director of Animal Justice.

Saskatchewan has announced the creation of a new provincial animal welfare enforcement agency, set to take over animal protection services beginning in April. With animal welfare laws varying widely across the country, today’s Roundtable of Justice will look at what’s working, what isn’t, and what this change could mean for Saskatchewan—along with why animal justice and protection matter.

LQ: Where do you think Saskatchewan could be doing a better job when it comes to protecting animals?

10:30 – The video from Minneapolis showing the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by federal immigration agents has sparked debate, with viewers reaching very different conclusions about what happened. To explain why the same footage can look so different, Evan is joined by Sandra Ristovska, Assistant Professor of Media Studies at the University of Colorado Boulder.

LQ: Have you ever seen the same thing as someone else and still totally disagreed about what happened? What?

11:00 – GOOD KIDS: Why You Suffered in Silence and How to Break the Cycle is a new book that digs into why so many of us who seemed ‘perfect’ on the outside suffered in silence. It’s about breaking those cycles and helping our kids avoid it all together. I am joined by author Maggie Nick, clinical social worker, trauma therapist, parenting expert, and recovered “good kid.”

LQ: In what ways have you tried to parent differently than how you were raised?

11:30 – Our next guest argues that while Trump’s threat of 100 per cent tariffs on Canada is unlikely to materialize, Ottawa must take the U.S. seriously and strategically negotiate to protect Canadian economic interests. Can Canada balance sovereignty and access to the U.S. market by offering political and economic wins, while also leveraging its growing trade and investment ties with China. To dive into this Evan is talking to Jeff Mahon, Director of Geopolitical and International Business Advisory at StrategyCorp.

 LQ: Should Canada give in to the U.S. to protect trade, or stand its ground?

12:00 – Evan revisits his conversation with Stephanie Taylor, National Post politics reporter.