Global investing expert Greg Weldon joins Mike to share how he’s making money for his clients in these turbulent markets (spoiler: his money management service is up 24%+ annually since 2022). The Food Professor Sylvain Charlebois on why Canada still has some of the world’s highest food inflation. Mike on the inspiration and rarity of the Olympic athlete, a Goofy Award, a Shocking Stat and much more.

The federal government’s history indicates billions more could be squandered on EVs. Rick Rule warns that there’s little assurance our money will go far. Meanwhile, startling new data reveals the significant costs asylum seekers are imposing on the healthcare system.

Mike says the real political goal isn’t to inform us, but to manage us. One of Canada’s best, Terry Glavin, puts it bluntly: When it comes to the Chinese Communist Party, it’s not “interference” if the federal Liberals keep inviting them in. And in the Quote of the Week, Gad Saad weighs in on the West’s ongoing self-destruction.

Mike wonders whatever happened to all that talk of economic urgency? Contra the Heard’s Philip MacKellar says an old MT favourite is finally in the buy zone. Rob Levy and Victor Adair weigh in the dramatic fall in gold, silver and the TSX. (Note: we warned about the risk in parabolic moves weeks ago).