Energy, housing and food are necessities of modern living. Canada’s foremost food expert Sylvain Charlebois joins Mike to talk about the affects of inflation, taxation and competition. Andrew Ruhland weighs in on the choice between US and Canadian investments, Victor Adair on his global trades, a wild Goofy Award and much more.

Tim Cestnick, co-founder and CEO of Our Family Office, joins Mike to discuss the growing complexity of Canada’s tax system. Find out why the Ontario Medical Association has slammed the federal government’s recent changes to capital gains taxes. Veteran journalist Terry Glavin with the latest on Chinese interference in our elections and government. Plus, a Shocking Stat, Goofy award, and much more.

Mike says our political leaders are simply not solving Canada’s economic, housing, and investment problems. In fact, they’re making them worse. Vision Capital’s Jeff Olin on his favourite real estate stocks. Ozzie on the confusion of hating landlords but wanting more rentals, and it’s wake-up time in a Shocking Stat on Canada’s declining economy and our standard of living.

Mike calls out the misguided debate on the carbon tax. Hint: government greed created the opposition. Can investors continue to ignore oil – the bull case with InPlay Oil’s Doug Bartole. The new high in gold, something you haven’t heard before from Victor Adair, and revelations about Chinese interference in the Goofy.

Resource legend Rick Rule on why gold has a long way to run, but what about silver, copper, and uranium? Plus, the Bank of Canada sounds the alarm on the economy, and Mike says the reason is straightforward. A Shocking Stat, a Goofy Award and more.