Mike borrows a line from Brenda Lee and asks, “Is that all there is?” One of our favourites, Heather Exner-Pirot, joins us to update the “Three Cs” — Canada, Commodities, and Carney — in the wake of the budget. Plus, ValOre Metal’s Nick Smart dives into platinum and palladium, and we look at the latest insult to voters in the world of political goofiness.

Mike says forget the political BS and virtue signaling. In a grown-up world, finance and economics are black and white. One of Canada’s top journalists, Jonathan Manthorpe on Chinese interference, Canada’s fading democracy and what the heck happened to the media. Plus, Rob Levy joins Mike to discuss gold and the factors driving retail demand.