Zain Velji fills in for Evan Solomon. We play Evan’s conversation with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on inflation, deficit concerns, reconciliation, booster shots and the state of Canada’s international relationships.

On today's show:  We play a condensed version of Evan’s year-end interview with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.   Dr. Joe Vipond, emergency physician and co-founder of “Masks4Canada” on Omicron, masking and booster shots.  Jody Thompson, a world-recognized future workplace expert who created the idea of the ‘results-only work environment’ — which experts say should be the future of workplaces. Dr. Elizabeth English, founder of the Buoyant Foundation Project, on how homes could be retrofitted to float during floods.