Robin Gill is filling in for the vacationing Vassy Kapelos. First of all, is it hot in here? It might be due to the fact that Planet Earth has recorded its hottest day ever. If you live in Ontario and Quebec, this news definitely doesn’t shock you. Environment Canada’s David Phillips delivers the bigger picture in Hour 1. Meantime, a well-known Hong Kong leader has issued a stern warning to all democracy activists who have been exiled in the West. He promises that they will be ‘pursued for life’. We hear from Nathan Law, a pro-democracy activist who currently lives in the United Kingdom. The big news in Canada, however, has to do with storytelling. The feds have decided to suspend every single advertising dollar across all META platforms, most notably Facebook and Instagram. We get instant reaction from Alfred Hermida, a digital media scholar, and Paul Simons, a former journalist.