In 2022, the Freedom Convoy was occupying Downtown Ottawa, calling for an end to vaccination requirements. Three weeks after demonstrations began, the feds took action before a mid-February weekend, invoking the Emergencies Act. On Tuesday, Canada’s highest court stated that the Trudeau Liberals did not have enough justification to carry out those orders, a ruling that the government plans to appeal. We dig deeper with Errol Mendes, a Professor of Constitutional Law at the University of Ottawa’s Law of Faculty. Meantime, Americans will be casting their ballots for a ‘new’ U.S. President later this year, and an old face is generating plenty of conversation in Republican circles. We do a quick vibe-check on Canada-U.S. relations with David McNaughton, a former Canadian Ambassador to the United States. Plus, the Bank of Canada’s key interest rates remain steady at 5 percent. We explain what that means for you, and for the Canadian economy, in Hour 1.