Both the Liberals and New Democrats have granted Greg Fergus a second chance as Canada’s House Speaker. It’s an opportunity that Fergus will gladly take after he was embroiled in acrimony over an ‘inappropriate’ personal video message to a longtime Liberal friend. CTV News political analyst Tom Mulcair delivers his two cents in Hour 1. Meantime, we were given multiple warnings that a Canadian recession was likely for 2023. Thankfully, for the most part, we dodged that bullet. But are we going to be as lucky in 2024? Andrew Pinsent picks the brain of Simon Gaudreault, a Chief Economist with the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. And finally, if you plan on spending your final minutes of pre-Christmas sanity at the local cinema, Matt Demers has got you covered with his Weekly Movie Picks!