Inflation continues to surge, but the Bank of Canada is choosing to stay the course for now, holding the key lending rate at 0.25 percent. However, Canadians from coast to coast are being warned that interest rates will eventually climb. BNN Bloomberg’s Amanda Lang delivers the bigger picture in Hour 1. Over in British Columbia, a few months after being told that government assistance was on its way, flood victims are growing increasingly frustrated. Abbotsford resident Joanne Beaulieu sheds some light on this issue. Plus, does it ever feel like you are ‘allergic’ to cold weather? Eryn Margolese, a 15-year-old girl from Montreal, knows this feeling all too well.