Prime Minister Mark Carney's government is facing criticism over its emissions reduction plan, after pausing Canada's EV mandate and appearing to waffle on meeting its obligation to the Paris agreement by 2030. Have the Carney Liberals gone soft on their climate commitment? 

2:30 | Caroline Brouillette, executive director of Climate Action Network Canada, says Canada's climate commitment is a matter of sovereignty. She lays out what her group's hoping to see from the feds in our feature interview presented by Mercedes-Benz Edmonton West. 

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32:15 | Jespo and Johnny debrief on "fun runs," Carney pausing Canada's EV mandate (40:30 ), and new polling on Carney vs. Poilievre (44:00 ). We share a big announcement (48:00 ) before getting to Real Talker "Lucy's Mom" on our Aaron Paquette interview, Real Talker Amanda's take on party-affiliated vs. independent candidates for council (1:18:00 ), and Real Talker Rob's feedback from southern Ontario (1:28:30 ). 

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