Calgary's water crisis is a #PoliticalFail. Toronto wilfully ignores history. And the federal capital gains tax prevents unwanted pregnancy.

NOW and NEXT

This week on Now and Next - Story Studio Network's flagship podcast
Our comms crew assembles! Lindsay Broadhead, Brad Ross, Anne Marie Aikins and Bob Reid join Dave Trafford at the Now and Next table to go hard and deep on stories that need more than just headlines.

• Calgary's water main break was predictable and preventable. But city council's wilfful ignorance created an H2O OMG crisis on the eve of the Calgary Stampede.
• Meanwhile, Toronto City Council wastes hard to come by tax dollars to change the name of Yonge-Dundas Square to disassociate it with Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville PC and Baron Dunira. Dundas is accused of single-handedly delaying the abolition of slavery in the British Empire.
• New research from Food Banks Canada suggests one in four Canadians live in poverty.
• Who's spying and who's lying. Accusations by Canada's intelligence overseers suggest some of our MPs cooperated with foreign agents to influence political outcomes. But it's all HUSH HUSH.
• Who should get fired for writing Deputry PM Chrystia Freeland's dystopia dissertation on the need for a new Capital Gains Tax. Freeland says failing to tweek the tax will lead to untold, unwanted pregnancies across the country!!
• BUT WAIT...there's good news.

• • Bob just came off a grand trans Canada tour!
  • Lindsay's looking forward to taking in a Sarah McLachlan concert
  • Brad survived an encounter with his Auto Insurance company.
  • AMA is flitting through Wedding Season
  • AND DT got to be a Tourist in His Own Town with his Grand Daughter Piper!