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The Liberals and NDP are in intense negotiations over the shape of a pharmacare deal. At stake? The possibility of free birth control, diabetes medications or other drugs for Canadians. The House looks at what the policy could mean.

But first, we break down Donald Trump’s comments about NATO, and what it could mean for the alliance.

Then, too little government spending? Apparently, there’s an app for that. A reporter who has led the way on uncovering the story of ArriveCAN joins the program to break it all down.

And it’s been 10 years since the Liberal Senators became just the Senate Liberals. That shift kickstarted Senate reform — but the chamber may be in store for yet more transformation.

Plus — two MPs come together to talk about how they can co-operate across the aisle on cancer policy.

This episode features the voices of: 

• Defence Minister Bill Blair
• Navdeep Singh, pharmacy owner
• Marc-André Gagnon, associate professor, Carleton University
• Bill Curry, Globe and Mail
• Dan Albas, Conservative MP 
• Peter Schiefke, Liberal MP