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What questions do you have about the Canadian military -- and its readiness?
Canadian military spending hasn't traditionally been a top election issue. But thanks to Canada's shifting relationship with the United States -- it certainly is right now. From NATO spending -- to Arctic sovereignty -- what questions do you have about Canada's military readiness? Is it ready? And what exactly is it supposed to be ready for? Richard Shimooka is a Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute who studies defence policy. And Whitney Lackenbauer is the Canada Research Chair in the Study of the Canadian North, and an expert on Arctic security. We'll also hear from former Nunavut Premier Paul Quassa on Arctic sovereignty and defence.
What questions do you have about how to be happy?
You might not need a study to tell you that Canadians aren't particularly happy right now, but in case you do, the Global Happiness Report has Canada ranked as the 18th happiest country in the world. That's down from last year's ranking, and much lower than fifth place which was Canada's highest rank ever (back in 2015). So in a world where happiness has been harder to come by -- what questions do you have about how to be happy? Is laughter the best medicine? What is happiness anyway? And does trying to be happy work? Or just make us (ironically) less happy in the end? Gillian Mandich is a happiness researcher, and Dr. Saunia Ahmad is a clinical psychologist.
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