Another floor-crosser; IEA's crude decision; Iranian man risked it all

Chalk up another one for the federal Liberals. David Akin explains why Nunavut MP Lori Ildout left the NDP to join Prime Minister Mark Carney's government; how this move puts the Liberals closer to a majority; and the potential impact of three upcoming byelections. The Strait of Hormuz is becoming increasingly caught in the crossfire of the Israel-U.S. war on Iran. Redmond Shannon looks at the Iranian strikes on ships in the Persian Gulf, and how the International Energy Agency (IEA) is trying to address rising oil prices, while Heather Yourex-West looks at Canada's potential role in this remedy. Mike Armstrong reports on the growing evidence the U.S. was responsible for the Feb. 28 strike on a school in Minab, Iran, killing at least 175 people, and what may have led to this deadly mistake. Jackson Proskow explains why U.S. President Donald Trump can't afford for the war to go on much longer. Plus, Jeff Semple sits down with one Iranian man who risked his life to condemn the Iranian regime. Ali Rezaei Majd tells Jeff why he did it, how he narrowly escaped the country, and how he now sees Iran's future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices