How Canada can Canada 'bolster' its defence spending, What's up with DeepSeek? & The annual YYCFAMILIES Resource Directory

WELCOME TO THE MWSA PODCAST FOR TUESDAY, JAN 28TH Although spending has increased under the Liberal government, Canada still spends just under 1.4 per cent of it’s GDP on defense, short of NATO’s target of at least two per cent – and a far cry from the 5% goal President Donald Trump has now ‘floated’. We take a look at the situation – and what steps are being taken to ‘bolster’ our defence spending - with Mercedes Stephenson - Global News Ottawa Bureau Chief & Host of “The West Block”. Next – there’s a new ‘player’ in the world of ‘Artificial Intelligence’…it’s an APP – created by a Chinese company called ‘Deep Seek’. We catch up with ‘The Gadget Guy’, Mike Yawney – for details on the new Tech – and why its launch earlier this week sent ‘shockwaves’ across North American stock markets. And finally – “Calgary’s Child Magazine” has been a “go-to” for parents for decades. The magazine has just released their annual “YYCFAMILIES Resource Directory”. We took the opportunity to get details what’s inside the special issue - from the Magazine’s creator and Editor, Ellen Percival.