Mercedes Stephenson on PSAC, Canada's Defense Funding, and The Travel Lady

We’re now into one week of strike action by over 100,000 federal workers across the country. We discuss the impact the strike is having on the average Canadian with Mercedes Stephenson, Global News Ottawa Bureau Chief and Host of “The West Block”. Late last week it was revealed that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau informed NATO that Canada will never meet the ‘goal’ of 2% GDP in defense spending. We speak with Paul Mitchell, Professor of Defense Studies at “Canadian Forces College” who believes the problem with our stance on defense spending, as a nation, isn’t ‘cash’, but ‘culture’. A possible WestJet strike is looming just ahead of a busy travel season and the Union representing Flight Attendants have arranged ‘rallies’ at 4 major Canadian airports to protest unpaid work. We discuss the current state of air travel and your rights as an airline passenger with the Travel Lady, Lesley Keyter