Mercedes Stephenson, Weather-Related Disaster Preparedness, and “The Backyard Astronomer” Gary Boyle

Chinese interference in Canadian politics continues to dominate headlines and was a featured topic on this week’s edition of “The West Block”. We catch up with Host Mercedes Stephenson for the latest on the story. Is Calgary and other major Canadian urban centers prepared for the next weather-related disaster? We hear details of a new report on just what needs to be done ‘proactively’ to safe-guard our cities from weather disasters, from Mary Ellen-Tylor from the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy. Alberta's night sky has been lit-up with the northern lights recently, but there is another celestial event to lookout for this week! We speak with “The Backyard Astronomer” Gary Boyle for details on the rare ‘planet alignment’ and how to best see it!