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The federal budget includes a plan to develop a so-called "right to disconnect" policy for federally regulated employees. How would you feel if your boss sent you an email during your time off? Do you feel like you have a healthy work-life balance?

Earlier this week, the NBA banned Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter from the league following an investigation into gambling allegations. CBC news reporter Jamie Strashin has been leading our coverage on sports betting and closely following Jontay Porter’s ban. Chelsea Rodrigues is a problem gambling counsellor at the Centre for Problem Gambling and Digital Dependency at Hotel-Dieu Grace Healthcare They answered your questions about sports betting and Jontay Porter. 

According to a recent Ipsos poll, cost of living issues are the top priority for Canadians in the upcoming federal budget. How is the cost of living crisis affecting you right now? What would you like the federal government to do about it in the budget?

Despite calls from those against the levy, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is not backing down from the carbon tax. You've almost certainly heard Pierre Poilievre's Axe The Tax slogan. Many provincial premiers have come out in opposition as well. On the other side, over two-hundred economists have signed an open letter in support of the tax. Is the carbon tax a ballot-box issue for you? How does your stance on climate change affect your opinion of the tax?

Over 31 million people live in the path of totality of April 8th's solar ecplise. Andrew Fazekas is the author of “The Backyard Guide to the Night Sky” by National Geographic. He answered your questions about the celestial event on our AMA.

The carbon tax is set to rise from $65 dollars per tonne to $80 per tonne on April 1st. The price on carbon is set to go up another $15 dollars each year until 2030. Chris Ragan is an economics professor and Director of the Max Bell School of Public Policy at McGill University. He answered your questions about carbon tax.