Agree: what a gong show. I hope that they re-tool the show to have Andrew Chang host the headlines, top stories from the start, and for the first 15 minutes. Then Barton with in-depth political coverage, and interviews. Arsenault doing the 'PBS Frontline' style features that she does best.  Or a magazine piece from Hanomansing. Or follow up with one or two headlines in greater depth.

It would help too, if the stories were more oriented towards Canada and its place in the world. The Syria aftermath stories are interesting, but not rally relevant to our day to day life here.