With Ben Mulroney away again on Friday, his place on air will be taken by a fairly big name – Melissa Lantsman, the deputy opposition leader in Ottawa.

I know some here will instantly hate her because she’s a Conservative, but it will still be interesting to hear how she does hosting three hours of live talk radio. I believe she’s been in media before, so I’m expecting she’ll be fine on air.

But my real question is: how does Mulroney get so much time off from 640? It seems like every few weeks, he’s away on some extended absence. On Thursday, producer Mike Drolet and Brand Director Mike Bendixen were both sitting in for him.

Lantsman’s show starts at 3 PM.