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Every weekday afternoon, Power & Politics guides Canadians through the country's political news, with a regular cast of political panellists and the continuously unfolding drama of the Canadian political scene.
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CBC's Rosemary Barton and Radio-Canada's Louis Blouin report that — according to sources — Prime Minister Mark Carney will ask the Governor General to dissolve Parliament Sunday, and Canadians will vote in a federal election on either April 28 or May 5. The Toronto Star's Robert Benzie discusses his report that Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre called Premier Doug Ford to ask for his help in the upcoming election, but Ford said he was too busy. Plus, former Privy Council clerk Michael Wernick explains how a caretaker government can and can't respond to additional U.S. tariffs if they're implemented on April 2.
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly responds to President Donald Trump's comments that he'd 'rather deal with a liberal than a conservative' as Canada's prime minister, which Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre calls an endorsement of his rival. Joly confirms that Canada is in 'very serious' talks with the European Union about a deal for a joint military buildup to decrease reliance on the U.S. Plus, the Power Panel discusses an update to the CBC Poll Tracker that now has a Liberal majority as the most likely election outcome.
CBC’s Poll Tracker shows the Liberal Party in majority territory for the first time in years. Two pollsters join Power & Politics to explain what’s happening: CEO and founder of Abacus Data, David Coletto, and executive vice-president of the Eastern Canada team for Leger, Sébastien Dallaire. ‘Millions’ more Canadians are now open to voting Liberal under Mark Carney, says Coletto. Plus, the Conservatives accuse Carney of ‘hiding’ his assets from Canadians. We ask a blind trust expert whether Carney is falling short of meeting conflict of interest rules.
With the consumer carbon tax set to be lifted in April, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre promised Monday that he'd also remove the industrial carbon price on heavy emitters. Liberal Innovation Minister Anita Anand and Agriculture Minister Kody Blois defend the policy, and the Power Panel discusses whether Poilievre needs to pivot. Plus, Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew reacts to police identifying the second set of remains found in a landfill search as Marcedes Myran.
Mark Carney is now the prime minister of Canada. Two ministers who also served under Justin Trudeau — Justice Minister Gary Anandasangaree and Defence Minister Bill Blair — discuss the Carney government's new direction despite having only three new faces in cabinet. Plus, as the Trump administration continues to speak about Canada joining the U.S., Blair reveals that Carney has asked him to look at alternatives to Canada's purchase of 88 F-35 fighter jets from a U.S. contractor.
CBC's Rosemary Barton and Radio-Canada's Louis Blouin report the latest on who prime minister-designate Mark Carney is keeping and kicking from cabinet in his new government on Friday, with sources saying cabinet could drop from 37 to fewer than 20 members after the swearing-in. Plus, Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc and Ontario Premier Doug Ford meet with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick in Washington.
Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc says he's meeting with the U.S. commerce secretary tomorrow to 'lower the temperature' after Trump imposed 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum, and Ottawa responded by promising 25 per cent tariffs on $29.8 billion in U.S. goods at midnight. Plus, Ukraine's Ambassador to Canada Yuliya Kovalivreacts to the terms of a 30-day ceasefire deal that Ukraine and the U.S. have agreed to, but Russia has not.
he White House says 25 per cent tariffs on U.S. imports of Canadian steel and aluminum are coming at midnight after President Donald Trump both threatened and pulled back 50 per cent tariffs within hours. Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon discusses how the federal Liberals will respond. Plus, Rhode Island Democratic Rep. Seth Magaziner breaks down his bill requiring congressional approval for funding to invade Canada, and former George W. Bush speechwriter David Frum analyzes what Trump could be thinking with tariffs.
New Liberal Leader Mark Carney meets with the prime minister and Liberal caucus as they decide when he'll take over from Justin Trudeau, and when he could lead the party into the next federal election. Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne says the Liberals should get a mandate from Canadians soon, and a panel of Liberal MPs who called for Trudeau's resignation discusses whether Carney has reunified the party. Plus, Nebraska Republican Rep. Don Bacon breaks down his objections to U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canada.
1Mark Carney won the Liberal leadership race in a landslide victory that saw him take 85.9 per cent of the vote on the first ballot. Hear the moment he became the prime minister in waiting, his victory speech and instant analysis from the CBC's David Cochrane, Rosemary Barton, Aaron Wherry and Power & Politics political insiders.
Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon breaks down the latest on tariff negotiations and details a $6-billion aid package and an easing of EI rules to support workers and businesses. Plus, Liberal Party national campaign chair Terry Duguid, CBC's Rosemary Barton and our panel of Liberal insiders preview the Sunday Liberal leadership convention that will name Justin Trudeau's replacement as prime minister.
Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc says the 'bottom line' of the partial U.S. tariff delay to April 2 is that the 'vast majority' of Canadian goods can quickly comply with the CUSMA trade deal to qualify. LeBlanc says Canada will pause its second wave of counter-tariffs but keep the first in place, and Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew details how his province will continue to retaliate despite the reprieve. Plus, CBC's Rosemary Barton and Katie Simpson break down the latest on what this means for the broader trade war.
CBC's Katie Simpson and Rosemary Barton break down how the Liberals are working the phones to get U.S. tariffs lifted, including a call between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Donald Trump that sources say lasted 50 minutes. Plus, Bryan Barnett, the Republican mayor of Rochester Hills, Mich., describes how tariffs will harm the city and why he believes it will be difficult to keep unity among Republicans on the policy.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called the U.S. president's imposition of 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods 'very dumb,' enacted retaliatory tariffs and said Donald Trump is trying to 'collapse' Canada's economy to 'make it easier to annex us.' Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly agrees with that 'far-fetched' and 'so absurd' reality. She says Canada has had 'enough' of negotiations where the U.S. is making vast demands. Plus, Vermont Sen. Peter Welch, Minnesota Rep. Betty McCollum, New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt and the Power Panel react.
U.S. President Donald Trump says there's 'no room left' for Canada and Mexico to further delay 25 per cent tariffs, and that the tariffs will take effect after midnight. International Trade Minister Mary Ng discusses Canada's response. Plus, former Ukrainian prime minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk breaks down the potential difficulty of fighting the war without the U.S. as Trump continues his attacks on the Ukrainian president.
Former ambassadors, former foreign minister Peter MacKay, the Ukrainian Canadian Congress, Sen. Peter Boehm and U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton unpack how a confrontation between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has left Ukraine and the world on edge and changed the balance of global diplomacy. Plus, Canada's new fentanyl czar Kevin Brosseau relays what he heard from U.S. border czar Tom Homan and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on a mission to Washington to sell Canada's progress on the border.
As U.S. President Donald Trump asserts that blanket 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian imports are still coming 'as scheduled,' Immigration Minister Marc Miller joins Power & Politics from Washington to discuss whether Canada's efforts can avert the tariffs before March 4. Plus, the Power Panel breaks down what happened on the Ontario campaign trail as the province goes to the polls.
The Conservatives say Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney is lying about his role in the relocation of Brookfield Asset Management's head office to the United States. CBC's J.P. Tasker compares the paper trail with Carney's claims. Plus, Liberal leadership candidate Karina Gould accuses her competitors of adopting Conservative ideas in last night's English debate.
In this late-night bonus episode of Power & Politics, our panel of political insiders breaks down who stumbled and who broke through in the final Liberal leadership debate, and whether it will be enough to change the race before the leader is announced on March 9.
Three Liberal MPs supporting different leadership candidates break down the French-language errors and overall lack of fight in Monday's debate, and discuss how the candidates can set themselves apart in the English finale tonight. Plus, CBC and Radio-Canada reporters have the latest on the Trump administration's '51st state' threats, Newfoundland & Labrador Premier Andrew Furey's sudden announcement that he will resign and Quebec's reaction to the Liberals' French debate.
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Tipical Canada always rushing to obey the master.
Don't you think that stressing the new Speaker's colour is just reminding us of the institutional racism that we are trying to get away from?
please advise "points of order" not "point of orders"
really tough to listen to due to the poor production
Canadian government should expel the Iranian regime’s families and former officials. How can liberals talk about human rights and still letting these murderers live in Canada?
production quality is really terrible. sounds as if it was recorded from radio. painful to listen to
really terrible sound quality
quaility sound is terrible.
one thought - maybe Canadian PPE manufacturers are concerned about a release of information regarding Canadian made products being prioiritized for export to other countries, vs internal Canada supply?
Cbc is biased and funded by the libs
As a university student in Alberta it is refreshing to hear someone challenge the notion that Alberta just has an issue with over spending when the reality is the province absolutely does have a revenue problem.
I have to admire the patience and composure these reporters have in talking to politicians who always seem to want to dodge the question by talking about something completely different
The political intelligentsia really despises Maxime Bernier, they worry what will happen if you're allowed to hear him speak.
wait did he just call 8chan "chan8"
The more and more Canada heads towards a shithole where the government is in control of literally everything in your life up to the point where Trudeau and his lackeys get to decide what is “truthful” and what is allowed to be put up or taken down on the internet (China anyone) I think more about how lucky I am to be a dual citizen.... Can’t wait to finish school and fuck off out of here while you idiots continue pay for my healthcare once I’m gone 😂😂😂👌👌👌
I love how CBC completely ignores that our ONLY supply ship was out of commission and our navy was stuck without one so the Harper Government fast tracked it since the Navy made it clear they needed one ASAP and procurement takes 1.5-2 years alone. Also, ignores the fact that member of the liberal party had close ties to a company that wanted in on procurement process.
Also, did this guy just compare Norman who dedicated his life to protecting Canada to Omar Khadr who was a terrorist scum who would of killed Canadian and especially someone Norman if given the chance at the time? What a pathetic thing to say.
That is amazing.... Trudeau liberals botch this entire thing completely and charge a man with faulty evidence/politically interferes (allegedly) and the CBC asks “Why did Harper change the rules” even though that had no effect on Trudeau’s decision to cancel/uncancel the contract to score political points than charge Mark Norman 😂😂🤣😂😂😂🤣🤣😂😂😂 Liberal Broadcast Corporation strikes again!!!
are you serious ...,?????
The $12 million to Loblaws is kind of a touchy subject. I am an apprentice refrigeration mechanic and I understand the importance of efficiency in refrigeration. I have a feeling that as part of this upgrade they will be moving to CO2 refrigeration as opposed to HFC/HCFC refrigerants. This has many benefits to all citizens in Canada. HFC/ refrigerants contribute to global warming. CO2 has a Global Warming Potential of 1, 2 quite common refrigerants R134a GWP of 1430 and R22 GWP of 1810. It is 100% safe and legal to spill CO2 into the air but highly illegal to purposely spill HFC/HCFCs but old refrigeration systems leak all the time adding toxic greenhouse gasses into our air and potentially into our grocery stores, CO2 rises HFC/HCFC settles. There will also probably be other upgrades such as moving to more efficient scroll compressors that can handle a bit of accidental liquid and are far more energy efficient. Possibly also a move away from the 5 tier racks found in many dairy and