Episodes

  • Trudeau's Future in Limbo – December 17, 2024

    Trudeau's Future in Limbo – December 17, 2024
    Dec 17 2024
    Immigration Minister Marc Miller speaks about the government's border security plan and Justin Trudeau's leadership. The journalist's panel, Bob Fife (Globe and Mail), Joël-Denis Bellavance (La Presse) and Tonda MacCharles (Toronto Star) discuss the future of Justin Trudeau's leadership as Liberal leader and prime minister. Our strategists panel, Cole Hogan, Susan Smith and George Soule discuss the next steps for the Prime Minister and other parties following Chrystia Freeland's resignation from cabinet.
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    30 mins
  • Premiers Differ on Tariff Strategy – December 13, 2024

    Premiers Differ on Tariff Strategy – December 13, 2024
    Dec 13 2024
    Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is demanding a federal election so Canadians may choose who will negotiate with the incoming Trump administration. Bob Fife (The Globe and Mail), Tonda MacCharles (the Toronto Star) and Mia Rabson (The Canadian Press) look at how provinces are playing to their strengths in dealing with the possible imposition of 25% tariffs by the U.S. on Canada as of January 21. Alberta's deputy premier Mike Ellis outlines the province's border security plan to restrict the flow of drugs going into the United States.
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    29 mins
  • Newfoundland and Labrador Inks Historic Deal with Quebec – December 12, 2024

    Newfoundland and Labrador Inks Historic Deal with Quebec – December 12, 2024
    Dec 12 2024
    Political observers Susan Smith (Liberal), Cole Hogan (Conservative) and George Soule (New Democrat) weigh in on federal and provincial plans to prepare for the second Trump presidency. Seamus O'Regan, Liberal Party MP for St. John's South—Mount Pearl, Nfld and Lab., explains the significance of the historic energy deal between Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador. Goldy Hyder, president and CEO of the Business Council of Canada on the need for an industrial policy around military spending.
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    30 mins
  • PM Shares Plan to Counter Tariffs with Premiers – December 11, 2024

    PM Shares Plan to Counter Tariffs with Premiers – December 11, 2024
    Dec 11 2024
    New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt speaks about plans made at today's First Ministers meeting, and reveals that New England governors are aware how hurtful the proposed Trump tariffs could be to the United States. Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association, discusses the Trump tarrif threats and says the U.S. president-elect is trolling Canada and using the leverage he has available. Former NAFTA advisory council member Hassan Yussuff says the premiers and the prime minister need to be in sync when facing threats from the U.S. president-elect.
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    29 mins
  • Canada Post Strike Drags on as Holidays Approach – December 10, 2024

    Canada Post Strike Drags on as Holidays Approach – December 10, 2024
    Dec 10 2024
    Alberta Premier Danielle Smith attends the U.S. Western Governors meeting to find common ground on border security and the threatened Trump tariffs. Retail Council of Canada's Matt Poirier calls on the federal government to step in and end the four-week old Canada Post strike. Canadian Union of Postal Worker's negotiator Jim Gallant says its members do not want to be on the picket line, but their demands for wage increases are not being met by Canada Post. The Chief Economist at the Conference Board of Canada, Pedro Antunes, says there is no reason for the Bank of Canada to keep restrictive interest rates. The Bank will release its interest rate decision on December 11.
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    30 mins
  • Assad Regime Toppled in Syria – December 9, 2024

    Assad Regime Toppled in Syria – December 9, 2024
    Dec 9 2024
    Jon Allen, former Canadian ambassador to Israel, looks at Syria's political future and how Canada should respond to the rebel regime that forced Bashir al-Assad to flee to Russia. David Coletto, founder of Abacus Data, finds the Conservatives would come out 23 points ahead of the Liberals if an election were held today. Andriy Shevchenko, former Ukrainian ambassador to Canada, shares his expectations for how the Trump administration will deal with the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war.
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    29 mins
  • Ottawa Unveils Arctic Foreign Policy – December 6, 2024

    Ottawa Unveils Arctic Foreign Policy – December 6, 2024
    Dec 6 2024
    The journalists panel, Bob Fife (Globe and Mail), Tonda MacCharles (Toronto Star) and Joël-Denis Bellavance (LaPresse) talk about Ottawa's new Arctic foreign policy. Rabbi Chaim Mendelsohn and Imam Mohammad Tawhidi speak about Jewish-Muslim relations and the Abraham Accords in a panel discussion. Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai discusses Arctic security.
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    28 mins
  • Liberals Introduce Regulations to Ban Assault Style Weapons – December 5, 2024

    Liberals Introduce Regulations to Ban Assault Style Weapons – December 5, 2024
    Dec 5 2024
    Public Services Minister Jean-Yves Duclos goes in-depth into the government’s new regulations to ban assault style weapons. The Assembly of First Nations passes a resolution demanding a national inquiry into systemic racism in policing after recent police killings of Indigenous individuals. The AFN's national chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak explains. Political observers Susan Smith (Liberal), Josie Sabatino (Conservative) and George Soule (New Democrat) look at the latest Conservative confidence motion and the upcoming vote on Monday.
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    30 mins