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Power & Politics
Power & Politics is the arena where decision-makers answer the questions that matter. Featuring hard-hitting political interviews and a cast of regular political panelists and critical thinkers, the program gives an insider's view of the continuously unfolding drama of the Canadian political sce...
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Weekly Wrap: Carney signs deal with Alberta – at what cost?
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith sign a landmark energy agreement that environmental groups are calling a disaster. The W...
Reporter Roundtable: Carney's big bet on electricity
Prime Minister Mark Carney says he's moving to double Canada's electricity grid by 2050. That's as Canada's economy takes another hit, with Honda susp...
Carney doubles down on electricity, vows to double Canada's grid
Prime Minister Mark Carney bets big on a plan to double Canada's electricity grid by 2050. With Canadians' pockets squeezed tight, the stakes are high...
It's all coming up Alberta: Separatists, a carbon deal and data breach fallout
An Alberta judge has thrown out a separatist petition, ruling in favour of First Nations. Plus, sources say the province is set to announce a finalize...
Is a Liberal MP waging a war with the Ontario party he hopes to lead?
Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, who's expected to run for the Ontario Liberal Party leadership, is appealing the results of a nomination race in t...
Does Carney's major projects push risk splintering the Liberals?
The federal government is pushing to speed up the approval timeline for major projects to one year. The proposed legislative changes to make that happ...
Weekly Wrap: Is Alberta pipeline deal ‘days’ away?
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is in Ottawa where she says she’s feeling ‘much more confident’ about reaching an energy agreement after what she calls...
Reporter Roundtable: Carney's push to build fast
As the Carney government makes moves to speed up project approvals, it's also propping up struggling industries hit hard by U.S. tariffs with new fund...
A separatist petition and a huge data breach: What's going on in Alberta?
Alberta's separatist movement is wrapped up in a huge personal data breach that has impacted nearly three million people including former premier Jaso...
Names, numbers, addresses: Millions impacted in Alberta data breach
Nearly three million Albertans had their personal information uploaded to a publicly accessible database last month. As new details emerge about how a...
What does Carney's new governor general choice mean for Canada?
Prime Minister Mark Carney has chosen former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour to serve as the King's representative and commander-in-chief of Canad...
Ottawa funnels $1.5B more to industries hard-hit by Trump's tariffs
In the face of U.S. President Donald Trump's Section 232 tariffs, the federal government has introduced an additional $1.5B in funding to support stee...
Weekly Wrap: Are the Liberals abusing their majority power?
Laura D'Angelo, Zain Velji and Michael Solberg break down how the Liberals are trying to sell their economic update to Canadians, and whether controve...
Reporter Roundtable: A 'pathetic' response to Iran visa drama
After a former Iranian Revolutionary Guard commander had a visa for Canada granted and revoked, Globe and Mail Ottawa bureau chief Robert Fife, Canadi...
Canada greenlights, then blocks Iran official. Ottawa won't say why
Canada granted a former Iranian military commander and current soccer official permission to come to Canada, then revoked his permit and turned him aw...
Canada considers privatizing airports. What would that look like?
The federal government says it's looking into potentially privatizing Canada's airports to unlock capital. Power & Politics hears from Transport Minis...
Liberals reveal $66.9B deficit in better-than-expected economic update
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government tables its spring economic update, showing the economy on more stable footing — but also with a warning: Canad...
CBC News exclusive interview with Prime Minister Mark Carney
In an exclusive interview with CBC News: The National, Prime Minister Mark Carney tells Adrienne Arsenault that he's not interested in quickly achievi...
Weekly Wrap: Federal NDP go down another MP
Radio-Canada has confirmed NDP MP Alexandre Boulerice will resign to run provincially for Québec Solidaire. The Weekly Wrap panel discusses the fate a...
Reporter Roundtable: Who's winning the pregame to Canada-U.S. trade talks?
As Carney pushes back on pressure from the U.S. to make concessions before trade talks between the two countries begin, Conservative Leader Pierre Poi...
Is the U.S. dictating the terms of trade talks with Canada?
Prime Minister Carney takes aim at trade irritants with the U.S. as American officials hint they could take action over provincial bans on U.S. alcoho...
U.S. demanding 'entry fee' from Canada before trade talks: sources
Formal trade talks with the U.S. are at risk of derailing before they've even begun, as Radio-Canada learns the U.S. is demanding an 'entry fee' for C...
Carney's got a new U.S. advisory council. Will it make a difference?
Prime Minister Mark Carney has named a new committee for Canada-U.S. relations ahead of the upcoming CUSMA review. Power & Politics hears from the man...
Canada's ties to the U.S. are now a 'weakness': Carney
In a video posted to YouTube, Prime Minister Mark Carney tells Canadians that Canada's close ties to the U.S. have become 'weaknesses that we must cor...
Weekly Wrap: How will a Carney majority change Canada?
In the first days since securing a majority government, what signals is Prime Minister Mark Carney sending about how he'll change the way he governs?...
Reporter Roundtable: How do the Conservatives stop losing?
Globe and Mail Ottawa bureau chief Robert Fife, Canadian Press deputy parliamentary bureau chief Mia Rabson and La Presse parliamentary bureau chief J...
A shaky ceasefire begins in Lebanon
In the first moments of an Israel–Lebanon ceasefire announced by U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday, Power & Politics speaks to former Canadian a...
Liberals signal they'll expand House power, take committee control
Parties unanimously locked in a House committee structure that gave the opposition the advantage last year, allowing them to hold up legislation. Toda...
Armed with majority, Carney says 'it's time to get serious'
Prime Minister Mark Carney said he welcomes the byelection victories that clinched his majority government with 'humility' and 'determination,' but al...
Carney clinches majority
One election, five defections and a night of byelections have awarded Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberals with a majority government. Here's how it...
How 1, 2 or 3 wins tonight will change how Carney governs
A single victory in today's three byelections would be enough to give the Liberals a majority, but they'll need at least two if they want to avoid lea...
Weekly Wrap: Has Carney built Frankenstein's majority?
The Liberals only need to win one of Monday's three federal byelections to clinch a majority in the House of Commons, but Prime Minister Mark Carney w...
Reporter Roundtable: Is the newest Liberal a 'hypocrite'?
Globe and Mail Ottawa bureau chief Robert Fife, The Canadian Press deputy parliamentary bureau chief Mia Rabson and La Presse parliamentary bureau chi...
Carney stands by Gladu's crossing. Are his Liberals still liberal?
Prime Minister Mark Carney defends accepting former Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu into his caucus despite her past opposition to a host of Liberal pol...
Conservatives lose a 4th MP to Carney. Is Poilievre in trouble?
Former Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu became the latest to cross the floor to the Liberals on Thursday, putting the Carney government in position to se...
Trump agrees to last-minute ceasefire, delays threat to destroy Iran
U.S. President Donald Trump stuck to his threat to end Iran's 'whole civilization' and bomb bridges and power plants until less than two hours before...
Is Trump threatening a war crime with his latest Iran deadline?
U.S. President Donald Trump says Iran has until 8 p.m. ET on Tuesday to open the Strait of Hormuz — or else he'll destroy civilian infrastructure. Pow...
Political Pulse: Can the NDP keep up as Carney inches closer to a majority?
It's a pivotal time for all three main federal political parties. Greg MacEachern, Mélanie Richer and Fred DeLorey check Canada's political pulse as t...
Reporter Roundtable: The least boring byelections ever?
We're changing things up on Fridays. To get you the Power & Politics podcast before your weekend starts, each Friday we're making an earlier drop with...
Gas prices keep rising. Is it time for Ottawa to offer relief?
The price of oil surged again following U.S. President Donald Trump's Wednesday night address on the Iran war. Conservative transportation critic Dan...