Power & Politics

June 14, 2024 - Party leaders clash on their interpretations of a foreign interference report hanging over Parliament. Power & Politics speaks to Jagmeet Singh about the unredacted report. And ahead of the Ukraine Peace Summit, Ukraine's ambassador to Canada discusses Russia's conditions for peace.

June 13, 2024 - As G7 leaders meet in Italy to finalize a new plan to help Ukraine in its fight with Russia, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly sits down with Power & Politics host David Cochrane for a wide-ranging discussion on Russia's war on Ukraine, the Israel-Hamas war and reaching NATO's 2 per cent defence spending target — a target she says Canada should achieve by July. Plus, Jagmeet Singh says he's 'more alarmed' now after reading the top secret report on foreign interference. The Power Panel weighs in on Singh's reaction.

June 12, 2024 - Former CSIS director Ward Elcock breaks down the latest on the foreign interference report hanging over Parliament. Plus, Ottawa and B.C. spar over funding for asylum seekers. The Power Panel debates the political implications.

June 11, 2024 - Green Party Leader Elizabeth May tells Power & Politics why she feels relieved after reading the unredacted version of the intelligence watchdog report that accuses some parliamentarians of conspiring with foreign governments. Plus, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is pushing ahead with her capital gains hike — one that the Conservatives are calling a job-killing tax. Freeland joins Power & Politics to defend the move.

June 10, 2024 - Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc says the federal government will support calls to have the public inquiry probing foreign election interference take on shocking new claims that some parliamentarians have "wittingly" conspired with foreign governments. Power & Politics hears from a panel of MPs on what they'd like to see come out of the inquiry. Plus, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has finally presented her promised capital gains tax proposal to Parliament. CBC's Karina Roman walks us through the plan.

June 7, 2024 - Voters head to the polls in the Toronto-St. Paul's federal byelection on June 24. 338Canada poll aggregator Philippe Fournier breaks down the numbers, then the Power Panel weighs in on why the Liberals are fighting hard to hold on to this riding. Plus, Donald Trump is bragging about his fundraising after his conviction. We have reaction from David Frum, former speechwriter for George W. Bush.

June 6, 2024 - Green Party co-leader Elizabeth May wants the names of those she calls ‘treasonous’ parliamentarians. Plus, we ask B.C. United Leader Kevin Falcon about the rise in the number of MLAs leaving his party for the B.C. Conservatives ahead of the provincial election.

June 5, 2024 - The Bank of Canada has lowered its key interest rate to 4.75 per cent, marking the bank's first rate cut since March 2020. Two economists are here to break down what this rate cut will mean for Canadians. Plus, a cloud of suspicion hangs over parliamentarians after a report claims some may be aiding and abetting foreign interference. MPs are here to debate how the government should handle these serious allegations.

June 4, 2024 - The auditor general of Canada says the federal government flouted proper contracting policies and was unable to show it got value for money when it awarded $209 million in contracts to consulting firm McKinsey & Company. Auditor General Karen Hogan breaks down her report's findings. Plus, two former CSIS directors react to an intelligence watchdog report that alleges unnamed parliamentarians conspired with foreign governments.

June 3, 2024 - The National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians issued a scathing report Monday about the Liberal government's efforts to address foreign interference in Canadian elections. Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc joins Power & Politics to respond to the report's findings. Plus, Nobel Prize winner Oleksandra Matviichuk urges Canada to send more weapons to Ukraine.

May 31, 2024 - U.S. President Joe Biden today presented a new ceasefire deal agreed to by Israel. The proposal consists of three stages that ultimately would lead to a permanent ceasefire and the return of all hostages. Former ambassador to Israel Jon Allen and former ambassador to Jordan, Iraq and the United Arab Emirates Arif Lalani join Power & Politics to discuss how close we could be to seeing a true ceasefire deal. Plus, the Power Panel discusses how Trump's guilty verdict changes the federal government's Team Canada charm offensive in the U.S.

May 30, 2024 - The verdict makes Trump the first U.S. president convicted of a crime. Power & Politics brings you breaking news coverage of the historic verdict and unpacks what this means for November's presidential election.

May 29, 2024 - A report that suggested the carbon tax is leaving Canadians worse off now has an error in it. We've got the author - the parliamentary budget officer - here to clarify. Plus, Donald Trump will soon learn his fate in the first of four criminal cases against him. We'll take you through all the possible outcomes as the jury wraps its first day of deliberations.

May 28, 2024 - Israeli tanks have advanced to the centre of Rafah for the first time since the start of the ground offensive. We'll talk to Doctors with Borders about the toll this fighting is taking on civilians. Plus, lawyers give closing arguments in Donald Trump’s criminal hush-money trial. We'll bring you the latest from the courthouse.

May 27, 2024 - Israel struck a tent camp in Rafah, where thousands were sheltering. Sam Rose, director of planning for UNRWA, brings us the latest from Rafah. Plus, author Andrew Lawton tells us what his new book Pierre Poilievre: A Political Life reveals about how the Conservative Party leader would govern Canada.

May 24, 2024 - Canada's ambassador to the United Nations explains the government's response to the International Court of Justice has ordered Israel to immediately stop its military offensive in Rafah. And Liberals are looking for new ways to win back young voters, but will it work?

May 23, 2024 - Rachel Gilliland says she was denied a chance to run for CPC nomination in Aurora, Ont. Meanwhile, new revelations suggest the depth of Conservative support.

May 22, 2024 - The son of a man who was accused in the Air India bombing has been officially warned by the RCMP that his life could be under threat, CBC News has learned. CBC's Evan Dyer shares the details of this exclusive story. Plus, a new report paints a dire picture of poverty and hunger in Canada. Power & Politics hears from Food Banks Canada CEO Kristin Beardsley on the 'alarming' levels of food insecurity across the country. The Power Panel weighs in.

May 21, 2024 - The Liberal Party of Canada has apologized to Speaker Greg Fergus for using partisan language in an ad for an upcoming event in his riding, which sparked calls for his resignation from the Conservatives and Bloc Quebecois. The CBC's Catherine Cullen takes us through what happened, and a panel of MPs reacts. Plus, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was in Philadelphia on Tuesday, where he stressed the importance of Canada-U.S. relations ahead of the upcoming U.S election. The CBC's Tom Parry has the latest from Philadelphia.

May 17, 2024 - Loblaw has agreed to sign the grocery code of conduct after holding out for months. We ask Industry Minister Francois Philippe Champagne what that means for the cost of food. Plus, we ask P.E.I. Chief Public Health Officer Heather Morrison about the province's plan to ban people born after a certain date from smoking.