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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: 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...
U.S. reveals an even bigger list of Canada trade complaints
In an annual report on international trade grievances released on Tuesday, the Office of the United States Trade Representative named a number of new...
David Suzuki remembers 'my great hero,' NDP giant Stephen Lewis
Former Ontario NDP leader, Canadian UN ambassador and humanitarian Stephen Lewis died at the age of 88 on Tuesday. Environmentalist David Suzuki tells...
Will Avi Lewis's leadership revive or break the NDP?
The federal NDP selected Avi Lewis as its new leader on Sunday, drawing immediate criticism from the Alberta and Saskatchewan NDP as they attacked Lew...
Weekly Wrap: Carney conquers NATO's 2% target. What now?
Canada finally hits NATO's two per cent GDP spending target, but how much does it actually change for the armed forces? Zain Velji, Rachael Segal and...
Will Avi Lewis be the NDP's next leader?
With the federal NDP's next leader set to be chosen this weekend, Power & Politics hears from front-runner Avi Lewis. Plus, NDPers weigh in on the fut...
Canada hits 2% defence spending. Is it actually better prepared?
For the first time since the 1980s, the NATO military alliance confirms that Canada has met its two per cent of GDP target for defence spending. Defen...
Can an Ottawa-Ontario tax break beat the housing slump?
Ottawa and Ontario say they're teaming up to temporarily — but completely — remove the HST on new home purchases under $1 million, and give back up to...
Is the Alberta-Ottawa pipeline deal already off track?
As the Iran war drives global energy shocks, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her province and Ottawa may miss at least one of their MOU's April 1...
What will investigators look for in the fatal Air Canada collision?
An Air Canada Express runway collision at LaGuardia Airport has killed two pilots and brought to light concerns about air traffic control safety in th...
Weekly Wrap: How close will Canada get to the Iran war?
Ottawa continues to say it will stay out of any offensive action in the Iran war, but a joint statement with allies says Canada is ready for 'appropri...
Trump calls NATO allies 'cowards' over Middle East
U.S. President Donald Trump continued to attack his NATO allies for not sending ships to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, posting on Truth...
Poilievre does Joe Rogan, wishes Trump would 'knock that s--t off'
Controversial podcaster Joe Rogan released a two-hour interview with Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre on Thursday, where political philosophy and...
Iran war throws Canada's economy into the unknown
The Bank of Canada held its key interest rate steady on Wednesday, as Governor Tiff Macklem described an uncertain economic future caught between the...
'This is not our war': Ottawa staying out of Iran fight
After the U.S. president threatened NATO allies for not sending ships to the Strait of Hormuz, Canada's Defence Minister David McGuinty reiterates tha...
Trump calls for help in the Middle East. Allies aren't answering
U.S. President Donald Trump is calling for countries including China and his NATO allies to send ships and help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a key art...
Weekly Wrap: The NDP gets even smaller. Is it on the brink?
The NDP lost its first floor-crosser to the Carney Liberals the day after voting began for its new leader, further reducing a caucus that lost more th...
Canada gets pummeled by 84,000 job losses. How bad is it?
CBC's Peter Armstrong breaks down new Statistics Canada data that says the country lost 84,000 jobs last month, marking the biggest drop outside of th...
Will the Iran war's oil shock change Canada's industry?
CBC's David Common joins Power & Politics from Amman, Jordan, where he recaps the new Iranian supreme leader's vow to keep blocking a key waterway for...
NDP floor-crosser puts a majority in Carney's grasp
Former NDP MP Lori Idlout joins the Liberals, letting them secure a majority if they win two of three April byelections. NDP president Mary Shortall a...
As U.S. talks return, Liberals unveil jobs 'insurance policy'
Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu tells Power & Politics that her announcement of $228.8 million to reskill tariff-hit Ontario workers isn't a sign that her g...
Iran names supreme leader's son as his successor
Iran announced Monday that the late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's son, Mojtaba Khamenei, will be his successor. The Stimson Center's Randa S...
Weekly Wrap: Is Carney’s Iran war response nuanced, or a mess?
Laura D'Angelo, Zain Velji and Michael Solberg debate whether Prime Minister Mark Carney’s changing statements on the Iran war this week reflect the n...
Canada-U.S. trade talks restart, ending months-long freeze
In the first high-level trade meeting since U.S. President Donald Trump called off negotiations with Canada in October, Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dom...
Iran war draws in more than a dozen countries
After just six days of the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran, more than a dozen countries have become involved either as direct targets or through interception...
OpenAI CEO agrees to safety changes after Tumbler Ridge: minister
AI Minister Evan Solomon debriefs Power & Politics on his meeting with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, following revelations that the company banned the Tumble...
Carney says U.S., Israel attacked Iran without consulting allies
At a news conference where he took questions for the first time since his India trip began and the U.S and Israel attacked Iran, Prime Minister Mark C...
The Iran war spreads
Fallout from the U.S. and Israel's war on Iran continues to expand throughout the Middle East as Iran retaliates with widespread attacks in the region...
Weekly Wrap: Is India a threat? Would Canada care?
Before Prime Minister Mark Carney arrived in India this week, a senior Canadian official reignited controversy by saying the federal government believ...
Carney pursues free trade in India, but controversy follows
Prime Minister Mark Carney touches down in India as his government seeks progress on a free trade deal, but a senior official's comments about the end...
Has Indian interference stopped? Ottawa sends mixed messages
Asked repeatedly whether she agrees with a senior Canadian official who said Ottawa is 'confident' India is no longer involved in violence and interfe...
Trump's trade rep says deal with Canada must have higher tariffs
CBC's Katie Simpson caught up with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer outside of the president's state of the union address on Tuesday, where he...