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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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Carney's top trade negotiators are back in Washington
Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc and chief trade negotiator Janice Charette are back in Washington just days after wrapping their last trip...
Can Carney keep his majority as byelections and U.S. trade threats loom?
Canadians in three federal ridings will go to the polls at the end of this month. What could this mean for Prime Minister Mark Carney's already slim m...
Trump says he’s secured a deal for Gaza. Is it attainable?
U.S. President Donald Trump says he's secured a peace deal for Gaza that would see Israel withdraw its troops and Hamas give up its weapons. However,...
Carney won’t leverage energy exports in trade talks. Why not?
Prime Minister Mark Carney says he 'doesn’t see the value' in using Canadian energy exports as leverage in U.S. trade negotiations as his minister res...
Carney aids Alberta amid tensions with Ontario
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced half a billion dollars in funding to help build infrastructure for new homes in Alberta as his government gets in...
Trump says he doesn't care about CUSMA
Calling the free trade deal 'not important,' U.S. President Donald Trump says he doesn't care about CUSMA as Canada's minister of U.S. trade prepares...
Gordie Howe Bridge officially opens for travel and trade
After months of political delays, trade and passenger traffic are finally moving across the Gordie Howe International Bridge. The Detroit Regional Cha...
Canada threw a party to open the Gordie Howe Bridge. The U.S. wasn't invited
Canada celebrated the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge on Friday without the United States after prolonged delays and threats of new ta...
Canada threw a party to open the Gordie Howe Bridge. The U.S. wasn't invited
Canada celebrated the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge on Friday without the United States after prolonged delays and threats of new ta...
Carney says 'everything is on the table' if no trade agreement reached by August
With Canada facing new 50 per cent U.S. tariffs on Aug. 19, Prime Minister Mark Carney warns that retaliatory measures remain an option if an agreemen...
Can the premiers stay united against Trump's tariff threat?
As Day 2 of the Council of the Federation's meetings wrap up, divisions are starting to show among premiers regarding the best strategy for Canada to...
Tariff shockwaves overshadow premiers' meeting
Reeling from the latest Trump administration threat of a 50 per cent tariff on many Canadian goods, the nation’s premiers gather in Charlottetown. Pow...
U.S. threatens 50% tariffs on Canadian exports, including CUSMA goods
U.S. President Donald Trump signed three proclamations to impose 50 per cent tariffs on a sprawling list of Canadian exports which the White House say...
Trump threatens more tariffs on Canada over wildfire smoke drifting to the U.S.
As wildfires burn across Canada, displacing residents and threatening public health, the smoke is also making its way over to the U.S. American politi...
Ottawa makes multibillion-dollar defence investment for armoured vehicles
Ottawa says it will spend almost $2 billion over four years on 190 armoured combat support vehicles that will be built by a Canada-based company. Powe...
Canada's finance ministers talk growth as economy shows signs of improvement
Federal and provincial finance ministers meet in Prince Edward Island to talk breaking down barriers and strengthening the economy. That's as the Bank...
What Canada's bridge deal with Trump could mean for future negotiations
Former UN ambassador and premier of Ontario Bob Rae tells Power & Politics that U.S. President Donald Trump's deal with Canada to open the long-awaite...
Did Canada make another concession to the U.S. to open the Gordie Howe Bridge?
The Gordie Howe International Bridge between Windsor, Ont., and Detroit is set to open on July 27 after months of delays from the U.S. administration....
How is the global economy handling new disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz?
Canada and the U.S. strike a deal to finally open the Gordie Howe Bridge as days of renewed strikes in the Strait of Hormuz renew global economic conc...
Carney becomes first PM to visit Saudi Arabia in 26 years - why is he there?
A new Meta artificial intelligence data centre to be built outside of Edmonton is raising energy consumption concerns. We speak with Alberta Premier D...
Why are Carney and NATO backing new U.S. attacks on Iran?
The NATO summit in Turkey wraps as U.S. President Donald Trump declares the ceasefire deal with Iran is over following an exchange of strikes between...
RCMP and FBI make 24 gang arrests, 3 on Canadian soil
A transnational crackdown on three international organized gangs based in India results in 37 charges and 24 arrests, three on Canadian soil. The NATO...
Canada picks German over South Korean submarines. Is it the right choice?
After months of speculation, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the federal government will now enter into negotiations with German shipbuilder Thys...
Alberta's pipeline pitch revealed — and Canadian taxpayers are on the hook
Details of Alberta's pitch for a pipeline to the B.C. coast are finally revealed, and taxpayers could be on the hook for a significant portion of the...
Alberta to unveil pipeline proposal details, B.C. gets a deal of its own
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith will soon unveil details of her province's long-awaited proposal for a pipeline to B.C. Meanwhile, B.C. Premier David E...
Alberta prepares its pipeline pitch as Carney concedes higher emissions
Alberta is expected to unveil its proposal for a pipeline to B.C. this week, while Prime Minister Mark Carney suggests Canada will not meet its carbon...
Will Canada Day bring a renewed CUSMA deal?
The Canada-U.S.-Mexico trade agreement is officially up for review on Canada Day. While Canada and Mexico have expressed interest in renewing the pact...
24 Sussex is getting a new life, but who will foot the bill?
After sitting vacant since 2015, progress for the official residence of the prime minister of Canada is on the horizon. Prime Minister Mark Carney has...
Carney defends a housing plan he says the government hasn’t well explained
Prime Minister Mark Carney is backing a plan for the federal government to buy unsold Vancouver condos, but says the government hasn’t done well expla...
Can Canada fast-track Arctic development?
The federal government names the first projects it plans to declare in the national interest: one of which is an all-season highway in Canada's North....
Several First Nations to own a nuclear reactor in Ontario
The Williams Treaties First Nations will co-own a new nuclear reactor following a $700-million deal with federal and provincial governments. Power & P...
U.K. ousts a 6th Prime Minister in 10 years. What’s behind the turmoil?
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer resigned as party leader after his cabinet failed to back him due to recent local election losses and party infi...
Weekly Wrap: School's out for MP's — but politics never breaks
The House of Commons heads into summer break. A majority government, a defiant Conservative party and a new NDP leader shook things up during the spr...
Reporter Roundtable: Carney says Trump's CUSMA disdain is 'no secret'
As U.S. President Donald Trump makes fresh threats to terminate CUSMA, Prime Minister Mark Carney says it's 'no secret' the president is 'not the bigg...
What was last on the Liberal to-do list before summer?
Members of Parliament agreed to wrap up the current sitting to commence their summer break. Government House leader Steven MacKinnon joins Power & Pol...
Should Canadians with mental illness have access to MAID?
A special parliamentary committee has urged the government to indefinitely pause expanding medical assistance in dying (MAID) to people with mental il...
World leaders caught on hot mics at G7 summit
Three different moments were picked up by hot mic at the G7 summit in Évian-les-Bains, France, including an exchange between Prime Minister Mark Carne...
G7 begins as U.S. and Iran reach new deal
G7 leaders arrive in France for a two-day summit, as Middle East analysts caution the newly struck U.S.-Iran ceasefire falls short of a peace deal. Th...
Reporter Roundtable: Hoekstra says 'make us an offer' on CUSMA
The on-again-off-again opening of the Canada-U.S. Gordie Howe bridge is off again as U.S. President Trump repeats threats to kill CUSMA. U.S. Ambassad...
Trump says he doesn't want to renew CUSMA. Is he bluffing?
U.S. President Donald Trump is once again threatening to kill CUSMA. But U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra says his threats present an opportuni...