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Cut through the spin with Canada’s top political journalists. Host Rosemary Barton and columnists Althia Raj, Chantal Hébert and Andrew Coyne break down the week’s biggest political stories shaping the country. Brought to you by CBC News: The National. New episodes drop every Friday.
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Carney meets Trump in Washington – again
At Issue special edition: Prime Minister Mark Carney meets with U.S. President Donald Trump to try and reach a deal on tariffs. Rosemary Barton hosts...
Alberta pushes for a West-Coast pipeline
At Issue this week: Danielle Smith announces her province's proposal for a west-coast pipeline despite pushback from British Columbia. More candidates...
Liberal plan to save Canada Post sparks backlash
At Issue this week: Canada Post workers go back on strike after the Liberals unveil a plan to save it from its ‘existential crisis.’ The Conservatives...
What does Carney need from Mexico?
At Issue this week: Prime Minister Mark Carney goes to Mexico to try and shore up a new trade partnership. Chrystia Freeland and David Lametti leave t...
Pierre Poilievre returns to the House
At Issue special edition: Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre returns to the House of Commons after winning his Alberta by-election, facing off with...
Carney’s infrastructure fast track
At Issue this week: What the first projects on Prime Minister Mark Carney’s approval fast track signal about the government’s direction. MPs prepare t...
David Suzuki warns Carney, too, is ‘trapped by the system’ (via Front Burner)
Mark Carney’s Canada-first political plan still puts the Earth last, argues David Suzuki, and that’s “moral and economic madness.” After more than fou...
Carney bulldozes his nation-building bill through Parliament
At Issue this week: The Liberal government pushes to expedite Prime Minister Mark Carney’s contentious major projects bill, despite objections from In...
What Carney’s G7 invite list says about his priorities
At Issue this week: Minister Mark Carney invites Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the G7 summit. Cana...
Carney and Trump hold private tariff talks
At Issue this week: Sources tell CBC/Radio-Canada that Carney and Trump have shared private calls and texts about tariffs. Premiers pitch their infras...
Canada caught in Trump tariff uncertainty
At Issue this week: How will another week of back-and-forth on tariffs from the U.S. change Canada’s negotiating position? The changing dynamics in th...
What the King’s speech says about Carney’s priorities
King Charles delivers a historic speech from the throne in Parliament. The National’s At Issue panel breaks down the message and what it tells Canadia...
Carney sets up throne speech
At Issue this week: Prime Minister Mark Carney sets the stage for a throne speech with a mandate letter outlining tasks and priorities for his cabinet...
Carney government’s priorities
At Issue this week: Prime Minister Mark Carney has assembled a new cabinet, but what do his choices say about his priorities? The government comes und...
Will Carney’s meeting with Trump change anything?
Will Prime Minister Mark Carney’s meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump change anything with for the Canada-U.S. relationship? Andrew Scheer steps...
Carney’s first moves
At Issue this week: Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new minority government faces multiple challenges, but where should he start? What’s next for the Con...
Can Mark Carney unify with a minority?
At Issue: Canada Votes edition | A tight race leaves the Liberals with a minority, the Conservatives with a seatless leader and a country divided. Can...
Party leaders unveil their platforms — finally
At Issue this week: All the major federal parties have finally released their costed platforms, but will they sway voters? What does the path to victo...
Did the federal leaders’ debate change anything?
Major party leaders meet in Montreal for the English-language leaders' debate with less than two weeks until Canada votes. And event organizers are fo...
Who came off best in the French debate?
In a special Canada Votes edition of At Issue, Rosemary Barton and the panel discuss who came off best and worst in the French-language leaders' debat...
Will politics ever be less partisan? At Issue answers your questions
Rosemary Barton and The National’s At Issue panel bring the political discussion to Halifax, answering questions from Canadians about the biggest issu...
Poilievre pulls big crowds, but does it matter?
In this special Canada Votes edition live from Halifax, The National’s At Issue panel breaks down the latest from the federal election campaign trail,...
Canada’s response to Trump’s global tariff assault
At Issue this week: Canada dodges Trump’s latest wave of global tariffs, but with some sectors already reeling, can it be considered a win? How the U....
Trump throws a tariff grenade into the election campaign
At Issue this week: Federal campaigns are forced to pivot as U.S. President Donald Trump drops new tariff threats. Party leaders defend their politica...
How the Trump factor has reshaped the election race
At Issue this week: How U.S. President Donald Trump’s policies and threats against Canada have reshaped the election race. Rosemary Barton hosts Chant...
Mark Carney’s first week as prime minister
At Issue this week: Mark Carney uses his first week as prime minister to try to strengthen Canada’s ties with Europe. The federal parties gear up for...
What does Carney’s cabinet say about his priorities?
In a special edition of At Issue: Prime Minister Mark Carney unveils his lean new cabinet but what do his picks reveal about his priorities? Plus, how...
Are Canada-U.S. tariff meetings getting anywhere?
At Issue this week: With U.S. President Donald Trump refusing to bend on tariffs, is there any point in Canadian politicians travelling to Washington...
Carney’s landslide Liberal victory
At Issue this week: Mark Carney handily won the Liberal leadership, how his victory could shape the next government and the looming federal election. ...
Is Canada’s trade war strategy working?
At Issue this week: Canada and the U.S. trade shots in a bitter trade war, but is Ottawa’s strategy working? Liberal leadership hopefuls gear up for t...
Did the Liberal debates change anything for the contenders?
Liberal leadership contenders square off in two debates, and questions emerge about Carney’s conflicts of interest. Canada braces as the U.S. tariff d...
How troubling are Trump’s attacks on Zelenskyy?
Trump disrupts the world order when he calls Ukraine's democratically-elected president a ‘dictator’ and seemingly sides with Russia on the war. Canad...
Premiers take tariff fight to Washington
At Issue this week: The premiers go to Washington to push back against tariffs, but was getting a meeting at the White House enough? How Trump’s threa...