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Every weekday afternoon, Power & Politics guides Canadians through the country's political news, with a regular cast of political panellists and the continuously unfolding drama of the Canadian political scene.
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'No list' of disloyal current MPs in foreign interference report: Elizabeth May
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.
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Liberals support expanding foreign interference inquiry after bombshell allegations
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.
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What's at stake in the upcoming Toronto byelection?
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.
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MPs press public safety minister on foreign interference
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.
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Bank of Canada cuts key interest rate to 4.75 per cent
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.
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Federal government flouted rules when awarding McKinsey contracts: AG report
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.