Stuck between the Bloc and a hard place

The Bloc Québécois is ramping up pressure on the Liberal government to meet its demands over more money for seniors – or face an election. But that would cost a lot. Like, billions. The House sits down with Daniel Thibeault, host of Radio-Canada’s politics program Les Coulisses du Pouvoir to understand whether the Bloc is angling for an election. 

Then, as the world prepares to mark one year since Hamas’ horrific attack on Israel, The House has the highlights of an emergency debate in the House of Commons about the crisis. Then, two Middle East experts discuss what can be done to prevent a wider war from breaking out.

Plus, fish harvesters in Newfoundland’s northern peninsula say politics is getting in the way of them making a living. The House hears the fishermen’s frustrations, then asks Liberal and Conservative MPs about concerns over the lifting of the decades-old cod moratorium.

This episode features the voices of: 

• Daniel Thibeault, host of Radio Canada’s Coulisses de Pouvoir
• Thomas Juneau, University of Ottawa professor
• Dennis Horak, Former Canadian head of mission in Iran
• CBC's Caroline Hillier 
• Liberal MP Mike Kelloway
• Conservative MP Rick Perkins