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 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.

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.

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.

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. 

June 3, 2024 - The National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians issued a scathing report Monday about the Liberal government's efforts to address foreign interference in Canadian elections. Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc joins Power & Politics to respond to the report's findings. Plus, Nobel Prize winner Oleksandra Matviichuk urges Canada to send more weapons to Ukraine. 

May 31, 2024 - U.S. President Joe Biden today presented a new ceasefire deal agreed to by Israel. The proposal consists of three stages that ultimately would lead to a permanent ceasefire and the return of all hostages. Former ambassador to Israel Jon Allen and former ambassador to Jordan, Iraq and the United Arab Emirates Arif Lalani join Power & Politics to discuss how close we could be to seeing a true ceasefire deal. Plus, the Power Panel discusses how Trump's guilty verdict changes the federal government's Team Canada charm offensive in the U.S.