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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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NDP leader confirms he has been a target of foreign interference
June 14, 2024 - Party leaders clash on their interpretations of a foreign interference report hanging over Parliament. Power & Politics speaks to Jagmeet Singh about the unredacted report. And ahead of the Ukraine Peace Summit, Ukraine's ambassador to Canada discusses Russia's conditions for peace.
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Mélanie Joly says Canada will have plan to hit 2% NATO target by July
June 13, 2024 - As G7 leaders meet in Italy to finalize a new plan to help Ukraine in its fight with Russia, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly sits down with Power & Politics host David Cochrane for a wide-ranging discussion on Russia's war on Ukraine, the Israel-Hamas war and reaching NATO's 2 per cent defence spending target — a target she says Canada should achieve by July. Plus, Jagmeet Singh says he's 'more alarmed' now after reading the top secret report on foreign interference. The Power Panel weighs in on Singh's reaction.
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Foreign interference report meant to target elections, not parliamentarians: McGuinty
June 12, 2024 - Former CSIS director Ward Elcock breaks down the latest on the foreign interference report hanging over Parliament. Plus, Ottawa and B.C. spar over funding for asylum seekers. The Power Panel debates the political implications.
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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.