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Power & Politics
Power & Politics is the arena where decision-makers answer the questions that matter. Featuring hard-hitting political interviews and a cast of regular political panelists and critical thinkers, the program gives an insider's view of the continuously unfolding drama of the Canadian political sce...
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Is Poilievre's shrinking caucus threatening his leadership?
Two Conservative MPs defected to the Liberals and a third announced his resignation in the months leading up to Pierre Poilievre's leadership review i...
Another Conservative crossing puts Liberals 1 seat from majority
Ontario Conservative MP Michael Ma announced Thursday evening that he was crossing the floor to the Liberals, bringing the government within one seat...
What dynamic is Canada's next ambassador to the U.S. inheriting?
There's no official word yet on who will be replacing Kirsten Hillman once she leaves her post as Canada's ambassador to the U.S. in January, but whoe...
Canada’s Ambassador to the U.S. Kirsten Hillman announces her resignation
Liberal MP Corey Hogan weighs in on the breaking news that Canada’s Ambassador to the United States Kirsten Hillman is stepping down. Plus, Liberal MP...
Will a Conservative pipeline test fracture the Liberals?
The Conservatives are looking to magnify a potential rift in Liberal caucus on Tuesday, with a motion that would force MPs to show their support for a...
Weekly Wrap: Will a soccer meeting bring Trump back to the table?
The Weekly Wrap panel breaks down the biggest moments in Canadian politics this week. With Carlene Variyan, Ginny Roth and Zain Velji.
Carney, Trump and Sheinbaum laugh it up, meet privately in D.C.
The leaders of all three nations in the North American free trade deal spent more than an hour chatting and laughing in the stands of the FIFA World C...
B.C. Conservative leader resigns to avoid a 'civil war'
The day after denying his party's announcement that they'd removed him as leader and posting on social media that he was 'not going anywhere,' John Ru...
Trump threatens to replace free trade deal with Canada
On the first day of hearings on the U.S. review of CUSMA, the free trade deal that exempts most Canadian goods from 35 per cent tariffs, U.S. Presiden...
Assembly of First Nations demands Ottawa scrap pipeline deal
In a unanimous vote on Tuesday, First Nations chiefs called for the withdrawal of the energy agreement between Ottawa and Alberta at the AFN's special...
Carney brings back Trudeau-era minister to replace Guilbeault
Prime Minister Mark Carney left Trudeau-era mainstay Marc Miller out of his first cabinet, but turned to the former immigration minister on Monday to...
Weekly Wrap: Will Carney's pipeline deal split the party — and its voters?
The Weekly Wrap panel breaks down the biggest moments in Canadian politics this week. With Laura D'Angelo, Rachael Segal and Zain Velji.
Alberta premier gets boos from own party for optimism with Canada
It wasn't a victory lap for Alberta Premier Danielle Smith over her MOU with Ottawa that supports an oil pipeline on Friday, as she told the UCP base...
Liberal minister resigns in protest of Alberta energy deal
Former climate minister Steven Guilbeault stepped down from Liberal cabinet just hours after Alberta and Ottawa signed an MOU that supports an oil pip...
Minister tells B.C. MPs their pipeline concerns are 'naive': source
Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson briefed an uneasy B.C. Liberal caucus on the upcoming Ottawa-Alberta agreement on Wednesday. A government sourc...
Some Liberal MPs 'seething,' 'anxious' over Carney's Alberta oil deal
Description: Speaking to Power & Politics host David Cochrane, sources within Liberal caucus used words including 'angry' to describe their reaction t...
Carney deal with Alberta's Smith will support oil pipeline: sources
CBC's Kate McKenna reports that a memorandum of understanding set to be announced by Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Prime Minister Mark Carney on...
Weekly Wrap: What are the takeaways from close budget vote?
The Weekly Wrap panel breaks down the biggest moments in Canadian politics this week. With Laura D'Angelo, Rachael Segal and Zain Velji.
Republican senator 'optimistic' about Canada-U.S. trade talks resuming
Republican Sen. Kevin Cramer tells Power & Politics he's optimistic about a thawing of the Canada-U.S. relationship after President Donald Trump cut o...
B.C. slams 'secret' pipeline talks between Sask., Ottawa, Alberta
B.C. Premier David Eby tells Power & Politics that 'I almost fell out of my seat' when he learned that Saskatchewan is involved in conversations with...
Alberta and Ottawa nearing deal on oil, possible pipeline: source
As first reported by the Globe and Mail, a source confirms to CBC's J.P. Tasker that Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Prime Minister Mark Carney are...
Which parties flinched to avoid an election?
Every party in the House of Commons except for the Bloc Québécois contributed to either votes or abstentions that allowed the Liberals to survive Mond...
Liberal government narrowly survives final budget vote
The House has passed the Liberal budget in a confidence vote that could have triggered another election — but it succeeded only because four MPs didn'...
Weekly Wrap: Is the budget vote a recipe for an election?
The Weekly Wrap panel breaks down the biggest moments in Canadian politics this week. With Laura D'Angelo, Rachael Segal and Zain Velji.
Will Monday's budget vote send Canada to another election?
The Liberals face a crucial confidence vote on the federal budget on Monday. Just two seats shy of a majority, will the party be able to shore up the...
Carney recommends 7 new projects for fast-tracked approval
Prime Minister Mark Carney has recommended seven new initiatives to the Major Projects Office in a bid to boost the country's self-sufficiency and jol...
Poilievre says he's not reflecting on how he leads as MPs exit
In his first news conference since one Conservative MP defected to the Liberals and another said he would resign, a reporter asked leader Pierre Poili...
Carney says second round of major projects coming Thursday
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced new details on Monday about his government's 'Buy Canadian' policy to ensure federal dollars are spent on Canadia...
Weekly Wrap: Conservative drama upstages the budget
The Weekly Wrap panel breaks down the biggest moments in Canadian politics this week. With Laura D'Angelo, Rachael Segal and Zain Velji.
Liberals survive 2 budget confidence votes — but a 3rd is coming
The Liberal government breezed past a second potentially fatal vote tied to its budget on Friday, but the outcome of a final vote expected on Nov. 17...
Conservatives losing another MP as Jeneroux says he'll resign
Host David Cochrane breaks the news live on Power & Politics that Alberta MP Matt Jeneroux will resign, with Jeneroux saying he made the decision to f...
Now 2 MPs short, will the Liberals reach a majority?
Newly minted Liberal Chris d'Entremont says there are other Conservatives who 'are in the same boat' and could also cross the floor, sending rumours s...
As budget reveals $78B deficit, a Conservative joins the Liberals
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne defends his budget that promises to spend another $141 billion in over five years, to shrink the public s...
A big deficit is coming. Will it be what Canada needs?
On the eve of the Carney government's first federal budget, CBC's Peter Armstrong and Catherine Cullen break down everything we know about what's comi...
Trump says Carney apologized, but talks won't resume
U.S. President Donald Trump said Prime Minister Mark Carney apologized over an Ontario ad that Trump cites as his reason for halting trade talks, but...
With budget support unclear, is another election on the way?
Multiple sources tell CBC News that the risk of triggering another election has the Conservative and NDP caucuses grappling with whether to vote again...
U.S. ambassador blasts Ontario rep with expletive-laced tirade: witnesses
Multiple witnesses tell CBC News that U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra lashed out at Ontario trade representative David Paterson at an event in...
Carney asked Ford to take down Reagan tariff ad: Ontario source
A senior provincial source says Prime Minister Mark Carney saw Ontario's ad 'well in advance' of when it aired in the U.S., but after U.S. President D...
Trump says he won't meet with Carney 'for a long time'
U.S. President Donald Trump was unable to say when his threat of a 10 per cent increase to tariffs on Canadian goods would become a reality on Monday,...
Weekly Wrap: U.S. trade talks are off again. What now?
The Weekly Wrap panel breaks down the biggest moments in Canadian politics this week. With Laura D’Angelo, Michael Solberg and Zain Velji.