• Carney says pipeline is 'highly likely' for major projects list
    Jul 7 2025

    Prime Minister Mark Carney told the Calgary Herald on Monday that Ottawa's list of fast-tracked projects will likely include an oil pipeline to the coast of British Columbia. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith responds, and breaks down why Ontario and Alberta have signed a memorandum to work together on developing new pipelines and railways for oil and critical minerals. Plus, Transport and Internal Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland confronts doubts about whether removing internal trade barriers can actually boost Canada's economy.


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    52 mins
  • Russia's largest aerial attack on Ukraine since the war began
    Jul 4 2025

    Ukraine's Ambassador to Canada Yuliya Kovaliv says Russia is increasingly attacking civilians after it targeted Kyiv overnight with waves of drones and missiles in its largest aerial assault since the full-scale invasion. Kovaliv responds to concerns about Ukraine's decision to pull out of an anti-landmine treaty. Plus, economist Don Drummond breaks down his shadow 'fiscal update' with the C.D. Howe institute, explaining why he believes new defence spending promises could balloon the deficit to over $90 billion.

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    45 mins
  • Automakers pressure Carney to kill electric vehicle mandate
    Jul 2 2025

    Auto sector executives met with Prime Minister Mark Carney to discuss the impact of U.S. tariffs on Wednesday, but also advocate for the cancellation of the electric vehicle mandate. Canada's former chief NAFTA negotiator John Weekes evaluates the state of talks with the U.S. after a suspension over the weekend, arguing the president 'likes to show that he's humiliating the countries he's negotiating with.' Plus, former U.S. State Department negotiator Aaron David Miller breaks down the remaining obstacles to a ceasefire in Gaza.

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    49 mins
  • White House says Canada 'caved' as trade talks resume
    Jun 30 2025

    U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra tells Power & Politics that stopping the digital services tax returned Canada to the 'front of the line' for U.S. negotiations, and says he has a 'strong belief' Carney can get Parliament to allow concessions on supply management despite a new law that aims to prevent exactly that. Plus, Canadian Identity and Culture Minister Steven Guilbeault accuses Alberta Premier Danielle Smith of being both a 'pyromaniac' and 'firefighter' for separatism, both claiming to be putting out the sentiment and adding fuel.

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    46 mins
  • Trump ends all trade talks with Canada
    Jun 27 2025

    U.S. President Donald Trump posted to social media that he's ending 'all discussions on trade with Canada' effective immediately, saying the U.S. has 'all the cards.' Is it a negotiation tactic or are all bets off for a deal by the 30-day deadline discussed at the G7? Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says the federal government is 'pushing' for tariffs to be removed. Plus, former premier of Quebec Jean Charest joins Power & Politics after a meeting of the Prime Minister's Council on Canada-U.S. Relations.


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    56 mins
  • Ottawa can now fast-track major projects. Is that too much power?
    Jun 26 2025

    The Liberal major projects bill received royal assent and became Canadian law on Thursday, after the Senate rejected amendments aiming to further ensure environmental protection and Indigenous consultation and passed the legislation. Sen. Paula Simons says some senators felt 'intense political pressure' to pass the bill on a truncated timeline. Plus, former NATO assistant secretary general for defence investment Wendy Gilmour breaks down how Canada could need to change to meet the new NATO defence spending target of five per cent of GDP.

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    45 mins
  • Canada pledges to more than double defence spending by 2035
    Jun 25 2025

    Weeks after announcing a plan to reach NATO's two per cent of GDP defence spending target, Prime Minister Mark Carney committed Canada to reaching the alliance's new goal of five per cent by 2035 at the NATO summit in the Netherlands. Former vice-chief of the defence staff Guy Thibault breaks down what it would take to get there. Plus, Maine Gov. Janet Mills makes the case that more Canadians should visit her state, arguing their avoidance of the U.S. isn't hurting the president but 'their friends here in Maine.'

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    48 mins
  • Trump curses at Iran and Israel, but ceasefire appears to hold
    Jun 24 2025

    U.S. President Donald Trump accused both Iran and Israel of violating a fragile ceasefire early Tuesday — saying 'they don't know what the f--k they're doing' and demanding Israel recall planes — but later said the ceasefire was in effect. Canada's Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan discusses how the military ensured the safety of Canadian personnel when Iran targeted a U.S. military base in Qatar, and the feasibility of Canada reaching a five per cent of GDP NATO defence spending target. Plus, former U.S. ambassador to NATO Douglas Lute analyzes what's at stake for the alliance as its summit in the Netherlands gets underway.

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    49 mins