Épisodes

  • Bill C-5 Passes – June 20, 2025

    Bill C-5 Passes – June 20, 2025
    Jun 21 2025
    Prime Minister Carney continues to enjoy favourable polls. But what does he need to pay attention to in order to maintain these positive opinions? We discuss with polls analysts Eric Grenier & Philippe J. Fournier. Mark Carney has been on the rush to get Bill C-5, commonly known as “One Canadian Economy” bill, through the House of Commons before the weekend, and make it law by Canada Day. However, there have been concerns throughout the country, particularly among Indigenous and environmental groups. Is there a long-term risk in doing so? CPAC’s Michael Serapio discusses it with bureau chiefs Robert Fife (The Globe and Mail), Tonda MacCharles (Toronto Star) and Joël-Denis Bellavance (La Presse).
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    30 min
  • Bill C-5 Sails Through Parliament – June 19, 2025

    Bill C-5 Sails Through Parliament – June 19, 2025
    Jun 20 2025
    The strategists panel, Susan Smith, Jordan Paquet and George Soule discuss the government's efforts to quickly pass Bill C-5 amid concerns from First Nations and environmental groups. Toronto Star Queen's Park Bureau Chief Robert Benzie talks about Premier Doug Ford's controversial comments about Indigenous people at a press conference yesterday and his subsequent apology today.
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    26 min
  • Carney's Agenda Faces Headwinds – June 18, 2025

    Carney's Agenda Faces Headwinds – June 18, 2025
    Jun 19 2025
    Indigenous leaders and communities are raising concerns with Bill C-5’s rapid legislative progression and what they see as a lack of consultation on the One Canadian Economy Act. AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak speaks with Michael Serapio. Former Canadian Ambassador to Israel Jon Allen discusses the escalating conflict between Iran and Israel and the now-postponed UN talks on a two-state solution between Israel and Palestine. CEO and Executive Director of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress Ihor Michalchyshyn gives his thoughts on President Zelenskyy’s attendance at the G7 and Prime Minister Carney’s pledged multibillion support package for Ukraine.
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    29 min
  • G7 Minus One – June 17, 2025

    G7 Minus One – June 17, 2025
    Jun 18 2025
    Senator and former G7 sherpa Peter Harder talks about the level of success for Canada at the G7 as the summit wraps up today. Lloyd Axworthy, Canada's foreign affairs minister from 1996-2000 discusses Canada's international relationships as the country seeks to strengthen international ties and rely less on the United States.
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    28 min
  • The World Comes to Kananaskis – June 16, 2025

    The World Comes to Kananaskis – June 16, 2025
    Jun 17 2025
    Former foreign affairs minister Peter MacKay talks about what's at stake for Canada as it hosts the G7 summit today and tomorrow amid global and domestic turmoil. Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan talks about Canada's recent military spending commitments and international ties as the G7 convenes and the NATO summit approaches. Roland Paris professor and former global affairs adviser to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Roland Paris discusses Canada's strategy at the G7 and what a successful outcome might look like for the PM.
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    29 min
  • Israel and Iran Trade Strikes – June 13, 2025

    Israel and Iran Trade Strikes – June 13, 2025
    Jun 14 2025
    Security expert and RMC Professor Christian Leuprecht explains what brought about Israeli strikes on Iran's military and nuclear leadership and how the conflict may play out in the days and weeks to come. The bureau chiefs panel, Robert Fife (Globe and Mail), Tonda MacCharles (Toronto Star) and Joël-Denis Bellavance (LaPresse) discuss the upcoming G7 summit next week and how the group's agenda has changed with the second Trump presidency. History Professor Marci Shore, an American, who now resides in Toronto discusses the state of democracy in the United States under the second Trump administration.
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    28 min
  • Fires Rage Across Canada – June 12, 2025

    Fires Rage Across Canada – June 12, 2025
    Jun 13 2025
    Emergency Management Minister Eleanor Olszewski discusses federal government efforts to contain fires burning across Western Canada and aid evacuees. The strategists panel, Susan Smith, Cole Hogan and George Soule discuss the Liberal government's defence spending promises as well as the controversy around inviting the Prime Minister of India to the G7.
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    29 min
  • Inviting the World to Canada – June 11, 2025

    Inviting the World to Canada – June 11, 2025
    Jun 12 2025
    As the G7 in Kananaskis approaches, former Canadian ambassador to Venezuela Ben Rowswell talks about how the list of invited countries (India, Saudi Arabia) shows that the “stakes” of the global meeting are now higher with the shifting of alliances between liberal democracies. Charlie Angus, former NDP MP, held a news conference at parliament Wednesday morning to give an “indictment” of President Donald Trump ahead of his attendance of the G7. Angus discusses the threats Trump is posing to Canadian sovereignty and the international rule of order and comments on the NDP’s recent election losses and the party’s rebuilding. Former BC cabinet minister and radio host Jas Johal says the BC NDP government is signalling a “soft no” to building a pipeline in the northern part of the province, despite the western premiers’ support for it, and shares what he is hearing from BC residents on the topic.
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    30 min