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NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh joins Michael Serapio to discuss the return of Parliament, his party's priorities, and the pressure he's feeling from the Liberals and Conservatives. Government House Leader Mark Holland also looks at the fall sitting and the Trudeau government's legislative agenda. Royal commentator Bonnie Brownlee analyzes the future of the crown in Canada as King Charles succeeds his mother, the late Queen Elizabeth II. And political commentators Greg MacEachern, Tim Powers, and Kim Wright debate the latest headlines as MPs return to Ottawa.
A deferred prosecution agreement with the U.S. brings an end to house arrest for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou, allowing her to leave Canada and go home to China. Guy Saint-Jacques, Canada's former ambassador to China, looks at what this development means for Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, two Canadians detained in China shortly after Meng's arrest. Journalists Bob Fife (Globe and Mail), Mia Rabson (Canadian Press) and Niigaan Sinclair (Winnipeg Free Press) discuss post-election leadership challenges facing the federal parties.
Pearl Eliadis, a human rights lawyer and McGill University professor, discusses a Quebec bill to ban anti-vaccine protests outside hospitals and schools Duane Bratt, a Mount Royal University professor of political science, looks at Alberta's current political situation and the future of Premier Jason Kenney. Political commentators Kate Harrison, Susan Smith, and Kim Wright analyze the latest post-election developments.
Dan Kelly, president and CEO of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, joins Peter Van Dusen to discuss the implementation of vaccine "passports" for non-essential businesses. We also hear from University of Ottawa epidemiologist Raywat Deonandan. Bert Chen, a member of the Conservative Party of Canada's National Council, discusses his push for a referendum to recall Erin O'Toole as leader following this week's election result. Political commentators have their say on O'Toole and the other party leaders: Aleem Kanji, Greg MacEachern, and Kiavash Najafi.
Election edition of PrimeTime Politics, the nightly political round-up. Interviews, analysis and panels. Hosted by Peter Van Dusen.
Election edition of PrimeTime Politics, the nightly political round-up. Interviews, analysis and panels. Hosted by Peter Van Dusen.
Election edition of PrimeTime Politics, the nightly political round-up. Interviews, analysis and panels. Hosted by Peter Van Dusen.
Election edition of PrimeTime Politics, the nightly political round-up. Interviews, analysis and panels. Hosted by Peter Van Dusen.
Election edition of PrimeTime Politics, the nightly political round-up. Interviews, analysis and panels. Hosted by Peter Van Dusen.
Election edition of PrimeTime Politics, the nightly political round-up. Interviews, analysis and panels. Hosted by Peter Van Dusen.
Election edition of PrimeTime Politics, the nightly political round-up. Interviews, analysis and panels. Hosted by Peter Van Dusen.
Election edition of PrimeTime Politics, the nightly political round-up. Interviews, analysis and panels. Hosted by Peter Van Dusen.
Election edition of PrimeTime Politics, the nightly political round-up. Interviews, analysis and panels. Hosted by Peter Van Dusen.
Election edition of PrimeTime Politics, the nightly political round-up. Interviews, analysis and panels. Hosted by Peter Van Dusen.
Election edition of PrimeTime Politics, the nightly political round-up. Interviews, analysis and panels. Hosted by Peter Van Dusen.
Election edition of PrimeTime Politics, the nightly political round-up. Interviews, analysis and panels. Hosted by Peter Van Dusen.
Election edition of PrimeTime Politics, the nightly political round-up. Interviews, analysis and panels. Hosted by Peter Van Dusen.
Election edition of PrimeTime Politics, the nightly political round-up. Interviews, analysis and panels. Hosted by Peter Van Dusen.
Election edition of PrimeTime Politics, the nightly political round-up. Interviews, analysis and panels. Hosted by Peter Van Dusen.
Election edition of PrimeTime Politics, the nightly political round-up. Interviews, analysis and panels. Hosted by Peter Van Dusen.
Election edition of PrimeTime Politics, the nightly political round-up. Interviews, analysis and panels. Hosted by Peter Van Dusen.
Election edition of PrimeTime Politics, the nightly political round-up. Interviews, analysis and panels. Hosted by Peter Van Dusen.
Election edition of PrimeTime Politics, the nightly political round-up. Interviews, analysis and panels. Hosted by Peter Van Dusen.
Election edition of PrimeTime Politics, the nightly political round-up. Interviews, analysis and panels. Hosted by Peter Van Dusen.
Election edition of PrimeTime Politics, the nightly political round-up. Interviews, analysis and panels. Hosted by Peter Van Dusen.
Election edition of PrimeTime Politics, the nightly political round-up. Interviews, analysis and panels. Hosted by Peter Van Dusen.
Election edition of PrimeTime Politics, the nightly political round-up. Interviews, analysis and panels. Hosted by Peter Van Dusen.
Election edition of PrimeTime Politics, the nightly political round-up. Interviews, analysis and panels. Hosted by Peter Van Dusen.
Chief Judy Wilson, secretary-treasurer of the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs, discusses the group's call for Carolyn Bennett to resign from cabinet after remarks directed at Jody Wilson-Raybould. And Martin Stringer reviews the parliamentary sitting with journalists Kristy Kirkup (The Globe and Mail), Tonda MacCharles (Toronto Star) and Kady O'Malley (iPolitics).
More than 750 unmarked graves have been discovered at the site of a former Saskatchewan residential school. Peter Van Dusen has more coverage with Chief Bobby Cameron of the Federation of Sovereign Indian Nations, along with Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller. Also: the latest analysis from political observers Anne McGrath, Tim Powers, and Susan Smith.
The House of Commons sitting comes to an end amid speculation of an election campaign later this year. Peter Van Dusen has the latest with MPs Adam Van Koeverden (Liberal), Eric Duncan (Conservative), and Peter Julian (NDP), plus journalists Joël-Denis Bellavance (La Presse), Susan Delacour (Toronto Star), and Althia Raj.
Former Quebec premier Jean Charest, a member of the Wilson Task Force on Public Health and the U.S.-Canadian Border, discusses the government's decision to postpone the border's reopening for at least one more month. MPs Arif Virani (Liberal), James Cumming (Conservative) and Peter Julian (NDP) give their own take on the the U.S. border and Parliament's declaration that the Public Health Agency of Canada was in contempt for failing to produce documents related to the firing of two scientists from the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg. Journalists Ian Bailey (The Globe and Mail) and Tonda MacCharles (Toronto Star) look back on an eventful week on Parliament Hill that saw a censure motion and a contempt motion pass in the House of the Commons, and Green Leader Annamie Paul face criticism for her leadership.
New Brunswick MP Jenica Atwin explains her decision to leave the Green party and cross the floor to the governing Liberals. MPs Kevin Lamoureux (Liberal), Blake Richards (Conservative), and Rachel Blaney (NDP) discuss legislation, the coming end of the parliamentary sitting, and the potential of a fall election. Journalists Mia Rabson (The Canadian Press) and Kady O'Malley (iPolitics) look back on the past week in Canadian politics.
Green Leader Annamie Paul joins Peter Van Dusen after the departure of New Brunswick MP Jenica Atwin for the Liberal party. Liberal MP Wayne Easter, chair of the Standing Committee on Finance, talks about the Canada-U.S. border and the growing political pressure in both countries to secure a re-opening timeline. Independent Senator Peter Boehm, a former G7 “Sherpa” for the Canadian government, discusses this week's leaders' summit in England. And political commentators debate the latest headlines: Tom Parkin, Tim Powers, and Susan Smith.
In the wake of the deadly attack against a Muslim family in London, what concrete action should political leaders take against hate crimes and Islamophobia? Peter Van Dusen welcomes Nadia Hasan (National Council of Canadian Muslims) and lawyer Nawaz Tahir (Hikma Public Affairs Council), plus MPs Iqra Khalid (Liberal), Tim Uppal (Conservative), and Lindsay Mathyssen (NDP). Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde discusses the latest developments on residential schools and reconciliation, including the continuing push for an official apology from the Roman Catholic church.
More than one week after the graves of 215 children were discovered in Kamloops, what happens next with residential schools and reconciliation? Peter Van Dusen welcomes Christa Big Canoe, legal director for Aboriginal Legal Services and former lead counsel for the MMIWG national inquiry. We also hear from MPs Gary Anandasangaree (Liberal), Jamie Schmale (Conservative), and Charlie Angus (NDP). Amira Elghawaby, human rights activist and board member of Canadian Anti-Hate Network, discusses the killing of several members of a Muslim family in London, Ont., which police are calling an intentional hate crime. Journalists Joël-Denis Bellavance (La Presse), Susan Delacourt (Toronto Star), and John Ivison (National Post) provide their analysis.
MPs Jaime Battiste (Liberal), Jamie Schmale (Conservative) and Charlie Angus (NDP) discuss the prime minister's demand for the Catholic Church to take responsibility for its role in the residential schools tragedy. Former Alberta justice minister Jonathan Denis explains why he and several other Canadian lawyers have asked the International Criminal Court to investigate the government for crimes against humanity, following the discovery of the remains of 215 indigenous children on the grounds of the Kamloops residential school. Tonda MacCharles (Toronto Star) and Ian Bailey (The Globe and Mail) look at the federal pathway outlined in the government's national action plan in response to the calls for justice from the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.
Peter Van Dusen looks at the federal plan to end systemic racism and address violence against Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ individuals – the long-awaited response to the 2019 call for justice from the MMIWG National Inquiry. We hear from Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett and Lynne Groulx, CEO of the Native Women's Association of Canada. Also: a closer examination of Indigenous issues and the path to reconciliation with Brad Regehr (president of the Canadian Bar Association and grandson of a residential school survivor) and Mary-Ellen Turpel Lafond (University of British Columbia law professor, former judge, and director of the Residential School History and Dialogue Centre).
Peter Van Dusen questions Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller on the government's response to the Kamloops residential school grave discovery. We also hear from Bruce Allan, a resolution health support worker with the Indian Residential Schools Survivors Society and himself a survivor. And, the latest analysis from journalists Joël-Denis Bellavance (La Presse), Susan Delacourt (Toronto Star), and John Ivison (National Post).
Martin Stringer questions Health Minister Patty Hajdu about an expert panel's recommendation that the federal government close its hotel quarantine program. Chief Rosanne Casimir of the Tk'emlups te Secwépemc First Nation discusses the discovery of mass grave belived to contain 215 Indigenous children who died while attending a B.C. residential school. And journalists Kady O'Malley (iPolitics) and Niigaan Sinclair (Winnipeg Free Press) analyze the latest political headlines.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh joins Peter Van Dusen to discuss the COVID-19 response, from long-term care to reopening plans. Raywat Deonandan, a University of Ottawa epidemiologist, analyzes the various reopening timelines across Canada. And political commentators Kiavash Najafi, Tim Powers, and Susan Smith have their say on the latest headlines.
Jim Carr, cabinet’s special representative for the Prairies, joints Peter Van Dusen to discuss Manitoba’s third wave of COVID-19 and potential federal aid. According to the top bureaucrat at National Defence, the federal government failed to properly implement the 2015 Deschamps report aimed at rooting out sexual misconduct within the armed forces. MPs Anita Vandenbeld (Liberal), James Bezan (Conservative), and Lindsay Mathyssen (NDP) have reaction. Also: analysis from journalists Joël-Denis Bellavance (La Presse), Susan Delacourt (Toronto Star), and John Ivison (National Post).
Martin Stringer welcomes a trio of MPs to debate domestic travel and rapid COVID-19 testing: Greg Fergus (Liberal), Shannon Stubbs (Conservative), and Don Davies (NDP). Todd Loewen reacts after being one of two United Conservative MLAs expelled from caucus yesterday for openly criticizing the leadership of Alberta Premier Jason Kenney. We look at the week’s top political stories with Ian Bailey (The Globe and Mail) and Tonda MacCharles (Toronto Star).
MPs discuss today’s ethics commissioner reports on the WE Charity controversy, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and former finance minister Bill Morneau. Peter Van Dusen welcomes Adam Van Koeverden (Liberal), Eric Duncan (Conservative), and Charlie Angus (NDP). Kelley Lee, a Canada Research Chair in global health governance at Simon Fraser University, discusses the political debate over COVID-19 and travel restrictions. Plus, analysis from political commentators Kiavash Najafi, Tim Powers, and Susan Smith.
Dr. Isaac Bogoch, a University of Toronto infectious diseases expert, joins Peter Van Dusen as more provinces halt use of the AstraZeneca vaccine and questions continue over the mixing of different COVID-19 vaccine. We also hear from Providence Therapeutics CEO Brad Sorenson on has company’s vaccine trial and frustration with the Canadian government. MPs discuss the Line 5 pipeline dispute: Marc Serré (Liberal), Greg McLean (Conservative), and Richard Cannings (NDP).
Peter Van Dusen questions Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan about the Line 5 pipeline dispute and Canada’s intervention in the legal dispute between Enbridge and the state of Michigan. We also hear from Mike Bradley, the mayor of Sarnia, Ont., about the economic impact on his border community if Line 5 shuts down. Lisa Barrett, an infectious diseases expert at Dalhousie University, analyzes the latest COVID-19 developments across Canada.
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