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Althia Raj and Rob Russo share what they're hearing on everything from Dominic LeBlanc's visit to Washington and what it says about Canada's latest stance on the relationship with the United States to what's happening inside the Liberal caucus and more. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Host Piya Chattopadhyay breaks down the politics and context of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's separation referendum question with The Economist's Rob Russo and CBC's Kathleen PettyActivist Maryam Shojaei shares her fight to overturn Iran's ban on women in Iran's soccer stadiumsThe Guardian's Ruaridh Nicoll and Canada's former ambassador to Cuba, Mark Entwistle, discuss rising U.S.-Cuba tensions and the stakes for people in the countryThe Logic's Murad Hemmadi and Sustainable AI Group's Boris Gamazaychikov explore sustainability concerns around AI data centres

Watching US television today after yesterday's European summit has left some commentators asking about a major Canadian role in a post-America world. Plus an article in the Toronto Star was, and still is, a real talker. It asked whether Mark Carney was drifting away from some of the Liberals who had helped him win the election. It was written by Althia Raj and she's here with The Economist's Rob Russo.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with political science professor Amy Verdun and The Economist's Canada correspondent Rob Russo about Prime Minister Mark Carney's courting of Europe, and how the federal government's spring economic update is landing at homePhilosopher Vincent Delecroix discusses his novel Small Boat, which fictionalizes a real-life migrant boat disaster in the English Channel to probe questions of apathy and complicity in tragedyThe Atlantic's David A. Graham surveys the state of American democracy and the fight over the integrity of the U.S. midterm electionsOur monthly challenge That's Puzzling! returns with Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer Mark Tewksbury and Winnipeg listener Nancy Voth

YouTube is now the pre-eminent TV channel for those watching television. And now it also stars the latest attempts by both Mark Carney and Pierre Poilievre to try to influence Canadians. What's behind their dueling videos? Althia Raj and Rob Russo are here with their take. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with The Economist's Canada correspondent Rob Russo and The Toronto Star's Ottawa bureau chief Tonda MacCharles about what a potential Liberal majority government could mean for the countryToronto Blue Jays on-field reporter Hazel Mae looks back on her career in sports broadcasting and her tenure with Canada's teamThe Economist's Middle East correspondent Gregg Carlstrom unpacks the latest on the shaky U.S.-Iran ceasefire, and Iranian historian Arash Azizi explores what might lie ahead for the Iranian regime and peopleOur monthly challenge That's Puzzling! returns with actor Paul Sun-Hyung Lee and Ottawa listener Ryan Porter.Discover more at https://www.cbc.ca/sunday

We're changing things up on Fridays. To get you the Power & Politics podcast before your weekend starts, each Friday we're making an earlier drop with one of our favourite panels: The Reporter Roundtable, where some of Ottawa's smartest journalists take you behind the Hill's biggest stories. This week, La Presse's Joël-Denis Bellavance, The Economist's Rob Russo and CBC's Aaron Wherry discuss the start of voting in byelections that could complete a Liberal majority, and whether the results could still surprise us all.

By the end of this week, the NDP will have a new leader but what will that signal? Are we missing something about Canada without the NDP's voice? That's one of the topics for Althia Raj and Rob Russo on this Tuesday's installment of Reporter's Notebook. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Guest host Nora Young speaks with Reuters national security reporter Phillip Stewart about Washington's military objectives as the United States and Israel-Iran war intensifies, and Iranian-Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari discusses the situation inside IranFinancial Times columnist and author Simon Kuper discusses how the World Cup reflects global politics, culture and powerToronto Star national columnist Susan Delacourt and The Economist's Canada correspondent Rob Russo take stock of Mark Carney's first year as prime ministerUniversity of Waterloo associate professor Troy Vasiga and New York Times technology reporter Natasha Singer look back on "learn to code" campaigns and whether they delivered on their promise as AI disrupts tech

Monday night was debate night in Ottawa about the country's position on the Iran War. Rob Russo and Althia Raj talk about that and lots more in this week's Reporter's Notebook. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Both the Liberals and the Conservatives suggested a few weeks ago that they would try to find ways to work together to advance the issues facing Parliament. We've heard that kind of talk before and nothing has happened, but what about now?  A hint yesterday that maybe, just maybe, there could be progress.  Rob Russo of the Economist and Althia Raj of the Toronto Star  have their thoughts on this week's Reporter's Notebook. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with Slate justice reporter Mark Joseph Stern and The Economist's Canada correspondent Rob Russo break down the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on Donald Trump's emergency tariffsDefence and security expert Andrea Charron and international affairs historian Susan Colbourn explore Canada's changing military strategyFormer Olympians Clara Hughes and Beckie Scott size up Canada's performance at the Milano-Cortina Winter GamesDr. Brian Goldman discusses treatments for our ailing emergency roomsWriter Matt Alt and international relations expert Shaoyu Yuan reflect on Pokémon's legacy and how it became a source of cultural soft powerDiscover more at https://www.cbc.ca/sunday

Really? Donald Trump now says he will refuse to allow the multi-billion-dollar new bridge between Canada and the U.S. to be opened. That's the bridge Canada paid for, and Trump heralded just a few years ago. It's the latest twist in the trade war, and it's just one of the stories we focus on today with Althia Raj and Rob Russo in their Reporter's Notebook. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with The Toronto Star's Susan Delacourt and The Economist's Rob Russo about calls for Canadian unity from former prime ministers Stephen Harper and Jean ChrétienPussy Riot's Nadya Tolokonniokva reflects on power, protest and Russia's parallels with the U.S.Writer Chuck Klosterman nerds out about American football and its many contradictions ahead of Super Bowl LXCanadian curling legend Jennifer Jones looks back on her journey both on and off the ice

It's a big week for Conservatives. On Friday night in Calgary Pierre Poilievre gets the verdict from his party membership -- a leadership review vote will determine his future. Rob Russo and Althia Raj have their thoughts on that. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Guest host David Common speaks with The New York Times' David Sanger and The Economist's Rob Russo about where the world order is heading after a charged week at the World Economic ForumLegal scholar and former White House antitrust advisor Tim Wu charts how the open internet ideal gave way to platform power, and whether the tide can turn as the AI age dawnsAhead of the federal Conservative Party's national convention, strategists Regan Watts, Kate Harrison and former MP Monte Solberg explore what party needs to do to win back CanadiansRetired nurse Tilda Shalof and emerging nurse Lisa Mochrie share their hopes, fears and prescriptions for the future of their professionDiscover more at https://www.cbc.ca/sunday

It's a "Reporter's Notebook" Tuesday with The Economist's Rob Russo and The Toronto Star's Althia Raj joining forces again to give us what they're hearing as the Prime Minister heads to China. Mark Carney is trying to reset the relationship with China.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Days after the latest floor crossing it's still the talk of Ottawa. Althia Raj and Rob Russo are back for their every second Tuesday, Reporter's Notebook, with the latest of what they are hearing in the nation's capital. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with journalists Shannon Proudfoot and Rob Russo about the year in Canadian politics, The Sunday Magazine's Pete Mitton explains how the "hype cycle" concept can help us understand where we stand with artificial intelligence, Russian-American journalist Julia Ioffe explores the feminist history that shaped modern Russia, and journalist Stefan Fatsis shares what the words of the year reveal about how dictionaries are evolving.Discover more at https://www.cbc.ca/sunday

What to make of Mark Carney's decision to reach back into the Trudeau cabinet to replace another minister who quit? That's the question to the Toronto Star's Althia Raj and The Economist's Rob Russo on this latest episode of Reporter's Notebook. Also, what our two correspondents are hearing about the ongoing competition between the U.S. F35 fighter jet and Sweden's Gripen. Billions are at stake and thousands of jobs. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

So in the end the Mark Carney government survived the budget vote. But you have to wonder whether the 140-138 vote in the Commons was what they really wanted. Sure it avoids a messy Christmas season election, but it also avoids what may have been the PM's best chance of turning a minority into a majority. We'll discuss that and what happens now with The Economist's Rob Russo and the Toronto Star's Althia Raj on this Tuesday's Reporter's Notebook. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Guest Host David Common speaks to The Toronto Star's Susan Delacourt and Rob Russo from The Economist about the week in politics, science writer and broadcaster Jay Ingram delves into the bond between humans and non-human animals, the CBC's John Chipman considers whether double-crested cormorants should be purged or preserved in our Sunday Documentary, The Cormorant Conundrum, and essayist and travel writer Pico Iyer explains what solitude can teach us about how to live, love and lose.Discover more at https://www.cbc.ca/sunday

Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with fans following the Toronto Blue Jays' World Series run and unpacks its significance with The Athletic's Dan Robson, The Toronto Star's Susan Delacourt and Rob Russo from The Economist break down Prime Minister Mark Carney's balancing act on the budget and trade talks, The New York Times' White House and national security correspondent David Sanger reflects on Donald Trump's impact one year since winning re-election, and our monthly challenge That's Puzzling! returns with special guest Andrew Phung.Discover more at https://cbc.ca/Sunday

This is PM Mark Carney's second face-to-face meeting with President Donald Trump, and, added to numerous phone calls and texts, they know each other's positions pretty well. Does that mean some kind of a deal could happen at this latest session? Maybe. Althia Raj and Rob Russo bring us up to date with what they're hearing as the two leaders sit down in the White House today. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with journalists Rob Russo and Tonda MacCharles to discuss the tricky politics facing the Carney government amid the Canada Post strike, adjunct professor at St. Francis Xavier University Justin Gregg breaks down the science behind the uniquely human habit of anthropomorphization, senior fellow with the Australian Strategic Policy Institute Elizabeth Buchanan explains why Greenland's future remains an open question, and Nobel Peace Prize-winning journalist Maria Ressa warns about the threats posed to democracy -- and ways to combat -- disinformation.Discover more at https://www.cbc.ca/sunday

There are more than two dozen members of Mark Carney's cabinet, but who, aside from Carney himself, is the most powerful, the most influential? That's one of the questions up for discussion this week on Reporter's Notebook with Althia Raj and Rob Russo. The upcoming budget and the PM's trip to the United Nations are also on the agenda. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Althia Raj and Rob Russo work the halls and corridors of Parliament Hill every day that the House of Commons is in session. Althia is a senior columnist with the Toronto Star, Rob is the Canadian correspondent for The Economist. They'll alternate Tuesdays with the Moore-Butts Conversations.

Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with The Economist's Rob Russo and The Globe and Mail's Shannon Proudfoot about Prime Minister Mark Carney's priorities heading into fall, mathematician and educator Eugenia Cheng explains how math can help us better understand the world, legendary activist and conservationist Jane Goodall shares how to stay hopeful amid climate and political instability, and Canadian hip hop icon Shad and Toronto listener Clare Hodge kick off an all-new season of our monthly challenge That's Puzzling!Discover more at https://www.cbc.ca/sunday

Guest host David Common speaks with CBC Sports senior contributor Shireen Ahmed and The Athletic senior writer Dan Robson about the broader implications of the world junior sexual assault case for hockey culture, cultural historian Tiffany Jenkins explores the rise and potential fall of private life, The Economist's Rob Russo and The Toronto Star's Rob Benzie look at the state of Canada-U.S. trade negotiations and federal-provincial relations, and Nathan Law reflects on his unlikely journey to activism and what he makes of the prospects for democracy in Hong Kong.Discover more at https://www.cbc.ca/sunday

Guest host Nora Young speaks with CBC News senior business reporter Peter Armstrong and The Economist's Canada correspondent Rob Russo about Donald Trump calling off trade talks with Canada, The Economist's Middle East correspondent Gregg Carlstrom and Iranian-Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari consider Iran's future, writer Tim Clare explores how board games are a portal to the past, and we revisit Piya Chattopadhyay's conversation with entertainment legend Barbra Streisand about her memoir My Name is Barbra.Discover more at https://www.cbc.ca/sunday

Today an encore presentation of an episode that originally aired on June 20th. The rush to get to nation-building projects has seen at least two governments, Ottawa and Queen's Park in Ontario, push for legislation that will speed the process along. That has caused some concern by those who feel the push may be too fast. Chantal Hebert and Rob Russo are here to talk about that and much more.

Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with historian Arash Azizi and foreign policy expert Barbara Slavin about what may come next following U.S. strikes on Iran, astrophysicist and science journalist Adam Becker interrogates tech moguls' visions of the future, The Economist's Rob Russo and Ottawa-based journalist and author Paul Wells take stock of the new government's progress as the House rises for summer, and actor and comedian Ed Helms talks about finding laughs and lessons in historical 'screw-ups'Discover more at https://www.cbc.ca/sunday

The rush to get to nation-building projects has seen at least two governments, Ottawa and Queen's Park in Ontario, push for legislation that will speed the process along. That has caused some concern by those who feel the push may be too fast. Chantal Hebert and Rob Russo are here to talk about that and much more.

Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with The Economist's Rob Russo and The Toronto Star's Susan Delacourt about the key issues facing MPs as they return to the House of Commons, author and columnist Pagan Kennedy explores the history and bigger meaning of the rape kit, we take stock of the gains and setbacks for racial justice since George Floyd's murder with his uncle, Selwyn Jones, and journalist Robert Samuels, and columnist Niigaan Sinclair reflects on how Winnipeg helps tell the story of Canada.Discover more at https://www.cbc.ca/sunday

At Issue this week: Prime Minister Mark Carney has assembled a new cabinet, but what do his choices say about his priorities? The government comes under fire for delaying its first budget. And, a Quebec riding at the centre of a recount and mail-in ballot fight. Rosemary Barton hosts Althia Raj, Aaron Wherry and Rob Russo

Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with The Economist's Rob Russo, Le Devoir's Emilie Nicolas and The Hub's Sean Speer about our post-election political reality, science journalist Laura Spinney explains how one ancient dialect inspired scores of languages we speak today, veteran political columnist Andrew Coyne talks about the "crisis" he sees in Canadian democracy, and we play an all-new round of our monthly challenge, That's Puzzling!Find more at at https://www.cbc.ca/sunday

Jeff speaks with Rob Russo from The Economist, and Lori Turnbull from Dalhousie University.

Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with The Economist's Rob Russo, Le Devoir's Emilie Nicolas and The Hub's Sean Speer about what we've learned during the federal election campaign, writer Leanne Betasamosake Simpson talks about the meaning of water for Indigenous communities, Vatican expert Massimo Faggioli looks at the politics involved in electing a new pope, writer Vinh Nguyen reflects on the legacy of the Vietnam War for refugee communities, and political science professor Laura Stephenson decodes some commonly used election lingo.Discover more at cbc.ca/sunday

Host Piya Chattopadhyay sets up the final week of the federal election campaign with political journalists Rob Russo, Emilie Nicolas and Ryan Jespersen, The Beaverton's Luke Gordon Field and The Onion's Christine Wenc talk about the craft of satire in an age of misinformation, linguist Michael Erard reflects on what our first and last words say about us, and The Sunday Magazine's Howard Goldenthal looks at the legacy of the Cambodian genocide.Discover more at cbc.ca/sunday

Four leaders, one moderator, two hours of debate.  In a five week campaign did those two hours change the shape of Canada's election race?  That's the question for Chantal Hebert and Rob Russo on this week's Good Talk.

Host Piya Chattopadhyay breaks down the first week of the federal election campaign with The Economist's Rob Russo, Le Devoir's Emilie Nicolas and The Hub's Sean Speer. Then, Caroline Darian, daughter of Gisèle and Dominique Pelicot – the victim and perpetrator, respectively, at the centre of last year's notorious rape trial in France – reflects on how her father's crimes have affected their family. Finally, linguistics professor John McWhorter dives into the historic, linguistic and cultural debates surrounding pronouns.Discover more at cbc.ca/sunday

It was bad enough last week when Doug Ford told Pierre Poilievre he didn't have time to campaign for him.  But now Ford's top strategist says Poilievre is heading for defeat unless he changes his campaign. And he has the polls to back that up. What's really happening -- Chantal Hebert and Rob Russo have their say.  

Host Piya Chattopadhyay sets up the federal election with The Economist's Rob Russo, Le Devoir's Emilie Nicolas and The Hub's Sean Speer, Kenneth Roth looks back on nearly three decades at the helm of Human Rights Watch, The Sunday Magazine's Levi Garber explores how tariff uncertainty is affecting border communities, Barry Blitt reflects on the art of political cartooning, and we consider what Canada's symbols say about us.Discover more at cbc.ca/sunday

The election will be called this weekend and the country's voters will be determining Canada's future.  There could be as many as six main leaders but the main contest will be between Mark Carney and Pierre Poilievre.  Chantal Hebert and Rob Russo are here for some Good Talk on that.

Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks to Rob Russo and Tonda MacCharles about how Canadian politics are being affected by Donald Trump's promised tariff threats, social justice activist Loretta Ross discusses her new book Calling In and her alternative ideas to cancel culture, we get the latest on developments around the Gaza ceasefire deal from The Economist's Gregg Carlstrom, and podcaster and writer Kelsey McKinney breaks down the origins of gossip, and why people everywhere love to do it.

Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with The Economist's Rob Russo, Le Devoir's Emilie Nicolas and Ian Austen from The New York Times about the Liberal leadership race and Donald Trump's growing threats to Canada, we explore the defining moments of the 21st century as it hits the quarter-way mark, The Washington Post's Toluse "Tolu" Olorunnipa and author Chris Whipple look back on Joe Biden's legacy as he exits the White House, and our monthly challenge That's Puzzling! returns.Discover more at cbc.ca/sunday

Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with Rob Russo, Stephanie Levitz and David Staples about the highlights and lowlights of the year in Canadian politics, researcher Rachel Plotnick explores what the rise, fall and return of buttons can teach us about the human-machine relationship, Bessma Momani and Kareem Shaheen discuss Syria's future after the Assad regime, and author Katherine Rundell makes her case for cultivating wonder in our chaotic world.Discover more at cbc.ca/Sunday

Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with The Economist's Rob Russo and The Globe and Mail's Stephanie Levitz about how Canadian politicians are responding to Donald Trump's tariff threat, historian Evan Friss explores why bookstores endure against the odds, researcher Carolyn Whitzman shares approaches to solving Canada's housing crisis, and our monthly challenge That's Puzzling! returns.Discover more at https://www.cbc.ca/sunday

Rob Russo of The Economist subs for Bruce Anderson today, and we get all of this with Rob and Chantal.

Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with Susan Delacourt and Rob Russo about the Liberal caucus revolt, Dr. Chika Stacy Oriuwa shares her journey to becoming a doctor and advocating for other racialized people in medicine, political scientist Dave Karpf explores how Big Tech is shaping the U.S. election campaign, Eater correspondent Jaya Saxena charts how review culture took root in modern life, and MLB historian John Thorn dives into the storied Yankees-Dodgers rivalry taking place at this year's World Series.Discover more at https://www.cbc.ca/sunday