Episodes

  • Debate Continues Over Drug Decriminalization Pilot Program – May 8, 2024

    Debate Continues Over Drug Decriminalization Pilot Program – May 8, 2024
    May 9 2024
    Debra Bailey, an advocate for Moms Stop the Harm, a network of families affected by substance use and deaths, responds to the ongoing debate in Parliament over the merits of drug decriminalization. Abacus Data chair and CEO David Coletto discusses a new poll asking Canadians about potential Liberals to succeed Justin Trudeau as leader. Fae Johnstone, executive director of the Society of Queer Momentum, discusses a series of rallies planned across the country next week to protest the rise in anti-2SLGBTQIA+ hate.
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    28 mins
  • Ottawa Approves B.C.'s Request to Recriminalize Hard Drugs – May 7, 2024

    Ottawa Approves B.C.'s Request to Recriminalize Hard Drugs – May 7, 2024
    May 8 2024
    MPs Taleeb Noormohamed (Liberal), Melissa Lantsman (Conservative) and Peter Julian (NDP) react to Ottawa's approval of British Columbia's request to recriminalize illegal drug use in public spaces. David Levinthal, editor-in-chief of Raw Story, discusses today's highly-anticipated testimony from adult film star Stormy Daniels at Donald Trump's hush-money trial in New York.
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    28 mins
  • Ottawa Tables Anti-Foreign Meddling Bill – May 6, 2024

    Ottawa Tables Anti-Foreign Meddling Bill – May 6, 2024
    May 7 2024
    Former CSIS director Ward Elcock responds to the federal government's new legislative package to combat foreign interference. Former B.C. premier Ujjal Dosanjh discusses the state of Canada-India relations following the arrests of three Indian nationals for the murder of Canadian Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Niijar. Canadian Federation of Independent Business president Dan Kelly reacts to Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's assertion that he won't meet with lobbyists if his party forms the next government.
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    28 mins
  • Foreign Interference Inquiry Publishes First Report – May 3, 2024

    Foreign Interference Inquiry Publishes First Report – May 3, 2024
    May 4 2024
    Public Safety Minister Dominic Leblanc shares the federal government's response to the first report of the public inquiry into foreign interference published on Friday. Journalists Bob Fife (The Globe and Mail), Stephanie Levitz (The Toronto Star) and Joël-Denis Bellavance (La Presse) weigh in on the Hogue Commission's conclusions and discuss how Canada can restore trust in its democratic processes.
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    28 mins
  • Federal Public Servants Ordered Back to the Office 3 Days a Week – May 2, 2024

    Federal Public Servants Ordered Back to the Office 3 Days a Week – May 2, 2024
    May 3 2024
    Sharon DeSousa, national executive vice-president of the Public Service Alliance of Canada, responds to the federal government's directive ordering public servants back to the office three days per week. Dr. Danielle Martin, chair of the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto’s Temerty Faculty of Medicine, discusses how to address fewer medical students wanting to pursue careers in family medicine. Political commentators Susan Smith (Liberal), Sean Murphy (Conservative), and Anne McGrath (NDP) weigh on the week's top political headlines, including the Conservative leader's expulsion from the House of Commons on Tuesday.
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    29 mins
  • Liberal Housing Plan Fails to Move Public Opinion Polls – May 1, 2024

    Liberal Housing Plan Fails to Move Public Opinion Polls – May 1, 2024
    May 2 2024
    Housing Minister Sean Fraser discusses the government's plan to tackle affordability, generational fairness, and housing. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith explains how the newly opened Trans Mountain pipeline will benefit her province. Dr. Joel Antel, president of the Canadian Dental Association, shares his members' concerns with the new national dental care plan, which began accepting claims from eligible patients today.
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    28 mins
  • House Speaker Ejects Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre – April 30, 2024

    House Speaker Ejects Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre – April 30, 2024
    May 1 2024
    Political commentators Muhammad Ali (Liberal), Sean Murphy (Conservative), and Mélanie Richer (NDP) respond to House Speaker Greg Fergus' decision to eject Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre for calling the prime minister a 'wacko' during Tuesday's question period. Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux shares his assessment of the federal budget.
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    29 mins
  • B.C. Reverses Course of Drug Decriminalization – April 29, 2024

    B.C. Reverses Course of Drug Decriminalization – April 29, 2024
    Apr 30 2024
    MPs Brendan Hanley (Liberal), Laila Goodridge (Conservative), and Gord Johns (NDP) debate B.C.'s decision to ask the federal government to reverse parts of a pilot program decriminalizing some drugs. Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek responds to the Alberta government's new bill proposing to give the province increased powers over municipalities, including the ability to remove councillors and overturn bylaws. Polls analyst and editor-in-chief of 338 Canada, Philippe J. Fournier, shares his latest analysis of federal polling data, showing a Conservative lead post-federal budget.
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    30 mins