Power and Politics

March 30, 2023 - The Nova Scotia Mass Casualty Commission's final report concludes Canada's national police force failed on almost every level. And we look into reports a Manhattan grand jury has voted to indict former U.S. president Donald Trump.

March 29, 2023 - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith responds to new allegations of political interference after a recording is leaked. And we take a look at what's not in the budget — housing.

March 28, 2023 - A breakdown of the federal budget and reaction from politicians.

March 27, 2023 - A look ahead at what will be included in the federal budget. Plus, we look at how the irregular migration deal between Canada and the U.S. came together.

March 24, 2023 - A breakdown of Joe Biden's first official visit to Canada as U.S. president.

March 23, 2023 - MPs react to MP Han Dong leaving the Liberal caucus to sit as an Independent and the mounting calls for a public inquiry into foreign election interference. Then, we discuss the deal between Canada and the U.S. on irregular migration.

March 22, 2023 - The Canadian ambassador to the United States looks ahead to President Biden's visit to Ottawa. Then, Jagmeet Singh discusses his role in getting the prime minister's chief of staff to testify on foreign interference.

The Liberal government has released special rapporteur David Johnston's mandate for investigating alleged foreign interference in Canadian elections. Power & Politics speaks to Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc and NDP House Leader Peter Julian, and the Power Panel weighs in. Plus former Bank of Canada governor David Dodge is here on overall inflation dropping but the price of food remaining high.

March 20th, 2023 - Eurasia Group president Ian Bremmer discusses Chinese President Xi's meeting with Vladimir Putin in Moscow. And CBC's Ashley Burke explains opposition efforts to have Katie Telford testify at a parliamentary committee.

MPs react to an article in the Globe and Mail written by the CSIS whistleblower who provided the publication with top secret information about foreign election interference, and the Power Panel weighs in. Then, Ukrainian Ambassador Yulia Kovaliv reacts to the ICC's arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin and fighter jets being sent to Ukraine.

Former Vancouver mayor Kennedy Stewart discusses the Globe and Mail's report on Beijing's alleged interference in Vancouver's municipal politics and the spy agency briefings he received in the lead-up to the mayoral election he ultimately lost. The Power Panel weighs in on Stewart's comments and opposition parties' disatisfaction with the PM's appointee as Special Rapporteur on foreign election meddling. And Poland's Ambassador to Canada is here on his country's decision to send fighter jets to Ukraine.

March 15 2023 - Minister of Public Safety Marco Mendicino discusses the appointment of former governor general David Johnston as a special rapporteur tasked to investigate foreign interference in Canada's elections. Plus, national security experts, NDP reaction and the Power Panel.

Minister of Transport Omar Alghabra discusses funding meant to help tackle the backlog of airline complaints. Former top spies Ward Elcock and Richard Fadden weigh in on growing calls for an independent public inquiry into foreign election interference. And the Power Panel on where party leaders are spending their parliamentary break week, and why.

Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne discusses Volkswagen opening a 'gigafactory' in St. Thomas, Ontario. Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez reacts to Meta's threat to block access to news on Facebook and Instagram if Bill C-18 becomes law, and the Power Panel weighs in.

March 10, 2023 - Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino on Ottawa launching consultations on setting up a foreign influence registry. Plus, Governor General Mary Simon and Justice Minister David Lametti.

Former federal national security analyst Stephanie Carvin and former Communications Security Establishment official Artur Wilczynski weigh in on alleged Chinese election meddling. Plus, provincial justice ministers push for stricter bail applications and Ottawa moves to allow aid groups to operate in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.

March 8, 2023 - Power Panel weighs in on a contentious question period dominated by alleged Chinese election meddling. Plus, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen discusses foreign election interference and Russia's war on Ukraine.

March 7, 2023 - Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino and Conservative foreign affairs critic Michael Chong discuss the newly-announced measures to investigate foreign election interference.

March 6, 2023 - Opposition parties are demanding a public inquiry into alleged Chinese election meddling, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau isn't ready to acquiesce.

March 3, 2023 - Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino responds to calls for a public inquiry into foreign election interference. Alliance Canada Hong Kong Executive Director Cherie Wong discusses how the Chinese diaspora in Canada feels about Chinese election interference.