• Some provinces say they could lose millions of dollars to federal tax break
    Nov 22 2024

    New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt explains how New Brunswick is trying to fit the Liberals' tax holiday into the provincial budget, with the HST cut threatening to cost the province millions of dollars. The Pulse Panel addresses the political success of the Liberals' affordability measures. Plus, we look at the final week of campaigning ahead of the Nova Scotia election.

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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Liberals announce $250 cheques for most adults, GST holiday on some goods
    Nov 21 2024

    Citizens' Services Minister Terry Beech defends spending more than $6 billion on $250 cheques and a two-month GST/HST holiday on some goods, while the Conservative leader dismisses the plan as 'a trick.' Plus, NDP finance critic Don Davies says the GST break doesn't go far enough and the party's support for it in a gridlocked Parliament is 'not a get out of jail card, but a hall pass.'

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    57 mins
  • Boissonnault resigns from cabinet after shifting Indigenous heritage claims
    Nov 20 2024

    Alberta MP Randy Boissonnault is stepping away from cabinet to "focus on clearing the allegations made against him," according to a spokesperson for the prime minister. Treasury Board President Anita Anand and the Power Panel react. Plus, Anand warns that continued gridlock in Parliament will stall government funding and leave some departments in financial trouble.

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • The growing calls for the employment minister's resignation
    Nov 19 2024

    Reaction from the Liberal cabinet and the Assembly of First Nations as a growing number of opposition MPs and Indigenous voices call for Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault to quit or be fired. Plus, the impact of long-range missiles and changes to Russia's nuclear doctrine on the war in Ukraine as the war reaches 1000 days.

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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • The House remains deadlocked. Which party will blink first?
    Nov 18 2024

    As the House of Commons enters its sixth week of privilege debate paralysis, government House leader Karina Gould accuses the Conservatives of playing 'dangerous games' with Canadians' rights. Plus, the latest on questions about Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault's business dealings and the G20 summit.

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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Alberta premier joins pitch to cut Mexico from North American trade pact
    Nov 15 2024

    Alberta Premier Danielle Smith reveals to Power & Politics that – like Ontario's premier – she thinks Canada should pursue a U.S. trade pact without Mexico. Plus, Minister of Public Safety Dominic Leblanc discusses Canada's plan for tackling rising irregular border crossings since Donald Trump's election win.

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Conservatives frustrated over Poilievre's ban on promoting housing fund: sources
    Nov 14 2024

    Sources say Pierre Poilievre has barred members of the Conservative caucus from advocating for cities that are trying to access the federal Housing Accelerator Fund, frustrating some MPs. A New Brunswick mayor voices his disappointment. Plus, Politico's Ursula Perano discusses whether Senate Republicans will reject president-elect Donald Trump's loyalist cabinet picks.

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    1 hr
  • The controversial allies set to join Trump's cabinet
    Nov 13 2024

    Experts and the Power Panel discuss U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's cabinet picks — who include Matt Gaetz, Tulsi Gabbard, Elon Musk and Mike Huckabee — and the controversies and investigations that surround them. Plus, Mexico's former CUSMA trade pact negotiator responds to Ontario Premier Doug Ford's suggestion that Mexico be removed from the deal.

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    56 mins