• Power & Politics

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Power & Politics

By: CBC
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  • Every weekday afternoon, Power & Politics guides Canadians through the country's political news, with a regular cast of political panellists and the continuously unfolding drama of the Canadian political scene.
    Copyright © CBC 2024
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Episodes
  • Some provinces say they could lose millions of dollars to federal tax break

    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

    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

    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

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