• Weekly Wrap: How effective is Carney’s single mandate letter?
    May 24 2025

    The Weekly Wrap panel breaks down the biggest moments in Canadian politics this week. With Zain Velji, Michael Solberg and Amanda Alvaro.

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    23 mins
  • U.S. senators meet Carney on his turf
    May 23 2025

    A group of U.S. senators met Prime Minister Mark Carney and senior officials in Ottawa on Friday, and emerged saying they were optimistic about a deal with U.S. President Donald Trump. Power & Politics brings you reaction from both the U.S. and Canadian delegations, including interviews with North Dakota Republican Sen. Kevin Cramer and Innovation Minister Mélanie Joly. Plus, Save the Children Canada president Danny Glenwright describes the hunger unfolding in Gaza and explains why Israel's easing of its aid blockade isn't enough to avert humanitarian disaster.


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    49 mins
  • Netanyahu accuses Carney of 'emboldening Hamas' after D.C. shooting
    May 22 2025

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attacked Canada, France and the U.K. in his response to the killing of two Israeli Embassy staffers in Washington, saying that 'when mass murderers, rapists, baby killers and kidnappers thank you, you're on the wrong side of justice.' Israel's Ambassador to Canada Iddo Moed responds to the countries' joint warning of sanctions over Israel's expansion of the war in Gaza, telling Power & Politics that 'Israel has the capability of conquering Gaza in half a day.' Plus, NDP interim leader Don Davies addresses a letter from three of the party's seven MPs calling out his selection as leader.

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    47 mins
  • Will Israel's vow to control Gaza widen divide with Canada?
    May 21 2025

    Former Canadian ambassador to Israel Jon Allen and University of Ottawa professor Thomas Juneau discuss how allies will respond to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's vow to control all of Gaza at the end of the war, after Canada, France and the U.K. made a statement warning Israel to stop its offensive and allow aid into the strip. Allen calls the Israeli military's firing of 'warning shots' in the vicinity of a group of diplomats in the West Bank — which Canada's foreign minister says included four Canadian personnel — 'almost unheard of,' adding that the lack of protection is 'unconscionable.' Plus, CBC's Katie Simpson has the latest on how U.S. President Donald Trump confronted South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Oval Office with baseless claims about targeted killings of white farmers.

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    42 mins
  • Another Canada Post strike is set. Is there any hope for a deal?
    May 20 2025

    Canada Post's Jon Hamilton and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers' Jim Gallant lay out the barriers still preventing a deal as they count down to a strike planned for Friday. As G7 finance ministers arrive in Alberta, six-time representative of the prime minister for the summit Peter Boehm breaks down how the Trump administration's overturning of the global trade order will shake up this week's meetings. Plus, NDP MP Heather McPherson defends interim leader Don Davies after three of the party's seven MPs disputed his appointment.

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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Weekly Wrap: Carney reveals his crisis cabinet
    May 17 2025

    The Weekly Wrap panel breaks down the biggest moments in Canadian politics this week. With Zain Velji, Michael Solberg and Amanda Alvaro.

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    24 mins
  • Ontario budget paints grim picture of tariff impacts
    May 16 2025

    Ontario's 2025 budget reveals the significant consequences of U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war on Canada. The budget includes a $14.6-billion deficit as U.S. tariffs begin to squeeze the province's economy. Power & Politics hears from Ontario Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy. Plus, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith shuffles her cabinet as separation chatter grows in the province. Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi reacts.

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Conservatives slam Carney for 'extremely unusual' budget skip
    May 15 2025

    Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon discusses which spending priorities the Liberals will try to pass before the summer despite forgoing a budget this year. Conservative MP Adam Chambers expands on leader Pierre Poilievre's accusations that skipping the budget sends the wrong message to investors, and goes against Prime Minister Mark Carney's assertion that he has a 'plan' for the economy. CBC's Meagan Fitzpatrick reports on the $14.6-billion deficit unveiled in the Ontario budget today. Plus, the Bloc Québécois announces it's challenging the election result in Terrebonne, where it lost by a single vote.

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    1 hr and 8 mins
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