At Issue

Big data is being cast as the enemy of the day- but it's legal and common in a lot of ways, especially in politics. How has it been used in Canada's elections, and how might it be used in 2019? What other ways are elections changing? And Kathleen Wynne and Philippe Couillard are both Liberal premiers running for re-election- just with opposite fiscal strategies. Why, and how are those working so far? Rosemary Barton is joined by Chantal Hébert, Andrew Coyne and Paul Wells.

A tariff threatened is clearly not a tariff signed- the gang is talking Trump's steel and aluminium tariffs, and how Trudeau handled the heat. Andrew Scheer is in the UK this week meeting with high ranking officials like Theresa May and Boris Johnson- why's he doing international trade trips as the Official Opposition? And the Liberals have been slipping in the polls this week, in the first really significant way since their election in 2015. Should they be worried? Rosemary Barton hosts Shachi Kurl, Andrew Coyne and Chantal Hébert.

The Atwal Affair is heating up, the Trudeau Liberals can't seem to get their story straight, and the public service has been dragged into it. All this, and there's also the seeming implosion of the Bloc Quebecois, as seven of ten sitting MPs have left caucus with concerns over Martine Ouellet's leadership. Finally, Patrick Brown is gone, again, so where does that leave the Ontario PC leadership race? Host Rosemary Barton is joined by Chantal Hébert, Andrew Coyne and Althia Raj.

At Issue is here to break down the Liberal government's third federal budget. What's Gender Budget Analysis, and what does it mean for future budgets? Where does the deficit stand? And what's NOT in this budget? Althia Raj, Chantal Hébert and Andrew Coyne join Rosemary Barton on set in the foyer of Parliament.

Justin Trudeau's trip to India went from shaky to potentially scandalous- At Issue is here to deconstruct it, starting with the reception invitation for an attempted murderer. Patrick Brown is running to replace himself as leader of the Ontario PC party, making the race even more interesting and showing some deep fault lines within the party. And the federal budget is tabled on Tuesday, so what will the panel be watching? Andrew Coyne, Paul Wells and Chantal Hébert join host Rosemary Barton.

The Gerald Stanley verdict resonated through the country, and At Issue is here to take on the politics of it. Also this week, how significant was Justin Trudeau's proposed framework on Indigenous rights? Duncan McCue joins Chantal Hébert and Andrew Coyne for his first time on the panel. Andrew and Chantal stick around for the podcast only topic- the first Ontario PC leadership debate between Caroline Mulroney, Doug Ford, Tanya Granic Allen and Christine Elliot.

#MeToo is hitting Parliament Hill, and At Issue is here to talk about it. All three major parties are launching independent investigations into harassment or misconduct- what to watch for, and how are the leaders handling the heat? They also talk the Ontario PC leadership race. Caroline Mulroney announced today she would run, touting little political experience but a famous last name. Finally, there's a feud brewing between two NDP Premiers- Rachel Notley and John Horgan aren't seeing eye to eye on pipeline politics. Rosemary Barton hosts Chantal Hébert of the Toronto Star, Jason Markusoff of Macleans and Marie Vastel of Le Devoir.

It's been an extraordinary few days in Ontario provincial politics- Rosemary Barton hosts Chantal Hébert, Andrew Coyne and Althia Raj as they discuss Ontario PC leader Patrick Brown's resignation and the impact of sexual misconduct allegations against him. They also talk similar allegations against Liberal Cabinet Minister Kent Hehr, and the agreement on TPP.

Andrew Scheer goes to Washington to help Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s NAFTA efforts — and are Ottawa’s new funding rules for summer jobs imposing government values? Rosemary Barton hosts Andrew Coyne, Chantal Hébert and Josh Wingrove.

Andrew Coyne, Paul Wells and Shachi Kurl are on the first regular At Issue panel of the year. Host Rosemary Barton and the panel talk about all the posturing around NAFTA, the political wisdom in Trudeau's town halls, and Ontario's minimum wage hike.