From the ‘Freedom Convoy’ reshaping the Conservative party to allegations of Chinese political interference, 2022 had plenty of major news events. ‘The West Block’ host Mercedes Stephenson sat down with Global News’ David Akin, Amanda Connolly and Mackenzie Gray to analyze the top news of the year, and discuss what stories will be making headlines in 2023. Plus, we revisit our conversation with Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Olga Stefanishyna at the Halifax International Security Forum. Stephenson speaks with Stefanishyna about what it will take to stop the Russian invasion of Ukraine – one of the biggest international stories of the year.

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