Power & Politics

Premiers and the federal Liberals say they're uniting for a "Team Canada" response to U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's 25 per cent tariff threat. Former Canadian ambassador to the U.S. David MacNaughton discusses what the united front can accomplish, and Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey weighs in on whether the prime minister's meeting with premiers yesterday actually produced a plan of action. 

Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne explains the federal Liberals' approach to U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's tariff threats as premiers and the prime minister meet to discuss Canada's strategy. Plus, how last night's landslide victory for the Progressive Conservatives is reshaping Nova Scotia politics. 

Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc explains how the government will respond to U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's threat to impose a massive tariff on Canadian goods. Plus, former president of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko discusses what a second Trump presidency could mean for the war in Ukraine. 

Tim Houston’s PC Party looks poised to win big in the Nova Scotia provincial election. We walk you through where each party stands as the snap election comes to a close. Plus, Goldy Hyder, president and CEO of the Business Council of Canada, says the government's plan to reach its NATO defence spending target doesn't move fast enough. 

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. 

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.'

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. 

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.

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.

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.