Power & Politics

The federal Liberals are facing the possibility of losing a third MP as Nate Erskine-Smith announces his renewed bid for Ontario Liberal leadership, but they're also gaining a byelection candidate from the province as Ontario NDP deputy leader Doly Begum says she's running for the Liberals in the federal seat Bill Blair vacated. The Power Panel reacts to the federal NDP's accusations of betrayal of her values and damage to democracy. But first, Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew makes his pitch for how environmental protection can coincide with his push for an expansion of the Port of Churchill and interest in shipping fossil fuels, as the province puts money behind a study for a new national marine conservation area.

An overwhelming majority of Conservative delegates voted to keep Pierre Poilievre as the leader of their party, but pollsters David Coletto and Shachi Kurl break down why Poilievre's impressions with other potential voters will be a significant obstacle to reversing his fortunes from the last election. Conservative deputy leader Melissa Lantsman tells Power & Politics about the new path for co-operation her party sees in the House of Commons. Plus, CBC's J.P. Tasker breaks down the policies the party adopted at last weekend's convention.

In the end, it wasn't even close. After delegates' votes were counted late on Friday night at the Conservative convention in Calgary, Pierre Poilievre won his leadership review with the backing of 87.4 per cent. Join CBC's Rosemary Barton and David Cochrane for a special episode of Power & Politics live from the convention floor, where they'll talk to our political insiders and big names from the party's past about whether the biggest Conservative challenge still lies ahead.

Join Power & Politics on the floor of the Conservative convention in Calgary, just hours before delegates vote on whether Pierre Poilievre should remain the party's leader. Conservative campaign manager Steve Outhouse discusses the path from from the leadership vote to the next federal election, but refuses to predict whether the convention will stabilize Conservative caucus after two defections to the Liberals. Then, our panel of political insiders and CBC's Rosemary Barton discuss how much support Poilievre needs to silence doubts about his future, and whether a greater challenge lies ahead with Poilievre's appeal to voters outside his base. 

As Prime Minister Mark Carney met with Canada's premiers in Ottawa, the U.S. State Department confirmed it had met with a group of Alberta separatists — leading B.C. Premier David Eby to accuse the separatists of 'treason' and the group to defend the talks as a 'feasibility study.' Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says he sees the meetings within the context of U.S. threats against Greenland and attacks on the prime minister, arguing 'there's a lot being thrown at us to try to destabilize us' before talks to renew the CUSMA trade deal this year. Then, Northwest Territories Premier R.J. Simpson explains how the premiers and Carney discussed Arctic security following the U.S. demands for Greenland.

After meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith in Ottawa, B.C. Premier David Eby says 'there wasn't any substantial new information from Alberta, and B.C.'s position hasn't changed' on a new oil pipeline. But he still called the talks 'borderline friendly.' Then, Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston says that the pipeline 'has to happen for our country,' and discusses what he needs to hear from Carney on the U.S.-Canada relationship when the premiers meet on Thursday.

After U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent accused Prime Minister Mark Carney of 'aggressively' reversing comments from his World Economic Forum speech in a Monday call with President Donald Trump, Carney offers a virtually opposite account of the conversation. Carney says he told Trump: 'I meant what I said in Davos.' Former Canadian ambassador to the U.S. David MacNaughton responds to the idea that recent U.S. threats are a negotiating tactic for CUSMA, calling the idea of Trump having an overarching strategy 'an oxymoron.' Plus, This Hour Has 22 Minutes star Mark Critch explains how Greenlanders reacted when he visited in character as Trump and asked to buy their country.

Prime Minister Mark Carney framed five years and an estimated $11-12 billion in GST rebate hikes as a 'bridge' to help Canadians in the near-term, as they wait for his policies to transform the broader Canadian economy to pay off. Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne defends the spend, and Conservative House leader Andrew Scheer explains why his party won't 'stand in the way' of the measure — but lays out the limitations on his party's broader pledge for co-operation. Then, Minneapolis Coun. Aurin Chowdhury calls the second killing by federal agents in her city in a month a 'public execution.'

CBC’s new weekly podcast, Two Blocks from the White House, takes a clear-eyed look at what’s happening in the U.S. right now and what it means for Canadians. This week Washington correspondents Paul Hunter, Katie Simpson and Willy Lowry digest Prime Minister Mark Carney’s striking remarks at the World Economic Forum, talk about the President’s latest moves on Greenland, and explore what this moment could reveal about where Canada-U.S. relations are headed. 

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Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump’s speeches in Davos laid out starkly opposed visions of the world order and Canada’s relationship to its greatest powers. Zain Velji, Laura D'Angelo and Rachael Segal break down the international reverberations of Carney’s speech and how the Conservatives are responding.