Power & Politics

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called the U.S. president's imposition of 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods 'very dumb,' enacted retaliatory tariffs and said Donald Trump is trying to 'collapse' Canada's economy to 'make it easier to annex us.' Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly agrees with that 'far-fetched' and 'so absurd' reality. She says Canada has had 'enough' of negotiations where the U.S. is making vast demands. Plus, Vermont Sen. Peter Welch, Minnesota Rep. Betty McCollum, New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt and the Power Panel react. 

U.S. President Donald Trump says there's 'no room left' for Canada and Mexico to further delay 25 per cent tariffs, and that the tariffs will take effect after midnight. International Trade Minister Mary Ng discusses Canada's response. Plus, former Ukrainian prime minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk breaks down the potential difficulty of fighting the war without the U.S. as Trump continues his attacks on the Ukrainian president. 

Former ambassadors, former foreign minister Peter MacKay, the Ukrainian Canadian Congress, Sen. Peter Boehm and U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton unpack how a confrontation between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has left Ukraine and the world on edge and changed the balance of global diplomacy. Plus, Canada's new fentanyl czar Kevin Brosseau relays what he heard from U.S. border czar Tom Homan and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on a mission to Washington to sell Canada's progress on the border.

As U.S. President Donald Trump asserts that blanket 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian imports are still coming 'as scheduled,' Immigration Minister Marc Miller joins Power & Politics from Washington to discuss whether Canada's efforts can avert the tariffs before March 4. Plus, the Power Panel breaks down what happened on the Ontario campaign trail as the province goes to the polls. 

The Conservatives say Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney is lying about his role in the relocation of Brookfield Asset Management's head office to the United States. CBC's J.P. Tasker compares the paper trail with Carney's claims. Plus, Liberal leadership candidate Karina Gould accuses her competitors of adopting Conservative ideas in last night's English debate.  

In this late-night bonus episode of Power & Politics, our panel of political insiders breaks down who stumbled and who broke through in the final Liberal leadership debate, and whether it will be enough to change the race before the leader is announced on March 9.

Three Liberal MPs supporting different leadership candidates break down the French-language errors and overall lack of fight in Monday's debate, and discuss how the candidates can set themselves apart in the English finale tonight. Plus, CBC and Radio-Canada reporters have the latest on the Trump administration's '51st state' threats, Newfoundland & Labrador Premier Andrew Furey's sudden announcement that he will resign and Quebec's reaction to the Liberals' French debate.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and a dozen other Western leaders gathered in Kyiv on the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine — but the U.S. president was not in attendance. Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly discusses what the path to peace looks like as the U.S. steps back, and former NATO secretary general Anders Fogh Rasmussen calls for a realignment of European security because 'we are on our own.' Plus, what's at stake for all four candidates at the official French-language Liberal leadership debate on Monday night. 

A Liberal Party committee voted unanimously to disqualify former MP Ruby Dhalla from the party's leadership race, citing 10 rules violations including 'alleged violations of the Canada Elections Act, certain other election finance matters, non-disclosure of material facts and inaccurate financial reporting.' Dhalla joins Power & Politics to respond to the allegations, saying the party didn't want her challenging Mark Carney. 

Public Safety Minister David McGuinty defends listing seven criminal organizations — including Mexican cartels — as terrorist entities, arguing their actions qualify as terrorism because 'they're terrorizing our communities.' Plus, Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge pitches her plan to overhaul CBC/Radio-Canada.