Power & Politics

Liberal Party executives meet as they try to finalize the rules for a leadership race. Liberal MP Chandra Arya explains why he's the first in caucus to announce he'll run, and defends his meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Plus, B.C. Premier David Eby responds to the provincial Conservatives' call for an inquiry into the 2024 provincial election.

Minister of Indigenous Services Patty Hajdu and Atlantic Liberal caucus Chair Kody Blois speak to Power & Politics after the Liberals' first caucus meeting since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced he would resign, discussing how a truncated leadership race can unfold and what the field looks like after Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc bowed out. Plus, New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt says premiers will travel to Washington, D.C., on Feb. 12 to present a 'collective unified voice' against tariffs.

Strategizing for the Liberal leadership begins, as Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne explains why he's "seriously considering" running, and former Liberal MP Frank Baylis makes his pitch as the first to announce his leadership bid. Plus, as president-elect Donald Trump says the U.S. could use "economic force" to absorb Canada, Trudeau says there "isn't a snowball's chance in hell" of it happening.

Justin Trudeau is promising to step aside as prime minister once the Liberals choose his successor. Parliament is now prorogued. Power & Politics has been covering every moment since Trudeau made the announcement Monday morning, and brings you the reaction from MPs, cabinet ministers, strategists and top figures from past Liberal governments.

Power and Politics' panel of political insiders — Fred DeLorey, Greg MacEachern and Melanie Richer —on Canadian political stories to watch in 2025. 

Host David Cochrane and Power Panelists Laura D’Angelo, Jordan Leichnitz, Tim Powers and Paul Wells count down the top five political newsmakers of 2024.

Host David Cochrane and Power Panelists Kate Harrison, Matthew Dubé, Vandana Kattar and Rob Benzie count down the top five political news stories of 2024.

Liberal MPs Rob Oliphant, Ali Ehsassi and Chandra Arya discuss why they're making their first public calls for Justin Trudeau's resignation on the same day as a cabinet shuffle. Employment Minister Steven MacKinnon explains why he accepted a new file from a prime minister under fire. Plus, the Power Panel debates NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh's announcement that his party will put forward a non-confidence motion at the next opportunity. 

Liberal MP Wayne Long says some cabinet ministers who are publicly supporting Justin Trudeau's leadership are privately telling him they want him gone. Liberal MP Ken Hardie says that after Trudeau takes time to reflect, "I honestly think he will resign." Plus, CBC's chief political correspondent Rosemary Barton and Radio-Canada's Ottawa bureau chief Louie Blouin bring us the latest from their sources on Parliament Hill. 

More than a dozen Liberal MPs have now called publicly for Justin Trudeau to resign as their leader, with most of them coming forward after Chrystia Freeland resigned from cabinet Monday. MPs Alexandra Mendès, Sean Casey and Yvan Baker explain why they want Trudeau gone. Mendès and Casey also say they're convinced he's staying after yesterday's caucus meeting. Plus, Immigration Minister Marc Miller responds to Freeland's resignation letter and breaks down the Liberals' new suite of border promises unveiled today.