The House

On this week's show: host Rosemary Barton digs into the WE controversy with MPs on the House of Commons finance committee who pitched questions to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about his connections to the charity organization. Plus, Public Safety Minister Bill Blair explains why he agreed to order a public inquiry into April's mass shooting in Nova Scotia. Then, The House reaches into the archives with interviews dating from the week the PCs and the Canadian Alliance agreed to join forces to become the Conservative Party of Canada.

On this week's show: Federal Health Minister Patty Hajdu shares her take on an alarming uptick in COVID-19 cases and the younger Canadians behind the numbers. Plus, Conservative leadership candidate Erin O'Toole outlines his vision for the opposition and responds to concerns about party unity. Then, former Privy Council clerk Michael Wernick addresses the risks posed by extreme political rhetoric in Canada and The House wraps up the week that was in the WE Charity controversy.

On this week’s show: A cybersecurity expert explains what a Russian attack on COVID-19 vaccine research means and why Canada is well-poised to face future interference. Plus, two advocates for a green recovery — and a champion of Canada’s oil and gas sector — talk about bouncing back from COVID-19, while a Liberal MP shares why he went outside party lines to take a harsher stance on China. Also on the show, a look back at the Oka Crisis of 1990 from The House archives.

On this week’s show: The CBC’s Rosemary Barton and the Toronto Star’s Susan Delacourt weigh in on what the WE Charity controversy means for the Liberal government. Plus, a member of the Prime Minister’s Youth Council discusses why he didn't participate in an advisory board for the project. Then, two experts offer their takes on economic recovery; an extremism expert talks about the risk of violence after an armed man breached the gates of Rideau Hall; and Conservative leadership candidate Derek Sloan shares his views on social conservatism and party unity.

On this week’s show: Education officials and an infectious disease specialist discuss resuming school in September; while Canada's Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Ahmed Hussen, talks support for parents. Then, MPs weigh in on the Liberal government and the WE Charity parting ways — and next week’s fiscal snapshot. Plus, the CBC’s David Thurton dives into the Green Party's leadership race to replace Elizabeth May, and The House talks to two experts about a Canada-U.S. relationship that remains divided by a restricted border.

On this week’s show: Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland on COVID-19, Canadians detained in China and NAFTA 2.0. Plus, a privacy expert on whether Canada’s federally backed contact-tracing app should be made mandatory, a panel discussion on how the RCMP should respond to growing demands for accountability and justice and a look back to a past story on a national monument in Ottawa honouring LGBT Canadians.

This week on The House: Lawyer Danardo Jones talks reforming Canada’s criminal justice system and how change must go far beyond policing. Two international relations experts weigh in on Canada’s United Nations Security Council loss, plus the CBC’s Bartley Kives delivers a report on Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister’s pandemic politics. Also on the show, a debrief on this week’s Conservative leadership debates and an assessment of a COVID-19 crisis among Ontario’s migrant workers.

This week on The House, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh explains why his party drew the line on supporting the minority Liberal government this week. Then, two experts weigh in on whether Canadians should be concerned about continued government spending with little oversight. Plus, a special look at diversity and inclusion within the ranks of the federal civil service and a conversation about conflicting messaging on COVID-19.

As Canadians react to the death of George Floyd and the urgent call for racial justice across the United States, The House convenes a panel of three Black Canadian politicians to discuss anti-Black racism in this country: Nova Scotia Senator Wanda Thomas Bernard, Quebec Liberal leader Dominique Anglade and Alberta MLA David Shepherd. Plus, Harvard Kennedy School professor and former NAACP president Cornell Brooks says there is a “pandemic of policing” in the United States; Toronto lawyer Leslyn Lewis outlines why she wants to be the next leader of the Conservative Party; and, 30 years later, host Chris Hall revisits the failed Meech Lake Accord with former Ontario premier David Peterson and former New Brunswick premier Frank McKenna.

This week on The House, Dr. Kwame McKenzie, a psychiatry professor and CEO of the Wellesley Institute, asks why Canada isn’t doing a better job tracking which ethnic and socioeconomic groups are bearing the biggest burden when it comes to the COVID-19 pandemic. Then, B.C. Premier John Horgan reflects on taking action on long-term care homes in his province, reopening the Canada-U.S. border, pitching for national sick leave, and potentially opening the door to NHL players; economist Kevin Milligan considers life after CERB, the federal government's income support program that's been a lifeline to millions of Canadians during the pandemic; and McGill University philosopher Daniel Weinstock explores the ethical dilemma facing policy makers as lockdown restrictions ease.