The West Block

The plot thickens in the SNC-Lavalin affair. Jody Wilson-Raybould resigns from Cabinet, a move Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called surprising. He contends the government did nothing wrong, nor did Wilson-Raybould ever come to him to say otherwise. She's not talking yet, so what happened and why is SNC-Lavalin so important? We'll search for answers. And we'll also talk the law and carbon tax as Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe waits for a court to decide whether Ottawa has the constitutional power to price pollution.

Guests: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe.

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The Liberal-dominated justice committee voted to investigate the SNC-Lavalin affair after sparks flew at an emergency meeting on Parliament Hill. The promised probe falls short of what the opposition wanted. And there are questions about just how much light a group of partisan politicians can shed on what happened between the Prime Minister's Office and the former attorney general. We're joined by Democracy Watch's Duff Conacher to unpack what is at stake for democracy.

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A political bombshell rocks Ottawa after allegations the Prime Minister's Office pressured former Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould to end a criminal prosecution against SNC-Lavalin. The Prime Minister says the allegations are false, but the opposition isn't buying it. Where do we go from here? And then will it be free and fair elections or military intervention in Venezuela? We'll talk to Venezuela's interim ambassador to Canada. Finally, the government's contentious bill to overhaul natural resource project approval in Canada is fighting for its life in the Senate. Will it survive?

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DAM BUSTERS WAS A MISSION TO DESTROY GERMANY’S HYDRO ELECTRIC DAMS NEARLY SEVENTY SIX YEARS AGO.  THIS LEGENDARY MISSION, CODE NAMED OPERATION CHASTISE, IS CREDITED AS HELPING TO CHANGE THE COURSE OF WORLD WAR TWO.  THE GOAL OF BOMBING THESE DAMS INSIDE THE THIRD REICH WAS TO DESTROY MASSIVE WATER RESERVOIRS USED FOR POWER TO BUILD GERMANY’S MILITARY.  WHAT ROLE DID CANADA PLAY?  HOW IMPORTANT WAS THIS MISSION FOR THE ALLIED OFFENSIVE?

GUEST: TED BARRIS, AUTHOR DAM BUSTERS

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What is the government doing to protect a cyber attack in the next federal election?  And what about fake news?  Plus Canada will host the Lima Group on Monday in Ottawa to discuss the crisis in Venezuela, what can these countries from Central and South America do?  And preparing workers for future employment, what one company is saying may be the solution?

Guests:  Karina Gould, Minister of Democratic Institutions; Ben Rowswell, Canada's Former Ambassador to Venezuela and President of the Canadian International Council; Sean Hinton, Co-Founder and CEO Skyhive Technologies

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