Policy and Rights

Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks with reporters at Rideau Hall in Ottawa following a swearing-in ceremony for members of his cabinet. This revamping of the federal cabinet comes in the wake of the April 28, 2025, general election. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks with reporters on Parliament Hill following the swearing-in for members of Prime Minister Mark Carney's revamped cabinet. Be...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announces that effective immediately, her government is freezing its industrial carbon price at $95 per tonne of emissions. She says the move is an important step toward protecting Alberta’s economy amid the uncertainty caused by U.S. tariffs. The premier is joined at the news conference in Edmonton by Rebecca Schulz, the minister of environment and protected areas....

Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a news conference at the Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C., following a bilateral meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump. The prime minister faces questions from reporters on the possibility of renegotiating the CUSMA trade agreement and whether President Trump will drop tariffs against Canada. Carney also comments on the state of the Canada-U.S. relationship...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith faces questions from reporters in Edmonton follAlberta Premier Danielle Smith faces questions from reporters in Edmonton following her address yesterday on the future of the province's relationship with the federal government. Premier Smith also stated that she would hold a secession referendum next year if citizens gather the requisite number of signatures on a peti...

Agnès Callamard, the global head of Amnesty International, holds a news conference in Ottawa to discuss the rise of authoritarian practices in the United States and around the world. The organization is also releasing its latest annual report. Also delivering remarks are Amnesty International’s France-Isabelle Langlois (executive director, Canada francophone), Ketty Nivyabandi (secretary general,...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announces that her government will be challenging the constitutionality of the federal government’s net-zero electricity regulations in court.   The premier also faces questions from reporters on her recently proposed legislation that makes it easier for Alberta to separate from Canada. The legislation was tabled on April 29, the day after the federal Liberals won a...

Anthony Albanese addresses the National Press Club ahead of election day in Australia Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/policy-and-rights--3339563/support .

Mark Carney PM Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/policy-and-rights--3339563/support .

Filippo Grand Violence Has Become a Currency of Our Age Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/policy-and-rights--3339563/support .

National Dawn Service  Anzac Day 2025  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/policy-and-rights--3339563/support .

Why Public Transit is Better Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/policy-and-rights--3339563/support .

Autism spectrum disorder is a condition related to brain development that impacts how a person perceives and socializes with others, causing problems in social interaction and communication. The disorder also includes limited and repetitive patterns of behavior. The term "spectrum" in autism spectrum disorder refers to the wide range of symptoms and severity. Autism spectrum disorder includes cond...

Liberal Leader Mark Carney holds an event in Victoria, B.C., where he highlights a series of British Columbia-related election pledges he has made to help the province deal with the impacts of U.S. tariffs. Liberal candidates Michelle Corfield (Nanaimo–Ladysmith), Will Greaves (Victoria), and Blair Herbert (Cowichan–Malahat–Langford) deliver brief introductory remarks. Carney faces questions from...

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In Ottawa, representatives from the Canadian Automobile Dealers Association propose steps the federal government can take to protect the automotive industry from tariffs while addressing the affordability crisis.  Speaking with reporters are Tim Reuss, Charles Bernard and Huw Williams. At a news conference in Victoria, Green Party co-leader Elizabeth May highlights measures in her party’s recently...

As the election campaign enters its final week, Liberal Leader Mark Carney releases his party’s health-care platform at an event in Charlottetown, P.E.I. The plan focuses on building new hospitals, growing the health work force, modernizing the system, investing in women’s health and reproductive rights, as well as increasing support for mental health care and substance abuse treatment.  Carney al...

Canadian and Australian Leaders Debates 2025 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/policy-and-rights--3339563/support .

The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) hosts Green Party co-leaders Elizabeth May and Jonathan Pednault for a discussion ahead of the April 28 federal election. This session is the first in a series that will offer First Nations chiefs the opportunity to share priorities and pose questions to federal party leaders. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/policy-and-rights...

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On Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Prime Minister Mark Carney comments following a meeting of the Canada-U.S. relations cabinet committee.  Carney says the meeting focused on the impact of U.S. tariffs, the federal response, and on preparations for possible future discussions with the Trump administration. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/policy-and-rights--3339563/s...

Liberal Leader Mark Carney unveils his party’s plan for crime and public safety. The plan contains a series of measures that includes a continuation of the gun buyback program for assault-style weapons, a pledge to recruit 1,000 additional RCMP officers and train 1,000 new CBSA agents, as well as a commitment to tougher bail rules and sentencing guidelines for violent crime and car theft.   Carney...

“Civil society interlocutors, political and community leaders alike pointed to a continued trust deficit,” said UN envoy Caroline Ziadeh, urging dialogue to ease tensions in Kosovo. Briefing the Security Council on the situation in Kosovo, Ziadeh noted progress on some fronts, including the February parliamentary elections, which, despite technical issues and party appeals, were held without major...

Representatives from B’nai Brith Canada hold a news conference on Parliament Hill to discuss the findings from the group's audit of antisemitic incidents in Canada for the year 2024. Speaking with reporters are Henry Topas (Quebec regional director), Richard Robertson (director of research and advocacy) and David Matas (senior legal counsel). Liberal Leader Mark Carney holds a campaign event in Vi...

"What is happening here defies decency, it defies humanity, it defies the law," a UN humanitarian official said Wednesday, describing mounting horrors in Gaza as a “war without limits.” Briefing reporters in New York via video call, Jonathan Whittall, Head of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, recounted a recent mission to Rafah...