PrimeTime Politics with Michael Serapio

The strategy panel, Jordan Paquet, Susan Smith and Anne McGrath discuss news around the NSICOP report. Observer John Kirton provides analysis on the G7 meeting in Italy.

National security expert Stephanie Carvin comments on the latest developments, following the release of an NSICOP report last week. NDP MP Laurel Collins talks about her private member's bill to criminalize coercive control. Philippe Dunsky, chair of the Canada Electricity Advisory Council discusses a recent report from the council on decarbonizing Canada's electricity grid.

Green Party Leader Elizabeth May discusses foreign interference after reading the unredacted NSICOP report. Former CSIS official Michelle Tessier comments on the release of the NSICOP report last week and the fallout since then. Aengus Bridgman, director of the Media Ecosystem Observatory talks about a report released by his organization on the Canadian information ecosystem.

MPs Mark Gerretsen (Liberal), Andrew Scheer (Conservative), Jean-Denis Garon (Bloc Québécois) and Alexandre Boulerice (NDP) discuss the Bloc's motion asking that the Hogue Commission's mandate be expanded to allow it to investigate allegations of MPs colluding with foreign states. Journalist Catherine Lévesque (National Post) and political analyst Geneviève Tellier comment on today's meeting betwe...

Journalists Tonda MacCharles (The Toronto Star), Joël-Denis Bellavance (La Presse) and Kristy Kirkup (The Globe and Mail) analyze the week's top political stories, including the opposition's ongoing push to get the government to disclose the identities of the parliamentarians who allegedly collaborated with foreign states. Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen, one of four crew members preparing for NA...

Political commentators Stevie O'Brien (Liberal), Cole Hogan (Conservative) and Anne McGrath (NDP) weigh in on the week's top political stories, including the continued fallout from an explosive report on foreign interference from the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians. Berkley Lawrence, the dominion first vice-president of the Royal Canadian Legion, discusses today's...

MPs Ryan Turnbull (Liberal), Michael Chong (Conservative) and Peter Julian (NDP) respond to the explosive report from the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians, which said some MPs wittingly helped foreign actors interfere in Canada's democratic process. Former London bureau chief for CTV and CBC News, Ann MacMillan, discusses Tuesday night's U.K. election debate, the fi...

Auditor General of Canada Karen Hogan shares the findings from her latest audit reports, including an examination of federal contracts awarded to consulting firm McKinsey and Company. Economists Kaylie Tiessen (Unifor) and Ted Mallett (The Conference Board of Canada) share their expectations for Wednesday's interest rate decision from the Bank of Canada.

Chief Justice of Canada Richard Wagner speaks out against the politicization of Canada's judicial system, warning it risks undermining public confidence in the rule of law. Newly-elected president of the Public Service Alliance of Canada, Sharon De Sousa, outlines her priorities for the union representing more than 240,000 workers. David Weinstein, a former U.S. federal prosecutor for the Southern...

Journalists Stephanie Levitz (The Toronto Star), Joël-Denis Bellavance (La Presse) and Kristy Kirkup (The Globe and Mail) weigh in on the week's top political stories. Canada's Ambassador to the U.S., Kirsten Hillman, discusses the future of Canada's defence spending as it faces pressure to increase its financial contribution to the NATO military alliance.

Matthew Lebo, chair of the political science department at Western University and Dave Levinthal, editor-in-chief of Raw Story, react as a New York jury finds former U.S. president Donald Trump guilty on 34 felony charges. Political commentators Carlene Variyan (Liberal), Mitch Heimpel (Conservative) and Anne McGrath (NDP) weigh in on the week's top political stories.

Sol Mamawka, an NDP member of Ontario's provincial parliament, discusses his history-making speech in Oji-Cree, the first time an Indigenous language was fully recognized by Queen's Park. Deborah Lyons, Canada's Special Envoy on Combating Antisemitism, reacts to last weekend's shooting at a Jewish girls school in Toronto and shares how political leaders should respond to increased violence against...

Security analyst Christian Leuprecht responds to a new report from the National Security and Intelligence Review Agency, which found "unacceptable gaps" in how Canada's intelligence agencies shared critical information on foreign interference. Ontario journalists Martin Regg Cohn (The Toronto Star) and Sabrina Nanji (Queen's Park Observer) weigh in on whether the Doug Ford government's decision to...

Retired general Tom Lawson, Canada's former chief of the defence staff, responds to the letter from a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, urging Canada to meet NATO's 2 per cent of GDP defence spending target. Treasury Board President Anita Anand discusses the federal government's plans for artificial intelligence in the public service. David Coletto, chair and CEO...

Canada's Ambassador to the United Nations, Bob Rae, reacts to the International Court of Justice's ruling calling for Israel to halt its ground offensive in Rafah. Journalists Robert Fife (The Globe and Mail), Stephanie Levitz (The Toronto Star) and Robert Russo discuss a letter from a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, urging Canada to meet NATO's 2 per cent of GD...

NDP MP Charlie Angus discusses his recent opinion piece published by The Tyee, denouncing the abuse and harassment facing MPs and blaming the Conservative leader for exacerbating the problem. Political commentators Susan Smith (Liberal), Josie Sabatino (Conservative) and Anne McGrath (NDP) weigh in on Angus' claims.

Health Minister Mark Holland defends the Liberal government's national dental care plan as it faces criticism from the opposition and some dentists. Matthew Lebo, chair of the political science department at Western University, discusses U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's surprise election call. Ret. Lt. -Gen. and former MP Andrew Leslie explains why he thinks Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his...

Conservative Deputy Whip Chris Warkentin and NDP House Leader Peter Julian weigh in on calls from the Official Opposition and the Bloc Québécois for House Speaker Greg Fergus to resign, calling into question his impartiality. Justice Minister Arif Virani discusses the federal government's plan to tackle auto theft in Canada.

Canada's Ambassador to the United Nations explains why Canada abstained from a UN General Assembly vote to grant the Palestinian delegation full membership. Journalists Kristy Kirkup (The Globe and Mail), Tonda MacCharles (The Toronto Star), and Joël-Denis Bellavance (La Presse) weigh in on new data from the Angus Reid Institute, which shows Canadians are growing increasingly fed up with the three...

Political commentators Susan Smith (Liberal), Josie Sabatino (Conservative) and Anne McGrath (NDP) weigh in on the week's top political stories, including the Conservative Party's ongoing opposition to illicit drug decriminalization and safe supply programs. Veteran political journalist Paul Wells discusses "Governing in Troubled Times: Justin Trudeau on the Ropes," his new book about the prime mi...

Debra Bailey, an advocate for Moms Stop the Harm, a network of families affected by substance use and deaths, responds to the ongoing debate in Parliament over the merits of drug decriminalization. Abacus Data chair and CEO David Coletto discusses a new poll asking Canadians about potential Liberals to succeed Justin Trudeau as leader. Fae Johnstone, executive director of the Society of Queer Mome...

MPs Taleeb Noormohamed (Liberal), Melissa Lantsman (Conservative) and Peter Julian (NDP) react to Ottawa's approval of British Columbia's request to recriminalize illegal drug use in public spaces. David Levinthal, editor-in-chief of Raw Story, discusses today's highly-anticipated testimony from adult film star Stormy Daniels at Donald Trump's hush-money trial in New York.

Former CSIS director Ward Elcock responds to the federal government's new legislative package to combat foreign interference. Former B.C. premier Ujjal Dosanjh discusses the state of Canada-India relations following the arrests of three Indian nationals for the murder of Canadian Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Niijar. Canadian Federation of Independent Business president Dan Kelly reacts to Conservat...

Public Safety Minister Dominic Leblanc shares the federal government's response to the first report of the public inquiry into foreign interference published on Friday. Journalists Bob Fife (The Globe and Mail), Stephanie Levitz (The Toronto Star) and Joël-Denis Bellavance (La Presse) weigh in on the Hogue Commission's conclusions and discuss how Canada can restore trust in its democratic processe...

Sharon DeSousa, national executive vice-president of the Public Service Alliance of Canada, responds to the federal government's directive ordering public servants back to the office three days per week. Dr. Danielle Martin, chair of the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto’s Temerty Faculty of Medicine, discusses how to address fewer medical students wanting to...