PrimeTime Politics with Michael Serapio

Canada's Federal Housing Advocate Marie-Josée Houle discusses her new report on homeless encampments, which she calls a national crisis. Neil Ellis, the mayor of Belleville, Ont., outlines the help his community needs as it grapples with an overdose crisis caused by a poisonous drug supply. Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux explains the findings in his new report, examining federal governme...

Auditor General Karen Hogan discusses her damning report on the federal government's ArriveCan app, and MPs Charles Sousa (Liberal), Michael Barrett (Conservative), and Blake Desjarlais (NDP) react.

The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld a federal law recognizing the right of Indigenous peoples to self-govern, including on child and family services. We hear reactions from the executive director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society, Cindy Blackstock, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, Gary Anandasangree, and Assembly of First Nations National Chief, Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak...

Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc discusses the outcome of the federal government's national summit on combating auto theft. Political observers Susan Smith (Liberal), Garry Keller (Conservative) and Anne McGrath (NDP) weigh in on the week's top political stories.

Health Minister Mark Holland discusses the government's pharmacare negotiations with the NDP. Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown outlines what he wants to see at the federal government's national summit on combatting auto theft. Former federal Conservative candidate and transgender activist Hannah Hodson reacts to Alberta Danielle Smith's controversial policies for transgender youth.

Former Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi speaks out against Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's new health-care policies for transgender youth. Shachi Kurl, president of the Angus Reid Institute, explains why some Canadians are growing tired of supporting Ukraine. Mike Moffatt, an economist and the senior director of policy and innovation at the Smart Prosperity Institute, assesses recent government measur...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith defends her government's controversial new policies on health care for transgender youth. Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages Randy Boissonnault discusses his face-to-face meeting with Alberta's premier. Métis National Council president Cassidy Caron discusses her recent meetings with the federal government on advancing reconciliation...

Journalists Tonda MacCharles (The Toronto Star), Joël-Denis Bellavance (La Presse) and Robert Fife (The Globe and Mail), discuss the week's top political stories, including the first week of hearings at the public inquiry into foreign interference. Canada's Ambassador to the UN, Bob Rae, discusses Canada's decision to suspend its funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine...

Political observers Susan Smith (Liberal), Tim Powers (Conservative) and Anne McGrath (NDP) weigh in on the week's top political stories, including Alberta's new rules for transgender children. Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson responds to the U.S. government's decision to pause LGN exports.

Ontario Solicitor General Michael Kerzner discusses federal and provincial efforts to curb auto theft. Polls analyst Éric Grenier (The Writ) weighs in on the Conservative Party's significant fundraising lead over the governing Liberals. Philip Landon, the interim president and CEO of Universities Canada, shares his organization's concerns with the federal government's two-year cap on international...

Independent senator for Nova Scotia Stan Kutcher explains why the government shouldn't delay in expanding medical assistance in dying to people with mental illness. Canada's Ambassador to the U.S., Kirsten Hillman, discusses how Canada is preparing for the outcome of next November's presidential election. Unifor national president Lana Payne outlines what Canadian workers want to see in the next f...

Government House Leader Steve Mackinnon and Opposition House leaders Andrew Scheer (Conservative) and Peter Julian (NDP) share their priorities as the House resumes for 2024. Steven Chase, a senior parliamentary reporter with the Globe and Mail, provides a breakdown of the first day of hearings at the public inquiry into foreign interference. Abacus Data chair and CEO David Coletto discusses the l...

Journalists Stephanie Levitz (The Toronto Star) and Joël-Denis Bellavance (La Presse) weigh in on the latest developments in the controversy involving House Speaker Greg Fergus, accused of partisanship by opposition MPs. Political observers Susan Smith (Liberal), Tim Powers (Conservative) and Anne McGrath (NDP) review the week's top political stories as the House prepares to adjourn its fall sitti...

Canada's Ambassador to the United Nations, Bob Rae, discusses Canada's decision to vote in favour of a UN resolution calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war. David Coletto, chair and CEO of Abacus Data, weighs in on a recent national poll showing a five-point drop in Conservative support.

NDP health critic Don Davies and Canadian Dental Association president Dr. Heather Carr share their assessments of the national dental care program, unveiled this week. Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indigenous Services Jenica Atwin discusses Bill C-41, the federal government's plan to improve drinking water in First Nations communities.

Minister of Health Mark Holland discusses the rollout of Canada's national dental care plan. Minister of Sport and Physical Activity Carla Qualtrough discusses the federal government's new measures to address abuse and mistreatment in Canadian sport. Former minister of the environment and climate change, Catherine McKenna, weighs in on developments from the United Nations climate change conference...

Journalists Robert Fife and Kristy Kirkup (The Globe and Mail) and Joël-Denis Bellavance (La Presse) weigh in on the week's top political stories. Former supreme court justice Louise Arbour explains why the winning bid to design Canada's national memorial to the war in Afghanistan is mired in controversy. Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai discusses his visit to Ottawa to meet with federal officials on iss...

Janetta McKenzie, director of the Pembina Institute's Oil and Gas Program, and Tristan Goodman, president and CEO of the Explorers and Producers Association of Canada, react to the federal government's plan to cap oil and gas emissions. Political observers Susan Smith (Liberal), Jordan Paquet (Conservative) and Anne McGrath (NDP) weigh in on the week's top political stories. Minister of Justice an...

MPs Kevin Lamoureux (Liberal), Chris Warkentin (Conservative) and Daniel Blaikie (NDP) debate the path forward for House Speaker Greg Fergus, accused of partisanship for participating in a tribute video for an Ontario Liberal MP. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith responds to the federal government's plan to cut oil and gas methane emissions by 75 per cent by 2030. Paulette Senior, the president and C...

Lt.-Gen. Jennie Carignan, chief of professional conduct and culture with the Canadian Army Forces, responds to a Statistics Canada survey which shows sexual assaults are rising within Canada's military. Charlotte Duval-Lantoine, a fellow with the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, offers her views on how the military's culture needs to change. Niigaan Sinclair, a columnist at the Winnipeg Free Pre...

Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer explains why his party wants House Speaker Greg Fergus over a video tribute they deem partisan. Saskatchewan Justice Minister and Attorney General Bronwyn Eyre responds to Ottawa's new methane emissions reduction targets. Former CSIS intelligence officer Huda Mukbil addresses reports of a toxic culture at Canada's spy agency, following reports of sexual viol...

Journalists Robert Fife (The Globe and Mail), Tonda MacCharles (The Toronto Star) and Rob Russo weigh in on the week's top political stories, including the fallout from a U.S. indictment of an Indian national in a murder-for-hire plot to assassinate a Sikh American. Daniel Cloutier, Unifor's Quebec director, discusses the union's concerns over the federal government's decision to award a sole-sour...

Minister of National Defence Bill Blair explains the government's decision to proceed with a sole-sourced contract to replace its aging fleet of military surveillance planes. Minister of Canadian Heritage Pascale St-Onge provides an update on the government's agreement with Google in response to the Online News Act. Political observers Susan Smith (Liberal), Tim Powers (Conservative) and Anne McGr...

Calgary Sun columnist Rick Bell weighs in on Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's decision to invoke the province's Sovereignty Act. Canada's federal housing advocate, Marie-Josée Houle, offers her assessment of federal measures to address the housing crisis. Christian Bourque, executive vice-president of Leger, shares details about a new poll on Canadians' attitudes on immigration.

Alberta's Minister of Affordability and Utilities, Nathan Neudorf, explains why his government decided to invoke its Sovereignty Act over its feud with Ottawa over its clean energy regulations. Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson discusses how the federal government plans to respond to Alberta's invocation of the Sovereignty Act. Petro Poroshenko, president of Ukraine from...