PrimeTime Politics with Michael Serapio

Chris Severson-Baker, executive director of the Pembina Institute, reacts to Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's decision to invoke the Alberta Sovereignty Act over her feud with Ottawa over its clean electricity regulations. Liberal MP Yasir Naqvi, one of the people vying for the Ontario Liberal Party leadership, explains why he believes he still has a path to victory. Polls analyst Éric Grenier (Th...

Journalists Robert Fife (The Globe and Mail), Stephanie Levitz (The Toronto Star) and Joël Denis Bellavance (La Presse) discuss the week's top stories, including the Conservative vote against an updated trade deal with Ukraine, an Ontario senator’s bullying allegations and reaction to the government’s fall economic statement. Alicia Kearns, British MP and chair of the U.K. House of Commons Foreign...

Senator Bernadette Clement speaks out after she says she was bullied, harassed and intimidated over her handling of a carbon tax exemption bill before the Senate. Political observers Susan Smith (Liberal), Tim Powers (Conservative) and Anne McGrath (NDP) weigh in on the week's top stories. Former Ukrainian ambassador to Canada Andriy Shevchenko speaks to CPAC on the sidelines of the 15th annual Ha...

Halifax mayor and chair of the Big City Mayors' Caucus, Mike Savage, discusses the government's fall economic statement and measures meant to address housing affordability. President and CEO of the Canadian Business Council Goldy Hyder explains why business groups are concerned about the government's spending plans following the fall economic statement. Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak spe...

Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland discusses her fall economic statement, which she tabled in the House of Commons today. Conservative finance Critic Jasraj Singh Hallan and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh respond with their parties views of the government's financial plan. Pedro Antunes, chief economist with the Conference Board of Canada, offers his assessment of Ottawa's econ...

Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Sean Fraser discusses the federal government's plan to build more affordable homes ahead of the tabling of the fall economic statement. Conservative finance critic Jasraj Singh Hallan and NDP House Leader Peter share what their respective parties want to see in the federal government's fall economic statement. National Defence Minister Bill Blair...

Mona Abuamara, chief representative of the Palestinian General Delegation to Canada, discusses Israel's decision to implement daily four-hour humanitarian pauses in Gaza. Ottawa bureau chiefs Bob Fife (The Globe and Mail), Tonda MacCharles (The Toronto Star) and Joanna Smith (The Canadian Press) weigh in on the week's top stories, including the future of the Trudeau government's environmental poli...

Bea Bruske, president of the Canadian Labour Congress and Perrin Beatty, president and CEO of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, react to the federal government's new anti-scab legislation. Political observers Susan Smith (Liberal), Tim Powers (NDP) and Anne McGrath (NDP) weigh in on the week's top stories, including the latest in a series of bad polling numbers for the Liberal government.

Israel's Ambassador to Canada, Iddo Moed, discusses the state of the Israel-Hamas conflict, which has been underway for more than a month. Ahmad Al Qadi, with the human rights group Justice for All Canada, speaks about the need for an immediate ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war. Alberta Health Minister Adriana LaGrange explains why the province plans to overhaul its health-care system.

Environment and Sustainable Development Commissioner Jerry DeMarco discusses his latest audit report, which found Canada will miss its 2030 emissions reduction target, and MPs Mark Gerretsen (Liberal), Peter Julian (NDP) and Mike Morrice (Green) respond. David Coletto, chair and CEO of Abacus Data, analyzes the latest federal polling numbers and Canadians' impressions of Prime Minister Justin Trud...

MPs Adam van Koeverden (Liberal), Melissa Lantsman (Conservative) and Peter Julian (NDP) debate the Conservative Party's motion to suspend the carbon price on all forms of home heating. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe and New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs discuss the outcome of the premiers' meeting held today in Halifax.

Alberta's President of the Treasury Board and Minister of Finance, Nate Horner, discusses the federal-provincial-territorial meeting on his province's proposal to leave the Canada Pension Plan. Ottawa bureau chiefs Bob Fife (The Globe and Mail), Tonda MacCharles (The Toronto Star) and Joanna Smith (The Canadian Press) weigh in on the week's top stories, including the ongoing opposition to the fede...

Political observers Susan Smith (Liberal), Tim Powers (Conservative) and Anne McGrath (NDP) weigh in on the week's top stories, including how the federal government's rollback on the carbon price is impacting the prime minister politically. Alberta Environment Minister Rebecca Schulz explains her province's stance on the federal government’s rollback on the carbon price for home heating. Correctio...

Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages Randy Boissonnault responds to growing criticism over the federal government's decision to pause the carbon price on home heating oil. Bushra Khalidi, the Palestinian policy lead for Oxfam, discusses the need for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war following a deadly attack on a refugee camp in Gaza. Polls analyst Éric Grenier f...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith explains her government’s opposition to the federal government's decision to temporarily pause the carbon tax on home heating in Atlantic Canada. Freelance political columnist and commentator Graham Thomson weighs in on the growing feud between the Alberta government and Ottawa over energy policy. Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Marc Miller discusse...

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe explains why he's threatening to withhold collecting and sending the federal carbon price in response to the government's decision to exempt it from home heating oil in Atlantic Canada. MPs Darrell Samson (Liberal), Melissa Lantsman (Conservative) and Peter Julian (NDP) debate the federal government's adjustments to the federal carbon system. Lana Payne, the national...

Journalists Bob Fife (The Globe and Mail) and Tonda MacCharles (The Toronto Star) weigh in on the week's top political stories, including the prime minister's suprise announcement that the government will implement a three-year pause to its carbon price on home heating oil in Atlantic Canada and rural areas. Former Conservative leader Erin O'Toole discusses his testimony before a House of Commons...

Ontario Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy discusses his letter to Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland calling for an urgent pan-Canadian meeting on Alberta’s proposal to leave the Canada Pension Plan. Our political observers Susan Smith (Liberal), Chuck Strahl (Conservative) and Anne McGrath (NDP) join CPAC's Michael Serapio to weigh in on Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's intention to withdr...

Employment Minister and Alberta MP Randy Boissonault responds to Alberta's pitch to leave the Canada Pension Plan and set up its own. Ahmed Benchemsi, the communications director for the Middle East and North Africa with Human Rights Watch, discusses the humanitarian situation in Gaza in the face of the Israel-Hamas war. Pedro Antunes, the chief economist at the Conference Board of Canada, reacts...

Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu provides the federal government's response to the Federal Court's approval of a $23 billion compensation package for First Nations children harmed by the on-reserve child welfare system. Plus, Sarah Clarke, a lawyer representing the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society, a co-complainant in this case, offers her thoughts on the landmark agreement. M...

Marie-France Lalonde, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence, explains why it took Canada nearly a week to conclude Israel was not responsible for a deadly blast at a Gaza City hospital. MPs Heather McPherson (NDP) and Mike Morrice (Green Party) discuss an open letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau calling for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war. Helen Kennedy, executive di...

Political journalists Kristy Kirkup (The Globe and Mail), Alex Ballingall (The Toronto Star) and Nick Taylor-Vaisey (Politico) weigh in on the week's top political caucus, including dissent in the Liberal caucus over the federal government's response to the Israel-Hamas war. Former Canadian ambassador to Israel Jon Allen discusses the federal government's position on the Israel-Hamas war. Former U...

Political observers Susan Smith (Liberal), Tim Powers (Conservative) and Anne McGrath (NDP) weigh in on the Israel-Hamas war and the federal government's response. They also cover the latest incident in the House of Commons and heated arguments over the Speaker’s statement about decorum. Auditor General Karen Hogan discusses processing delays for immigrant and permanent resident applications, outl...

Israel's Ambassador to Canada, Iddo Moed, and Joost Hiltermann, the Crisis Group’s Middle East and North Africa program director, discuss the developing situation in Israel and Gaza. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith reacts to the Supreme Court of Canada's ruling on the constitutionality of the Impact Assessment Act.

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