PrimeTime Politics with Michael Serapio

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.

Journalists Bob Fife (The Globe and Mail), Tonda MacCharles (The Toronto Star), and Niigaan Sinclair (The Winnipeg Free Press) offer their thoughts on Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s feud with the federal government over its draft clean energy regulations and Wab Kinew’s historic victory in Manitoba. Assembly of First Nations Regional Chief Cindy Woodhouse weighs in on Wab Kinew becoming Manitoba...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith explains her campaign against the federal government’s draft clean energy regulations. Political observers Susan Smith (Liberal), Tim Powers (Conservative) and Anne McGrath (NDP) weigh in on Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s campaign against the federal government’s clean electricity regulations and the NDP’s historic provincial election win in Manitoba. Greg Fergus,...

Nahanni Fontaine, the newly reelected Manitoba MLA for St. John's, reacts to NDP Leader Wab Kinew's historic election victory. Fontaine shares a moving story about her family and reflects on what the election result means for the province's Indigenous Peoples. Winnipeg Mayor Scott Gillingham outlines the city's priorities following Wab Kinew and the NDP's decisive win in Manitoba's provincial elec...

Mary Agnes Welch, principal with Manitoba-based polling firm Probe Research, previews the ridings to watch and discusses which party has the better ground game leading into tonight's provincial election. Manitoba Liberal Party Leader Dougald Lamont takes stock of his campaign in the final hours before Manitobans head to the polls. Steve Lambert, a provincial politics reporter with The Canadian Pre...

Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu discusses the federal government’s progress on reconciliation ahead of the third National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Journalists Robert Fife (The Globe and Mail), Stephanie Levitz (The Toronto Star), and Laura Osman (The Canadian Press) weigh in on the political fallout from House Speaker Anthony Rota's resignation over a Nazi-linked Ukrainian vetera...

Minister of Tourism and Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec Soraya Martinez Ferrada discusses a federal-provincial agreement with Swedish battery manufacturing giant Northvolt to bring a multibillion-dollar electric vehicle battery plant to Quebec. Political observers Susan Smith (Liberal), Tim Powers (Conservative) and Anne McGrath (NDP) we...

Michael Levitt, president and CEO of the Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies, responds to the prime minister’s apology for the House Speaker’s controversial invite to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s address to Parliament. Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne discusses the prime minister’s apology to the House for a Nazi-linked Ukra...

CPAC’s flagship show is the daily source for political roundup and analysis of policy issues. Get an insider’s perspective from Ottawa featuring interviews and guest panels from the Hill including all of the day’s political highlights in extended, primetime replay.

Opposition House leaders Andrew Scheer (Conservative) and Peter Julian (NDP) respond to House of Common Speaker Anthony Rota's apology to the House following his decision to invite a Nazi-linked Ukrainian war veteran to President Zelenskyy's address to Parliament. Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Marc Miller discusses calls for House Speaker Anthony Rota’s resignation, Canada's im...

Treasury Board President Anita Anand discusses Bill C-56, the federal government's new affordability legislation. Political observers Susan Smith (Liberal), Tim Powers (Conservative), and Anne McGrath (NDP) weigh in on the ongoing tensions between Canada and India over the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s plan to leave the Canada Pension Plan. Polls analyst Phil...

Journalists Bob Fife (The Globe and Mail) and Stephanie Levitz (Toronto Star) discuss the diplomatic tensions between Canada and India in the wake of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s statement on credible allegations of a potential link between India and the killing of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth Marci Ien comments on competing rallies across C...

Balpreet Singh, legal counsel for the World Sikh Organization of Canada, and Stephen Brown, CEO of the National Council for Canadian Muslims, respond to allegations of India’s involvement in the killing of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar and explain how they want the federal government to respond. Government House Leader Karina Gould discusses diplomatic tensions with India over the killing of Ca...

Former CSIS director Ward Elcock reacts to the prime minister announcing "credible allegations of a potential link" between the Indian government and the killing of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey, B.C. last spring. Polls analyst Éric Grenier from The Writ discusses what Canadians think about Justin Trudeau and Pierre Poilievre following a summer polling lead for the Conservatives. Chie...

Political observers Susan Smith, Josie Sabatino, and Kim Wright join Andrew Thomson to discuss the political issues still at play as the House of Commons adjourns for its summer break. RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme talks about the effort to improve the culture and reputation of Canada's national police force. Dominic Cardy, an independent New Brunswick MLA who previously served as education minist...

Justice Minister and Attorney General David Lametti joins Andrew Thomson to discuss the government's new roadmap to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, unveiled on National Indigenous Peoples Day. Conservative MP Dan Albas outlines the dispute in the House over responses from federal public servants to written questions by parliamentarians. Ted Hsu, an Ont...

Fred DeLorey, who managed the Conservative Party's 2021 federal election campaign, joins Andrew Thomson to respond to the latest by-election results. Adam Legge, president of the Business Council of Alberta, analyzes talks between Premier Danielle Smith and federal ministers on energy and climate policy. Linda Silas, president of the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions, discusses the concerns of...

Lori Turnbull, an associate professor of political science and director of the School of Public Administration at Dalhousie University, joins CPAC's Andrew Thomson to preview what's at stake as voters head to the polls in four federal byelections. Rosemarie Aquilina, a Michigan circuit court judge, d iscusses her appearance before the House of Commons heritage committee, where she called for an in...

Journalists Tonda MacCharles (Toronto Star), Joël-Denis Bellavance (La Presse) and Bob Fife (The Globe and Mail) join Andrew Thomson with their perspectives on the week's top political stories, including the unanimous ruling from Canada's top court on the constitutionality of the Safe Third Country Agreement. Chief Justice Richard Wagner discusses judicial vacancies and their effect on the credibi...

Political observers Tim Powers, Mélanie Richer, and Susan Smith join Andrew Thomson with their thoughts on Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino's handling of Paul Bernado's transfer to a medium-security prison. Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson discusses new legislation on sustainable jobs and the low-carbon economy. Conservative foreign affairs critic Michael Chong responds to the f...

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh joins Andrew Thomson to discuss where things stand between opposition party leaders on establishing the terms of a possible public inquiry on foreign interference. Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux discusses his latest report, which says the federal deal with Volkswagen to bring an EV battery plant to Ontario will cost $3 billion more than the original estimate. Rob...

Bloc Québécois deputy House leader Christine Normandin joins Andrew Thomson to discuss the list of names her party presented to the government of people who could oversee a potential public inquiry into foreign interference. Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard talks about her annual report and why her office needs more funding to fix the chronic backlogs in Canada's access to information sys...

CPAC’s flagship show is the daily source for political roundup and analysis of policy issues. Get an insider’s perspective from Ottawa featuring interviews and guest panels from the Hill including all of the day’s political highlights in extended, primetime replay.

Michael Serapio welcomes journalists Joël-Denis Bellavance (La Presse), Robert Fife (The Globe and Mail), and Tonda MacCharles (Toronto Star) to review the week's top political stories. Dave Levinthal, editor-in-chief of Raw Story, analyzes the federal U.S. indictment against former President Donald Trump over the handling of classified documents. And Liberal MP Yasir Naqvi discusses his run for t...

Lois Thomson, a councillor for Greater Madawaska Township, Ont., joins Michael Serapio to discuss the wildfire situation. We also hear from Quebec Senator Michèle Audette about the fires near her home community. Nova Scotia Senator Stan Kutcher discusses a new committee report, which argues the federal government's framework to prevent suicides isn't working.