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  • Weekly Wrap: School's out for MP's — but politics never breaks

    Weekly Wrap: School's out for MP's — but politics never breaks
    Jun 20 2026
    The House of Commons heads into summer break. A majority government, a defiant Conservative party and a new NDP leader shook things up during the spring sitting. The Weekly Wrap panel — Laura D'Angelo, Zain Velji and Michael Solberg — look back on the sitting that was, and look ahead to what to expect next.

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    26 min
  • Reporter Roundtable: Carney says Trump's CUSMA disdain is 'no secret'

    Reporter Roundtable: Carney says Trump's CUSMA disdain is 'no secret'
    Jun 19 2026
    As U.S. President Donald Trump makes fresh threats to terminate CUSMA, Prime Minister Mark Carney says it's 'no secret' the president is 'not the biggest fan' of CUSMA. The Globe and Mail Ottawa bureau chief Robert Fife, The Canadian Press deputy parliamentary bureau chief Mia Rabson and La Presse parliamentary bureau chief Joël-Denis Bellavance bring you inside the week's biggest political stories.

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    26 min
  • What was last on the Liberal to-do list before summer?

    What was last on the Liberal to-do list before summer?
    Jun 18 2026
    Members of Parliament agreed to wrap up the current sitting to commence their summer break. Government House leader Steven MacKinnon joins Power & Politics to look back at the 21 government bills passed in the House of Commons during the 14-week sitting. Plus, G7 countries have backed Canada as a major global energy supplier, but what does that mean? Oil market researcher Rory Johnston joins the show to explain.

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    24 min
  • Should Canadians with mental illness have access to MAID?

    Should Canadians with mental illness have access to MAID?
    Jun 17 2026
    A special parliamentary committee has urged the government to indefinitely pause expanding medical assistance in dying (MAID) to people with mental illness as their sole underlying condition. Power & Politics speaks to two lawmakers on the committee — Conservative MP Michael Cooper, who agreed with its conclusion, and Sen. Kristopher Wells, who dissented. Plus, the Power Panel weighs in as the G7 wraps up without a Carney-Trump meeting.

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    59 min
  • World leaders caught on hot mics at G7 summit

    World leaders caught on hot mics at G7 summit
    Jun 16 2026
    Three different moments were picked up by hot mic at the G7 summit in Évian-les-Bains, France, including an exchange between Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump regarding Chinese EVs. Plus, a Saskatchewan Conservative MP has introduced legislation to expand access to magic mushrooms for mental health treatment. The Power Panel weighs in on these developments.

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    59 min
  • G7 begins as U.S. and Iran reach new deal

    G7 begins as U.S. and Iran reach new deal
    Jun 15 2026
    G7 leaders arrive in France for a two-day summit, as Middle East analysts caution the newly struck U.S.-Iran ceasefire falls short of a peace deal. The Power Panel discusses Industry Minister Mélanie Joly’s upcoming trip to China to try and move Chinese EV manufacturing to Canada and Prime Minister Mark Carney's Trump impersonation in Ireland.

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    56 min
  • Reporter Roundtable: Hoekstra says 'make us an offer' on CUSMA

    Reporter Roundtable: Hoekstra says 'make us an offer' on CUSMA
    Jun 12 2026
    The on-again-off-again opening of the Canada-U.S. Gordie Howe bridge is off again as U.S. President Trump repeats threats to kill CUSMA. U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra says those threats are an 'opportunity' to 'make us an offer.' CBC's Catherine Cullen, The Canadian Press deputy parliamentary bureau chief Mia Rabson and La Presse parliamentary bureau chief Joël-Denis Bellavance bring you inside the week's biggest political stories.

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    16 min
  • Trump says he doesn't want to renew CUSMA. Is he bluffing?

    Trump says he doesn't want to renew CUSMA. Is he bluffing?
    Jun 11 2026
    U.S. President Donald Trump is once again threatening to kill CUSMA. But U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra says his threats present an opportunity for Canada to 'make us an offer.' Power & Politics hears from New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt, who was just briefed on Canada-U.S. trade talks by Prime Minister Mark Carney at a virtual premiers' meeting. Plus, Carney heads to Paris and Dublin for trade talks ahead of the G7 summit. Power & Politics host David Cochrane is travelling with the prime minister, and brings us the latest details.

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    48 min