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Liberal MPs Rob Oliphant, Ali Ehsassi and Chandra Arya discuss why they're making their first public calls for Justin Trudeau's resignation on the same day as a cabinet shuffle. Employment Minister Steven MacKinnon explains why he accepted a new file from a prime minister under fire. Plus, the Power Panel debates NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh's announcement that his party will put forward a non-confidence motion at the next opportunity.
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Liberal MP Wayne Long says some cabinet ministers who are publicly supporting Justin Trudeau's leadership are privately telling him they want him gone. Liberal MP Ken Hardie says that after Trudeau takes time to reflect, "I honestly think he will resign." Plus, CBC's chief political correspondent Rosemary Barton and Radio-Canada's Ottawa bureau chief Louie Blouin bring us the latest from their sources on Parliament Hill.
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More than a dozen Liberal MPs have now called publicly for Justin Trudeau to resign as their leader, with most of them coming forward after Chrystia Freeland resigned from cabinet Monday. MPs Alexandra Mendès, Sean Casey and Yvan Baker explain why they want Trudeau gone. Mendès and Casey also say they're convinced he's staying after yesterday's caucus meeting. Plus, Immigration Minister Marc Miller responds to Freeland's resignation letter and breaks down the Liberals' new suite of border promises unveiled today.
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Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon is sending the Canada Post labour dispute to the Canada Industrial Relations Board for what could be an order to return to work; he says he expects mail service to resume next week. A negotiator for the union reacts to Ottawa's intervention. Plus, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe explains why using export taxes as a countermeasure against U.S. tariffs would be a "complete betrayal" by the Trudeau government.
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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith explains the province's $29 million plan to bolster border security and address U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's demands. Plus, Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey explains how a tentative deal with Quebec on the Churchill Falls hydroelectric plant "changes everything" for the province's future.
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New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt explains what the prime minister told premiers about his plan to bolster the border at a second meeting about U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's tariff threat. Plus, a breakdown of the economic threats that drove the Bank of Canada's second consecutive half-point interest rate cut.
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U.S. president-elect Donald Trump made another suggestion that Canada should be part on the U.S. in a Truth Social post on Tuesday. The Power Panel breaks down what spurred the taunt and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith explains what she did for the relationship on a trip to Las Vegas. Plus, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet says the Bloc supported a non-confidence motion designed to embarrass the NDP leader because he ''deserved to be embarrassed."
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Omar Alghabra, Canada's only MP of Syrian descent, explains why many Syrians abroad are celebrating the collapse of Bashar al-Assad's dictatorship despite uncertainty about the intentions of those seizing power. Plus, the person who chaired the Council of the Federation when CUSMA negotiations began offers negotiating lessons from Donald Trump's first term.
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Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says the Arctic is no longer a "low-tension region" and defends her government's new Arctic foreign policy from claims that it comes too late to catch up with Russia's northern power. The premiers of Yukon, Nunavut and Northwest Territories weigh in on what it will take to support their residents and secure the region. Plus, CBC's Peter Armstrong breaks down a jump in the unemployment rate.
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The federal government says it has added over 300 models and variants of assault-style firearms to its banned weapons list. The Power Panel discusses whether the additions matter, given the long delay in implementing other Liberal gun policies. Plus, the NDP derails the Conservatives' non-confidence vote.
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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre continues to say Canada's border is "broken," while the other party leaders argue he's playing into U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's hands. The Power Panel debates whether Poilievre is holding the Liberals to account or undermining Canada's position. Plus, NDP finance critic Don Davies explains the party's demands ahead of confidence votes expected next week.
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Opposition leaders met with the prime minister for a briefing on his dinner with U.S. president-elect Donald Trump today, but emerged with both messages of unity and accusations of a broken border and partisanship. Green Party Leader Elizabeth May describes what happened inside. Plus, Government House Leader Karina Gould explains how an order from the Speaker will allow Parliament to pass key spending bills, but won't end the House gridlock for good.
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Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc gives his first-hand account of Friday's Mar-a-Lago dinner between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, and explains how the Liberals are moving forward on their border security promises. Plus, Ontario's representative to Washington talks about why the province is spending millions of dollars on ads in the U.S.
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Sources tell CBC News U.S. president-elect Donald Trump is hosting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at Mar-a-Lago. Power & Politics brings you live coverage of the prime minister's arrival and analysis from experts, stakeholders and the CBC's chief political correspondent Rosemary Barton.
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Premiers and the federal Liberals say they're uniting for a "Team Canada" response to U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's 25 per cent tariff threat. Former Canadian ambassador to the U.S. David MacNaughton discusses what the united front can accomplish, and Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey weighs in on whether the prime minister's meeting with premiers yesterday actually produced a plan of action.
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Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne explains the federal Liberals' approach to U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's tariff threats as premiers and the prime minister meet to discuss Canada's strategy. Plus, how last night's landslide victory for the Progressive Conservatives is reshaping Nova Scotia politics.
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Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc explains how the government will respond to U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's threat to impose a massive tariff on Canadian goods. Plus, former president of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko discusses what a second Trump presidency could mean for the war in Ukraine.
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Tim Houston’s PC Party looks poised to win big in the Nova Scotia provincial election. We walk you through where each party stands as the snap election comes to a close. Plus, Goldy Hyder, president and CEO of the Business Council of Canada, says the government's plan to reach its NATO defence spending target doesn't move fast enough.
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New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt explains how New Brunswick is trying to fit the Liberals' tax holiday into the provincial budget, with the HST cut threatening to cost the province millions of dollars. The Pulse Panel addresses the political success of the Liberals' affordability measures. Plus, we look at the final week of campaigning ahead of the Nova Scotia election.
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Citizens' Services Minister Terry Beech defends spending more than $6 billion on $250 cheques and a two-month GST/HST holiday on some goods, while the Conservative leader dismisses the plan as 'a trick.' Plus, NDP finance critic Don Davies says the GST break doesn't go far enough and the party's support for it in a gridlocked Parliament is 'not a get out of jail card, but a hall pass.'
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