Cut through the spin with Canada’s top political journalists. Host Rosemary Barton and columnists Althia Raj, Chantal Hébert and Andrew Coyne break down the week’s biggest political stories shaping the country. Brought to you by CBC News: The National. New episodes drop every Friday.
Latest episodes
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25 min
Can Alberta Premier Danielle Smith control UCP separatists?
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her party is committed to Canada but will UCP separatists play ball? B.C. stares down a close provincial election race after David Eby's big gam…
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22 min
Carney urges Albertans to choose Canada
Prime Minister Mark Carney urges Albertans to choose Canada in the province's upcoming referendum, but will his message change minds? How provincial leaders are handling the separa…
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25 min
What the PQ's return means for Carney and Canada
What does the Parti Québécois's win mean for a federal government now facing separatist challenges on two fronts? The Liberals' major projects bill faces stiffening pushback. And t…
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23 min
Carney fast-tracks a West Coast pipeline
Prime Minister Mark Carney puts a West Coast pipeline on the approval fast track ahead of the Alberta referendum. The Parti Québécois emerges as an election frontrunner. And anothe…
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22 min
Is Carney pushing too hard to speed up project approvals?
The Liberals move to ram through accelerated major project approvals as unions push back over workers' rights. B.C.’s snap election call: prudent response to Trump's trade threats…
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25 min
Is Carney’s Europe pivot in Canada’s best interest?
Prime Minister Mark Carney moves to deepen ties with the European Union, but is it in Canada’s best interest? The Liberals try to lure foreign investment. And Stephen Harper stands…
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23 min
Canada faces more U.S. trade war escalation
With Canada's $28 billion tit-for-tat counter-tariffs sparking further U.S. tariffs and outright bans on some Canadian products, the At Issue panel breaks down Canada's strategy, w…
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13 min
Carney’s decision to abandon trade talks
Canada-U.S. trade talks collapse and Donald Trump threatens even more tariffs. Was it the right decision for Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government to walk away and is a deal stil…
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23 min
Carney's G7 hits and misses
Mark Carney's mixed-bag G7 trip wins big interest in Canadian oil, and another snub from Donald Trump. Analyzing the big challenges facing the Liberals in the fall. And the Conserv…
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25 min
Canada scrambles to bridge U.S. trade divide
Canada grapples with more Trump threats to free trade and a delay in opening the new Gordie Howe bridge. The Liberals move against social media but not everyone's on board. And Pie…
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23 min
Carney fends off recession accusations
Mark Carney fends off accusations of driving Canada into a recession. What ordering the CRTC to back down over its 'Netflix tax' means for U.S. trade negotiations. And are some Lib…
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33 min
Will Donald Trump's revenge tour backfire? | Analysis from Washington
CBC’s weekly podcast, Two Blocks from the White House, takes a clear-eyed look at what’s happening in the U.S. right now and what it means for Canadians. From a $1.8 billion US fun…
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25 min
Carney says Canada can make America great again
Prime Minister Mark Carney tells U.S. investors how Canada 'will help make America great again.' Climate frustrations push Steven Guilbeault to quit politics. And Alberta’s separat…
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30 min
What Stephen Colbert’s cancellation says about Trump’s America | Analysis from Washington
CBC’s weekly podcast, Two Blocks from the White House, takes a clear-eyed look at what’s happening in the U.S. right now and what it means for Canadians. In this episode, the final…
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23 min
Alberta premier's move to keep separation referendum alive
Premier Danielle Smith addresses Alberta's sovereignty quagmire with plans for a referendum on having the original separatism referendum. How other provinces are reacting to the Ot…
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28 min
Has Trump made conspiracy theories mainstream? | Analysis from Washington
CBC’s weekly podcast, Two Blocks from the White House, takes a clear-eyed look at what’s happening in the U.S. right now and what it means for Canadians. In this episode, Washingto…
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23 min
How is Mark Carney balancing energy ambitions and climate concerns?
The Liberals announce their plans to double Canada’s electricity grid by 2050 and build on changes to project approvals with progress on pipeline and an industrial price on carbon…
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28 min
Is U.S. Voting set to change forever? | Analysis from Washington
CBC’s weekly podcast, Two Blocks from the White House, takes a clear-eyed look at what’s happening in the U.S. right now and what it means for Canadians. This week’s episode of Two…
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22 min
Will a pipeline push soothe separatist sentiment?
Will Carney’s move to speed up natural resource project approvals — including pipelines — soothe separatist sentiment in Alberta? Plus, reports Honda might abandon its EV battery p…
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24 min
The costs of Carney's spending plans
What Mark Carney's spending goals outlined in the spring economic update mean for the deficit. Conservatives battle Liberal efforts to move committees behind closed doors. And how…