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Power & Politics
Power & Politics is the arena where decision-makers answer the questions that matter. Featuring hard-hitting political interviews and a cast of regular political panelists and critical thinkers, the program gives an insider's view of the continuously unfolding drama of the Canadian political sce...
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Trump warns Carney that 'Canada lives because of' U.S.
U.S. President Donald Trump took aim at Prime Minister Mark Carney's World Economic Forum address during his own speech in Davos, Switzerland, saying...
Carney delivers a eulogy for the old world order
In a speech to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Prime Minister Mark Carney told other nations that competing to appease the world's gre...
Trump vows he'll '100%' impose tariffs on allies over Greenland
U.S. President Donald Trump told NBC on Monday that he's following through with his threat for escalating tariffs on eight European allies if there's...
Could ‘America First’ mean Canada’s next? Analysis from CBC Washington
There’s a new CBC podcast we think you’ll enjoy. Two Blocks from the White House takes a clear-eyed look at what’s happening in the U.S. right now and...
Weekly Wrap: A Canada-China reset, but at what cost?
As Prime Minister Mark Carney gets an agreement for tariff relief in Beijing, he's hailing a new path forward with China — but facing concerns it's an...
Carney's China EV deal puts another crack in Team Canada
Prime Minister Mark Carney is leaving Beijing with an agreement for lower Chinese agricultural tariffs in exchange for a major carve-out from Canada's...
Can Carney secure tariff relief in China?
Canada and China reached an agreement on energy during Prime Minister Mark Carney's first day of talks in Beijing, but Chinese tariffs on agricultural...
Quebec's premier resigns. Is a sovereignty vote coming?
Quebec Premier François Legault announced his resignation on Wednesday, giving his CAQ party just months to find a new leader — and to reverse the sep...
Coastal First Nations remain opposed to B.C. pipeline after Carney meeting
Coastal First Nations in B.C. say their stance on a pipeline from Alberta to B.C. has not changed following a meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney...
Canada walks diplomatic tightropes with China, India
With B.C. Premier David Eby on a trade mission in India and Prime Minister Mark Carney leaving for China to meet with President Xi Jinping this week,...
Weekly Wrap: Trump’s world order
The United States is reshaping the global order around Canada with military intervention in Venezuela, threats to annex a NATO ally and claims of ‘dom...
Freeland resigns, shaking things up for the close-to-majority Liberals
Chrystia Freeland has officially resigned her seat in the House of Commons, leaving the minority Liberal government now two seats shy of a majority. P...
Vance blames ICE shooting victim for 'tragedy of her own making'
U.S. Vice-President JD Vance says Renee Nicole Good, the woman fatally shot by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, Minn., on Wednesday, is 'dead because she...
Fatal ICE shooting stokes fury in Minneapolis
A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday less than two kilometres from where a police o...
White House says military 'always an option' to acquire Greenland
The White House clarified its ambitions for Greenland on Tuesday, stating that 'acquiring Greenland is a national security priority' for the U.S. and...
Trump says U.S. 'in charge' of Venezuela, threatens more countries
After arresting the president of Venezuela, U.S. President Donald Trump is issuing new threats, warnings and predictions of collapse for Colombia, Cub...
Political Pulse panel on stories to watch in 2026
Power and Politics' panel of political insiders — Greg MacEachern, Melanie Richer and Fred DeLorey — on Canadian political stories to watch in 2026.
The top five political newsmakers of 2025
Host David Cochrane and Power Panelists Laura D’Angelo, Tim Powers, Jordan Leichnitz and Charelle Evelyn count down the top five political newsmakers...
Year-End Reporter Roundtable
Host David Cochrane and the Reporter Roundtable panel reflect on events of 2025 from the federal election to Trump’s trade war.
Yearly Wrap: How 2025 turned political fortunes upside down
For a year that changed just about everything we know about the Canadian political landscape, Power & Politics is upgrading the final Weekly Wrap podc...
How an NDP review explains its worst-ever election result
The NDP released an internal review of the election campaign that wiped out more than two-thirds of its caucus on Friday, which avoids casting blame o...
Top U.S. trade official lays out demands for CUSMA talks
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told Congress on Wednesday that the review of the North American trade deal 'depends on' resolving a list of...
Carney on floor-crossers: 'MPs are attracted to what we're doing'
CBC's Rosemary Barton debriefs on her one-on-one interview with Prime Minister Mark Carney, where Carney didn't answer when asked if there's an active...
Carney says Canada won't meet climate targets with current policy
Prime Minister Mark Carney tells Radio-Canada that he's making a major change to a 'pragmatic' climate policy, but that the policies Canada currently...
Liberals tease more possible floor-crossers
When reporters asked Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson about the potential of more MPs crossing the floor to the Liberals on Monday, Hodgson hint...
Weekly Wrap: Will Conservative splinters complete a Liberal majority?
The Weekly Wrap panel looks back on how a Conservative plan to fracture the Liberals over pipeline support was quickly overshadowed by another defecti...
Is Poilievre's shrinking caucus threatening his leadership?
Two Conservative MPs defected to the Liberals and a third announced his resignation in the months leading up to Pierre Poilievre's leadership review i...
Another Conservative crossing puts Liberals 1 seat from majority
Ontario Conservative MP Michael Ma announced Thursday evening that he was crossing the floor to the Liberals, bringing the government within one seat...
What dynamic is Canada's next ambassador to the U.S. inheriting?
There's no official word yet on who will be replacing Kirsten Hillman once she leaves her post as Canada's ambassador to the U.S. in January, but whoe...
Canada’s Ambassador to the U.S. Kirsten Hillman announces her resignation
Liberal MP Corey Hogan weighs in on the breaking news that Canada’s Ambassador to the United States Kirsten Hillman is stepping down. Plus, Liberal MP...
Will a Conservative pipeline test fracture the Liberals?
The Conservatives are looking to magnify a potential rift in Liberal caucus on Tuesday, with a motion that would force MPs to show their support for a...
Weekly Wrap: Will a soccer meeting bring Trump back to the table?
The Weekly Wrap panel breaks down the biggest moments in Canadian politics this week. With Carlene Variyan, Ginny Roth and Zain Velji.
Carney, Trump and Sheinbaum laugh it up, meet privately in D.C.
The leaders of all three nations in the North American free trade deal spent more than an hour chatting and laughing in the stands of the FIFA World C...
B.C. Conservative leader resigns to avoid a 'civil war'
The day after denying his party's announcement that they'd removed him as leader and posting on social media that he was 'not going anywhere,' John Ru...
Trump threatens to replace free trade deal with Canada
On the first day of hearings on the U.S. review of CUSMA, the free trade deal that exempts most Canadian goods from 35 per cent tariffs, U.S. Presiden...
Assembly of First Nations demands Ottawa scrap pipeline deal
In a unanimous vote on Tuesday, First Nations chiefs called for the withdrawal of the energy agreement between Ottawa and Alberta at the AFN's special...
Carney brings back Trudeau-era minister to replace Guilbeault
Prime Minister Mark Carney left Trudeau-era mainstay Marc Miller out of his first cabinet, but turned to the former immigration minister on Monday to...
Weekly Wrap: Will Carney's pipeline deal split the party — and its voters?
The Weekly Wrap panel breaks down the biggest moments in Canadian politics this week. With Laura D'Angelo, Rachael Segal and Zain Velji.
Alberta premier gets boos from own party for optimism with Canada
It wasn't a victory lap for Alberta Premier Danielle Smith over her MOU with Ottawa that supports an oil pipeline on Friday, as she told the UCP base...
Liberal minister resigns in protest of Alberta energy deal
Former climate minister Steven Guilbeault stepped down from Liberal cabinet just hours after Alberta and Ottawa signed an MOU that supports an oil pip...