Power & Politics: Election Daily

Mar 24 2025 60 ep. 57 mins 3.4k
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Every weekday afternoon, Power & Politics guides Canadians through the country's political news, with a regular cast of political panellists and the continuously unfolding drama of the Canadian political scene.

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CSIS says India meddling supported Poilievre's leadership: reports

Mar 24 2025 59 mins  
A new Globe and Mail report on alleged Indian meddling supporting Pierre Poilievre's Conservative leadership bid has Poilievre battling more questions about his refusal to get security clearance. The Globe and Mail's Robert Fife expands on what his source with top-secret clearance revealed to him about CSIS' allegations. Plus, the Power Panel and former CSIS executive manager

Carney and Poilievre pitch competing tax cuts

Mar 23 2025 62 mins  
The Liberals and Conservatives are making two separate proposals to cut the tax rate for the lowest income bracket in the first two days of the campaign. The Power Panel debates whether either cut can fit into an uncertain fiscal picture — or between other commitments that could cost tens of billions of dollars. Plus, TheWrit.ca's Éric Grenier breaks down where the polls are at

Can premiers sway the federal election?

Mar 20 2025 79 mins  
Ahead of an expected election call on Sunday, Prime Minister Mark Carney holds his first meeting with provincial and territorial premiers. Party insiders discuss what was on the agenda amid a trade war with the U.S.

Carney will ask to call federal election Sunday: sources

Mar 19 2025 56 mins  
CBC's Rosemary Barton and Radio-Canada's Louis Blouin report that — according to sources — Prime Minister Mark Carney will ask the Governor General to dissolve Parliament Sunday, and Canadians will vote in a federal election on either April 28 or May 5. The Toronto Star's Robert Benzie discusses his report that Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre called Premier Doug Ford to as

Trump steps into Canada's election: 'I'd rather deal with a liberal'

Mar 18 2025 51 mins  
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly responds to President Donald Trump's comments that he'd 'rather deal with a liberal than a conservative' as Canada's prime minister, which Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre calls an endorsement of his rival. Joly confirms that Canada is in 'very serious' talks with the European Union about a deal for a joint military buildup to decrease rel

Liberal polling numbers soar to levels not seen in years

Mar 17 2025 49 mins  
CBC’s Poll Tracker shows the Liberal Party in majority territory for the first time in years. Two pollsters join Power & Politics to explain what’s happening: CEO and founder of Abacus Data, David Coletto, and executive vice-president of the Eastern Canada team for Leger, Sébastien Dallaire. ‘Millions’ more Canadians are now open to voting Liberal under Mark Carney, sa

Poilievre doubles down on carbon tax attacks

Mar 16 2025 55 mins  
With the consumer carbon tax set to be lifted in April, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre promised Monday that he'd also remove the industrial carbon price on heavy emitters. Liberal Innovation Minister Anita Anand and Agriculture Minister Kody Blois defend the policy, and the Power Panel discusses whether Poilievre needs to pivot. Plus, Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew reacts to poli

Carney takes power. Will Canadians see it as change?

Mar 13 2025 67 mins  
Mark Carney is now the prime minister of Canada. Two ministers who also served under Justin Trudeau — Justice Minister Gary Anandasangaree and Defence Minister Bill Blair — discuss the Carney government's new direction despite having only three new faces in cabinet. Plus, as the Trump administration continues to speak about Canada joining the U.S., Blair reveals that Carney has

Carney slashing cabinet, removing longtime ministers: sources

Mar 12 2025 47 mins  
CBC's Rosemary Barton and Radio-Canada's Louis Blouin report the latest on who prime minister-designate Mark Carney is keeping and kicking from cabinet in his new government on Friday, with sources saying cabinet could drop from 37 to fewer than 20 members after the swearing-in. Plus, Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc and Ontario Premier Doug Ford meet with U.S. Commerce Secretary H

Trade war escalates with U.S. metal tariffs, Canadian counter-tariffs

Mar 11 2025 54 mins  
 Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc says he's meeting with the U.S. commerce secretary tomorrow to 'lower the temperature' after Trump imposed 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum, and Ottawa responded by promising 25 per cent tariffs on $29.8 billion in U.S. goods at midnight. Plus, Ukraine's Ambassador to Canada Yuliya Kovalivreacts to the terms of a 30-day cease