• Trudeau promises to resign as prime minister
    Jan 6 2025

    Justin Trudeau is promising to step aside as prime minister once the Liberals choose his successor. Parliament is now prorogued. Power & Politics has been covering every moment since Trudeau made the announcement Monday morning, and brings you the reaction from MPs, cabinet ministers, strategists and top figures from past Liberal governments.

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    1 hr and 24 mins
  • Political Pulse panel on stories to watch in 2025
    Dec 27 2024

    Power and Politics' panel of political insiders — Fred DeLorey, Greg MacEachern and Melanie Richer —on Canadian political stories to watch in 2025.

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    46 mins
  • The top five political newsmakers of 2024 | Power & Politics
    Dec 24 2024

    Host David Cochrane and Power Panelists Laura D’Angelo, Jordan Leichnitz, Tim Powers and Paul Wells count down the top five political newsmakers of 2024.

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    45 mins
  • The top five political news stories of 2024 | Power & Politics
    Dec 23 2024

    Host David Cochrane and Power Panelists Kate Harrison, Matthew Dubé, Vandana Kattar and Rob Benzie count down the top five political news stories of 2024.

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    45 mins
  • Can a cabinet shuffle save Trudeau?
    Dec 20 2024

    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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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Trudeau reflects on his leadership — but will he step down?
    Dec 18 2024

    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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    55 mins
  • Liberal calls for Trudeau's resignation grow louder
    Dec 17 2024

    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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    1 hr and 21 mins
  • Federal government steps in to end Canada Post strike
    Dec 13 2024

    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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    1 hr and 6 mins