The bureau chiefs panel, Robert Fife (Globe and Mail), Tonda MacCharles (Toronto Star) and Joël-Denis Bellavance (LaPresse) discuss Prime Minister Mark Carney's upcoming meeting with provincial premiers on Monday and Tuesday.
Former Ontario premier Kathleen Wynne talks about the importance of working with premiers if Mark Carney wants to execute on his agenda.
Alberta Business Council President Adam Legge on his hope that the Carney government will be able to build energy infrastructure and get projects approved quickly.
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Tariff Whiplash – 29 May 2025
Former International Trade Minister Peter Van Loan discusses Canada's position as tariff policy faces a judicial challenges in the U.S.
Assembly of First Nations Chief Cindy Woodhouse talks about her conversations with Prime Minister Carney around Indigenous priorities and her meeting with King Charles III earlier this week.
The strategists panel, Susan Smith, Cole Hogan and George Soule discuss decorum in the House of Commons and Mark Carney's first impressions in Parliament.
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Carney Faces Question Period – May 28, 2025
Conservative MP Stephanie Kusie discusses her party's objections to the government failing to produce a spring budget and how the Conservatives might work with the Liberals to pass legislation they agree on.
Retired Lieutenant-General Andrew Leslie talks about the government's renewed focus on defence spending and where some of that money might go.
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May remarks on decorum in the House of Commons as MPs take part in the first Question Period in six months.
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The King's Throne Speech – May 27, 2025
Government House Leader Steve MacKinnon discusses his government's priorities and working with the opposition to get legislation passed.
Royal commentator Bonnie Brownlee talks about the significance of King Charles' delivery of the speech from the throne today.
Political strategists Stevie O'Brien, Jordan Paquet and Farouk Karim breakdown what the throne speech will mean for the federal parties going into the new session of Parliament.
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MPs Elect a New Speaker – May 26, 2025
Former House of Commons speaker, Geoff Regan talks about the role of the speaker and reestablishing decorum in the chamber.
Royal historian Carolyn Harris discusses the first day of the Royal visit to Canada and the significance of the timing of the trip.
NDP interim Leader Don Davies discusses his party not getting official party status and how his party will work to maintain relevance in the new Parliament.
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Michael Serapio is a renowned television anchor and reporter, whose broadcasting career has spanned more than two decades of covering some of the most challenging news stories in real time. In addition to being the face of CPAC's live programming, he hosts the channel's nightly political round-up, PrimeTime Politics, and is the first Filipino-Canadian male to anchor a national newscast in Canada. In 2023, Michael was recognized with a Canadian Screen Award for his work anchoring a breaking news special on the Ottawa occupation in February 2022.
Prior to joining CPAC in 2022, Michael spent 12 years as a host and anchor with CBC News Network. Before that, he was a reporter with CTV British Columbia and CityNews Toronto.
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