Carney's big ambitions get put to the test

Prime Minister Mark Carney and his Liberal is government is planning to speed up approvals for resource projects deemed to be in the national interest — but there are already concerns over the environment and Indigenous treaty rights. Host Catherine Cullen talks to the Alberta Chambers of Commerce CEO and two First Nations chiefs about Carney’s plan and who’s at risk of getting left behind.

Then, provincial and territorial premiers gear up up for a key meeting with Carney in Saskatoon. Can this meeting reset the federal-provincial relationship? Two legislature reporters from Ontario and Alberta weigh in.

Finally, The House delves into what we know about Prime Minister Mark Carney’s plan to get the federal government back into the business of building homes with housing experts Mike Moffat and Steve Pomeroy, then Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow weighs in on whether the Liberal goal of building a half a million homes a year is realistic.

This episode features the voices of:

• Shauna Feth, president and CEO of the Alberta Chambers of Commerce
• Chief Sheldon Sunshine of Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation in Alberta
• Chief Gary Quisess of Neskantaga First Nation
• Robert Benzie, Queen’s Park Bureau Chief for the Toronto Star
• Ryan Jespersen, host of Real Talk
• Mike Moffat, founding director of the University of Ottawa's "Missing Middle Initiative"
• Steve Pomeroy, housing research policy consultant
• Olivia Chow, mayor of Toronto